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Group 7-day waking average?

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Another long sleep-in production. :D

Dez
 
Small victory for me this morning! I started making gradual diet changes 4 weeks ago, no medication but self funded a glucose monitor.

I have lost 3 kg in weight in 4 weeks and my waking blood sugar this morning is 6 down from 8s snd 9s.

Feeling very proud.
 
5.3 this morning.
So neat and yet…
Still it’s the best I’ve had in a morning in a long time so Yay!!!

Went to a screening last night of The Lost City - it’s out in a few weeks - Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Brad Pitt.

I’m glad the tickets were comps tbh. It’s not bad but it’s not as good as it ought to have been.
Decent enough script and the cast are obviously having tonnes of fun but it’s meant to be a pastiche of the genre and doesn’t quite go far enough to do that.
Still, it’s enjoyable with some truly laugh out loud dialogue and action.
Solid 7/10 and an ideal Sunday afternoon telly film.

Another screening tonight and this one is Morbius.
 
*near not neat obviously!
 
I was in bed early and got up at 3am - 19.3 (thought that was me up but maybe it was just for a drink and a wee). No idea what I went to bed on 😳
felt tired after an hour so crashed again until half 8 - 15.4

Appointment for todays bloods (hba1c) and face to face with my nurse was cancelled due to her being ill but I have rebooked the bloods for tomorrow lunchtime so they at least get done and results get back for when she (hopefully) is back.

My dad has his cataracts done last weekend (and seeing brilliantly already) but picked up covid in hospital. Phoned him yesterday and he sounded rough. He's totally annoyed with it all as he has managed to avoid it until now.

Wordle in 4 :D

Well done @MeeTooTeeTwo and @freesia on the HS and @ColinUK you get one of my home made glittery stars for that awesome nearly <3
 
6.4 this morning after a wakeful night, so not as bad as it could have been.
Enjoyed coffee morning yesterday, then went to an extremely busy Home Bargains, who haven't got my coffee in either, so I guess they are no longer stocking it. Went to |Asda and got some bits I needed. Came home and hubby was in back garden working on another fence post thingy (metal bit that goes in the ground to hold the wooden post), dog was telling me a tale very loudly so took him for a quick walk as that is what he needed, daughter turned up and I almost got pulled into the road in his eagerness to see her! Son wanted to go out, so we went to feed the ducks and swans, daughter came too, but had to shoot off to get princess from nursery, but it was nice to be out. Just sitting on a bench listening to the bird song was so relaxing. Make the most of it, don't think there will be much sitting around next week when the cold weather comes back - this is a fake spring, obviously! lol
It has been decided, finally, that I will keep the old car until mid August, when it is unlikely to pass the MOT due to age, so I am paying for the insurance when it runs out this weekend, I just love having a bit of freedom to go where I want, when I want. She's an old 54 plate, but drives fine - yes there is some visible damage from daughter's accident in it, but it got checked out and serviced and is perfectly safe to drive. I am definitely regaining my confidence after not driving for several years, easier when you know the car and don't have to think where the indicators or wipers are etc - hands up who has tried clearing the screen with a blinker lol Funniest one I remember was my mum driving a new car, someone cut her up on the roundabout and she went to sound her horn - all she got was the window washer spray hitting the screen - and mum saying "I bet he heard that!!" We giggled all the way home!
Off to get my prescription meds later, maybe just maybe, they'll have my new spacer in stock for me as well this time....one can live in hope!
Have a good day 🙂
 
Good afternoon everybody. It may have been a 4.9 for me although shortly after that pre breakfast got an 8.1 then replace sensor error message. I have just tried reporting it via the Abbot Website, not sure if it has worked as the questions and drop down responses were partially in german which luckily I can read a bit. The final response was 'Problem geloest' i.e. problem solved. Let's see what happens!

Any way have a good day everyone.
 
Looks like I am in good company this morning with @freesia and @MeeTooTeeTwo. Congrats to you guys. Like @freesia mine was JB engineered at 4.20am. Caught it before I dipped into the red though and just 1 needed.
My graph was a little shy and disappeared off the screen as I took my evidential photo so you will have to make do with my log entry as validation...
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I thought I was doing well this morning with Wordle until I read @Robin's post which rather took the shine off my 3! 🙄
Got Quordle in 8 and Octordle in 12 but I flunked one of the latter 2 yesterday.... can't remember which one but my first failure so far.
 
