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Group 7-day waking average?

was a respectable 5.5 on waking today

Have a Fantastic Friday Folks 😎
 
4.9 for me this morning and a fairly flat line in the 4s all night with no red.... Yippee!! Even more of a triumph after I made a really stupid mistake last night. We went out for a meal to belatedly celebrate my brother in law and sister's birthdays. I ordered a coke mixed half and half with water and sat down to peruse the menu. My BG was 6.6 so I jabbed a couple of units to help bring me down a bit as I like to be about 5 when I eat. By the time the starter arrived I was 7.6 and rising..... because of course I didn't specify diet coke did I. I always ask for diet coke and to be honest I thought they only sold diet coke these days but I am pretty certain I did not specify diet, so entirely my fault. After that I was fighting a rising BG and needing LOTS of extra insulin because once levels get above 10 Fiasp doses more or less need to be doubled for me. I didn't go higher than 14 but I was still jabbing more after I got into bed.,Then once I went to sleep my levels came down into the 4s and flat lined so I am pretty chuffed at that and no DP this morning or indeed any obvious FOTF either! Most unusual for me!

Congratulations to the Olivier awards for managing to recruit @ColinUK!! Does it mean you get free or discounted tickets to see dance performances Colin?
 
Morning everyone. It’s a 4.4 for me on another grey and murky day.

Have a good day everyone and stay well.
 
4.0 on waking, shortly after the low alarm went off at 3.9, so definitely time to get up!

I quite like starting the day off around 4 though as it means I can have porridge without a spike out of range. Loving the Abasaglar as for me it is keeping BG nicely in range all day, especially the evenings when I tend to eat more carbs. I’m afraid I don’t do the breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper - I often do the reverse.

Congratulations @ColinUK on becoming a judge! Looking forward to some cracking CCCs during the coming year!

SIL is having a cataract operation today, everyone says it’s a simple procedure now so hoping it all works well for her. At my last optician appointment I was told I had the start of cataracts but they were happy to leave me for 2 years until my next check, so I’m just hoping it is slow progressing for me. Still feels scary though!

@dannybgoode - glad all has gone well for your son this week. Photos look fantastic!

Take care everyone!
 
Good morning, 8.7 for me, I was so fed up last night after hearing that the care home is going to close, that I scoffed a massive bowl of chilli peanuts. So I went a bit high overnight. I slept surprisingly well though.
 
Good morning everyone! 8´1 supposedly going down when I woke up, but 10´3 after 20 minutes. I think I was laying on the sensor. Where do I get one of those morning 5s? 😳

I had coffee and cake in the morning and my usual guesstimate of insulin was not enough. Since I was distracted with friends it took me longer than it should to do a correction, when I accepted I wouldn´t come down it had been 15 for a while and it took 3 hours for the correction to work, but eventually I saw a 5 with vertical downward arrow. I was going to have a sandwich, didn´t want to reduce the bolus too much to avoid another big spike, so I just reduced it by half a unit and injected right after the sandwich, instead of before. It went okay-ish. My dinner was basically cheese, nuts and pork scratchings because I didn´t want to deal with carbs again o_O

The house I view in the evening was lovely, more homely than the previous one, and I felt I got along better with the landlady. Unfortunately I had mentioned I wasn´t sure I could commit to the 6 month minimum stay and she had other potential lodger who was looking to stay for the longer term. She said she would get in tocuh if the other girl didn´t work out. Even offered me a smaller room that is usually not for rent and it would be incredibly cheap, but I feel I wouldn´t have enough space.

Have a lovely weekend. I have been off work the whole week and now will work Saturday and Sunday, the opposite of an office work week haha.
 
morning all
was 7.7 b4 breakfast had breakie at 803 am nurse came at 843 BG gone down to 5.5 nurse not happy giveing insulin at that level and considering it had gone down (2nd day running that its done that) made me have a bannana nurse came back an hour later Bg 8.2 nurse gave me my insulin and said he was going to contact my GP as my insulin might need to be reduced

you all have a good day
gail
 
Eternal422 said:
SIL is having a cataract operation today, everyone says it’s a simple procedure now so hoping it all works well for her. At my last optician appointment I was told I had the start of cataracts but they were happy to leave me for 2 years until my next check, so I’m just hoping it is slow progressing for me. Still feels scary though!
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Don't worry, it doesn't hurt and your eyesight will be vastly improved afterwards. I had both eyes done last summer. The only thing I did not like were the restrictions you have for a few weeks after - no dusting, no gardening etc etc and the worst of all - no bending down. It's very hard not to bend down!
 
I had a invite in the post to take part in a drug trial by University of Oxford, the ASCEND PLUS. It is a trial for oral semaglutide in the context of protection of people who are Type 2 against the risks of other major diseases.
They appear to have identified me from medical records ????
I'm not sure I really want to be part of this given I currently take no medication and my HbA1C is in normal range below 42mmol/mol by following low carb.
I'm not sure it would be an appropriate medication if indeed I was not given the placebo.
Anybody else heard of this trial.
 
