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Group 7-day waking average?

Robin said:
Morning all, 7.2 here. I put Borlotti beans into a sausage casserole last night as a change from my usual speckled lentils, and BG suddenly started to climb the Himalayas at bedtime.
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Spookily enough I had butter beans in a sausage stew last night and I rose steadily all night! I’m fine with chick peas and kidney beans.
 
Robin said:
All beans are equal, but some are more equal than others.
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Robin you are the George Orwell of beans.
Ironic that the Animal Farm reference you quote is also written by the author of Road to Wigan Pier about 1 mile from the biggest baked bean factory in Europe.
So are all 57 varieties of bean unequal?

Robin said:
All beans are equal, but some are more equal than others.
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A 4.5 for me today. 🙂

Dez
 
Morning all and 6.3 for me. Two dextrose tablets required at 03:00

Recorded some more guitar last night so got that to edit and distribute. Just finished before one of the input channels on the mixer packed in.

Have a good day everyone.
 
Morning

6.4 and finally starting to feel better, taking today off of work as I want to get back to full strength, so possibly won’t go back now until Monday, feel slightly guilty, but I could only knit for a short while yesterday before my arms aches and my head hurt, I was only knitting the sleeve of a baby jumper and rarely had to look at the pattern.
 
7.0 today for me.

Very lazy day yesterday, only a quick outing to the GP for a follow up appointment about my lump in the throat/ acid reflux. Thankfully the omeprazole has done the trick so it really seems like it was just acid reflux that gave the lump in the throat feeling. The doctor very kindly put in a double repeat prescription order for me to cover our time away in Australia with some spare.

Not much more planned for today other than a bit of “pottering” which is a bit new to me still! My wife is going out to meet up with a friend so I’ll be left to my own devices for a while :rofl:

Take care everyone!
 
After a restless night I eventually gave up trying to drop off again so got up at 05:30, tested while the kettle boiled and found myself back on the right side of the border with a 5.7 this morning. Settled down with a cuppa and a handful of nuts and turned on the tv to watch the cricket. Unfortunately, after a decent start, I ended up watching another England batting collapse.

I'll be 76 at the end of May so went online on Saturday to renew my driving licence, maybe for the last time - who knows? New licence turned up yesterday...! I'd deliberately applied as soon as I was 90 days from my current licence expiring, to allow for any delays at the DVLA, so I'm impressed. Having said that I suspect that no actual person was involved. Surprised to see the same photo as on my old licence rather than the one on my current (blue) passport, though.

Final WhatsApp video chat with the family earlier. They had a lovely day exploring Christchurch and the weather was lovely too, with blue sky and temperatures in the mid-20s. Homeward bound later - their flight leaves just after 5 o'clock this afternoon our time, 6 o'clock Friday morning there.

Thursday, so my usual swim before lunch and I'll pick up something for tea on my way back. Salmon steak in pole position at the moment.

Pleased to hear you're feeling better @Grannylorraine
 
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Apologies my irony reference may have not been clear and appreciate he wrote Road to Wigan Pier as non fiction.
Appreciate the difficulties you have with cars parked on pavement obstructing your mobility and know these inconsiderate people are not always easy to have a balanced discussion with about the isssue.
 
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Eternal422 said:
7.0 today for me.

Very lazy day yesterday, only a quick outing to the GP for a follow up appointment about my lump in the throat/ acid reflux. Thankfully the omeprazole has done the trick so it really seems like it was just acid reflux that gave the lump in the throat feeling. The doctor very kindly put in a double repeat prescription order for me to cover our time away in Australia with some spare.

Not much more planned for today other than a bit of “pottering” which is a bit new to me still! My wife is going out to meet up with a friend so I’ll be left to my own devices for a while :rofl:

Take care everyone!
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I love a pottering about day.
 
Morning all

A 4.9 for me on this grey wind-free morning.
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Eternal422 said:
7.0 today for me.

Very lazy day yesterday, only a quick outing to the GP for a follow up appointment about my lump in the throat/ acid reflux. Thankfully the omeprazole has done the trick so it really seems like it was just acid reflux that gave the lump in the throat feeling. The doctor very kindly put in a double repeat prescription order for me to cover our time away in Australia with some spare.

Not much more planned for today other than a bit of “pottering” which is a bit new to me still! My wife is going out to meet up with a friend so I’ll be left to my own devices for a while :rofl:

Take care everyone!
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I'm pleased the omeprazole has done the trick. I has a problem with my throat and sudden bouts of coughing but it coincided with starting to do some teaching where I was talking to groups of students but it transpired it stemmed from oesophagitis and acid reflux which omeprazole sorted out. I had been suffering from indigestion and was taking ranitidine which had helped.
 
Afternoon all - 8.2 again this morning. Very glad to report though that my HbA1c has gone from 91 in November last year down to 57 since starting insulin in November. I know I need to address the biscuits & crisps but I'm really pleased to be heading in the right direction and with a pretty good TIR with only having 13 units of Lantus at night as a background insulin. Have a great day everyone xxx
 
I haven’t posted in a while & I’m feeling a bit nervous about a sudden gastrointestinal appointment, my ongoing liver problems, that just become available, finally after being on the waiting list for it since Feb. 2019, on 04/04/2024. Just got the phone call that surprised me as I’d forgotten about this as it’s been SO long: always on the back of my mind with the regular blood tests; but, also, not in my mind at the same time!

Things have been ok & now I’m feeling a bit nervously “MORTAL” as in the infamous line in every Star Wars Film “I have a bad feeling about this”! But, that’s probably ME feeling anxious about “The Unknown”: my liver problems; about to be shed light on!

There have always been these feelings of being aware of my “Mortal Existence” when I undergo changes in my life so, that’s nothing new there! I just have to take comfort in the fact that my GP told me that my liver had been very stable for a while now back In February, my last blood tests, & could leave it until June for the next tests instead of every 6 to 8 weeks as it’s been for the most part these last 5 years!

I’m just sensitive of my “Mortal State” right now as “The Unknown” is about to become “Known” & what I might have to face in the near future? A Nervous, Shivering, Quaking In My Shoes emoji!
 
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