Group 7-day waking average?

[Kaylz]

Morning

9.something for me

Bruce phoned after I posted yesterday saying the cooker is being wired in Saturday morning

No idea when the smoke detector and shower will be seen to, probably not until next year the company finish at half 4 Monday-Thursday and half 3 on Friday so no use for Bruce xx

 

[TinaD]

Good morning. Been too grumpy to communicate or even test for last few days. Today I am building an extension to my log store, the sun is out, and the clouds amusingly settled in the river valley so that Ceredigion looks like a Chinese painting. BG 6.2.

 

[rebrascora]

11.8 with an upward sloping arrow for me this morning despite multiple corrections last night and an increase to 6 units of Levemir. The reason?.... a trip to the Metro Centre with my best friend to celebrate her birthday last night, a Mexican meal at Chiquitos and a trip to the cinema to see Top Gun. Managed the leisurely meal really well and had a walk around the shops before we went to the cinema and levels were perfect. Just before the film started, I tested and I was 6.7 and rising slightly so I injected a 1u correction to help the 6 units for the meal. Of course the film is incredibly intense and whilst I really enjoyed it I was well aware that my body was stressed with the tension of it..... I can't watch thrillers anymore as it is too stressful and I feel ill.... so this was on the limit of what I could manage. Scanned at the end of the film in preparation to drive home and it was a whopping 16.8 and still going up, so jabbed 5 correction units but clocked 17.2 when I got home half an hour later. Fed and sorted horses for the night and then spent another couple of hours injecting more insulin and waiting for things to stabilize. I gave up when it got into the 9s and I nodded off in the chair and woke with a start when my chin hit my chest. From my Libre graph it hovered around 9-11 all night and then started to rise again when as I woke up.

I can't afford that sort of BG upheaval every day, but it was worth it for a lovely evening with my friend. It has taken all morning for the 8.5 units I injected to bring me down so that I can eat breakfast, but I am now thankfully back in range and control! Phew!

Many congratulations to @khskel, @Gwynn for today's HS achievement and to @gll on another one yesterday. Blooming heck! You don't do things by halves do you. Months of levels in the high teens and then 2 HSs in a week!!

 

[Bloden]

Kaftan á la Margot Leadbetter off The Good Life?

You’re a life-saver! I’ve always been a big fan of kaftans, especially with the matching headscarf. It’s so moi...mwah mwah.

Today’s LFT says not Covid and I feel much better. Weird. Hope you two are in the clear too!

 

[Bloden]

Luckily, Tom Cruise doesn’t have that effect on me @rebrascora LOL. Now if it had been John Cusack...I’d probably have worn out my pump. Glad to hear your bg’s back to where you want it to be today.

 

[rebrascora]

Luckily, Tom Cruise doesn’t have that effect on me @rebrascora LOL. Now if it had been John Cusack...I’d probably have worn out my pump. Glad to hear your bg’s back to where you want it to be today.

Actually I am in total agreement with you. John Cusack is gorgeous but my friend whose birthday it was, is a Tom Cruise fan and the film was amazing but just a bit intense for me. I have a very low stress tolerance level. 🙄

 

[Bloden]

Actually I am in total agreement with you. John Cusack is gorgeous but my friend whose birthday it was, is a Tom Cruise fan and the film was amazing but just a bit intense for me. I have a very low stress tolerance level. 🙄

Snap! I can't watch a footie match or a horror movie - far too exciting.

 

[gll]

Blooming heck! You don't do things by halves do you. Months of levels in the high teens and then 2 HSs in a week!!

I mean all I can say is counting carbs and actually injecting enough insulin to cover things seems to agree with me...who knew that would help 😉. Time in range is typically 80-95%.
Still finding a few problem foods but early days on that front but mostly I can confidently have a fairly normal meal. Pasta is still my nemesis.

This morning was 5.6 (with the fluctuating 1-1.5 on libre so could well be 6-7). Feeling far more "normal" at these new levels.

Been up to the chemist today and now enjoying an afternoon in the house.
I still have a bit of a brick wall with energy levels and been smacking into it all week so much needed today 🙂 Almost no coughing up yukky stuff anymore and can do much more without lung pains.

I might even have enough energy to make macaroni cheese since my Son is looking sadder by the day when I announce something else for dinner. (hes 19 and still loves it when I make it). Will post a thread in general in a mo for advice for tacking pasta

 

[freesia]

but my friend whose birthday it was, is a Tom Cruise fan and the film was amazing

I love Tom Cruise films. Top Gun Maverick is amazing and the Mission Impossible films are great. I do enjoy a good action film or a thriller.

@Bloden, i can just picture people wafting around in their kaftans and matching headwear circa mid 70s...just the thing for comfort . I don't have a pump and have often wondered what sort of clothing you would need and how to decide where to put it.