PattiEvans said:
Don't worry, it doesn't hurt and your eyesight will be vastly improved afterwards. I had both eyes done last summer. The only thing I did not like were the restrictions you have for a few weeks after - no dusting, no gardening etc etc and the worst of all - no bending down. It's very hard not to bend down!
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Other half had about 4 different pairs of glasses during the treatment for the 2 eyes, so though the treatment was free, cost of all the different glasses even using some old frames was not insignificant.
 
PattiEvans said:
Don't worry, it doesn't hurt and your eyesight will be vastly improved afterwards. I had both eyes done last summer. The only thing I did not like were the restrictions you have for a few weeks after - no dusting, no gardening etc etc and the worst of all - no bending down. It's very hard not to bend down!
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I'd be quite content with the no dusting directive
 
Morning all, nothing from me this morning as I’m out of strips. Thought I had another box but apparently not, waiting on some arriving today so just being sensible and sticking to what I know suits me 🙂

Had a rotten Diabetes dream last night, my first one and it was honestly horrendous so hoping that was just an anxiety thing and not something that will become a thing that happens more often.

Another chill and pamper day today, Korean dramas, learning some Swedish, long soak with all my lotions and potions 🙂

Have a fab Friday you lovely lot!
 
Thanks @PattiEvans and @Leadinglights for the info - if in the future I need it doing then at least it sounds ok. Like most things I suppose it is the thought about it more than the actual procedure. Not heard yet from SIL but I assume it’s all over now.
 
Leadinglights said:
I had a invite in the post to take part in a drug trial by University of Oxford, the ASCEND PLUS. It is a trial for oral semaglutide in the context of protection of people who are Type 2 against the risks of other major diseases.
They appear to have identified me from medical records ????
I'm not sure I really want to be part of this given I currently take no medication and my HbA1C is in normal range below 42mmol/mol by following low carb.
I'm not sure it would be an appropriate medication if indeed I was not given the placebo.
Anybody else heard of this trial.
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Yes, I had the same invite before Christmas and did not take it up. I admit to feeling guilty about that, but I am quite settled on my tablets that I take just now having had Metformin reduced to two tablets a day and just did not want to risk messing about just now.
 
Hello everyone - very late. It's been a dry day but very cold here.

8.3 this morning, following a very flat line overnight. I went to bed @ 9:30pm, more or less on top of dinner, so maybe it was that. I was deathly tired as I hadn't slept well at all the night before. In contrast, last night I slept solidly apart from 1 bathroom visit, right through to 8:30 this morning. That's very unusual for me (and much appreciated!).

Have had a lovely afternoon meeting up with friends, we have laughed a lot and had fun. 1 lot of friends had some lovely news during that time as the people who were looking at their house which is on the market, were very favourably impressed and are looking at making a firm offer. We all have our fingers and toes crossed for them to be able to downsize at last!

@Leadinglights and @Eternal422 I didn't buy any new glasses during the process of getting my cataracts sorted. After the first one I found 9 pairs of glasses in various drawers in the house, tried em all on, settled on a pair "that would do" and that was it until the "all clear" on the 2nd operation. I can now see amazingly long distance, but still need specs for reading and have varifocals from ASDA that are brilliant and cost all of £139.

@dannybgoode great photos and so pleased your boy has cracked it and is having fun!

@Lisa65 sorry to hear your news. Does this mean you might get redundancy?

Hope everyone has had a nice day.
 
PattiEvans said:
Hello everyone - very late. It's been a dry day but very cold here.

8.3 this morning, following a very flat line overnight. I went to bed @ 9:30pm, more or less on top of dinner, so maybe it was that. I was deathly tired as I hadn't slept well at all the night before. In contrast, last night I slept solidly apart from 1 bathroom visit, right through to 8:30 this morning. That's very unusual for me (and much appreciated!).

Have had a lovely afternoon meeting up with friends, we have laughed a lot and had fun. 1 lot of friends had some lovely news during that time as the people who were looking at their house which is on the market, were very favourably impressed and are looking at making a firm offer. We all have our fingers and toes crossed for them to be able to downsize at last!

@Leadinglights and @Eternal422 I didn't buy any new glasses during the process of getting my cataracts sorted. After the first one I found 9 pairs of glasses in various drawers in the house, tried em all on, settled on a pair "that would do" and that was it until the "all clear" on the 2nd operation. I can now see amazingly long distance, but still need specs for reading and have varifocals from ASDA that are brilliant and cost all of £139.

@dannybgoode great photos and so pleased your boy has cracked it and is having fun!

@Lisa65 sorry to hear your news. Does this mean you might get redundancy?

Hope everyone has had a nice day.
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If you want to get rid of old glasses to go for reuse rather than just be crushed then the British Lions Club take them, either at some of their local charity shops or by post to the Birmingham depot.
 
Good morning! I feel surprisingly awake getting up at 5 am after a whole week of 9 am! I did go to bed at a decent time, but...

Do you remember that yesterday I wished for a waking number in the 5s? Well, it was a bit of a "be careful what you wish for" situation. I did get a 5'1, confirmed by meter. I also got two low alarms in the middle of my sleep, at 2:20 and 4:40. On each occasion I ate half a jelly baby and there is no red in my graph. I took the same amount of bedtime Levemir as in previous days, just two hours earlier than normal. I don't expect that would cause it.

Have a nice weekend 🙂
 
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