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Group 7-day waking average?

another one reporting in the 6s today, 6.2 but wondering if that is the steroid nasal spray for my blocked nose.

Anyway, managed my 5k run yesterday and an hour yoga session, so feeling much better albeit achy this morning.

@SueEK - enjoy your massage

@Bloden - enjoy your knit and natter, I love to knit and crotchet, again unfortunately that thing called work gets in the way.

Oh and for anyone that read mine and Macca's thread re a mid-life crisis and a bit, I have decided I am going to go for the tattoo, having discussed it with hubby and kids, they also think I should go for it and not worry about what other people think.

Have a great day everyone
 
@Maca44 I don't want to be a (insert bad word/name here) BUT you did post the pic of that one a couple of days ago! LOL, I'll forgive you though and at least you'll get another supposed smile at my avatar haha

@Grannylorraine WOOHOO! Great to hear, where are you going to have it placed?
xx
 
Kaylz said:
@Maca44 I don't want to be a (insert bad word/name here) BUT you did post the pic of that one a couple of days ago! LOL, I'll forgive you though and at least you'll get another supposed smile at my avatar haha

@Grannylorraine WOOHOO! Great to hear, where are you going to have it placed?
xx
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Did I, Memory is worse than I thought :( .
 
Kaylz said:
@Maca44 I don't want to be a (insert bad word/name here) BUT you did post the pic of that one a couple of days ago! LOL, I'll forgive you though and at least you'll get another supposed smile at my avatar haha

@Grannylorraine WOOHOO! Great to hear, where are you going to have it placed?
xx
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Hubby and son say upper arm, for a small betty boop tattoo, I did think shoulder, but they said if I am going to do it, I might as well have the pleasure of being able to see it. Just got to find someone nd book in.
 
Just had my telephone appointment. Consultant was lovely and very supportive and listened to what I wanted to say . HbA1c is 52 which is a bit higher than I would like but he was very happy with it and said that he is giving me a big pat on the back and not to be too much of a perfectionist. Great news is that cholesterol is down to 4.5 (from 4.8) despite eating rather enormous amounts of saturated fats 😱 :D from cheese and cream and fatty meat and trigs were 1.36 so again he is very happy with that and so am I. He said blood results were all good so I assume my binge drinking the night before the blood test 😳didn't show me up on my liver function and therefore I didn't have to confess to it as a means of explaining a duff result. I promise I don't make a habit of it.... but I did rather enjoy it!
He is marking me down for an appointment in 6 months time so I am not written off the books just yet which I am pleased about and I had the choice of telephone or in person. I opted for whatever was easiest for him. Libre 2 will happen as and when the GP changes the prescription but he thinks it may take a little while to go through the system. I am not in any hurry so, apart from getting sorted with a Libre 2 reader from Abbott, it will happen when it happens.
All in all he is extremely happy with my progress and therefore I guess I have to be too although my personal goal is to get HbA1c a little lower next time.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Hubby and son say upper arm, for a small betty boop tattoo, I did think shoulder, but they said if I am going to do it, I might as well have the pleasure of being able to see it. Just got to find someone nd book in.
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You might get the bug I'm looking at 2 more on upper arm now there is some great artwork out there. I have spent my life worrying about what other people think and now I just don't care anymore.
 
Still here! Still alive!

Mental health has improved as I’ve given myself space to start to deal with things.

There’s a possibility that the long running legal thing may finally be settled this week but there’s no guarantee.

Food is more sensible now than it has been over the last few months. Still having the odd thing I perhaps should steer clear of but they’re much less frequently than previously.

Weight has stayed pretty much flat but I feel more comfortable in my skin. BG has been between 5.6 and 7.2 so that’s ok.

I’m about to unfreeze my gym membership and I’m determined to walk proudly into the free weights room and know I’ve every right to be there regardless of whether I’m looking more like I’m carved out of lard than alabaster!

Off to the folks this weekend to do a tonne more gardening as I’m hoping that 15 saplings will have arrived and I’ve a tonne more persuading to do as I want them to agree that I build two raised beds from the lawn over the wall onto the patio. It’ll cover the wall when viewed from the lawn and provide planting space with depth and give lots of space to green up the patio without pots.
 
ColinUK said:
Still here! Still alive!

Mental health has improved as I’ve given myself space to start to deal with things.

There’s a possibility that the long running legal thing may finally be settled this week but there’s no guarantee.

Food is more sensible now than it has been over the last few months. Still having the odd thing I perhaps should steer clear of but they’re much less frequently than previously.

Weight has stayed pretty much flat but I feel more comfortable in my skin. BG has been between 5.6 and 7.2 so that’s ok.

I’m about to unfreeze my gym membership and I’m determined to walk proudly into the free weights room and know I’ve every right to be there regardless of whether I’m looking more like I’m carved out of lard than alabaster!

Off to the folks this weekend to do a tonne more gardening as I’m hoping that 15 saplings will have arrived and I’ve a tonne more persuading to do as I want them to agree that I build two raised beds from the lawn over the wall onto the patio. It’ll cover the wall when viewed from the lawn and provide planting space with depth and give lots of space to green up the patio without pots.
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Nice to see you posting again. Yeah to going back to the gym, I am sure it will make you feel better.
 
Great to hear from you @ColinUK and by the sound of it making good progress. Really hope the civil legal case gets sorted soon as that will be one less thing dragging you down and making life mentally tough.... Goodness knows you have plenty of other stuff going on!
Sounds like you are doing really well with your diabetes management. Hope you are sleeping better too.... OK just actually sleeping at all would be good! Garden plans for your parents sound interesting and quite ambitious. Good for you. Hope you enjoy starting at the gym again.
Don't be so long before updating us next please. XX
 
Grannylorraine said:
Hubby and son say upper arm, for a small betty boop tattoo, I did think shoulder, but they said if I am going to do it, I might as well have the pleasure of being able to see it. Just got to find someone nd book in.
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Yeah I don't see my one on my shoulder blade often lol, it was the least comfortable to have done too, I wouldn't say sore but very hot when the needle was going over my actual shoulder blade bone xx
 
Maca44 said:
You might get the bug I'm looking at 2 more on upper arm now there is some great artwork out there. I have spent my life worrying about what other people think and now I just don't care anymore.
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When I had mine, upper arm at 50 years old, I was advised to get some anaesthetic cream to treat the area pre tattoo but didn't quite cover the entire area but it certainly worked as the bit I missed killed. Then they said to apply haemorrhoid cream afterwards to help retain the colour.
 
@ColinUK good to see you back. Glad to hear things are levelling out for you x
 
Good afternoon folks, sorry late on parade.
Two fat ladies for me this morning the result of a handful of very sweet strawberries & a slice or two of rich fruit cake late last night!!!:( Ah well, I did enjoy! 🙂 Very warm here, oppressive, my plants are flagging in the heat:(
Stay as well as you can my friends and......
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