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Group 7-day waking average?

ColinUK said:
What do you think it's likely to show?
I mean do you have an expectation that it's going to be OK or are you fearing the worst?

Either way it's something it's better to know than not and you also know it's something you can influence so don't be too disheartened if it isn't as low as you'd like?

I know if I had an HbA1c right now I'd be happy with a small rise. I think that's realistic given everything that's happened this last year for me.
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I have a feeling it will have risen. I have had a very bad pandemic including a session of furlough - which resulted in a bout of depression which in turn led to some bad food choices and a lot less exercise.

I have worked really hard to control the condition by diet alone, as I hated Metformin. I managed to get off them quite quickly and have been off them for about two years. My concern is that I will have raised my levels to a point where the nurse or doctor will start to suggest/insist that I go back on them. It is simply that I will be very disappointed.
 
ColinUK said:
Try Glasses Direct - I was suspicious at first because it's online but they've had really good customer service. I'd used their sister company for contact lenses for years but now I use them and Vision Express mainly.
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Thank you. I am going to look at these. My bloody dog destroyed one pair and damaged my spare pair. Varifocals are not cheap😱
 
Kopiert said:
Thank you. I am going to look at these. My bloody dog destroyed one pair and damaged my spare pair. Varifocals are not cheap😱
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You are dead right they are, my last pair cost me £700. But then I have ultra thin, reaction lenses and rimless frames. The adjustment is very critical so I am nervous of even trying an on - line service.
I hope you get on Ok with them if you decide to try.
 
Leadinglights said:
You are dead right they are, my last pair cost me £700. But then I have ultra thin, reaction lenses and rimless frames. The adjustment is very critical so I am nervous of even trying an on - line service.
I hope you get on Ok with them if you decide to try.
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I am thinking a basic pair form an online store and maybe...maybe...get a new pair of varifocals from a local shop. I had a couple of pairs but they dont seem to work that well for reading, so I seem to always take them off. I suspect they are not fitted completely properly.
 
Some feedback:

A good day.

Cake made (see pic). Unfortunately it left me with a BG of 7.5 two hours later. Is that ok or should I avoid it in the future. All in I probably ate about 45g of carbs in just the cake.

Daughter did ring to say that she will visit on Saturday. So that's good.

One card, from my wife.

No pressys

Overall a lovely day.

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Gwynn said:
Some feedback:

A good day.

Cake made (see pic). Unfortunately it left me with a BG of 7.5 two hours later. Is that ok or should I avoid it in the future. All in I probably ate about 45g of carbs in just the cake.

Daughter did ring to say that she will visit on Saturday. So that's good.

One card, from my wife.

No pressys

Overall a lovely day.

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BS 7.5 is EXCELLENT 2 hours after cake! :D

I, in italics, would accept ANYTHING around BS 10 two hours after cake as I CAN go much higher if I get the bolus wrong! 🙄

Lovely looking cake too! 😛

Glad to hear you had a lovely Birthday @Gwynn 😎:D😉
 
That cake looks delicious and honestly it’s once in a blue moon that you have something like this so just enjoy it!
 
Well, this sensor has behaved itself yesterday and today and has been accurate. I managed 2 whole days at 100% in target....until tonight! After an extremely stressful afternoon at work followed by having to do work at home (i finished it half an hour ago!) which i wad told needed to be done for tomorrow morning when i get in, my levels have shot to 12.9 o_O 😱!!! I really need another job
 
@freesia thats tough reading, your job really sounds stressful and it doesn’t sound like you have enjoyed it for some time, maybe now is the time to look for something different if possible. Can’t be any harm in having a look about xx
 
SueEK said:
@freesia thats tough reading, your job really sounds stressful and it doesn’t sound like you have enjoyed it for some time, maybe now is the time to look for something different if possible. Can’t be any harm in having a look about xx
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I enjoy being with the children and i love working with the people i work closely with. Its just politics etc. I will definitely be looking around now. Hubby says to just finish and we'll manage but i don't want to "manage", i want to be able to enjoy doing things and you need to earn to do that. Its definitely time i think.
 
Good morning 6.6 today
 
Good morning 🙂 5.1 for me and 16.0 units of tresiba done
 
Good morning to you all. Ahhh that cake. Hmmm

Actually the best success yesterday, food wise, was the prawn cocktail. I made up a new type of sauce. Nothing special except that I made sure there was nothing in it that my wife could not eat. The sauce was really really nice and she loved it too.

BG is behaving itself again now 4.4

Weight shot up so its exercise forever today and bread and water (but without the bread) only 🙂 diet. And it's not raining so I can get out to walk without risk of getting soaked.

Thanks for all of your encouragement. I was surprised at my own shocked reaction to to BS yesterday. I need to re-install the Vulcan App into my brain.

Have a great day everyone
 
Morning folks. An unexplained 8.2 for me. Absolutely no idea why. My numbers didn’t rise out of the 7s yesterday, was 7.2 at bedtime but heading down so had a 13 grm slice of toast with peanut butter. Dipped at midnight, stayed quite steady until 3 and just kept going up til 6.30. I’ve had a recount on the metre, it was near enough the same. Ah well, it was still in range, that’s all I can hope for.

Wander into town today, Mr Eggy’s haircut and I really must start the Christmas shopping. I haven’t even bought any cards! TBF I have got everyone’s main present. I’ve booked the entire family, all 13 of us, to go to Centre Parks for the weekend next September. No one knows, it’ll be a surprise on Christmas morning, a nice one I hope! So just need “ token” gifts for them all to open on the day. But knowing me, I’ll end up spending far too much as usual. 😳

Cake looks delicious @Gwynn. In the 7s after cake, that’s blooming fantastic, even a Muggle would be in the 7s or even higher! Glad you had a better day than you thought. Who needs birthdays at our age anyways? 😉

Have a great day everyone, @freesia there’s nothing worse than not wanting to go to work, I hope you find something more suitable and less stressful. 🙂
 
Lanny said:
BS 7.5 is EXCELLENT 2 hours after cake! :D

I, in italics, would accept ANYTHING around BS 10 two hours after cake as I CAN go much higher if I get the bolus wrong! 🙄

Lovely looking cake too! 😛

Glad to hear you had a lovely Birthday @Gwynn 😎:D😉
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