Group 7-day waking average?

[grovesy]

5.7 this morning.

Congratulations to @MeeTooTeeTo @khskel @Martin.A @PattiEvans on your HS today! What a lot of HSs !

@Grannylorraine , so pleased for you that things are going well after your cateracts op. My last opticians visit I was told I had early signs of cateracts, but the optician didn’t want to see me for two years, so I’m hoping things are ok and I won’t need an operation at least in the short term. The thought scares the heck out of me to be honest, but I’m taking comfort from what you are saying.

Bathroom now has a few tiles, the trades person only put up six tiles yesterday (but they are one metre square )

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Getting a new TV for my parents today and installing that, bit of shopping and then an outdoor screening of Mamma Mia at a local National Trust place tonight.

Take care everyone and have a good Saturday!

I was told I had start of cataracts over 3 years ago, they had not got any worse when I had my last eye test at opticians just before Xmas.

 

[Martin.A]

I was told I had start of cataracts over 3 years ago, they had not got any worse when I had my last eye test at opticians just before Xmas.

Same here. My optician is still saying they're a long way from needing attention. Next eye test is in September so hopefully she'll still be saying that.

 

[eggyg]

@eggyg Dentist charges at my place are £65 for a check up. X-rays are from an additional £35
Hygienist is £80 with a £40 mandatory deposit.

Ours is still more! £167 for check up and hygienist. We Googled average dental costs in UK, Carlisle was the fourth most expensive place in the country! That’s probably because we have very few dental surgeries so they can charge what they like. As for NHS dentists you haven’t a snowball’s chance in hell! It’s absolutely shocking.

 

[PattiEvans]

Ours is still more! £167 for check up and hygienist. We Googled average dental costs in UK, Carlisle was the fourth most expensive place in the country! That’s probably because we have very few dental surgeries so they can charge what they like. As for NHS dentists you haven’t a snowball’s chance in hell! It’s absolutely shocking.

You're right, it is and Cornwall is an absolute desert as far as dentists are concerned. We have some of the poorest families here, wages are lower than anywhere else in the country and if you phone for an emergency appointment you might get one 50 miles away, accessible only by train if the train staff aren't on strike. Let alone being able to afford the fare.

 

[PattiEvans]

Morning all - been up hours, but never manage to get on the computer right away. Thick grey cloud cover today.

6.6 with a flat line overnight.

Went for my post-op check up yesterday afternoon. The Optician did a very thorough look in my eyes (including drops in the eye operated on) which took a full hour and pronounced all was well. She also said I needed the right eye done - which I could have told them. So she has referred me back to Spa Medica.

Meantime I have a bad back, or rather side. I'm unsure as to whether ir's muscular or something (like a kidney) inside. It's darn painful and not conducive to sleeping. For this reason we've ditched our plans to go into town where the annual midsummer madness is going on. Lots of parades which are quite spectacular, craft stalls all up the main street, food stalls and many street actors, bands playing etc etc A very jolly atmosphere, but I'm rather afraid of being jostled.

Congrats to @Martin.A on your hat trick.

Have a good day all.

 

[Colin g]

Morning all.6.8 for me this morning.Could be in for a bit of trouble.Silly me took 29 units of novorapid instead of,2 The 29 is the tresiba I take Had 36 gram bar of chocolate.Best get out with dog least if I collapse I will be found instead of being in the house on me todd .Have a good day folks

 

[PattiEvans]

Morning all.6.8 for me this morning.Could be in for a bit of trouble.Silly me took 29 units of novorapid instead of,2 The 29 is the tresiba I take Had 36 gram bar of chocolate.Best get out with dog least if I collapse I will be found instead of being in the house on me todd .Have a good day folks

How much Novorapid do you normally take per 10g carbs? 36g bar of choccie may not be enough.

 

[Colin g]

How much Novorapid do you normally take per 10g carbs? 36g bar of choccie may not be enough.

 

[Colin g]

1;unit for 10 grams of carbs First time I've done this could kick myself

 

[PattiEvans]

1;unit for 10 grams of carbs First time I've done this could kick myself

Well then, you need 290 grams of carb. Don't get too annoyed with yourself, you aren't the first to do it and won't be the last.

 

[Colin g]

Well then, you need 290 grams of carb. Don't get too annoyed with yourself, you aren't the first to do it and won't be the last.

