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Group 7-day waking average?

Maca44 said:
Have you had Liver bloods done or a scan to see how much fat if any is around the organs if not maybe ask GP for one.
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Yes it’s just fat . Thanks I do not need any of that to know I am just fat
 
rebrascora said:
@Nayshiftin I think it is likely that your elevated morning readings are down to Dawn Phenomenon rather than what you ate the evening before. You could try setting an alarm at say 3am and testing then and then testing again when you wake up to start your day and see if there is any appreciable difference and that would indicate if it is DP.
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That's a good call.
Since I started using the Libre I've spotted this happening to me as well.
I take a reading in bed. Can be 5.8 say, then nip to the toilet.5 minutes later, test again and the Libre is reading 7.8. Have a shower and it's back down to 5.9 again, so it's a temporary boost. Interesting to see. Nayshiftin won't be seeing that pattern from finger prick testing.
As you say, it's almost certainly what is happening and nothing to worry about.
 
Nayshiftin said:
Yes it’s just fat . Thanks I do not need any of that to know I am just fat
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People who are skinny and have fatty livers and pancreas that is why I asked if you had test I'm not talking about your weight.
 
Nayshiftin said:
Yes it’s just fat . Thanks I do not need any of that to know I am just fat
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Just so you know @Nayshiftin that even us slim people can have a fatty liver, as I have recently discovered, not exclusive to overweight people.
 
Maca44 said:
People who are skinny and have fatty livers and pancreas that is why I asked if you had test I'm not talking about your weight.
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Thank you for that, I am hung up over this, to be honest. I need to get a lid on it. It is not your fault I just have a very sensitive button. Thank you for pointing that out. As Anitram said I am doing the right thing and my weight is going down so that will do me good even if it's not that which is causing it. To be fair it has a lot to do with it. My blood reduction makes me feel better than when in the 30's so I have come a long way. Thanks, everyone. I'll not put anymore as someone said this link is not the place but I am grateful even if I react it tells me I need to sort that bit of me out too.
 
Nayshiftin said:
Thank you for that, I am hung up over this, to be honest. I need to get a lid on it. It is not your fault I just have a very sensitive button. Thank you for pointing that out. As Anitram said I am doing the right thing and my weight is going down so that will do me good even if it's not that which is causing it. To be fair it has a lot to do with it. My blood reduction makes me feel better than when in the 30's so I have come a long way. Thanks, everyone. I'll not put anymore as someone said this link is not the place but I am grateful even if I react it tells me I need to sort that bit of me out too.
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I am so sorry if anything in what I have posted has upset you.
You are doing fantastically well but I can tell that you are frustrated by these high morning readings and I was just trying to explain them rather than point out that you may be carrying too much fat. The important thing is that you are doing all the right things to tackle the problem, just like I did.... and you should be really proud of that!
I just wanted to share that I didn't realise that that stiffness in my torso was down to visceral fat around my liver until I lost it and that fat is what causes problems for some diabetics.... with others it may be fat stores elsewhere in the body .... or both.
Keep doing what you are doing and you will continue to see improved results.
 
5.4 this morning, and enjoying a good day today, after big wobbles yesterday all self inflicted: Pims, roast meal out in a pub garden an no chance to pre bolus. I also used the excuse that we were told to clear our plates as children, but I know that perhaps four large roast potatoes weren’t ideal!! One of those days when normal life took priority.

How are you doing today @Flower. Sorry to hear of your fall.
I hope you are feeling a bit better now @rebrascora . GP tomorrow if you still feel so rough.
Well done on that first 5% @Nayshiftin . It clearly is shiftin.

It is very stormy out there now.
Batten down the hatches.
 
Feeling much better this afternoon thanks. BG levels up and down but that's OK. Up and up and up is when I worry!
Got drenched going up to the yard this afternoon but now in nice dry clothes with my hair in a towel and chillling with a glass of port just now!
Thanks so much to everyone for their good wishes. X
 
Hello from The Hague. Actual flight to Amsterdam was quicker than driving at times to the shopping mall in the north of Bristol!

