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Group 7-day waking average?

Finally new sensor is more or less up to speed being only +/-0.5 out with FT which is roughly what it usually is so, I can give my fingers a rest again! Phew!

On the BS front with the new recipe I started a bit higher on BS 9.1 by the time I finished cooking but, didn’t check, at that time, on FT so, don’t know how accurate that was & finished on BS 6.7 FT 7.5 with +4 NR of 52 because of the higher start factoring in I may have started in the 11s as the sensor was still reading about 2mmol lower at that time: I nearly ALWAYS have a high start because of DP as I don’t eat right away; STILL not a breakfast person & it’s just the way I am! 🙄 And I’ve learnt that NR actually lasts for me around 6 hours & is slower to start work due to my still high tolerance to insulin & it rarely works for me on an empty stomach without food! But, thanks to libre I can see that & learnt to work around it! 🙂 So, I eat further apart now for my meals to give NR time to work! That tolerance to insulin has gotten better & sometimes NR on an empty stomach DOES work to SOME degree but, not always & I don’t like to use NR that way & prefer correcting at the next meal albeit I’m out of range for longer!

The Kenyan chicken platter is just about the same effect on my BS as normal shepherds pie & I can possibly lower the carbs by using less potatoes & add some more veg? :confused: I like broccoli & it’s quite kind to my BS! 🙂

I’ve yet to try out half potato & half carrot & swede mash on my shepherds pie this week & will probably cook it tomorrow & see how that works out? :confused:

I’m going to start cooking a lamb casserole in the pressure cooker now as I fancied it after not eating it for months! 😛
 
Eternal422 said:
So, so close with a 5.1 this morning for me.

Since being back we have been in a bit of chaos - my wife’s sister had an operation to fuse two bones in her foot together on the day we landed, so on Tuesday we collected her from hospital and she is staying with us for a while as she cannot put any weight on the foot yet and needs some care initially (otherwise they wouldn’t have done the operation). Plus, today we are having our long-awaited media wall installed so I have just fought off a hypo and cleared all the TV, AV receiver and a rat’s nest of wiring in readiness. Thankfully the porridge is kicking in now and I’m already back up in the low 6s.

Also got a telephone appointment with my hospital DSN at 11:30, interesting to hear their views on our Health Centre trying to move everyone onto Dexcom One. Plus my last 6 weeks were horrendous for control - but, you’ve got to enjoy life from time to time!

@Gwynn - so good to hear of the phone call from your wife. Keep busy and hopefully things will continue to improve for you.

Take care everyone!
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Make sure your sister in law gets good after care and my other half's sister was left with nothing and has really struggled after a similar operation. She found a kneeling walker really helpful to get about when she couldn't weight bare as she had issues with crutches.
Another friend was given a boot to wear after the plaster came off which gave support.
 
Morning everyone, It's a 5.6 for me on this wet morning, I was going to do more gardening today but that
now seems to be rained off so will have to find something else to occupy me - like watching the tv.

Have a good day folks and stay safe.
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Morning all.9.4 for me this morning.As of from tea time yesterday bloods started going up .High alarm going off regularly when I was out walking the dog .Got back home had tea 2 and a half carbs took 7 units of novorapid to bring sugars down ..Took dog out for 90 minutes Still high alarm going off.14 then up to 19 .Tested with blood test it said 14.6 .Took a large dose of 10 units to hopefully bring it down quickly..And I could treat the hypo if it happened.Not a jot .Just have to see if I'm coming down with something.Certainly nothing I've eaten or done .Have a good day folks and stay safe
 
Good afternoon all. 8.1 earlier. Been steady all night but a little high last night. BP low. The day is some-what cooler than yesterday at 13C with intermittent rain. Went for a walk after breakfast, going to have another shortly.
Enjoy your day whatever you're doing.
 
Bloden said:
Whatever happened to not-very-funny but easy-watching sitcoms? The last thing I want to watch is something “very dark” LOL. You guys aren’t selling it to me, hahaha. 😛
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I know exactly what you mean but what got me it was based on true events and i just couldn't imagine anything that bad to be honest dark doesn't even cut it
 
Colin g said:
Morning all.9.4 for me this morning.As of from tea time yesterday bloods started going up .High alarm going off regularly when I was out walking the dog .Got back home had tea 2 and a half carbs took 7 units of novorapid to bring sugars down ..Took dog out for 90 minutes Still high alarm going off.14 then up to 19 .Tested with blood test it said 14.6 .Took a large dose of 10 units to hopefully bring it down quickly..And I could treat the hypo if it happened.Not a jot .Just have to see if I'm coming down with something.Certainly nothing I've eaten or done .Have a good day folks and stay safe
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Could it be your insulin has gone off? Insulin is not only sensitive to temperature but also light.
 
So it's now early evening and it's been a beautiful day and for possibly the first day this year it's been warm! Odd how we are always different to the rest of the country!

5.0 at 8 am and I then had to get a shuffle on to get to the Dentist for an emergency appointment as a temp filling had gone AWOL and if my tooth had broken I'd have faced more Laboratory charges for my bridge. In the end it was minor and 10 mins in the chair sorted it. Traffic was a nightmare and it was getting on 11.30 when I got home.