Nice little pre-post readings today!
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Hi All

I wasn't going to post because I am ashamed of myself and my eating, but after reading another post on here, which I will reply to, made me realise that hiding away and pretending it didn't happen doesn't help me, and you guys and girls are so wonderful at not judging and this is when I need to post.

Anyway my reading was 14.4 this morning, all self imposed, had a really bad day with work yesterday, having taken over some work from someone else, to find out that there is over a years worth of incomplete work to be followed up on, so lots of work not just the hour or so a week or producing reports that I was told, the previous person has clearly only followed up on the easy stuff and just left the more challenging, anyway working my way through that sh*t, then get asked to help someone out who is struggling, do so and get completely thrown under the bus by this person to management, obviously to save their own skin, that coupled with someone causing me loads of issues as they never get their work submitted within the deadlines then everything is urgent and go screaming to management that myself and my colleague are holding up their projects. Anyway ate 3 kitkats, a large packet of digestives biscuits yesterday and pretty much the same today. Now feel bad, guilty, beating myself up and hasn't solved any of the work problems, but did enjoy eating them at the time. I wish I wasn't an emotional eater, and I wish I was one of those people who could just go ok that happened, it was beyond my control, I know I did nothing wrong and just move on, but unfortunately this stuff gets to me.

congratulations to everyone on their HS and those with nearly HS. I suspect tomorrow's reading will be another bad one for me.
 
Oh @Grannylorraine! I am so sorry you are being put under so much strain at work and it is impacting your eating and therefore your health. That is not good at all but totally understandable!
Don't ever be reluctant to post about such issues here because we have your back, not that we can help much but please do offload it as much as you can if that helps. You are such an inspiration in respect of the running and yoga you do, so don't ever feel like you are doing any less than your best. I know in your situation I would have been far worse!

I don't know what to suggest to alleviate that situation but wonder if time off work might not be appropriate since it is impacting your health, but I guess that just means it is still all to deal with when you get back and no doubt with shorter deadlines still. Can you get some nice cheese and olives and munch on those instead tomorrow or some other low carb treat that will hit the spot for you, instead of the high carb stuff. I know it's not the same as chocolate or biscuits but it might make it a little easier to cope without blowing your levels through the ceiling.
Sending (((HUGS)))
 
@freesia @MeeTooTeeTwo @rebrascora well done all on your HS.
@Grannylorraine just the time to report your reading, I too am guilty of over indulging on snacks I shouldn’t, especially when stressed, and lets be honest most of us go awry when stressed. As @rebrascora says I too am so impressed with your running and yoga, you are an inspiration and try not to do yourself down, not one of us is perfect. As for your work, some of them sound perfects twats in my opinion and nobody can fit 2 pints into a pint pot, so just do what you can do. I’m sorry it’s rough and we are definitely all here for you, as you have been for me so keep going and know that we care xxxx
 
Good morning 6.3 today
Sorry to read what you went through yesterday @Grannylorraine sounds Like you were thrown under the bus with a massive challenge.

have a great day everyone 😎
 
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Good morning everyone. I was really tired yesterday. No idea why. Slept in this morning until 6am which is about 2 hours later than normal.

BG? TBT 5.1 Grrrrr.

Nothing planned for today except a small delivery from Amazon. A long individually switched power socket thing, so I can easily switch in or out my stuff. I am so glad they have given me a time slot for delivery....'before 9pm'....whoops, that means I cannot go out, or exercise, or anything....still, they may deliver early....

Feedback can be great and the new smart meter display is fascinating and informative. Feedback can also become a nightmare as it is so easy to go into panic or worry if the reading is high or not what is expected/normal. A bit like BG readings. Last night I had to stop myself descending into panic as the display showed I was using way more electricity than normal. I eventually worked out that it was our huge fridge going into some sort of deep chill time. After about an hour it all settled back down again. Lesson learned. Don't panic!!! Nothing exploded and all is well.

My wife was a bit ruffled and unsettled yesterday over something that had gone missing, or in her words, 'someone had stolen it'. No, they hadn't. It was merely misplaced. Too late, she became unhappy and fretted a bit, however, she did recover surprisingly quickly for her. Her illness has similarities to diabetes. Always there. Always unpredictable. Always needs care and attention. Can be horrible at times. No respite.

Have a great day everyone whatever you get up to.
 
Good morning. 7.2. Exhausted and glad its Friday.

@Grannylorraine, i know i can't say anything that would help alleviate the situation but you can only do what you can do. Those people sound awful but just do your best to get your work done and know we are here for whenever you need to offload. Big hugs to you. Take care.
 
Good morning - 6.0
 
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