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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning all and it was a 5.8 but decided it was too early, then a 7.0 and when I finally sprang into action 6.3.

Received a minuteful kidney test kit through the post yesterday. Consists of a pot to pee in, a dipstick and a colour chart. You scan the stick on your phone via the accompanying app which analyses the results. All ok but seems a bit of a waste as I just submitted a sample just over a week ago. For some reason the surgery have decided they want to reviews as well as the hospital. I can only assume there must be money in it for them.

Have a good day everyone.
 
5.4 for me but that was after a 4 unit correction for a 12.2 a couple of hours earlier. Totally my own fault as I lost control of my eating at bedtime (the usual result of me going off piste from my low carb menu the previous day) and had about 7-10 prunes with crunchy peanut butter, eating them just one at a time. Kept saying to myself that I wouldn't eat any more and then I did, so had to keep sticking in more insulin. Lost track of where I was at with carbs and insulin but knew the peanut butter would release overnight and keep me from dropping low. My graph suggests I was only into double figures for about an hour so not too bad. 4 units seems like a bit of overkill for a 12.2 but I knew I would be waking before it was spent and it could always deal with any DP/FOTF and the peanut butter would still be releasing a bit. Looks like it worked out pretty well anyway.
I find intuitively using my insulin in conjunction with my Libre and correcting with carbs or insulin later rather than actively counting carbs and using ratios and correction factors, works well for me and takes a lot of the mental strain out of it. Just knowing that I can nudge things one way or the other a bit when I need to, if I keep an eye on my Libre (ie sugar surfing) gives me the confidence to be more bold with my corrections and insulin doses in general.

Off to my sister's this afternoon to play with her GGs and then be well fed by her lovely husband.

@TinaD So impressed with the thought, work and organization you have put into welcoming your Ukrainian guests. I am in awe of your achievements! I cannot imagine how difficult it must be for them to be uprooted from everything they know and their loved ones and I hope that they will find peace of mind, and hope in their new home with you. Sounds like the children are off to a good start (the bikes were a great idea) and I am sure they will enjoy the country/farm environment with the animals. Good luck to you all!

@ColinUK Yes, red kites are huge! There was a reintroduction program here in our valley about 20 years ago and they are really flourishing and we see them almost daily. I also see deer daily from my kitchen window/back door. I had to chase a young buck the other evening that was giving one of my fruit tree saplings a really hard time! 🙄
 
ColinUK said:
7.1 this morning for me after a late night but a pretty good sleep.

Went out to Bushy Park house spotting and they had lovely houses but all frankly a little deer.

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I think this is a hawk or falcon of some kind. It was quite small. Reddish on top. It hovered for ages above long grass and would drop lower in steps closer to prey but didn’t see it successfully get anything.

It was probably after the well disguised rabbits and mice!

There’s a rabbit in the centre of this picture!

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The deer were fabulous. They’re truly wild, obviously it’s a managed herd but they are wild and have freedom to roam over 95% of the park.
There’s a sense of then accepting our presence with a slightly disdainful wariness but then we found ourselves surrounded by grazing bucks and does as they ate and cooled down in the river.

One young buck sat down no more than three foot away and this particular herd numbered about 50 or so.

What did change was when a puppy slipped the leash and came over to investigate. In a flash the herd was not running away but actually all stood their ground and made a move on the puppy who ran back to his distraught owners.

Walked 20km over the course of the very relaxed day and I’ll certainly head back to Bushy Park again as it’s such a special place.

Also happens to be the location for the first ever Park Run!
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Beautiful. Think the bird might be a kestrel. Just going by the description. They are a red brown, quite small and will hover for ages. Google it, see what you think.
 
11:34 BS 11.4 Sigh! I forced myself to go to bed a bit earlier & had a right royal battle to sleep around 6am & now forcing myself up, at coffee point, as I’m trying out the new, to me, Taylors Lava Java coffee bags! I obviously underdid the NR bolus for a Chinese takeaway last night of Salt & chilli king prawn with chips & a can of coke! 60 NR usually does the trick but, I had coke too & my basal is a bit lower now too so, not factoring in both those things properly & I wake on double figures this morning! Ah well! 😳🙄:confused:

Just about squeeze in! 😱 A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉
 
Good late morning everyone.

another 4.6 BG

Busy on an App update today

Have a great day today whatever you are doing
 
ColinUK said:
7.1 this morning for me after a late night but a pretty good sleep.

Went out to Bushy Park house spotting and they had lovely houses but all frankly a little deer.

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I think this is a hawk or falcon of some kind. It was quite small. Reddish on top. It hovered for ages above long grass and would drop lower in steps closer to prey but didn’t see it successfully get anything.

It was probably after the well disguised rabbits and mice!

There’s a rabbit in the centre of this picture!

