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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning

Trying a Libre again, finger prick 8.4, diabox 7.0 and librelink 6.6. was only applied at half 4 last night so may pick up

No idea how either of those 2 got on with their bus but Stagecoach still haven't put out a service update

Today will be a day of looking at beds, bedside drawers etc and bookmarking them for Bruce to have a look at and also doing an eliquid order for him xx
 
Morning all. 5.6 for me. I've upped the basal by half a unit, still got another couple of days before i notice any difference. Also, still getting the alarm go off for DP at 3am every morning. Yesterday was another day of needing corrections. Oh well....

@Lily123 Lanhydrock is beautiful. I love Cornwall.

@eggyg Happy Anniversary! You both look lovely in the photo.

@Michael12421 maybe its the heat? 44° must be unbearable and the heat can mask hypo symptoms.
 
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Happy Anniversary @eggyg 🙂

Dez
 
freesia said:
@Michael12421 maybe its the heat? 44° must be unbearable and the heat can mask hypo symptoms.
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But I am used to the heat and I keep myself fully hydrated, for the past month I have been getting through at least 2 litres of water each night, and as much again during the day. I don't know why it happened but I will monitor more often today
 
Morning everyone. 9.0
DSN had me up my basal on Friday and tonight too if waking was still over 10...guess no increase tonight then :D
 
8.9 first test test this morning
 
Michael12421 said:
Good morning - 11.0

Strange event happend.

Normal day 2 walks, one drive and a bit of housework. It was 44 degrees yesterday and I was tired so decided on having dinner earlier. Started cooking at 5 pm, dished up at 5.30 and the next thing I remember was waking up on the kitchen floor at 7.30. Minor head wound but otherwise compos mentis and a BS reading of 1.9. Ate some bisuits and Turkish Delight with no bolus and crawled to bed. Have not had an episode like that for a very long time.
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Is there anyone you can speak to about that episode? I'm not sure how diabetes care works in Spain? Hope you're okay.
 
rayray119 said:
Is there anyone you can speak to about that episode? I'm not sure how diabetes care works in Spain? Hope you're okay.
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Unfortunately not. My local doctors freely admit they only know about the basics of diabetes. There is only one diabetic consultant in the Province, based in the capital. His/her waiting list is 9 months. Total population is almost 700,000. I don't know what the percentage of those are diabetic, but in my small village I know of 20. All in all it does not seem very good.
 
Morning all well it was 6.7 for me this morning.

Must sort through my bags of instrument leads and cables. Some of the more elderly ones could do with chucking out. Need reliable stuff for when we start gigging again.

Have a good day everyone.
 
Morning all on this grey and windy day. No sun forecast until Thursday!

Well well well, do not know what I did to deserve this HS! However, I will happily take it!
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Had a lovely day with our friends yesterday... as usual their hospitality was wonderful, (prawn caesar salad, moroccan lamb and apricot tagine with cous cous, chocolate mousse, a divine cheeseboard, then coffee and choccies). Unfortunately I couldn't do it justice as my nose started running as soon as I ate a couple of mouthfuls, I quickly became completely stuffed up and couldn't breathe. This is happening all the time - I have no idea why. Be grateful for any ideas. Tthe sea was very rough, lashing over the rocks below their balcony and the Mount was shrouded from view by rain.

Happy Anniversary @eggyg. Lovely pic. We will be joining you with a curry tonight, but chicken Kahari ( from a packet mix I bought at St Ives food fair) and home made sag aloo with garlic and coriander naan.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN @MeeTooTeeTwo on your HS.

@Michael12421 what a horrible experience for you. I hope you have no recurrences today.

@Kaylz - if you possibly can, go to a shop to buy a bed and spend some time with both of you lying on a selection of them before making a choice. It's one of the most important buys you will ever make. Then once you've tried the beds and decided, you can see if you can get it cheaper off the internet. We spent a long time in the furniture shop before deciding on a Hypnos bed and the proprietor of the shop matched the best price we found on the internet.
 
Good morning everyone, a 6 for me.

