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Group 7-day waking average?

Leadinglights said:
I often wonder what cocktail of BP meds they decide on, my other half has 2.5mg bisoprolol, 100mg Losartan and 5mg felodopine. He does get a terrible tickly cough tough. Losartan I think is the culprit.
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It’s taken so long to arrive at this combination. I asked for the Bisoprolol as my heart was racing a lot of the time. It Made me so breathless and ill. However whilst it slowed my heart to normal, it did nothing for my BP. So we added Losartan, which did nothing much and then Felodipine. FWIW Losartan is a 2nd generation ACE inhibitor and is not supposed to give you the tickly cough, but I think it does. Not as badly as Lisinopril, but nonetheless.

Michael12421 said:
@Pattidevans
Levemir is not available to me
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Why is that @Michael12421 ? Is it because yu are in Spain?
 
It was 8.1 today. I'm supuctating the half unit redecarion I in Livermir yesterday and continued with today(this is when I'm not usually spending that much time outside). However still need less at other points(it's so hard getting my background right ss I cant change it for different times of day other then day time or night time) I just checked because I wasn't sure if I was hot or low end discovered a I have a either so sligt rise) also I'm getting fed up with this heat I always havit been a fan of it now I'm even less of one.
 
Good morning! 6.3 here.

Yesterday I said I was expecting the text from the pharmacy, sure enough I got it an hour after posting. Went to pick up my strips after using the last strip of my penultimate pot, so satisfying!

Last night I planned a meal with broccoli, tomatoes and tofu but didn't cook it, so I made it now for...brunch? Just cooked it in olive oil with a clove of garlic and a lot of oregano. Simple recipe and simple flavours, but I love the colours and I feel I'm eating something healthy 🙂IMG_20220713_105113.jpg
 
Morning all. Overcast with a cool breeze today...last night we had decided to fire the BBQ up today. Perhaps we'll just grill the burgers instead.

5.3 with a lovely straight line overnight. Did eat all my dinner last night, small steak, mash and stringless beans followed by a fruit platter, so perhaps that helped i.e. no lows to overcorrect.

@merrymunky congrats on your HS. Well done given the circumstances.

@Grannylorraine - sorry to hear about your eyes. At least they can do something about cataracts.

@gll and @rebrascora thanks for the info about the JBs. Hubby has just gone to Morrisons for some meat and bits and bobs so I have put JBs on his list.

@gll SO pleased to hear you are now on MDI. As I understand it, Abasaglar is similar to Lantus? Is the fast acting Fiasp? You've spelled it Fisap in your sig LOL! Obv you are fizzing with happiness.
 
Michael12421 said:
Well I don't know about the rest of Spain but in Andalucia it is not presribed
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Latus(but it does have a peak) has a shorter profile so adjustments might work quicker but not as flexible of Livermore but please correct me if I'm wrong about this which I may be
 
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rayray119 said:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Latus(but it does have a peak) has a shorter profile so adjustments might work quicker but not as flexible of Livermore but please correct me if I'm wrong about this which I may be
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Forgot to post earlier. It was a 6.7 for me with a reasonable straight overnight graph, so happy with that.
Ian gave me a go with the reins driving tandem last night.... first time. Managed about 15 mins of intense concentration as there is a lot to think about with 4 reins in one hand and one horse what seems like miles away. I managed a full right hand circle at a quiet junction (all the roads we drive with the horses are incredibly quiet and we basically have them to ourselves and then headed off down the hill home, but going down hill was a bit complicated as I had to shorten the wheel horse's reins. Anyway, the concentration was clearly too much for my BG levels and I needed to hand the reins back to Ian and get some carbs into me and just managed to avoid a dip into the red. I have to say the horses were really good particularly on the circle as I just slightly oversteered the lead horse and understeered the wheeler, so I nearly had them facing in opposite directions ie. jackknifed.... at which point you have no real rein contact ie no steering with the lead horse. Thankfully Zak stood still until I got myself sorted and then he went off my voice and squared himself up until I had contract with his mouth again.... Such a good lad. And he didn't get upset when Arthur bumped him up the bum as he came round. I certainly need more practice! It was challenging shall we say!

Many congratulations to @merrymunky on your improved readings and House Special today.

@Lanny Lovely to see you back and an interesting review. Not sure I have the patience to watch something with subtitles on YouTube (and I don't have a TV) but it sounds like a lovely storyline. Hope you enjoy the golf.

