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Group 7-day waking average?

One quick question folks
As a relative newbie trying to follow the beast’s movements, does the change in hour affect your Type 1. I can see the extra hour playing a role affecting the extra time from bed to breakfast but any other changes am I likely to find?
Many thanks.
 
Agggghhhh! The clocks go back. Thanks for the reminder.

Its really bucketting it down out there right now but I have to go out to get some stuff for us to eat today. Dodging raindrops may be a bit tougher today (managed it yesterday)

BG this morning a better 4.7. Quite happy with that. I wonder why they are all so low now?
Weight incredibly stable, same as yesterday.

I have something of a story about yesterday but I will put it up later and probably in a new thread.

Have a great day today everyone
 
Tested early this morning as having a hard time sleeping since just after 2.00am, couldn't stop thinking of a wholemeal muffin with wilted spinach, a poached egg or two and mock hollandaise sauce....my BG is 6.6 so about normal (even though I did indulge in a tiny piece of 85% dark chocolate a few hours ago, in the hope it would lull me back to sleep). Oh well at almost 7.00am maybe it is breakfast time .... muffins here I come!
 
Christy said:
Afternoon @Michael12421 , how are things with you now? Been wondering how you are.
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Good morning @Christy
I am fine thank you.
House filled with workpersons (PC) and the painters are here in 30 minutes to clean the ceilings of soot and then repaint.Apart from one more to come and fix the new oven in place and complete the extractor fan then that should be it.
 
DuncanLord said:
One quick question folks
As a relative newbie trying to follow the beast’s movements, does the change in hour affect your Type 1. I can see the extra hour playing a role affecting the extra time from bed to breakfast but any other changes am I likely to find?
Many thanks.
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07:03 BS 7.0 & rather relieved as I had TERRIBLE time of it bunging in my LR at 19:00 last night: in between pens so, 3 needle jabs as I can only dial up 60 then see how much is left after that before figuring out how much from the new pen? I can get semi blocked needles at times which are annoying as they still air shot the usual 2 units but, the pressure of pushing in the insulin either blocks it completely or it takes a long time to very slowly push it in! I had 3 semi blocked needles in a row from this box: I’ve had quite a few bad boxes recently where I get a lot of them; just never 3 in a row with one dose before! It was a Quadruple Whammy! 😱 Because I also wasn’t completely sure how much insulin I actually got as the first needle actually bent over towards the end of me pushing extremely hard to get all of that 60 through: felt it & it HURT!; the other 2 of 18 left in the old pen & 18 of the new pen, for a reduced total of 96, were a LITTLE bit easier to push through the semi blockage only because it was less pressure with a smaller dose!😱 So, I knew I definitely got the full 36 from the last 2 jabs & it was a question of how much of the 60 I got?o_O I’ll put this down to experience as I’m still not completely sure what I should do when I get blockages like this? I’ve preferred to slowly force through with semi blocked needles as I know what’s got in albeit very slowly to pulling it out with dripping to put in another needle as I don’t know what gets lost! But, then again trying to force through a full 60 maximum dose bent the needle right over, the full 90 degrees, inside me & it HURT AND dripped when I pulled it out!😱o_O I don’t usually push in a full 60 at once, anyway, & spilt it into 2 jabs but, when it’s near the end of a pen I don’t how much is left after 60 so, that’s the only time I do a full 60, see what’s left get that in & calculate how much to put in from the new pen!o_O Of course, if a needle is completely blocked at the start & I can’t push it at all I HAVE to pull it out with it dripping & I usually take it that I got zero & start again with another needle: has worked out ok but, sometimes I maybe got an extra unit or two which was manageable with more testing to catch any lowering BS!

What do YOU do when you get blockages? Any tips on what I should do?

I didn’t know what I’d wake on & just thought I’ll deal with any highs with a correction of NR after I bung in my LR this morning? Thankfully the full 96, 2 lots of 48, went in smoothly this morning with no blockages at all & I decided not to add a correction as 7 is a bit higher than yesterday but, still in range!

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 🙄
 
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6.6 this morning for me. Happy enough with that! Needed a small correction before bed to keep me in single figures.

@Lanny That sounds nasty. I have had partially blocked needles that needed more air shots to clear them but were OK when injecting. But then I use relatively small doses, so less pressure on the pen/needle. I can see why you have to grin and bear it and persist once you start because otherwise you have absolutely no idea how much of the amount you dialed up went in. Have they changed your brand of needles recently? I know there has been some cost cutting with needles and swapping to cheaper brands at my practice so perhaps make your Dr or nurse aware of the problems you are experiencing and ask for different ones. 3 duff ones in a row is BAD!
By the way, I hope you made a typing error there as 49x2 is 98 not 96.....
 
Morning all. It’s still raining, and I have a houseful, middle daughter ( eldest grandchild’s mum) decided to stay over last night, her hubby was working and she has FOMO! “Fear of missing out”, for those of you not down wiv the kidz! :D Wonder if that’s why my BGs were 8.1 and rising?

Even though it’s Saturday we’re having a full English which we would normally have on a Sunday. Mr Eggy in charge of the proceedings. Seven breakfasts! It’s like running an all inclusive hotel! I’d like to think they won’t need any lunch but I just know that won’t happen! At least daughter can entertain the tribe whilst I get on with final prep for party. Sausage rolls this morning, though I’ve cheated and bought ready made puff pastry.🙄

Have a great day all. 🙂
 
6.7

Getting ready for ParkRun. In the rain.
i keep telling myself it’s only rain and I won’t melt

Nice and slow today is the intention.
 
rebrascora said:
6.6 this morning for me. Happy enough with that! Needed a small correction before bed to keep me in single figures.

@Lanny That sounds nasty. I have had partially blocked needles that needed more air shots to clear them but were OK when injecting. But then I use relatively small doses, so less pressure on the pen/needle. I can see why you have to grin and bear it and persist once you start because otherwise you have absolutely no idea how much of the amount you dialed up went in. Have they changed your brand of needles recently? I know there has been some cost cutting with needles and swapping to cheaper brands at my practice so perhaps make your Dr or nurse aware of the problems you are experiencing and ask for different ones. 3 duff ones in a row is BAD!
By the way, I hope you made a typing error there as 49x2 is 98 not 96.....
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Spotted that & corrected! I put in 96 today as I’m feeling better & put it in before posting so, forgot the exact figures but, I definitely used the calculator to work out the two jabs before putting it in as I’ve already miscalculated once in my head with a recent dose! 😳
 
4.9 for me this morning. 🙂
I've only one clock to change tonight - the microwave. Dunno why I bother, it keeps losing several minutes a day. 🙄

Dez
 
MeeTooTeeTwo said:
4.9 for me this morning. 🙂
I've only one clock to change tonight - the microwave. Dunno why I bother, it keeps losing several minutes a day. 🙄

Dez
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Dez, don't you also have the clock on your BG meter to change? Probably less critical for you than those of us on insulin and needing it for driving but if it's not right when you claim your next HS it will cause a stewards enquiry😉.
 
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