@Michael12421 I feel lucky to have been diagnosed here, as from what I heard from my diabetic aunt and my friends in the medical field, there are more resources than in Spain. They were particularly impressed with the courses and info I got from the beginning. Though I know not everyone in the UK is that lucky.

Had an unusual night of sleep, woke up at 1 and 5 am from bad dreams. First one I was having a serious hypo, fell on the floor in front of some business and started shaking. The person on the door accused me of being a drug addict and refused to help. Woke up and tested, and even with a normal BG, I popped one single jelly baby to calm myself down.
 
Pattidevans said:
@Kaylz - if you possibly can, go to a shop to buy a bed and spend some time with both of you lying on a selection of them before making a choice. It's one of the most important buys you will ever make. Then once you've tried the beds and decided, you can see if you can get it cheaper off the internet. We spent a long time in the furniture shop before deciding on a Hypnos bed and the proprietor of the shop matched the best price we found on the internet.
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Unfortunately it isn't possible, there isn't any such shop for 30 miles and I'm not ready to use public transport plus Bruce has to be careful with how much time he has off work, we know we want an ottoman frame so its just the mattress that we have to come to a decision on, I've spent years on a sofa bed mattress with a futon mattress on top so any proper mattress is an upgrade for me :rofl: xx
 
No idea what's going on. Yesterday was a bad 15.5 and today was only slightly better at 13.2. However, today I woke feeling headachey and slightly nauseous. Will do a LFT later. To my surprise I went slightly hypo (3.7) yesterday lunchtime. I suspect HD background stress and phantom pain are not helping! ☹️
 
Brilliant consultation at the hospital. Referral for some treatments I don’t really understand but I’ll look into them when they come though.
Classic Achilles tear. Not a particularly bad one but confirmed it was compounded by healing poorly and being torn again.
Pages of exercises. Suggested Pilates as well as yoga and very short distances of running with the caveat that if the pain is worse the day after then I cut the distance down further. Same goes for walking.

I feel ok now but was miserable immediately afterward as it means no Big Half and very unlikely for Royal Parks Half.
 
Today turned into another nightmare.

Wife accusing 'intruders' for stealing her soap bag. I found it where she left it. That did not make her happy. In fact she continued down the rabbit hole and eventually exploded accusing me of treating her like a slave amongst other things. What? You cannot be serious. I decided to get out of the house and walk on the beach to get a better feeling in life generally.

Her condition is very hard to live with
 
Congrats on the HS @MeeTooTeeTwo and @Pattidevans.
@Pattidevans the meal you had last night sounds amazing. Its a shame the view over the Mount wasn't as good though. I hope you're feeling less snuffly today, maybe hay fever symptoms?

@ColinUK, glad you got sorted at the hospital. At least now you know what it is and how to treat it. I know you can't do your half marathons now but you will in the future. Take the time to get back to full health. Take care.
 
goodybags said:
Hi Good afternoon, I did get up this morning and my BS was 6.9 today

been a busy day as took my wife, her friend & son down to Milton Keynes (for the market)
then had a late lunch on the way home.

Yesterday we received a email from my solicitor ref the house were trying to buy.
apparently the sellers solicitor is still awaiting to hear the probate to be be granted (this will be the second grant of probate) following the sad passing of the person who originally had been granted probate on the est of his late brother (the property we’re trying to buy) it’s been quite a journey the buying process of this house,
having had our offer accepted back in February.
still we’ve around another 6-8 weeks until we would need to re apply for another mortgage (if the bank don’t offer an extension to the offer) - hopefully things should happen before much longer.
off work tomorrow, having a long weekend - then back to the grind stone on Tuesday.

hope everybody’s having a great day 😎
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Kaylz said:
Unfortunately it isn't possible, there isn't any such shop for 30 miles and I'm not ready to use public transport plus Bruce has to be careful with how much time he has off work, we know we want an ottoman frame so its just the mattress that we have to come to a decision on, I've spent years on a sofa bed mattress with a futon mattress on top so any proper mattress is an upgrade for me :rofl: xx
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@Kaylz I would highly recommend a memory foam mattress as being the most comfortable and you are not aware of your OH tossing and turning. We bought one on line and it has been fine and many companies offer a return policy if you find it not suitable.
 
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