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Group 7-day waking average?

Good morning. 6.6

Quite a nice morning but rather chilly. Bungalow trip went OK. It was also OK - nothing exciting but will stay on list as a possible. Good views, lousy land, tidy neighbours - not too close, too near the road but an extremely quiet one.

Had another set of details emailed to me - property is still in probate but I went to have a look as it is within 5 miles of a town (i.e.taxi-able if I lose my licence) and in lovely countryside. Gate to 400m long drive padlocked but details say you have to walk as no room for turning by house. Decided to revisit with a friend as that is a very long walk for me but it looks pretty flat going on google earth. Meanwhile snooped as many views a possible from neighbours drive. House derelict, land overgrown, needs a new water supply, situation brilliant. I must be bonkers - I am going back for a look!

Have a lovely Bank holiday folks.
 
Leadinglights said:
We really enjoyed a Norwegian Fjord cruise on a small ship so not so overwhelming, Cruise and Maritime from Hull but I think they also go from Tilbury so no flying.
The other option is river cruises who friends have done and really enjoyed. If you like visiting cities have a look at those.
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First cruise the folks did was a fjord cruise. Mum said it was so boring and that if you’ve seen one fjord you’ve seen them all!
I’m not feeling a river cruise as my first one as I want the experience of being on a ship rather than a boat. That said I would consider a Nile cruise maybe.
 
4.4 this morning for me.

Spent another day on the locks yesterday. It started really quiet with no boats moving at all, then after a coffee whilst waiting at top lock we had a pair wanting to go down the flight. We were almost at bottom lock when we met another pair coming up and then a single boat, so had lots to do and ended up not stopping for lunch until about 2pm. Lovely weather though, so it was a very pleasant shift on the locks. The exercise and fresh air really seem to make a difference to my well being as well as improving BG levels.

Not much planned for this weekend so I’m hoping to have a play with radio stuff, making the best of the rainy bank holiday weekend weather.

@eggyg - had a chuckle about your “comfort”able grand daughter! Glad it wasn’t serious and she hadn’t drunk any!

Take care everyone!
 
Good moaning! 11.1 this morning after a big spike following very uncomfortable DMO eye injection yesterday. It seemed for a time it might not happen (again). I was not home till about 6:00pm. Will have a quiet day - ten appointments in three weeks was an appointment or two too far!

After the injection I saw streaks of blood in my eye but they unconcerned about this. This is now more of a red mist so struggling a bit with vision on the right (cannot read and keeping it closed at moment). It was quite gritty and gungey after a restless night. Fortunately I had some sterile wash (also suitable for eyes) and sterile wipes to clean it all up. With the left over I cleaned up the blisters that had formed on my poorly leg. They are almost healed.

Grey and autumnal.
 
PattiEvans said:
@Elenka_HM how very irritating the sensors can be! Abbott will still replace, 2 days or a week makes no difference.
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Oh, that's good to know. Anyway I had some spares so I prefer to save myself the call.
 
Good morning - 8.5

Have a great day everyone.
 
Good morning folks.

Not the best start of the day for me. Yesterday evening I was late for work because I didn't hear my 2 alarms after my nap. Don't know if I slept through them or it was an issue with the phone. To be on the safe side, this morning I put 3 alarms and upped the volume to the max. Surprise, surprise... didn't wake up either. Was even later for work, and it was a busy day, and they had some problem with the kitchen gas which meant no fried eggs or hash browns today. Bet some guests were not pleased. To make things better it was raining on the way there so I arrived with wet trousers and very uncomfortable and annoyed... sight.

I don't know what to do for tomorrow. Do you think they still sell alarm clocks? I always put my phone on plane mode when I go to sleep but maybe tonight I won't, so they can call me if I don't show up on time. This morning the alarm seems to work, maybe I am sleeping too deep? I'm a bit concerned now.
 
Oh, and of course didn't have a chance to check my BG first thing in the morning. I was already more than an hour late and my glucose meter has an habit to start asking you to adjust time and date when you are in a real rush to test! (Usually when I suspect a hypo and my hands are shaking). Technology is not my friend today. I finally tested after 2 hours of work and a Skinny Crunch bar and it was a 7'4.
 
Morning all.5.3 for me this morning.Did dip into the red during night.Phone battery went totally dead It's on 24 /7 with the blue tooth and cgm Don't think it will last till next may when contract is up . Hope everyone is doing well and have a good day folks
 
Elenka_HM said:
Oh, and of course didn't have a chance to check my BG first thing in the morning. I was already more than an hour late and my glucose meter has an habit to start asking you to adjust time and date when you are in a real rush to test! (Usually when I suspect a hypo and my hands are shaking). Technology is not my friend today. I finally tested after 2 hours of work and a Skinny Crunch bar and it was a 7'4.
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I use my garmin watch alarm. I've not yet slept through the vibration on my wrist.
 