I made quite a large fry up for brunch. Fried mash potatoes, fried bread, garlic tomatoes, fried egg, boiled ham. Horribly un-pc but really tasty! It also kept me in range all afternoon! We then rushed out to get the bus into town to do some errands and meet friends for the afternoon. Had a good laugh, but the couple who got to choose the venue this time (we take it in turn) chose somewhere that had no windows which was a bad choice on a beautiful day!

Hoping @eggyg has a lovely holidAY.

Congrats to @Pam123 yet again on your HS.

We don't have Netflix at present, ditched it for Amazon Prime, so shan't see the programme in question. Never mind. Red Eye on Channel 5 was very good, if a little unrealistic.
 
Pattidevans said:
Could it be your insulin has gone off? Insulin is not only sensitive to temperature but also light.
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Gonna put a new one in now Just got some on my script today .Just looked on phone it's 17 4 was in the 19s before that .I feel ok . Eaten well plenty of exercise. I know there is a 5 point difference between my phone which I use all the time and testing my bloods .Cheers Pattidevans .let you know how it goes
 
I see you @Bloden. When I watch series I'm generally looking for distraction and relax, not interested in suffering through them! Of course there are some more "tense" shows that can be worth watching but I generally go for lighter ones. I'm currently half way through both "Brooklyn 99" (love it) and "Superstore" (sometimes I find it funny and sometimes kind of embarrassing).

I've also discovered the joy of reading uncomplicated, feel good books. The sort with pastel coloured covers and titles like "The cozy cottage in Ireland". I admit a couple years ago I might have looked down on these type of books, wanting to feel more intellectual or something (lol). I do like different styles of books. At the moment I'm with George Orwell's "1984", which was in my bucket list since I was in high school. Let me tell you, I'm having to stop and take a breath often. Is interesting and I want to keep reading but I'm already thinking the next book should be one of the 'romance in the idyllic town' variety!
 
Good morning everyone. First up!

BG 5.7

Yesterday was tough and to make things harder my wife was not answering her phone. She did this last time, cut me off completely after she had got what she wanted. Sigh.

When she rang the day before she was engaging, interested, positive,.... but looking back I realise it was because she was in manipulating mode, and wanted me to talk to the doctors to get her home early/like now. This happened last time but I fell for it (I am such a sucker) and between us all managed to get her home early as she promised to always take her meds to the consultant who also believed her, and, she promised before God (very significant for her). When she got home ... Was she impressed? Was she grateful? Was she happy? Was she well? No! She regressed back to her 'negative' self and we had a very difficult time. However, This time I am not so easily fooled/manipulated and she will stay in hospital until the doctors agree to let her go home. It could be weeks. It could be months. But I will not interfere, especially as I really don't know what I am doing. But it is tough and very painful.

Today? I really don't know. I just want to go hide in a cupboard and shut everything out. It's not like me. I used to have a saying 'everything is fixable'. A positive mantra. I would then fix whatever. But life has proved me wrong. Sigh.

We live near to the beach but it is years since my wife has felt safe enough to accompany me on a walk, or to have an ice cream, or relax and enjoy life. sigh.

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Still, I have another saying ... if I'm feeling 'down' ... the only way is up! Hope!

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Hmmm whimsically ... So it's 'up me' today I guess. Hmmm

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It all reminds me of a brilliant, moving, sad, painful, tragic, yet inspiring, wonderful, beautiful film... 'what dreams may come'. If you have never seen it, I recommend that you do. It flows from heaven to hell and back to heaven in the most abstract, poignant, heart rending way. It will make you cry!!! Be warned.

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It stars Robin Williams' one of my favourite actors but so tragic.
 
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*03:19 BS 6.1 but, as I decided to live with this slightly inaccurate sensor it’s probably in the 7s? :confused:

And just now as I cook breakfast, in the oven, scan is 05:17 BS 7.7 & FT BS 8.5. Just doing the occasional spot check on FT unless I feel low or a scan REALLY doesn’t make sense! Which DID happen when I got up to go to the loo in the middle of my sleep when 5.9 to 9.7: FT was a steady BS 7.9 & 8.1; seems like the sudden change of elevation from horizontal to vertical causes the greatest in accuracy? 🙄:rofl:

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉

Hang in there @Gwynn A Hug emoji!

Oops! Corrected the right waking time from 06:19 to *03:19: early morning typo before my breakfast! 😳 In case you were scratching your head at me cooking breakfast BEFORE I woke up? 😱:rofl:
 
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Good morning and so sad to read your post Gwynn and really hope that things improve for you as is a very difficult situation and not easily resolved.
A 6.7 for me and today I celebrate 33 years of marriage with our annual greeting “ May the Fourth be with you”.
I had a visit to the biggest ice cream shop in the world yesterday and then our usual Pizza last night so in eating terms a perfect day and somehow managed to keep my TIR about 97% so my diabetes fairy was looking after me.
Nice relaxing w/ end and do hope you enjoy the odd nugget of light even if everything else seems dark around you.
 
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