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Group 7-day waking average?

another 5.2 this morning, had a trip out at dinner had a treat fish and chips BS shot up to 11.2 but I did expect it to dropping fast now, just needed a trip out and a treat to get away from all this stress with trying to get my eye referral sorted out. congrats to all my fellow HS people today.
 
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What a blooming awful day weather-wise it has been. Bitingly cold winds and drenching rain. The sea has been very angry and the waves have been breaking over the promenade in Penzance with a real fury.

Was 8.7 this morning first thing, very disappointing. Dinner last night was late and was also lasagna, but I had thought I'd accurately carb counted - well, BG went into the 8s and just stayed there all night,

I had a number of things to do this morning and then went into town to meet my friend for lunch. We ate in the Exchange Gallery cafe. It was full of "arty types" with dogs and crawling children who were none too clean. I think it's run by volunteers which would explain the somewhat amateur and iffy service... but it's cheap. We had Broccoli and blue cheese quiche with salad and some peculiar hommous for £7.50. Plus £3 for a lemon and ginger tea. We then went on to the cinema to see the latest Bridget Jones film. A bit of very silly nonsense with, naturally, a happy ending. The whole audience consisted of ladies past retirement!!! Still it was better than traipsing round town looking in shops in the vile weather! Hubby picked us up in town and dropped my friend off, then we did a grocery shop. Can't wait for better weather and a more interesting existence!

Congratulations to @Pam123 @freesia and @khskel on your HSs. I didn't know what to give @khskel - a star or a laugh at the "Rock 'n' roll" comment! No offence!

Have a good evening all
 
It was 2.9 for me this morning according to Libre which was probably exaggerating a bit but definitely hypo. Got my insulin all wrong last night partly due to straying off-piste diet wise as a birthday treat (venison, redcurrant and port pie with veg followed by a shared single portion of banoffee pie with ice cream), but also a change of routine as I had to bring my horses down to the stables from the field up the hill. The people who rent the field above could not keep their ponies in and 3 times they removed them from my field and supposedly fixed the fencing and they were back through, so I now have my 4 in full time, to feed and muck out and groom and they are caked head to hoof in concrete like mud. I made a start on two of them this morning and I got home for breakfast at 10.30am looking like I had been working down the pit because all the dusty dirt from them stuck to the sweat on my face from the very exertive grooming needed to loosen some of that concrete from their fur and my nostrils were full of it. As a result of that mega grooming session, I have been in the red just about all day and jelly baby after jelly baby has not brought me up or rather I have just dropped again even though I have been sat down most of the day travelling over to visit my brother in hospital. I still have GGs to feed and muck out again tonight, but home now to get changed and restock my JB supply before I head back out. Dread to think what time I will get to eat myself tonight, but don't think I can be bothered to cook my rib-eye steak as I had intended. Will probably have half an apple and some cheese and crash.
Will be happy when I adjust to the new routine and get off the glucose rollercoaster. Hit 2.9 more than once last night and the heady heights of 17.3mmols and then got the correction wrong and crashed again. Hopefully tonight will be better.
 
rebrascora said:
It was 2.9 for me this morning according to Libre which was probably exaggerating a bit but definitely hypo. Got my insulin all wrong last night partly due to straying off-piste diet wise as a birthday treat (venison, redcurrant and port pie with veg followed by a shared single portion of banoffee pie with ice cream), but also a change of routine as I had to bring my horses down to the stables from the field up the hill. The people who rent the field above could not keep their ponies in and 3 times they removed them from my field and supposedly fixed the fencing and they were back through, so I now have my 4 in full time, to feed and muck out and groom and they are caked head to hoof in concrete like mud. I made a start on two of them this morning and I got home for breakfast at 10.30am looking like I had been working down the pit because all the dusty dirt from them stuck to the sweat on my face from the very exertive grooming needed to loosen some of that concrete from their fur and my nostrils were full of it. As a result of that mega grooming session, I have been in the red just about all day and jelly baby after jelly baby has not brought me up or rather I have just dropped again even though I have been sat down most of the day travelling over to visit my brother in hospital. I still have GGs to feed and muck out again tonight, but home now to get changed and restock my JB supply before I head back out. Dread to think what time I will get to eat myself tonight, but don't think I can be bothered to cook my rib-eye steak as I had intended. Will probably have half an apple and some cheese and crash.
Will be happy when I adjust to the new routine and get off the glucose rollercoaster. Hit 2.9 more than once last night and the heady heights of 17.3mmols and then got the correction wrong and crashed again. Hopefully tonight will be better.
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Oh Barbara forgot it was your birthday yesterday. Soz. Happy belated birthday, and is it your diaversary today or is that tomorrow? Lots of “celebrations” going on for you this week. They’re like buses, none for ages and then they all come at once! 😉
 