ColinUK said:
First cruise the folks did was a fjord cruise. Mum said it was so boring and that if you’ve seen one fjord you’ve seen them all!
I’m not feeling a river cruise as my first one as I want the experience of being on a ship rather than a boat. That said I would consider a Nile cruise maybe.
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Very, very early starts in the Nile cruises. 5am ish.
Our one and only cruise was a Royal Caribbean Cruise. We opted for a large table for dinner as we thought there would be at least one person we’d like! We ended up with a family from Boston ( US not Lincolnshire!) two older teenagers celebrating the end of their school life before college. We got on great and kept in touch for a while.
It was a huge ship with maybe 5000 passengers but never felt packed as it was so big. You struggled to get in the pools on sea days but we didn’t mind. Lots of different nationalities which I liked. Lots of restaurants to chose from, lots of amenities, gyms, sports etc. we enjoyed it but have chosen not to do another one as we felt too restricted, having to get back to the ship at a certain time. ( We’re free spirits!). We also don’t need entertained, not bothered about shows, although they were good, we didn’t visit the nightclub or casino.
We did the western Med, flew to Barcelona, did south of France, just walked off the shop at Toulon and did our own thing. Did Monaco, loved it. Then Rome, a long trip from the port but glad we did it. Our favourite was the day we did Pompei, we were taken to Salerno by tender, lovely little town, had a wander along the cobbled streets and paid €20 for two Diet Cokes, bus along the beautiful Amalfi coast to a nunnery for lunch under the grapevines. Then on to Pompei. Unforgettable, must go back as we couldn’t see everything. We had a guide which was helpful.
We booked a balcony cabin but even in June it was a bit cool to sit out when the ship was at sea. In hindsight an outside cabin would have been better, and cheaper! You definitely won’t be bored but if you want peace stay on the ship when it’s in dock and almost everyone gets off. We did that on the Florence day, we sat at the bow of the ship just chilling, no one else was there.
 
Elenka_HM said:
Oh, that's good to know. Anyway I had some spares so I prefer to save myself the call.
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Just do it online, so easy. Do you use the app? Go to the order sensors page then Libre support and the form is on the top of the page. You generally only need to speak to them if you have a big discrepancy between Libre and finger pricking. You’ll need your sensor number first.
 
eggyg said:
Just do it online, so easy. Do you use the app? Go to the order sensors page then Libre support and the form is on the top of the page. You generally only need to speak to them if you have a big discrepancy between Libre and finger pricking. You’ll need your sensor number first.
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Okay, will research how to do online for next time. I don't have the app, tho, my phone is not compatible. Might be time for an upgrade soon...
 
Afternoon folks, I had a lay-in this morning and only just got up to a 5,7 on the finger-prick.

I had been awake for hours and as it was raining I decided to watch a film. Have a good rest of the day
everyone and stay safe,
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just got in dashed out to do the long weekend shop, was 5 this morning, not looking forward to the long weekend as hubby daughter and her boyfriend will all be working on the new clutch and flywheel on the new car we bought, I will need to find something to do to keep me occupied, there starting it tomorrow could take 2 days to do, fingers crossed it goes well, hope everyone has a good weekend
 
Arrived safely in Fowey and now settled into our holiday let. Torrential rain when we got up this morning but it was heading east and we were heading west, and it was lovely and sunny by the time we got here. Just waiting now for our two sons and our eldest's girlfriend to arrive and then a Sainsbury's delivery.

5.9 when I tested this morning, an average of 4.7, 6.8 and 6.1 across 3 fingers. Explain that.

Enjoy what remains of your Saturday.
 
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9 this morning, woke up to torrential rain which passed within a couple of hours—looking forward to our upcoming holiday to sunny Scarborough to see my brother. He's got the rabble over for a week first, though, the 'Rabble' being his son, wife & three young uns', together with two huge dogs! I don't envy him.
 
ColinUK said:
First cruise the folks did was a fjord cruise. Mum said it was so boring and that if you’ve seen one fjord you’ve seen them all!
I’m not feeling a river cruise as my first one as I want the experience of being on a ship rather than a boat. That said I would consider a Nile cruise maybe.
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We did a Nile Cruise the year of the Icelandic Volcano eruption that closed the air space so got stuck for an extra week.
You need to be prepared for the complete contrast in the 'haves' and the 'have nothing', posh mansions or hovels you wouldn't keep a donkey in. Quite sad really but the sights were interesting but you certainly have to be prepared for being hassled by hawkers and beggars.
We didn't find the Fjord cruise boring, there was plenty to see and do off board at the stops.
 
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