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Group 7-day waking average?

Michael12421 said:
I had an appointment today with the opthalmologist at 09.45. Ambulance didn't turn up. Was due at around 08.00. What a shambles.
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Have you called to see whats going on? I wouldv'e been straight onto that if they hadn't turned up withing 15-20 minutes personally xx
 
Michael12421 said:
I had an appointment today with the opthalmologist at 09.45. Ambulance didn't turn up. Was due at around 08.00. What a shambles.
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Sorry to hear this Michael, I hope you have rung them
 
Kaylz said:
The costs of appliances means I won't be there for a while yet unfortunately, with him having been on sick pay most of what he's been getting a week has went on rent and of course groceries etc and council tax this week as well, will take a while to build up money to be able to get the things we need especially with him having to get buses to and from work, absolute nightmare, wouldn't have been so bad if Bubbles hadn't cost over £2000 in the last year! xx
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We have a charity electrical place down here where you can get all sorts quite cheaply that have all been tested. Is there anything like that near you? Seems such a shame that you can’t start your lives together x
 
SueEK said:
We have a charity electrical place down here where you can get all sorts quite cheaply that have all been tested. Is there anything like that near you? Seems such a shame that you can’t start your lives together x
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Unfortunately not, there used to be but they started charging a fortune when the Eastern Europeans started coming over as they were taking everything, I'm a little funny about 2nd hand items too and always have been with my OCD, it's going to cost near £500 just for a fridge freezer and gas cooker xx
 
5.1 this morning. Had my normal breakfast, checked around the forum, went out for my morning walk to get the papers and thought I would do a check when I returned and got a 4.3 instead of an anticipated 6 point something. Lowest I've ever recorded and it does not fit normal patterns so a complete surprise. Quite different to last week when I could not get below 6 no matter what or when with highs just in double figures.

Dunno what is going on but beware all, the diabetes fairy is about and active.
 
Well, it was a bit of a disappointing 8.3 for me this morning but at least I got an undisturbed night's sleep. Was tempted to reduce my Levemir my half a unit last night after my previous few nights of hypo but pleased I stuck with my 4.5 units now.
I am having a little break from Libre as I was starting to feel it was too easy to scan and was waking up through the night and checking my levels when I wouldn't if I had to finger prick. I think it is easy to become too reliant on it to the point that being without it is scary and I don't think that is good so going to have a few days each month without it, to remind myself that it is a useful tool but not essential and I can still manage fine with finger pricks and listening to my body.
 
Morning good people of the world.

Woke to a fabulous 5.5 this morning and a beautiful blue sky.

Had an omelette last night but left out the boiled sweetie and didn't bolus and my reading didn't budge much from 5.0 at bedtime so it looks like I don't need to correct for omelette.

Blood pressure 97/77 so that's good. Weight is almost up to the level I want it at. Put on 11.5 pounds since diagnosis so very happy with that. Pulse rate was 94 which is a little high but I had just woken from a weird dream about blue boobs for some reason - can't think why.....
Then my thought process automatically took over and I wondered "who on earth would have blue boobs" and I remembered the Smurfs from my youth. It was at that point, purely out of curiosity, I started typing into Google but then my wife woke up and my research had to go unfinished. Probably just as well. If this computer breaks it'll be going into PC World and there are some things you don't want to have in your search history...
 
@pm133 please don't mention Currys/PC World where I may come across it, thanks, LOL xx
 
Good morning what a night 3.7 on the Richter scale, the sea is roaring with the surf up.🙂
Sat most of yesterday afternoon on the loo and feeling rough but ok now, have another go at getting my haircut today.🙄

Congratulations on the HS @Anitram.🙂

Sorry you are feeling down @Kaylz & @Bloden {{{HUGS}}} for both of you.

You`re not very lucky with your medical service are you @Michael1242?

Well folks enjoy the good weather if you have anyone else don`t get too wet,
take care stay safe.🙂
 
freesia said:
Grrrr!!! Wanted to get into work a bit earlier this morning to get a few jobs done, tested before driving and its dropped to 4.2, finger prick confirmed. Typical, i'll now have to wait and the jobs don''t get done again.
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Too late for today, but for another occasion:

You could have driven - the old advice which many still quote (easy to remember!) is "5 to drive". But if you look at the letter that comes with your 3 year licence, it says between 4 and 5, you can drive so long as you have a carby snack.

The "do not drive" is below 4. If you are below 4, you may not drive until 45 minutes after you have reached 5.


A guide to insulin treated diabetes and driving (INF294)
Ref: INF294 PDF, 212KB, 6 pages

So, if between 4 and 5 (and obviously feeling OK!), grab eg a biscuit (or maybe 2 if a longish journey?) and go!
 
Normally the medical service here is very good but just lately since the pandemic there have been difficulties. I am a bit at my wits end right now considering that I cannot read a book or drive. I am worried that by not turning up this morning will be considered to be my choice when it is anything but. Just have to wait until I speak with my doctor in 4 days time and see what happens next. Different country - different ways of doing things.
 
Bloden said:
Anyone got a joke to cheer us all up?:D
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@Bloden sorry you are feeling low ( and any others) so here is a 'Dad Joke'... It has been reported that a mummy, covered in chocolate and nuts has been discovered in Egypt.
Archaeologists believe it may be a Pharaoh Roche... 😱
 
10:48 BS 7.1 🙂 Definitely not blocked any more & slept better without constantly waking up! Although, I dry coughed a bit towards morning because the air is a bit drier now that the heating is on;: need to leave a glass of water sitting so the air doesn’t get as dry; either that or stick the water air purifier on which moistens the air too but, is WAY too noisy to sleep through! I suppose I could put that on during the day & it’ll be no bad thing to have cleaner air too!🙄

It will feel strange NOT to test after meals today but, under doctor’s orders & no corrections, I think that’s WHY no testing: if I don’t know what the reading is; I can’t correct it!🙄

Anyway, Just before the doctor called yesterday I had a late lunch of omelette again & juice, dithering for a while how much to bolus for the watered down juice: knew half dose was too much; decided to try a third of a dose being 24 devided by 3 equals 8 units?🙄 Umm! Emoji! Before lunch BS 10.8, had come down 1 whole mark since waking. Just after doctor’s call so a bit late, 16:15 BS 12.0 & didn’t correct as directed! Ohhh! But, I wanted to!😳 I decided to carry on testing the rest of yesterday & I’m glad I did! But, SHE was right too: my BS came down a bit before dinner at BS 8.2 & was 10.8 after but, by bedtime & midnight Levemir had gone down to 6.1. Some instinct told me to stay up a bit longer to test after the Levemir went in because that low ish for bedtime 6.1 had me a wee bit surprised & concerned. 02:27 BS 4.9! Felt ok so, just had half an oatcake & finally went to sleep! If I had corrected earlier the delayed knock-on effect would have been a hypo!o_O Things DO settle down if I let it without correcting too much!😳

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉

Will now have breakfast & no more eggs until next week so, will test now before usual breakfast dose, cook, eat & NOT test after until lunch!🙄
 
@Michael12421 I'm not too sure of what your saying, you've always said you haven't had much care/guidance from professionals but now your saying above that it's normally very good, it can't be that good with the amount of issues you have with your BG, no team on earth over here would leave you like that and would work with you to find a solution
 
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