eggyg said:
Oh Barbara forgot it was your birthday yesterday. Soz. Happy belated birthday, and is it your diaversary today or is that tomorrow? Lots of “celebrations” going on for you this week. They’re like buses, none for ages and then they all come at once! 😉
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Happy Belated Birthday Barbara :party:
hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for you @rebrascora
 
eggyg said:
Oh Barbara forgot it was your birthday yesterday. Soz. Happy belated birthday, and is it your diaversary today or is that tomorrow? Lots of “celebrations” going on for you this week. They’re like buses, none for ages and then they all come at once! 😉
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Thanks for birthday wishes Elaine and yes, diaversary today. 6 years!! I actually had my venison pie last night at the same pub that my diabetes kicked off in and indeed it was a pie on that occasion too. I will never forget starting to feel thirsty as I was about to leave the pub and thinking it must have been a salty pie (it didn't taste salty but just trying to explain the sudden extreme thirst) and I would get a glass of water when I got home, not knowing that it would be the first glass of gallons that I drank over the next two weeks trying to quench that thirst before I contacted the GP and got my HbA1c tested. Seems like a lifetime ago now, but just 6 years. The pie was absolutely delicious.... on both occasions and not salty at all. They specialise in a large selection of home made pies and they are proper pies with a base and lid and homemade rough puff pastry I think. I splashed the insulin and ate it all, although I did ask for them not to serve it with chips or mash, just the veg this time. No plans for Valentines day tomorrow as I have been treated to my "annual" meal out by Ian. Of course I might surprise him and take him out. Our first Valentines day meal was a trip to Harry Ramsden's..... It was rather quiet as I think there was only one other person in the place that night! He is the last of the big spenders!! HaHa!
 
And belated Happy Birthday from me too. Happy Diaversary as well. Your birthday meal out sounded lovely. Hope you are feeling better tomorrow and back to a normal(ish) routine again.<3
 
Morning. 8.3 today. Much better.

Just today to get through and it’s 1/2 term 🙂

Have a good day all
 
Morning and a 6 for me and a flat night and good nights sleep.Toast before bed but took correction dose and first toast of the week first thing so will have to go for a walk.
Had a phone call a week or so ago saying they wanted to make an appointment to discuss my cholesterol as it had gone up and they wanted to discuss my statin dose.As I have mostly been over 5 before taking the statin 2-3 months ago I was a bit disappointed.
But managed to access my actual results via the App and it appears it has gone up to 4.2 from 4 over the last month so must admit feeling better and will check my LDL level before deciding further.
Nice day in North Wales but lots of driving and in Cheshire today where love is in the air being Valentines Day.May even stretch to a packet of Love hearts for my beloved ( only joking I will push the boat out as is her Birhday at w/ end).
Love to all
 
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Morning all. 4.9! I know, that’s not like me. Thought it was a compression low maybe, went to loo and it was 6.1. Got downstairs and it was 4.8! Now quickly getting some brekkie ready. Now 4.7! I did have a 1 unit correction at 11.45pm, as I had a sneaky snack and was heading for 11. I obviously didn’t need it ( the correction and the snack!) 😉

Hopefully will get to the bottom ( pardon the pun) of the en-suite flooding. Lots of tidying up to do as the place is a midden. Got three days of nothing and no one so we’ll get cracking.

Have a fab Friday.
 
Morning all, 5.7 here.
Took OH to his favourite place yesterday, the Farmer's superstore. I needed bags of shavings for the pony's bedding, so while I’m organising that, and a strong lad to load them into the car, OH goes off to admire all the agricultural machinery. He managed not to buy anything (last time it was a modest purchase, a pair of secateurs, nothing too alarming) Even I got sidetracked, and bought a giant bottle of Persil liquid, cheaper than what a supermarket offers. Then we had coffee at a farmshop on the way home and did some food shopping.
 
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Morning all, 5.7 here.
Took OH to his favourite place yesterday, the Farmer's superstore. I needed bags of shavings for the pony's bedding, so while I’m organising that, and a strong lad to load them into the car, OH goes off to admire all the agricultural machinery. He managed not to buy anything (last time it was a modest purchase, a pair of secateurs, nothing too alarming) Even I got sidetracked, and bought a giant bottle of Persil liquid, cheaper than what a supermarket offers. Then we had coffee at a farmshop on the way home and did some food shopping.
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I was half expecting ( hoping ) you were going to tell us he’d bought a tractor! :D
 
A 4.6 for me this am. 🙂

Dez
 
Bexlee said:
Morning. 8.3 today. Much better.

Just today to get through and it’s 1/2 term 🙂

Have a good day all
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Enjoy half term @Bexlee - mine’s the week after yours, and I can’t wait! I’m pooped.

Morning all. 6.4 here. That’s more like it.

A walk, some admin, then I’m off out shopping. I deserve some MEeeee time.

I hope you have a lovely “Yes, it’s still my birthday” weekend @rebrascora . One day just isn’t enuff!
 
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