Congrats to all who managed a HS today and @gll yesterday.

I managed Wordle in 4 today. Soooo glad its Friday, i am exhausted! A glass of wine and Gogglebox for me tonight i think.

 

[eggyg]

I love Tom Cruise films. Top Gun Maverick is amazing and the Mission Impossible films are great. I do enjoy a good action film or a thriller.

@Bloden, i can just picture people wafting around in their kaftans and matching headwear circa mid 70s...just the thing for comfort . I don't have a pump and have often wondered what sort of clothing you would need and how to decide where to put it.

Congrats to all who managed a HS today and @gll yesterday.

I managed Wordle in 4 today. Soooo glad its Friday, i am exhausted! A glass of wine and Gogglebox for me tonight i think.

Don’t forget Strictly is on at SEVEN!
😉

 

[freesia]

Don’t forget Strictly is on at SEVEN!
😉

I think i'm going to record it so i can skip over some bits. I got a bit fed up with Tess last year, she seemed patronising to some celebrities last year. I'll probably end up dozing as well.

I hope you and Mr Eggy are feeling ok now and your LFTs were clear.

 

[eggyg]

I think i'm going to record it so i can skip over some bits. I got a bit fed up with Tess last year, she seemed patronising to some celebrities last year. I'll probably end up dozing as well.

I hope you and Mr Eggy are feeling ok now and your LFTs were clear.

We haven’t had any symptoms just his mother. Haven’t been able to get any LFTs today. I should get them free as I’m immunosuppressed, went on the .gov website to order some but because we don’t have any symptoms and we’re not going into hospital or a frontline worker the computer said no! Looks like I’ll have to buy some, is it easy enough to get hold of them? I’m going for my autumn booster and flu jab tomorrow. I’m pretty sure we’ll be fine, and his mother just has a cold. We’ve had no calls from her carers so they must think it’s a cold.

 

[grovesy]

We haven’t had any symptoms just his mother. Haven’t been able to get any LFTs today. I should get them free as I’m immunosuppressed, went on the .gov website to order some but because we don’t have any symptoms and we’re not going into hospital or a frontline worker the computer said no! Looks like I’ll have to buy some, is it easy enough to get hold of them? I’m going for my autumn booster and flu jab tomorrow. I’m pretty sure we’ll be fine, and his mother just has a cold. We’ve had no calls from her carers so they must think it’s a cold.

My friend said our local Pharmacy are selling them.

 

[freesia]

Looks like I’ll have to buy some, is it easy enough to get hold of them

I saw someone buying them in the pharmacy too.

 

[Wannie]

We haven’t had any symptoms just his mother. Haven’t been able to get any LFTs today. I should get them free as I’m immunosuppressed, went on the .gov website to order some but because we don’t have any symptoms and we’re not going into hospital or a frontline worker the computer said no! Looks like I’ll have to buy some, is it easy enough to get hold of them? I’m going for my autumn booster and flu jab tomorrow. I’m pretty sure we’ll be fine, and his mother just has a cold. We’ve had no calls from her carers so they must think it’s a cold.

I ordered some online from boots and had them delivered, because the local pharmacy weren't stocking them, however that was back in April and needed them as I had covid and couldn't go out until I'd tested negative.

 

[42istheanswer]

We haven’t had any symptoms just his mother. Haven’t been able to get any LFTs today. I should get them free as I’m immunosuppressed, went on the .gov website to order some but because we don’t have any symptoms and we’re not going into hospital or a frontline worker the computer said no! Looks like I’ll have to buy some, is it easy enough to get hold of them? I’m going for my autumn booster and flu jab tomorrow. I’m pretty sure we’ll be fine, and his mother just has a cold. We’ve had no calls from her carers so they must think it’s a cold.

Even front line workers have to claim symptoms now as they have paused routine testing. There wasn't even a box I could see for me to say that someone in my household had tested positive last time I needed to order some so I claimed symptoms...

I've seen them in my local supermarkets for £2 a test

 

[Northerner]

Good morning 🙂 7.0 for me today 🙂

 

[miguel81]

Good morning - 6.2

 

[ColinUK]

The lower figure is definitely too high. Do a few more checks and if it continues to be raised talk to your GP. He might raise the dose or add another med like Amlodipine.

A reading like this would be low for my mum but it’s high for me.
I’m taking home readings daily in the run up to my diabetic review so I can give them the stats from my testing.

 

[ColinUK]

6.9 this morning and bp 107/69

Therapy yesterday was a belter. Left me so emotionally drained I made a detour on my way home to go and just sit for a while in a church. That’s not something I do often and it’s not an option to go and sit in a synagogue. They’re always locked up due to security issues but churches are open.
Sat with my thoughts for about half an hour and then came home and wrote some haiku of all things!
I won’t share them with you because I like you all too much to punish you like that!