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Group 7-day waking average?

eggyg said:
Morning all. After a lie in it’s a 5.7 for me. I’m starving! I’m usually onto my second breakfast by now.
Overcast this morning, like yesterday, but still warm. A day of housework today, the good weather seems to make the house very untidy for some reason! 🙄
@SB2015 hope all goes well for your op and they let you keep your pump on.
@ColinUK nice to see you back, what great photos, like @Bloden I too wondered what significance the giant silver aubergine had. I think it’s an aubergine, is it?

Have a good day everyone. It’s nearly the weekend, again. The weeks are flying in. 🙂
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Aubergine emojis often represent the penis. So I’m guessing the artist is having a laugh with the aubergine sculpture.
 
Good morning everyone 🙂

Why do I stress so much recently about my diabetes? I try my best but at the moment it seems my beat isn't good enough after waking on......
7:09am - 11.1 finger prick - 2 unit advised mysugr correction - 20 units of tresiba
22:46pm - 8.5 finger prick - bedtime - bgl not below 8mmol so no supper
19:08pm - 7.4 finger prick immediately before tea
18:57pm - 6.5 finger prick - 15 minute hypo check
18:38pm - 3.9 finger prick - had 3 jelly babies to treat hypo - loss of hypo awareness but happy to say I felt this one
 
Reading through this thread, it is apparent that contributors from every corner of the UK, and possibly further afield, have so much to give. Whether this be in simply a like of our posts or advice from our experiences.
I’ve also seen it, and apologies I can’t remember who said it, referred to as a coffee morning, where ideas are shared and support is given. It was also mentioned that they would like to meet, with ‘acquired friends’.
This would be possible, via those dreaded zoom meetings, or equivalent.
If there’s enough support for such an idea, I’m sure I could host such a meeting at a set time and if people wish to join they could.
Can the many posters on here let me know your views and if it is worth taking forward.
 
DuncanLord said:
Reading through this thread, it is apparent that contributors from every corner of the UK, and possibly further afield, have so much to give. Whether this be in simply a like of our posts or advice from our experiences.
I’ve also seen it, and apologies I can’t remember who said it, referred to as a coffee morning, where ideas are shared and support is given. It was also mentioned that they would like to meet, with ‘acquired friends’.
This would be possible, via those dreaded zoom meetings, or equivalent.
If there’s enough support for such an idea, I’m sure I could host such a meeting at a set time and if people wish to join they could.
Can the many posters on here let me know your views and if it is worth taking forward.
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There is a meet up on the second Sunday of the month organised by, I think, @everydayupsanddowns
 
DuncanLord said:
Reading through this thread, it is apparent that contributors from every corner of the UK, and possibly further afield, have so much to give. Whether this be in simply a like of our posts or advice from our experiences.
I’ve also seen it, and apologies I can’t remember who said it, referred to as a coffee morning, where ideas are shared and support is given. It was also mentioned that they would like to meet, with ‘acquired friends’.
This would be possible, via those dreaded zoom meetings, or equivalent.
If there’s enough support for such an idea, I’m sure I could host such a meeting at a set time and if people wish to join they could.
Can the many posters on here let me know your views and if it is worth taking forward.
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There’s a Zoom meet this coming Sunday, at 3pm, see here.
If you express an interest on that thread, @everydayupsanddowns will include you in the link he sends out. Hope to see you there!
We used to have ad hoc real live meet ups, pre Covid, anywhere in the country where there were a few people who expressed an interest. One day we’ll get back to those.
 
Yes, there’s a virtual meetup planned for this Sunday at 3pm @DuncanLord

Let me know if you’d like to join in and I’ll send you the log-in details.
 
late on parade today, that annoying thing called work has got in the way, but I suppose I need to do it to be able to pay the bills.

Anyway 6.1 for me today, so although higher than I would like, I am preferring this to the hypo of the other day and how awful I felt all day yesterday in the low 4s.

Haven't had time to read through all the posts yet so will do that later as need to take mum for another blood test today, and not getting any help or support from my brother with all her appointments despite the fact he is retired and only works 2 days a week, while I do 40 hours a week, here is the only place I feel safe moaning about this as my mum won't here a bad word about him. Sorry rant over.

