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Group 7-day waking average?

It was 6/something this morning. Thanks for the congratulations I'll be working at a small family theme park
 
Good morning everyone

BG 4.9

After yesterdays efforts I am very tired, however, the Sunday service went really well thank goodness.

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Today rest, exercise, rest and maybe some more rest. Oh, I have to sort out the violin part for a composition. Better get on with it...

Have a great day today whatever you are doing
 
Good morning - 5.4

Have a great day everyone.
 
Morning. 6.3 on this very frosty morning.

Up early today as I’ve to drive Mr Eggy to the opticians for opening time. He injured his eye on Friday, this is where the receptionist at Boots opticians laughed yesterday, he poked it with the corner of his pillow whilst turning it over! He joked to her we were having a pillow fight! Anyhoo, he’s obviously scratched it, it’s very red, sore, blurry and now it’s aching. Boots pharmacist sent us to their optician and the Boots optician told him to get some antibiotic eye drops, which we did, and to go to his own opticians ASAP or A&E! We’re just going to turn up on the doorstep and hope she can see him straight away, or at least point us in the right direction, I’m almost certain you can go to the eye department in an emergency situation. Anyone know? Not sure this counts as an emergency as such, but he’s in a lot of pain, and can’t see properly, hence me driving. This is how bad it is, he never went upstairs on to his computer last night when Call the Midwife came on! That constitutes an emergency to me! TBF he just laid down with his eyes closed but still had to listen to me sobbing for an hour!

Hope your Monday goes to plan and watch out for those innocent looking pillows on your bed. They’re lethal!
 
@eggyg I think there is always (or should be) someone available from ophthalmology in A&E, if they aren’t there in person then they advise.
 
RichardsUsername said:
Good morning all.

6.2 for me. Finally got a diet that seems to work for me. But it's not cheap.

Have a good one people.
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What are you eating Richard? It doesn’t have to be the best fillet steak. Chicken thighs are ridiculously cheap and with a big plate of vegetables or salad are delicious. I just put them in the oven with some oil dribbled over and salt and pepper and cook for about 45 minutes on a reasonably hot oven until the skin is nice and crispy. A small joint of gammon from Aldi is also very reasonable and can be eaten with eggs or cooled and sliced and eaten cold. Quality sausages, ie not full of oats, are another good choice. Eggs and cheese are good sources of protein too. I love a boiled egg as a snack when I’m feeling peckish and don’t want to reach for the crisps. Have a look at the Food/carb queries + recipes thread for inspiration. Apologies if you already know all this, but you shouldn’t need to bankrupt yourself to eat well. Let us know what you’re eating and maybe some of us can make some suggestions.
 
eggyg said:
What are you eating Richard? It doesn’t have to be the best fillet steak. Chicken thighs are ridiculously cheap and with a big plate of vegetables or salad are delicious. I just put them in the oven with some oil dribbled over and salt and pepper and cook for about 45 minutes on a reasonably hot oven until the skin is nice and crispy. A small joint of gammon from Aldi is also very reasonable and can be eaten with eggs or cooled and sliced and eaten cold. Quality sausages, ie not full of oats, are another good choice. Eggs and cheese are good sources of protein too. I love a boiled egg as a snack when I’m feeling peckish and don’t want to reach for the crisps. Have a look at the Food/carb queries + recipes thread for inspiration. Apologies if you already know all this, but you shouldn’t need to bankrupt yourself to eat well. Let us know what you’re eating and maybe some of us can make some suggestions.
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It's all relative to how much you've got coming in to what you need to spend. I live alone. A couple with good jobs two incomes coming into the household there would be no problem.

My rent has doubled in the last 12 months from £500 per month to £1000 per month.

I'm unemployed and get £1157 per month. That has to cover rent, all my bills and food, cleaning, laundry, cooking and if I don't want to smell.

Council Tax, Electric, Gas, Water etc are on top of rent.

