8.4 for me this morning but was in the red quite a bit last night again, despite another basal reduction.... which is probably why I had DP because I didn't overtreat. My TIR now shows 11% in the red for the past 7 days... almost all nocturnal hypos
😱, thankfully all mild ones though. Odds on I will get a letter for an appointment with the consultant next week now. I am way overdue. It always happens when your results are naff. Last week I was 94% TIR and only 2% below, this week 88% and 11% below.
Good news is that my reader which I lost in the garden and then found a very rainy month later, literally full of water, has miraculously recovered from the ordeal. It has had 2 weeks in a tub of couscous, but still had condensation inside, so I zapped the dry couscous in the microwave for a minute or so, until it was hot and then put the reader back into it for another week and that seems to have done the trick. I have just taken it out, used a needle to remove the couscous from it's various orifices and plugged it in to charge and it came straight on. The touch screen is still working and I have been able to set the time and date and it has accepted that. Obviously I won't know if it is able to scan until I change my sensor as only one reader will work with a sensor. I am only going to let it sit on charge when I am able to monitor it in case it overheats, but I can't believe it is even charging and the screen working considering that I literally poured the rainwater out of it when I found it.
My levels have just dropped into a hypo again which my Libre alarm was a bit slow to warn me of but clearly dropping fast and feeling it. Had a couple of JBs and then thought I might try a test strip in the recovering reader which has given me a slightly lower reading than I would like of 2.9, double checked afterwards with my usual BG meter a Caresens Duo and that has given me a 3.2, so it doesn't appear to be too far out and my current Libre reader has just given me a 3.3 so not much between them all and previously the Freestyle Optium test strips had read quite a bit lower than my usual Caresens ones and the Libre scan was in between, so it looks like that function is working much the same as previously, so all very positive signs of normal function..... even if my levels are misbehaving a bit still.
Bad news is that my lads are still fighting! No major injuries but Rascal has a 3 inch bite mark on his rump which has taken the top layer of skin off. Unfortunately it looks like Rebel may be losing his leadership though. I am making a big fuss of him when he is on his own as he will hate being deposed and at his age it could have a really negative effect, mentally and physically. I am still holding out hope that he will regain control and put Rascal in his place and it is it is currently still in the balance and dangerous, particularly at feeding time and I can't not feed them as Cora needs her feeds and medication but she won't eat unless the others are in the stable with her, so I have to stand guard with my training stick (a long carbon fibre stick with a plastic bag tied on the end) between the lads whilst they eat. It is not a good situation.
@Nayshiftin Great to see you with a reading in the 5s, so you get a gold star. It isn't just the medication, so don't do yourself down. The hard work with your dietary changes already brought you down from mid teens into 6s, 7s and 8s and then the medication is helping to bring you down that last little bit. There is no need for you to do keto so don't even think about it and certainly not whilst you are on that medication. You are doing brilliantly so give yourself some credit. You should be VERY HAPPY with what you have achieved!
@eggyg Thanks for the ear worm and happy childhood recollections.
@freesia it has to be better having that earworm to help overcom the noise of the workmen and machines outside.
@Robin Oh Wow! What a handsome lad your new boy is! Don't envy you keeping him clean but I am sure between the two of you you will have him gleaming, although that feather will be challenging! It will probably cost you a small fortune in products to do so!! Ian is always bumping his gums about how much money and effort he has to spend trying to keep Arthur's hind legs clean and he has no feather!! Toby sounds like a great allrounder and I have no doubt he would do well driven too, judging by his conformation and action in that photo, if you ever fancied that option. There is a great guy down your way called Barry Hook who trains horses to drive, if you ever consider it. So pleased he is settling in well and I hope you and your daughter have many years of fun with him.