@Michael12421 Hope you and Missy have a nice day together and can think back and remember with fondness, happy times with Lola. Hope to see a better waking reading tomorrow once your basal adjustment kicks in. 3 hypos in a row is very concerning.
 
Pattidevans said:
@gll SO pleased to hear you are now on MDI. As I understand it, Abasaglar is similar to Lantus? Is the fast acting Fiasp? You've spelled it Fisap in your sig LOL! Obv you are fizzing with happiness.
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don't know what you are talking about re the signature *cough cough* fixed ty :rofl:

And yes I'm relieved and sorta overwhelmed (emotionally) at the mo :D
So far playing by the book (aka dsn instructions) but logging carbs and probably being a little over carby until I get a very rough idea where my ratios are at so I can judge meals better. Even coming down to where I started from after a meal before the next one is massive. 🙂
 
rebrascora said:
Forgot to post earlier. It was a 6.7 for me with a reasonable straight overnight graph, so happy with that.
Ian gave me a go with the reins driving tandem last night.... first time. Managed about 15 mins of intense concentration as there is a lot to think about with 4 reins in one hand and one horse what seems like miles away. I managed a full right hand circle at a quiet junction (all the roads we drive with the horses are incredibly quiet and we basically have them to ourselves and then headed off down the hill home, but going down hill was a bit complicated as I had to shorten the wheel horse's reins. Anyway, the concentration was clearly too much for my BG levels and I needed to hand the reins back to Ian and get some carbs into me and just managed to avoid a dip into the red. I have to say the horses were really good particularly on the circle as I just slightly oversteered the lead horse and understeered the wheeler, so I nearly had them facing in opposite directions ie. jackknifed.... at which point you have no real rein contact ie no steering with the lead horse. Thankfully Zak stood still until I got myself sorted and then he went off my voice and squared himself up until I had contract with his mouth again.... Such a good lad. And he didn't get upset when Arthur bumped him up the bum as he came round. I certainly need more practice! It was challenging shall we say!

Many congratulations to @merrymunky on your improved readings and House Special today.

@Lanny Lovely to see you back and an interesting review. Not sure I have the patience to watch something with subtitles on YouTube (and I don't have a TV) but it sounds like a lovely storyline. Hope you enjoy the golf.

@Michael12421 Hope you and Missy have a nice day together and can think back and remember with fondness, happy times with Lola. Hope to see a better waking reading tomorrow once your basal adjustment kicks in. 3 hypos in a row is very concerning.
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Tandem? Supposedly hardest and most dangerous format historically used by fast, showy young men to demonstrate their skill and (possibly) pull a bird- the boy racers of yesteryear. My hat is off to you.
 
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Tandem? Supposedly hardest and most dangerous format historically used by fast, showy young men to demonstrate their skill and (possibly) pull a bird- the boy racers of yesteryear. My hat is off to you.
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Or as Ian says..... a "poor man's team", although in reality you are right and it is more skillful than driving a team and you have to have a lot of trust in your lead horse, which is why Zak is such a star.
I do really admire Ian's confidence because we just put to in the farm yard the first time and then headed off down the road .... admittedly they are very quiet country lanes and the horses have done a lot of driven work singly and pairs and very occasionally unicorn, but tandem just feels that bit more intricate to drive. I walked ahead initially but within half a mile I was up with him.

The last twice we have driven them out to a big original stick back gig, so looking quite elegant 😎 , especially with our straw hats on as oppose to our usual scruffy selves with an exercise cart. 🙄 We have quite a few original vehicles which aren't quite good enough to win in the show ring but it is such a shame not to use them and you can see right over the hedgerows and of course the wheeler to keep a good eye on the lead horse. Ian is very proper with his driving so the reins are always in one hand and the whip is never in the holder but always in the hand at 45 degrees. Trying to use the whip on the lead horse is like fly fishing whilst you are plaiting a handful of tagliatelle. I did initially take over the whip until he had the hang of things a bit better, but just casting it out towards the lead horse on it's own is an art form. For those who worry about using a whip it is not there to beat the horse but to replace a riders leg in giving it an aid. ie instructing it what you want it to do and it should be applied as lightly as is necessary. Most times just hearing it moving through the air towards them is enough, which is just as well as my aim is very bad o_O and I get snagged in overhanging tree branches more often than touching the horse with it.
 
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