500g of beef is about £4 same with chicken. Bread is a lot cheaper and lasts longer. I could get it cheaper at another supermarket but then I would have to factor in bus travel, (which then makes it more expensive) as I can't drive and wouldn't be able to afford to anyway.

Thanks for the suggestions. I have attempted to move into a cheaper property but again that's ridiculously difficult, worse than trying to navigate securing a job. I've applied for social housing and they've put me in band 5 lowest priority.
 
Morning a 6.7 for me as we have our last night in Harrogate and our lovely long w/ end in Yorkshire somewhere I have always felt at home.
Really nice 3 days with too much easy living and a bit of a carbfest but you have to compromise to enjoy those extra bits on occasion.
Been missing in action as focused on break and after a leisurely stop in Hebden Bridge where we stopped on way across and found a lovely cafe it will be back home.
Only fights were whether to spend time in charity shops or cafes but I simply gave in as always.
Hope you all had a great w/ end
 
RichardsUsername said:
It's all relative to how much you've got coming in to what you need to spend. I live alone. A couple with good jobs two incomes coming into the household there would be no problem.

My rent has doubled in the last 12 months from £500 per month to £1000 per month.

I'm unemployed and get £1157 per month. That has to cover rent, all my bills and food, cleaning, laundry, cooking and if I don't want to smell.

500g of beef is about £4 same with chicken. Bread is a lot cheaper and lasts longer. I could get it cheaper at another supermarket but then I would have to factor in bus travel, (which then makes it more expensive) as I can't drive and wouldn't be able to afford to anyway.

Thanks for the suggestions. I have attempted to move into a cheaper property but again that's ridiculously difficult, worse than trying to navigate securing a job. I've applied for social housing and they've put me in band 5 lowest priority.
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Wow! £1000 a month. That’s awful. I’m sorry if I’ve offended you, that was my never my intention, I really did it in your best interests. Hope things start to look up for you soon. Please reach out if you do need some advice on anything. No judgment on here.
 
Morning all, 6.4 here.
@eggyg , when my OH had an eye problem, we approached it via our optician, who rang the Oxford eye hospital. We later found out we could have phoned the eye hospital direct, as they do a telephone triage system, and either tell you to go straight in, or make you an appointment. I don’t know if all eye departments are the same, you may just access yours via A & E..
 
eggyg said:
Wow! £1000 a month. That’s awful. I’m sorry if I’ve offended you, that was my never my intention, I really did it in your best interests. Hope things start to look up for you soon. Please reach out if you do need some advice on anything. No judgment on here.
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It's cool. I very rarely get offended. Not my style.
 
Good morning! Two fat ladies, 8.8, today. OK with that as yesterday I added extra insulin after going stubbornly high around lunchtime and the tail overlapped my evening insulin. Hope things are smoother today ..

Shy mixed about a third each light grey white and blue with most in the middle distance.
 
eggyg said:
Wow! £1000 a month. That’s awful. I’m sorry if I’ve offended you, that was my never my intention, I really did it in your best interests. Hope things start to look up for you soon. Please reach out if you do need some advice on anything. No judgment on here.
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I do buy reductions, yellow stickers but that tends to be unhealthy products.
 
Robin said:
Morning all, 6.4 here.
@eggyg , when my OH had an eye problem, we approached it via our optician, who rang the Oxford eye hospital. We later found out we could have phoned the eye hospital direct, as they do a telephone triage system, and either tell you to go straight in, or make you an appointment. I don’t know if all eye departments are the same.
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I did think that but we’ll pop to optician first it might be quicker if she calls ahead for us if needed. Obviously if she can’t see him we’ll call 111 for advice. Thanks.
 
eggyg said:
I did think that but we’ll pop to optician first it might be quicker if she calls ahead for us if needed. Obviously if she can’t see him we’ll call 111 for advice. Thanks.
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If she can’t see him then maybe suggest she needs an optician herself.
 
In all seriousness hope Mr Eggy’s eye is ok and that everyone else is doing ok themselves and that everyone’s parents/children/horses/goats etc are in fine fettle today too.
 
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