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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning

Had a bit of an inquisition on another thread yesterday because I'd had a few biscuits before bed 🙄 so I won't be mentioning it from now on, I do the best I can with the tools I have, not being able to adjust basal on an hourly basis nor being able to change my doses and them have effect at the drop of a hat so I'll manage the way I have to, not even DSN or consultant have pushed for a reasoning! My diabetes so....

Another thing bugging me today, you can't use public transport or enter a shop without wearing a mask but the council have taken no action to stop the folk congregating in the closey to smoke, hence folk are walking through their plumes of smoke, and people wonder why I don't feel safe 🙄

Anyway now I've got those off my chest it's a 7.4 today, wet and cold but apparently turning to heavy snow later, we shall see!
xx
 
6.0 this morning.

Still nothing heard from the datee. I’m not blocked by him but he’s probably sitting there thinking how can he possibly go out with someone as wonderful as me!

Supper last night was another simple delight from Keto Kitchen. Very simple meal of salmon on a bed of spinach (and in my case also leeks).
 

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Kaylz said:
Morning

Had a bit of an inquisition on another thread yesterday because I'd had a few biscuits before bed 🙄 so I won't be mentioning it from now on, I do the best I can with the tools I have, not being able to adjust basal on an hourly basis nor being able to change my doses and them have effect at the drop of a hat so I'll manage the way I have to, not even DSN or consultant have pushed for a reasoning! My diabetes so....

Another thing bugging me today, you can't use public transport or enter a shop without wearing a mask but the council have taken no action to stop the folk congregating in the closey to smoke, hence folk are walking through their plumes of smoke, and people wonder why I don't feel safe 🙄

Anyway now I've got those off my chest it's a 7.4 today, wet and cold but apparently turning to heavy snow later, we shall see!
xx
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You seem to manage your diabetes really rather well.
We all come in for criticism on here about things at decided to eat at times but I think the honesty is incredibly valuable. It helps newbies understand the nuances of diabetes for us all. And that we’re all human and doing the best we can do at the time.
Just keep being your wonderful self.
 
8.3 this morning.
Feel like a yo-yo!
Over all though it's a down ward trend and is linked to any weight loss.
What a wonderful man we lost yesterday. For any and all who have lost, my thoughts are with you today.
I had a lovely day yesterday, a super walk where we saw two male wrens wrestling in the dust, then having a singing war! Home, and then I wrote a letter to my daughter and did some baking. A very peaceful day. May yours be x
 
ColinUK said:
You seem to manage your diabetes really rather well.
We all come in for criticism on here about things at decided to eat at times but I think the honesty is incredibly valuable. It helps newbies understand the nuances of diabetes for us all. And that we’re all human and doing the best we can do at the time.
Just keep being your wonderful self.
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<3 thank you, that really does mean a lot! xx
 
Well, it is an hour since I injected 4.5 units of Fiasp and it has only reduced me from 8.2 to 7.7 according to Libre so far, so still waiting to eat breakfast. Thought I had better check with a finger prick and very disappointingly, it says 9.0! I surely must come rattling down pretty soon now!! The last few days I have had to increase my Levemir and still jab corrections every couple of hours to try to keep out of double figures.... not sure what is going on!
 
4.1 this morning

looking forward to getting my Hba1c done to see how good I’ve been over last few months
as after about 20 years of not controlling diabetes,
I’ve finally started to get some better control of the condition.
 
Oh dear, well this is all rather embarrassing!

That milestone I mentioned I was aiming for a couple of days ago, well I've reached it. It's my birthday today! Yay!! Whoop, whoop!

And to get it off to a pleasant start, It's another 5.2 today.

Hopefully it doesn't go downhill from here. I have a nice walk planned and will pick up my new "driving" glasses (comes with age, I guess). Do some work, fill some applications, make some difficult calls, check mail and hopefully end on a calm relaxing note. That will be a high day for me. Feeling blessed.
 
3.8 went abit mad on the treadmill last night but did get a buzz out of it :D
 
@MAC2020 Happy birthday and congrats on another House Special!.... and you were asking me for tips!! The Diabetes Fairy obviously likes you to leave you such a nice birthday present. Hope you have the best day possible. Will you be treating yourself to something a bit naughty later... I can recommend G&Ts for having a beneficial impact on BG levels. Is there likely to be any birthday cake? If so, we want to see a photo.... but bear in mind you are competing with @ColinUK's low carb triple chocolate layer cake!!
 