My first travel to Europe after Brexit and whilst I thought and still think it is absolute and total madness it's here to stay...here's some interesting points:

1. I had Metformin, Ampiril with me and my Accu-Chek machine with a spare cassette and lancets. At customs I was asked for the prescription or other authorisation. (They asked if I was carrying anything). No problem...

2. PCR test certificate and reason for travelling - when I told them and showed them the documentation from the ICJ it became very quick and deferential...!

In the post Brexit and still in-pandemic world, make sure you have covered all the bases to make travel as painless as possible. They were sticklers. Only 14 people on my flight - it would have taken forever otherwise.

3. At hotel check-in, PCR test was asked for and reason for travel. I got a room upgrade 🙂

4. At Bristol Airport I was asked for proof of eligibility to travel too...

So, BG after travel is elevated at 6.2 and I need dinner ...before it's even later than it is. Big bowl of soup will do me just fine.

I hope all is well with all...and enjoy!
 
rebrascora said:
Feeling much better this afternoon thanks. BG levels up and down but that's OK. Up and up and up is when I worry!
Got drenched going up to the yard this afternoon but now in nice dry clothes with my hair in a towel and chillling with a glass of port just now!
Thanks so much to everyone for their good wishes. X
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Enjoy the port! I hope you're doing ok as well as warm and dry!
 
Clifton said:
Enjoy the port! I hope you're doing ok as well as warm and dry!
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Port and cheese were both very good thanks..... will need to shop tomorrow as I am now out of Blue Stilton... a sorry state of affaires!
Hair is still wet despite towel, but I am otherwise warm and chilled both at the same time. 🙂

Pleased your journey went smoothly and you got an upgrade on your room. Yey!
 
Clifton said:
My first travel to Europe after Brexit and whilst I thought and still think it is absolute and total madness it's here to stay...here's some interesting points:
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Interesting stuff, and useful, thanks. My wife and I are hoping to get to Madeira later in the year having been unable to go in 2020.

What I need to do though is to get an Irish passport. I qualify for both Swiss and Irish passports but both countries put you through the hoops and it’s quite expensive.
 
Anitram said:
Takes me back to the late 90s when I had a job that required me to work in the Rotterdam office for 3 days every week. Novelty wore off after a few weeks but I worked out that if I got the first flight out of Heathrow on Day 1 and the last flight out of Rotterdam on Day 2 I could spend as many hours in the Rotterdam office as I was doing being there over 3 days.
As we lived in Bedfordshire at the time it was a case of up very early in the morning and home very late the next night but I didn't mind one bit.

Martin
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I'd do exactly the same...I came out early to have a full 10 hours working each day. As there's only one flight a day to Bristol at the moment, I'd like to catch it home Friday!
 
HenryBennett said:
Interesting stuff, and useful, thanks. My wife and I are hoping to get to Madeira later in the year having been unable to go in 2020.

What I need to do though is to get an Irish passport. I qualify for both Swiss and Irish passports but both countries put you through the hoops and it’s quite expensive.
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We also both qualify for EU passports - and the process is well underway in its very last stage - so this UK passport nonsense no-one seemed to think about in 2016 can soon be consigned to the dustbin for us.

The Dutch Border Police were pleasant, but going through the whole admission process rigidly. If carrying any prescription drugs, one told me the supporting evidence is crucial. Perhaps it depends on who you get at the border. And, turns out his wife is on Metformin too!
 
Clifton said:
If carrying any prescription drugs, one told me the supporting evidence is crucial.
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What do they define as supporting evidence, please? I’ve not needed to do this before, not even the less traveled countries in Africa, Central America and South America.
 
03:49 BS 6.0 🙂 Already had breakfast & forgot to post earlier!😳

Oh dear, yesterday was a wet & miserable day & terrible weather for a Bank Holiday! o_O It’s still quite chilly this morning too! Had to turn on the fan heater to 19c yesterday, during the worst of the deluge, to be comfortable & it’s only a bit lower, 18c, this morning!o_O

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉 Hopefully the sun will come back out again today?🙄
 
It’s a 5.9 for me at 05:50. Yes, @Lanny, it was a foul day yesterday. The forecast for today doesn’t look great.
 
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