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Group 7-day waking average?

Good morning everyone! Been away last week and manic at work this week so not been posting much. This morning was 4.3, hoping today will be good. With any luck I should be getting my Covid autumn booster today (going to try a walk in centre).
 
Good morning. The place looks newly washed under this morning's sunshine after yesterday's deluge. Off to get flu and covid jabs today and then back to the great workshop clear out. I ran out of brackets yesterday for increased shelf space so, instead, cannibalised an old ledge and brace door to make a gate to prevent Mr Wolf sneaking out behind the stables. I'll hang it today as I drew the line against operating a mains electric drill in a cold power shower...BG a splendid 5.00 this morning which given the amount fruit I ate with supper surprised me.
Have a great weekend everyone.
 
42istheanswer said:
You should be able to claim PIP and UC at the same time. UC replaced ESA (and other income based benefits) not PIP which isn't income based.

If you think you should have scored enough points for PIP then ask for a mandatory reconsideration
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@Lanny To add to this reply, go through the points allocation and score the answers you gave.
Pen a response going through your own assessment against the points they awarded you.
Literally:
2) Difficulty doing X unaided
You awarded me Y because “insert what’s been recorded as your answer” whereas I stated Z and should have been award N points

Do it for every single answer.

And ask for a reconsideration.

Pip and UC have nothing to do with each other.
 
Wannie said:
As @42istheanswer says if you are awarded pip it does not affect your claim for Universal Credit. Personal Independence Payments were created to replace Disability Living Allowance, though there are many people in receipt of DLA still. I would certainly ask for a mandatory reconsideration if you believe you are entitled and need the additional money and freedom that can bring.
You should have or will receive a list of the questions and your responses as written down by the assessor, I would advise you go through them careful and amend as necessary, remember when you do this to think of how you feel on your worse days, we are conditioned to say I'm fine I can do that, when in reality you may struggle most of the time with certain tasks. You can also ask for a letter, though you may have to pay for it, from your GP, asking him/her to outline any issues/problems you may have. Good luck!
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I’m not sure GPs can charge for that letter anymore. If they can it’s a flat fee.
 
6.3 this morning. Off to pick up a box (I’m guessing it’s printer ink) the post office and then maybe M&S for one of their faux fur hooded blankets and new slippers.
Yup it’s a rock n roll Saturday for me!
 
Morning all and 5.9 for me despite levels going up to 12. something at bed time. Reaction to flu jab?
Anyway all ok now.

On the band front a new track and video out today. I won't impose it on anyone but if you were to go on YouTube and search for 'Skeletal Family Cry Baby'......

Have a good day everyone.
 
khskel said:
Morning all and 5.9 for me despite levels going up to 12. something at bed time. Reaction to flu jab?
Anyway all ok now.

On the band front a new track and video out today. I won't impose it on anyone but if you were to go on YouTube and search for 'Skeletal Family Cry Baby'......

Have a good day everyone.
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Is it finally a cover of a STEPS song?!
 
Morning all... started sunny, now grey and threatening rain. Hubby needs to get to grips with the 10" high lawn that's grown whilst we were away and gather in the grapes from the vines that cover all the fences. Unfortunately the grapes are dropping onto the lawn and it's encouraged rats into the garden. He's off to get rat poison too.

6.9 this morning.... better than when on holiday, but not so good... however, developed a sore throat late last night. Woke with a cold, tested just in case and I've got bl**dy Covid! My second bout despite 4 vaccinations. I had appointments this week for flu jab, 5th covid booster, B12 and chiropracter for my sore shoulders... shall have to reorganise the lot!

@goodybags , hope your new specs are OK. I got new ones earlier in the year, but have struggled with them, BG must have affected the test when I had it done. Found my previous ones in a drawer and can see much better with them. So that was £276 down the drain!

@Barrowman congrats yet again on your HS.
 