Have a good day, even if it is not as sunny.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Haven't had time to read through all the posts yet so will do that later as need to take mum for another blood test today, and not getting any help or support from my brother with all her appointments despite the fact he is retired and only works 2 days a week, while I do 40 hours a week, here is the only place I feel safe moaning about this as my mum won't here a bad word about him. Sorry rant over.
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Moan away 🙂. In a perverse way it’s comforting to know that even the royal family has dysfunctional branches. I had a very close relationship with one of my sisters for many, many years until a niece (my brother’s daughter) recently poisoned the family well. Hey-ho!
 
Thanks for that information about zoom meetings
@Robin and @adrian1der
I’ve sent a post to see if I can join.
 
DuncanLord said:
Reading through this thread, it is apparent that contributors from every corner of the UK, and possibly further afield, have so much to give. Whether this be in simply a like of our posts or advice from our experiences.
I’ve also seen it, and apologies I can’t remember who said it, referred to as a coffee morning, where ideas are shared and support is given. It was also mentioned that they would like to meet, with ‘acquired friends’.
This would be possible, via those dreaded zoom meetings, or equivalent.
If there’s enough support for such an idea, I’m sure I could host such a meeting at a set time and if people wish to join they could.
Can the many posters on here let me know your views and if it is worth taking forward.
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Good timing. There is a forum meet up via Zoom on Sunday. I will tag @everydayupsanddowns and if you are interested he will include you in the sending out of the link. It is good to put faces to names, even though Zoom isn’t ideal.
these happen on the second Sunday of each month.
 
HenryBennett said:
Moan away 🙂. In a perverse way it’s comforting to know that even the royal family has dysfunctional branches. I had a very close relationship with one of my sisters for many, many years until a niece (my brother’s daughter) recently poisoned the family well. Hey-ho!
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Thank you, the part of the problem is, because I am working from home, I think my mum sees my job as not being important. I picked her up for her appointment, having already asked her earlier this morning if she was coming back to mine to sit in my garden (she lives in a flat), I asked her where her bags were when she got in the car, her reply well I thought we could come back to mine and have a cup of coffee then go to yours, I replied no mum this is my lunch break, I need to be back as soon as possible, so after taking her to the hospital I still had to go back to hers, wait for her to go pick her stuff up, then go to mine, adding about 15 mins to the journey, doesn't sound much but when you have to make the time over an hour back up at the end of the day, it makes a big difference. Once at mine she wanted my full attention and got cross with me when I said, mum I need to get these reports done, I'll look at your text when I have got a minute, so she started downloading an app to her phone which of course went wrong and needed me to look at. I know she is worried and misses my dad terribly and I have to stay calm with her, but it is the total lack of respect that I have a job and cannot give her my undivided attention like dad used to while my brother is still posting on facebook about his days out etc.

Thank you for letting me share this because if I don't I will end up snapping at her.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Thank you, the part of the problem is, because I am working from home, I think my mum sees my job as not being important. I picked her up for her appointment, having already asked her earlier this morning if she was coming back to mine to sit in my garden (she lives in a flat), I asked her where her bags were when she got in the car, her reply well I thought we could come back to mine and have a cup of coffee then go to yours, I replied no mum this is my lunch break, I need to be back as soon as possible, so after taking her to the hospital I still had to go back to hers, wait for her to go pick her stuff up, then go to mine, adding about 15 mins to the journey, doesn't sound much but when you have to make the time over an hour back up at the end of the day, it makes a big difference. Once at mine she wanted my full attention and got cross with me when I said, mum I need to get these reports done, I'll look at your text when I have got a minute, so she started downloading an app to her phone which of course went wrong and needed me to look at. I know she is worried and misses my dad terribly and I have to stay calm with her, but it is the total lack of respect that I have a job and cannot give her my undivided attention like dad used to while my brother is still posting on facebook about his days out etc.