What's been happening

Back in October I decided to treat myself to full fibre broadband. The Openreach engineers came and fitted an empty box beside my existing BT installation and then went outside to "string across a cable" from a nearby telephone pole. After much scratching of heads and backsides and wandering round in circles whilst on their mobiles, they came back to tell me that they couldn't get access to the pole because it had ivy growing on it. They would arrange to have it removed and arrange a new appointment to complete installation. The next day we went into our 2nd lockdown.

Time dragged on (and on). Each time I enquired; I was told due to the pandemic they were unable to enter my home to complete installation. Eventually in mid-January they arrived with a lift/hoist. At last, I thought!! How sadly mistaken was I? After much scratching of heads and backsides and wandering round in circles whilst on their mobiles, they came back to tell me that they couldn't get access to the pole because it had ivy growing on it and they couldn't access it even with the lift. They would arrange to have the ivy removed and arrange a new appointment to complete installation.

I raised one of many complaints with BT and finally was told that an engineer would come and do the internal wiring. That was last Friday. Surprisingly, this time no one turned up.

After that things took a turn for the worse. The invisible installation engineer had reported that he had completed installation and so in the early hours of Monday morning they disconnected my existing copper cable connection. I had zero internet connection and I don't do mobile data. After nearly 3 hours on the phone being passed to God knows how many different departments, I was told that re-connecting my copper connection wasn't a straightforward job and would take 4-5 working days. But not to worry, they would send me their 4G Mini Hub with unlimited data to keep me connected.

A cheap and nasty plastic device arrived late yesterday. When it's not switching itself off because it's overheating, it's pumping out an amazing 0.6 Mbps. Jeez, I had faster speeds back in the 1980s using a dial up modem.
I then had a courtesy call from BT Customer Service to check that my new fibre broadband was working to my satisfaction. Boy did I let rip!! 😡
After another 2 hours on the phone, I am told that ivy growing on the pole isn't the problem but that the span from it to my house is too great and will need 2 intermediate poles to be installed. This must go to the planning department, who will need to survey the site, order the poles (to be felled, I presume) and book their installation. But not to worry an engineer would be calling with me today to do the internal wiring.

After I got connected at the above-mentioned snail's pace, there was a slow flurry of backed up contradicting e-mails. Why do BT send e-mails to me when they know I don't have an internet connection?
Amongst them was one confirming that the engineer's appointment was actually for tomorrow. And one from Openreach asking me if I would like to complete a short survey . . . ."This will take just 2-3 minutes of your time, but everything you tell us will be used to improve the experience provided by our engineers."

The awful sad irony of it all is that, a few weeks after I signed my life away to BT, Virgin Media were digging up the area and laid a fibre cable terminal just 6 feet from my front door.🙄

P.S. I've now managed to get my speed up to a steady 1.9Mbs by tying the Mini Hub to a brush handle and dangling it out the window. 😎

I'll keep you posted.
Dez
 
A 6.1 for me at 06:49 this morning. Dull, grey but dry here in West Berks although the ground is still saturated. Another 10.1 miles on the exercise bike yesterday so Feb is off to a good start exercise wise.

Happy Birthday @MAC2020 and congrats on the HS.

@Gwynn Hope you have a better day today

I'm on video conference calls most of the day, then some yoga and then I'll cook Creamy Garlic Chicken from a Pinch of Nom. I've been on the bike for the last three days so it's a rest day today. I try and do some yoga classes to keep the muscles and joints moving when I'm not riding.
 
MeeTooTeeTwo said:
What's been happening

Back in October I decided to treat myself to full fibre broadband. The Openreach engineers came and fitted an empty box beside my existing BT installation and then went outside to "string across a cable" from a nearby telephone pole. After much scratching of heads and backsides and wandering round in circles whilst on their mobiles, they came back to tell me that they couldn't get access to the pole because it had ivy growing on it. They would arrange to have it removed and arrange a new appointment to complete installation. The next day we went into our 2nd lockdown.

