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[PattiEvans]

Morning all, just dull and overcast through it was chucking it down when I woke at 8:30.

5.7 this morning with a flat line. Yesterday it was 9.4 with a climbing line all night. I've done nothing different. This disease really can be difficult a lot of the time.

@ColinUK thank you for the explanation of Yom Kippur. I found it very interesting. I don't actually get these religious requirements to fast, but at least it's only for one day. Ramadan seemingly goes on forever, though it's only dawn to dusk. When I was flying we'd arrive in the muslim countries usually about the time they would normally be able to get their evening meal. It was so hot and half the staff would be close to fainting, having not had anything to eat or drink since dawn. I felt it was so punitive.

@Robin, I'd hoped to hear you were feeling better, but it seems not. HUGS. I have been lucky, today I have no symptoms at all and yesterday insulin requirements dropped to normal - thanks I think to 4 vaccinations and a previous infection.

Congrats on the HS @Gwynn - you've worked hard enough for it.

@eggyg, I was only thinking yesterday that at least I can leave my toenails alone until next year now as no sandal wearing.

Hubby currently researching home contents insurance as we've cancelled our current one - after 3 months (during which they said their computers were down for 3 weeks) they have refused our claim for the contents of the bag that was stolen from the car in June. They weren't going to bother to tell us, until J rang them up when we got back from France. The reason they won't pay is that we cannot prove ownership of the things in the bag, as we have no receipts. It's not as if we claimed for anything expensive! Who on earth keeps receipts for a box of tights, some socks, shoes I bought 6 years ago but have only worn once. Several TShirts etc. It's really all bits and pieces but it added up to £384. What if the house burnt down complete with every receipt we've ever had? Their customer service sucks big time... lack of communication, obfuscation, etc. I could go on!

BTW not seen @Grannylorraine for ages, hope she is OK.

 

[Colin g]

Morning all on this wet day . 3.9 for me this morning so caught it just in time . Get my flu jab this afternoon. COVID jab next Friday . Stay safe

 

[Elenka_HM]

@Elenka_HM Good luck getting Libre. Do be politely insistent if they are hesitant. Make sure to have a list of other things you want to ask about. Are you using bolus insulin with every meal now? I know initially you were just using basal but I seem to remember you might have started using bolus now.
Let us know how you get on.

Thank you! Unlike the previous appointments, where I brought a long list of questions, this time the only thing I could think about was Libre. And luckily, the doctor and nurse were having the same idea! They said I will receive the material and I'll have to do a webinar, in around one month. Really pleased with that 🙂

I also feel I made good use of my day off (and it's still early). Walk 35 minutes to the hospital, pop in to Lidl for a little treat (it's Spanish week there) and walk back. That's exercise sorted. The weather is a bit miserable so I'm happy to stay at home with a cup of tea and book now 🙂

 

[Elenka_HM]

@rebrascora forgot to reply to the bolus part. I'm still taking only basal regularly, and the consultant seems happy with that considering my results. They reminded me that's likely to change with time and that I should contact them if I start seeing consistently higher BG. I've had Novorapid just a few times, on days I was particularly high, but it's not common so far.

 

[42istheanswer]

6.8 this morning, maybe the weird dreams I was having just before I woke creating enough adrenaline that my liver thought I needed help as it was down to 5.8 two hours post breakfast!

Apart from the random high result on Monday morning (maybe from the extra late dinner the night before despite the post meal check being ok) I seem to be still doing OK now I'm eating a bit more carbs (though it's still mostly 80-120g per day) including some bread, so long as I don't just have carbs. So I think nurse will be happy with the numbers on Friday and the next appt will be bloods in 3-ish months.

 

[Kaylz]

Evening guys

Can't remember what it was for me this morning, been running on the low side for a couple of days now

Currently got a pork joint in the oven waiting on Bruce and my mum getting in, it's her birthday today so thought it would be nice to have her up for her tea, I tried to encourage my grandad to phone her but he wasn't keen but it was fine for him to run down to us and get us to phone folk for him, his lack of thought is really getting to me xxxx

 

[Bloden]

Eggy legs!

It’s Red Tose Day!

 

[freesia]

Currently got a pork joint in the oven waiting on Bruce and my mum getting in, it's her birthday today so thought it would be nice to have her up for her tea

Aww thats a nice thought. Enjoy your meal together.

 

[rayray119]

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@rebrascora forgot to reply to the bolus part. I'm still taking only basal regularly, and the consultant seems happy with that considering my results. They reminded me that's likely to change with time and that I should contact them if I start seeing consistently higher BG. I've had Novorapid just a few times, on days I was particularly high, but it's not common so far.

I find that interesting as as until you mentioned I hadn't head of type 1 diabetic only using Basel insulin.

 

[Jenny65]

I always rush to see the posts on this thread that arrive in the evening. I am jealous as assume you have had a long lie in 🙂 but it could be shift workers or from another country, someone is waking up in a country somewhere I guess xx

 

[rebrascora]

I always rush to see the posts on this thread that arrive in the evening. I am jealous as assume you have had a long lie in 🙂 but it could be shift workers or from another country, someone is waking up in a country somewhere I guess xx

I think some people are just too busy in the morning to post, so they log in in the evening to catch up with everyone else when they have more time and post their morning reading now instead.

 

[Elenka_HM]

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I find that interesting as as until you mentioned I hadn't head of type 1 diabetic only using Basel insulin.