Thank you for letting me share this because if I don't I will end up snapping at her.
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Post away,
I think we all understand the frustration of either our diabetes or helping parents, partners, colleagues or children.
We do not want to snap, but there is generally a limit of how much a human can stand before explosions occur and it builds up, one problem after another until a very simple question, “What’s wrong with you today?” Causes BANG.
As far as I’m concerned, if it helps, it’s worth it.
keep safe and hopefully stay sane.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Thank you for letting me share this because if I don't I will end up snapping at her.
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As my dad got older he became more difficult. He took to a wheelchair and insisted on being wheeled all the time. If I stopped he said he had a sore back. I tried to explain that only the chair moves - he doesn’t. But he wouldn’t have it.

When we went out for breakfast on a Saturday morning he’d always insist his cappuccino wasn’t hot enough. One morning, after he’d sent it back three times, my wife snapped.

The incident you describe reminds of a very similar situation with my dad. We were driving somewhere (probably unnecessarily) and I was clearly exasperated. He was in the front passenger seat and out of the blue he turned to me and said, “I know I’m selfish, but I’m old.” I just laughed and laughed out loud. Genuine laughter. He laughed, we both laughed, and somehow the dynamic changed.

On 6 June it would have been my father’s brother’s 100 birthday. My cousin posted on Facebook how he regretted never having told his father how much he owed to him through his life. I was very lucky that for my father‘s last 10 or 20 years I was emotionally mature enough to tell him often that absolutely everything I’ve achieved in my life I owed to him. I’m very lucky. But I’m very upset now thinking of my sister and I being “estranged”.
 
‘‘Twas a good job Diabetes and Insulin were not known about in the days of Shakespeare, otherwise
This quote from the play Hamlet, “To be, or not to be? That is the question—Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And, by opposing, end them?”
May have read;
To eat, or not to eat? That is the question ~
Blood sugars over the last few nights before bed and on waking have been:
5.8. 5.3
5.4. 6.0
5.4. 5.8
These 3 nights I’ve had a few biscuits (cream crackers) for supper.
Tonight’s reading was 5.5. With the 1 unit at teatime, will that have been used on the 29 carbs at tea or is it still going to drop overnight?
I’m still on Humulin M3 twice a day even though type 1. Plus what’s my pancreas kicking out as possibly still in honeymoon period.
Decisions decisions.
I’ll not have anything for supper and see what happens as don’t have to drive early in the morning, but I will have something by the bedside just in case.
Yes William had it easy when writing his plays.
 
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02:06 BS 6.3 🙂 A bit higher than my recent run of 5’s due to yesterday’s blip after that missed evening LR dose debacle & SO much nicer to be in target range!🙄:D Already had breakfast & 2 hours 10 minutes after breakfast 05:27 BS 7.7 & I may have overdone the bolus a teeny bit so, will keep an eye on it but, it may still be ok as I was a wee bit late in testing: given the unpredictability of pre bolusing or not & the peak times of 90 *minutes or 2 hours I tend to compromise a bit & test at 1 hour 45 minutes after; was reading the autobiography of Agatha Christie, just bought on kindle yesterday & lost track of time! It’s a fascinating to read about her life in her own words & it’s a whole different world back in her early childhood during the end of the Victorian era & the Edwardian era that followed! Just finished part 1 about her childhood in Ashfield & about to start part 2.😎

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

Ooohhh! After the run of nice clear, sunny days yesterday was hazy with light cloud overcasting the sky & I waited in vain all morning for it to clear to see the annular eclipse! :( I just can’t help that frown of disappointment! I’ve only seen one other solar eclipse before & that was in Venice in 1999: decided not to go to Cornwall, where my younger brother went, where it was total & opted to go on my usual summer holidays; opted for Venice where it was 99% & just out of total by 20 miles across the lagoon! Still pretty unforgettable though watching it for hours sitting on the steps of a church across from the train station near my hotel & munching on a cheese & herb rectangular slice of pizza from a street vendor!😛😎 I was easy & the Venetians, pretty much, weren’t that fussed & went about as usual! My brother was in amongst the hordes that had descended on Cornwall & being jostled about!o_O:D

Edited to correct the peak times:- should be 90 minutes to 2 hours! 😳
 
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