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The deer were fabulous. They’re truly wild, obviously it’s a managed herd but they are wild and have freedom to roam over 95% of the park.
There’s a sense of then accepting our presence with a slightly disdainful wariness but then we found ourselves surrounded by grazing bucks and does as they ate and cooled down in the river.

One young buck sat down no more than three foot away and this particular herd numbered about 50 or so.

What did change was when a puppy slipped the leash and came over to investigate. In a flash the herd was not running away but actually all stood their ground and made a move on the puppy who ran back to his distraught owners.

Walked 20km over the course of the very relaxed day and I’ll certainly head back to Bushy Park again as it’s such a special place.

Also happens to be the location for the first ever Park Run!
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Small, red back, long hover, head down position: kestrel? Red kite are not small - they are huge and have forked tails.
 
Well! Eventually eating breakfast & that Lava Java coffee! Had already DP busted before posting earlier & it only brought me down a bit, a bit too conservative there too with 16 NR & not enough on lower tresiba, 13:02 BS 10.6! 🙄

Another 3 minutes brew with 4 pumps of cinnamon syrup & 50 ml of hot milk with a Belvita blueberry soft bake with 36 NR a bit more for coffee! The verdict it’s too strong for me at number 6 compared to 4 for the Italian roast in strength so, will try a 2 minute brew next time: I usually put in 3 pumps of syrup & by instinct after smelling it after the brew put it an extra pump so, it’s not too bad but, I can taste it’s too strong for me! :confused:

Edited to add:- Oops! Forgot to mention the half oatcake! 😳 In case anyone new wonders about it? I combat rising blood sugars after waking if I don’t want to eat yet with half an oatcake & half of my breakfast dose of NR which is 16 units now but, I forgot to factor in the higher than target range BS this morning!🙄 I don’t seem to be QUITE on the ball at the moment!😳 Little adjustments!:D:rofl:😉
 
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My night-time low alarm is set for 3.5
This morning at 5:30, the alarm woke me up. Two Dextro tabs and a white coffee later my levels are restored and I'm wide awake. The day begins.

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Normal regime is Levemir at 11am, and 11pm, but I am currently taking my morning shot as soon as I get out of bed in a bid to halt the daily 'foot on floor' rise. Looks good for today. Experiment continues.
 
Good afternoon guys! Woke up late, but not so late: 12:30, and my BG was 5'5.

I'm happy with my diabetes management yesterday. Dropped another unit from my Levemir, didn't see higher numbers and actually was 4'2 in my usual 8pm check. Still had to work a couple hours so had 1 JB, a small piece of bread and a spare chocolate from the box we use for customers' coffees. Usually I would overdo it a bit and eat a lot more bread (just because it's ready available) but this time I had just enough and was 5'9 2 hours later, when I could finally get dinner.

Night out went better than expected, no alcohol at all but tons of dancing, and some other activities I won't go into more detail 😉
 
ColinUK said:
I knew it wasn’t a pigeon, swan, duck or ostrich!
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Good list. Pretty much the extent on my certainty for that size too. I would add ‘sea gull’ but that’s not actually a specific bird and there are bazillions of them that all look the same! :rofl:

Plus ‘pheasant’ but that is distinctive by the tire marks down its back and kerbside habitat.
 
@Pattidevans I didn't watch any of Eurovision this year but I've heard good things of both the Spain and UK numbers, so I'll find them in YouTube later 🙂
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Good list. Pretty much the extent on my certainty for that size too. I would add ‘sea gull’ but that’s not actually a specific bird and there are bazillions of them that all look the same! :rofl:

Plus ‘pheasant’ but that is distinctive by the tire marks down its back and kerbside habitat.
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I’d recognise a partridge, pheasant, grouse as well I guess. And cassowary but hopefully I’d never met one of those in the wild!
 
Evening

Been feeling a bit c**p since Friday, does anyone else treat a cold differently these days? Mum developed a cold on Tuesday and my first thought was to message Bruce to make him aware and let him decide if he still felt comfortable enough coming up, Friday I started to develop a sore throat (not surprising as mum has been coughing and sputtering absolutely everywhere) and again straight away messaged him to let him know and let him decide what he wanted to do 🙄

Anyway after feeling a little off, having a sore lower back and very little sleep last night due to the neighbours drinking out the back most of the night I woke to an absolutely shocking 16.8 today (I did fall asleep for a brief period until I was woken by Bruce headbutting me by accident in his sleep)

Today food isn't interesting me and although I've tried every time I try to swallow it I feel like I want to be sick, mums making it seem like I'm being ungrateful but the high BG on top of everything else is the cause but she seems to think I'm making it up, its times like this I wish people were more understanding about how things affect you xx
 
@Kaylz if i feel rough my levels always rocket. Hope you feel better soon
 
@Kaylz i definitely treat a cold differently these days as as soon as the symptoms start i work from home instead of the office, avoid socialising in person etc to try and reduce the risk of spreading it.
 
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