Yes, it's supposed to be temporary but as long as it works, it's easier for me. Doctor told me today that at the time of diagnosis the tests showed I was still producing a good amount of my own insulin (I was lucky, they caught me early). But the antibodies also show it's clearly type 1 and it's expected the production will decrease with time and eventually will need bolus as well. I just don't know when, but I'm not in a rush

 

[Lanny]

02:17 BS 8.0

An extremely early Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉

A moaning alert that you can skip!

Got all my shopping, thank goodness, & had an up & down day! Definitely SOMETHING not quite right as I was very short of breath all day & it was like the early days of post covid back in June/July of 2020 again just after getting it in in May 2020! Could breath, even completely horizontal in bed, it was moving around that was the problem! So, stayed in bed all day with cans of soup & bread brought into the bedroom & the only walking I did was to & fro to the little girl’s room & that’s not that far! I don’t have any other cold symptoms, no runny nose, just a bit blocked but, that’s per normal with me & would be better with cetirizine except that I’m not taking it as it elevates my heart rate & with all the inhalers, taking it 3 times a day now to cope with the breathlessness, I don’t want any higher HR than I can help it! Maybe just a slight cough but, think it’s more due to the dryer air from the heating so, drinking as much water as possible: more trips for more calls of nature; breathing & heart rates going up & waiting afterwards for them to come back down!

Whatever it is I hope it eases soon! AND on top of that, wouldn’t you just know it, I get a surprise cycle at the start of MY day yesterday, just before 09:00, that luckily I caught in the bathroom: otherwise it would have meant a bedding change; don’t EVEN want to think about doing THAT in my state of breathlessness yesterday so, that was a bullet dodged! BUT, if that had happened: would just have to suck it up & change the bedding; however many rest stops it would have taken! Just relieved it wasn’t necessary!

So, pretty wiped out & slept most of the day! I think the cycle has just exacerbated things as the start of one IS more tiring ANYWAY!

Oops! 😳 Didn’t know I was going to moan! Back in a mo: better stick a moaning warning up above!🙄

Still, it’s not ALL bad as cycle is already winding down after less than a day which I saw when I got up around 01:45 in the bathroom before testing!

Oh yes! Almost forgot! Just realised after posting yesterday’s waking reading that in all the drama of my asthma attack on Monday & it’s aftermath on Tuesday that TUESDAY was actually the 04/10/22 & my dad’s 95th birthday! SOOOHHHHH! Dad DID make it to his birthday, as far as I know, & surely somebody from the rest of the family would have told me otherwise! So, a belated Happy 95th Birthday goes to my dad! Yay!

And on that happy note I shall end my post! 🙂

 

[miguel81]

Good morning - 2.8

 

[goodybags]

Good morning 6.1 today

have a great day all 😎

 

[freesia]

Morning all. 7.3 and its so dark!! It needs to get a bit lighter soon, i want to hang out the washing before i go to work. Is it only Thursday? Such a long week.

 

[Eternal422]

Good morning everyone! 4.7 this morning after a night of being around 3 all the time. I did suspect I would be as once again (when will I learn?) I had a late snack with a bolus. This always drops me down to lows overnight, possibly due to the Levemir starting to kick in along with the Novorapid still on board. Still, the Libre is starting to help me change my habits as I now see exactly what affects my BG!

Hope everyone has a good day!

 

[Gwynn]

Good morning everyone

@Michael12421 wow so low and yet you always report that you are ok. It shocks me just to read your BG result. Hope you are ok

BG for me this morning a nice 4.7
BP 116/74
Pulse 62

All good

We went shopping yesterday which was a good time out together. It is so rare that my wife will leave the house at all, sadly.

Even though it was stormy, cold, wild wild windy day, I did go out for 3 shorter walks and only got rained on once, and even then it was only drizzle.

I got one of Marks and Spencer 'Best Ever Tifle's as a surprise yesterday. It went down a treat. Way way better than their normal trifles but double the price but but twice as large so it will last a few days and and and they taste soooo good 🙂 .

Nothing planned for today but I am sure I will think of something.

Its still very windy and dark out there so again I may miss my morning walk. I don't want it to tutn into a punishment !!!

Have a great day today whatever you are doing.

 

[eggyg]

Morning all. 7.6 for me this dark, early morning. Sitting on the balcony listening to the cicadas. I love that noise.

We’re up early so we can get a walk in before it gets too hot. Yesterday we had a lovely chilled morning on our bedroom balcony, ( main, bigger balcony only shady until about 10am) reading our books and watching the hustle and bustle of marina life. Then lunch and another read. Out for a walk at 3pm thinking it might be a tad cooler, was it heck, no breeze or anything, absolutely scorching. We walked along the harbour front. I spotted, what I think, is a whimbrel, similar to a curlew but smaller, so pleased with that. Only three miles walked yesterday. Back to apartment and I made a curry, I brought my own spices, it was good and my stomach behaved itself. Must be the extra Creon.

Hopefully a tad more comfortable waking earlier.
Have a fab day all. 😉

 

[TinaD]

Good morning. It is a bit nippy here - I needed a few stern words with myself before shucking off the duvet and heading for the test kit: BG 6.3. Despite the filthy cold blocking the airways managed to get a bit further forward with the workshop - amazing what you find when you tidy up so quite a few croaky "Ah ha"s. Taking breakfast back to bed until the CH takes the edge off the morning. Still no news on the female Ukrainians and the kids. I am being chased by the truancy officer. Taras (Dad Ukrainian) still here but not volunteering any info to me or his employer. Strangely he seems able to use his translation app on most subjects but not on simple questions "Are they coming back?" "When?". Do not want to be heavy handed but think I need to contact a Ukrainian speaker to sort this out.
Have a good day everyone.