Time dragged on (and on). Each time I enquired; I was told due to the pandemic they were unable to enter my home to complete installation. Eventually in mid-January they arrived with a lift/hoist. At last, I thought!! How sadly mistaken was I? After much scratching of heads and backsides and wandering round in circles whilst on their mobiles, they came back to tell me that they couldn't get access to the pole because it had ivy growing on it and they couldn't access it even with the lift. They would arrange to have the ivy removed and arrange a new appointment to complete installation.

I raised one of many complaints with BT and finally was told that an engineer would come and do the internal wiring. That was last Friday. Surprisingly, this time no one turned up.

After that things took a turn for the worse. The invisible installation engineer had reported that he had completed installation and so in the early hours of Monday morning they disconnected my existing copper cable connection. I had zero internet connection and I don't do mobile data. After nearly 3 hours on the phone being passed to God knows how many different departments, I was told that re-connecting my copper connection wasn't a straightforward job and would take 4-5 working days. But not to worry, they would send me their 4G Mini Hub with unlimited data to keep me connected.

A cheap and nasty plastic device arrived late yesterday. When it's not switching itself off because it's overheating, it's pumping out an amazing 0.6 Mbps. Jeez, I had faster speeds back in the 1980s using a dial up modem.
I then had a courtesy call from BT Customer Service to check that my new fibre broadband was working to my satisfaction. Boy did I let rip!! 😡
After another 2 hours on the phone, I am told that ivy growing on the pole isn't the problem but that the span from it to my house is too great and will need 2 intermediate poles to be installed. This must go to the planning department, who will need to survey the site, order the poles (to be felled, I presume) and book their installation. But not to worry an engineer would be calling with me today to do the internal wiring.

After I got connected at the above-mentioned snail's pace, there was a slow flurry of backed up contradicting e-mails. Why do BT send e-mails to me when they know I don't have an internet connection?
Amongst them was one confirming that the engineer's appointment was actually for tomorrow. And one from Openreach asking me if I would like to complete a short survey . . . ."This will take just 2-3 minutes of your time, but everything you tell us will be used to improve the experience provided by our engineers."

The awful sad irony of it all is that, a few weeks after I signed my life away to BT, Virgin Media were digging up the area and laid a fibre cable terminal just 6 feet from my front door.🙄

P.S. I've now managed to get my speed up to a steady 1.9Mbs by tying the Mini Hub to a brush handle and dangling it out the window. 😎

I'll keep you posted.
Dez
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I had a minor issue with BT fibre connectivity just after they’d installed the cable and drilled the hole etc.
Engineer arrived to sort it (on time I hasten to add), took one look at the installation and exclaimed that the person who’d done it was obviously born out of wedlock, of low intelligence and was somehow an intimate part of female anatomy.

I informed him that it was actually him who’d done the install two weeks previously.

Took 6 hours and eventually a team of engineers to sort out the error. The actual fibre cable itself had some manufacturing faults in it which meant that it had superfine hairline cracks in it.
All sorted now I hasten to add.

The folks had an issue with talktalk and a telegraph pole outside their house which meant that they apparently couldn’t repair an ongoing fault in the cable paid from the Green cabinet and then in a conduit all the way under their garden and to the house.
It wasn’t connected to the telegraph pole in any way nor did the pole have anything to do with talktalk. They could really explain why it was causing them an issue but it took them 4 months to eventually decide that it didn’t.
Personally I miss the two tin cans on a piece of string.

Hopefully they sort out the issue sooner rather than later.
 
@MAC2020 Happy Birthday, I hope you have a lovely day xx
 
Good morning all - 6.7 this morning, a bit high but to be expected, as i had a take away curry last night for dinner.

Have a great day everyone 🙂
 
MeeTooTeeTwo said:
The awful sad irony of it all is that, a few weeks after I signed my life away to BT, Virgin Media were digging up the area and laid a fibre cable terminal just 6 feet from my front door.🙄
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I went through something similar with BT when I moved a few years ago. Go on to Twitter and say how rubbish they are. They will pick it and you can escalate it - this is what did. I then dealt with someone who did his best and when they still couldn’t guarantee a service in a reasonable time he was authorised to have everything cancelled and refunded. I’m now on the Virgin 600 Mpbs service.
 
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