6.3 this morning. Had the worst headache in a while (yes they're constant but vary in severity) start yesterday afternoon and continued all night - had me in tears it was that bad. Still there this afternoon but slightly less intense. Surprised it didnt affect bg, expected to wake up really high after that all night!

Too early to say whether this means that the painkillers were helping and cutting them out is causing the pain, or whether the painkillers were causing the pain and cutting them out is causing the initial worsening from withdrawal.
 
It was 8.8 seem be getting back on track blood sugar wise not with my other issues though
 
Well I appear to be twinned with @Barrowman (congrats again) as I am also on two house specials in a row although mine this morning is a bit of a cheat as it was engineered by the consumption of a Lidl Fizzy Worm (they have been out of JBs the last few weeks) an hour before, to treat a minor dip into the red despite a basal reduction last night. It was all going so well until 3am. I did sleep very soundly though and woke up quite refreshed as I often do when I drop into the red a bit.
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I had to head out to sort animals before I set off for my covid booster this morning, so I didn't have time to post earlier.

@Pattidevans So sorry to hear you have Covid again! Hope it is a mild dose.

@Lucyr Not sure I could forego painkillers for this long with a persistent and acute headache. Really feel for you. Must be very worrying as well as draining. Did the doc give any indication of how long for the painkillers to be out of your system to make a call on whether to return to them. Really hope you get some relief soon.
 
Oh and I got Wordle in 3 today. :D
 
Well walk in for covid autumn booster was a disaster :( Waited 3 hours and after several counts of the queue and being last in line with my wife we thought we would be ok. The organisers reckoned they had undercounted to allow for any broken / spoiled vaccine vials, etc. just about to go forward for the jab and one of the vaccinators came out to say they had run out totally! Literally they were 4 doses short ! Grrrrrr! Came back home and amazingly managed to book at a nearby pharmacy for tomorrow afternoon (appointments weren’t showing up yesterday so must have been added or the result of cancellations). So, fingers crossed for tomorrow afternoon now! At least it’s a timed appointment rather than another walk in lottery!

They did say we could go to the next walk in and jump the queue, giving us a card to confirm, but the next walk in is next Tuesday and with both of us working it would be difficult to make the time to get there.

Really hope we get the vaccines tomorrow!
 
MikeyBikey said:
Woke at 6:00 and went for a visit. I decided to do a BG and got 14.8. Recheck after shouting Rabbits and washing hands again 14.7. So shot up 10u Actrapid. Will check in a bit and go from there!

After injecting last night the area was was quite damp ans smelt of the preservative so I thought there had Ben a leak. A 7.9 at bedtime suggested all was well but it wasn't. So end's a totally carp week! But I will keep smiling!
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Was 8.9 at 8:00 so took usual dose. 5.5 at 5:00 and will recheck at 6:30.

@Pattidevans interesting to read about your wanderings through France. Went years ago and struggle to remember where I visited - maybeAmiens (are there war graves there?) and Reims but never got to Paris! Hope you have not got Covid. never had booster (shot 4) so concerned till I get autumn booster. Total nightmare to organise when you have mobility issues!
 
Eternal422 said:
Well walk in for covid autumn booster was a disaster :( Waited 3 hours and after several counts of the queue and being last in line with my wife we thought we would be ok. The organisers reckoned they had undercounted to allow for any broken / spoiled vaccine vials, etc. just about to go forward for the jab and one of the vaccinators came out to say they had run out totally! Literally they were 4 doses short ! Grrrrrr! Came back home and amazingly managed to book at a nearby pharmacy for tomorrow afternoon (appointments weren’t showing up yesterday so must have been added or the result of cancellations). So, fingers crossed for tomorrow afternoon now! At least it’s a timed appointment rather than another walk in lottery!

They did say we could go to the next walk in and jump the queue, giving us a card to confirm, but the next walk in is next Tuesday and with both of us working it would be difficult to make the time to get there.

Really hope we get the vaccines tomorrow!
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Just say "We are Holly and Phillip old chap! Toodle pip!" 🙂
 
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