 

[Colin g]

Managed to get along tea room garden Ordered a sausage sandwich bloods were heading rapidly down to 3.1 rising back to decent levels now .Been on a low carb diet 29 units of novorapid would keep me going for 3 days maybe 4 .Don't eat bread potatoes or anything starchy Thanks for your concern chuck ❤️

 

[freesia]

Afternoon all. Late on parade today although i have a good reason. For our 60th birthdays/35th wedding anniversary we've booked several things to do. One of them being the zip wire in Snowden. We've done that this morning and it was so good!! We're now in a pub in Llandudno having a glass of wine before heading to the hotel to unpack then out for food somewhere.

Oh, my waking reading was 8.1 and stayed in the 8s while on the zip wire.

Congrats to yesterdays and todays HSers.

@eggyg i'm lucky to still be registered with an NHS dentist. I would like to change but think i would be moved over to private. I had a filling the other day, NHS price was £73.50.

 

[eggyg]

Afternoon all. Late on parade today although i have a good reason. For our 60th birthdays/35th wedding anniversary we've booked several things to do. One of them being the zip wire in Snowden. We've done that this morning and it was so good!! We're now in a pub in Llandudno having a glass of wine before heading to the hotel to unpack then out for food somewhere.

Oh, my waking reading was 8.1 and stayed in the 8s while on the zip wire.

Congrats to yesterdays and todays HSers.

@eggyg i'm lucky to still be registered with an NHS dentist. I would like to change but think i would be moved over to private. I had a filling the other day, NHS price was £73.50.

The wow was for the zip wire ( very brave) not the filling cost! Although TBF it does seem a lot for NHS. Goodness knows how much it would be for me. Ours was NHS until it wasn’t! Think there’s one NHS dentist in the whole of Carlisle but they don’t have enough dentists!
Enjoy the rest of your birthday/anniversary treats.

 

[Eternal422]

I was told I had start of cataracts over 3 years ago, they had not got any worse when I had my last eye test at opticians just before Xmas.

Thank you! That gives me some hope! My mum is still ok at 95 and my dad (also 95) has only just started getting to the point where cataracts are starting to affect his vision.

 

[Eternal422]

Morning all.6.8 for me this morning.Could be in for a bit of trouble.Silly me took 29 units of novorapid instead of,2 The 29 is the tresiba I take Had 36 gram bar of chocolate.Best get out with dog least if I collapse I will be found instead of being in the house on me todd .Have a good day folks

As @PattiEvans says, you’re not the first to have done this. I did the exact same, taking 28U Novorapid instead of Levemir at night a few weeks ago. I ended up eating yogurts, fibre ones, etc. before going to sleep. It all worked out ok. At 1:10 then something like 290g carbs may be needed, which isn’t too hard to do.

 

[MikeyBikey]

As @PattiEvans says, you’re not the first to have done this. I did the exact same, taking 28U Novorapid instead of Levemir at night a few weeks ago. I ended up eating yogurts, fibre ones, etc. before going to sleep. It all worked out ok. At 1:10 then something like 290g carbs may be needed, which isn’t too hard to do.

When I was in my teens many years ago I was on 250 gm CHO per day. I kept some of those early logs Urine Sugar and Insulin Units. Unfortunately they apoear to have got dumped together with the rest of my Diabetes Museum (half brick BG meter, glass syringe, ancient empty vials like Pork NPH, Bovine. ) when my house was cleared after my unexpected amputation. I cannot remember how many units but it was far less than now (about 62 for 120 - 130gm).

 

[freesia]

Enjoy the rest of your birthday/anniversary treats

We've spread them out through the year, the zip wire, theatre trips, music and seeing a comedian

 

[MikeyBikey]

We've spread them out through the year, the zip wire, theatre trips, music and seeing a comedian

I thought I was seeing a comedian but it was the Minister of Health!

 

[Lanny]

Was thinking of you lovely lot just now so, posting while I still remember to! 😳

Oops! Better stick a long loquacious warning as I typed more than I thought I would! 🙄

I’ve had a TOUGH 10 days to a fortnight there with the warn, damp weather & the cloud cover so, lots of tree pollen? My asthma got SO bad I could barely breath staying motionless in bed & could only sleep 2-3 hours semi-horizontal on two pillows at about 45 degrees angle to wake either choking or an asthma attack. My BS was getting out of control & I put my basal up, eventually despite being reluctant to change doses since it takes so long for it to take effect, +4 from 60 to 64 four days ago as NR reached 80 approaching 100 with my BS still staying so high for prolonged periods: all those inhalers with 4 puffs of Clenil 4 times & 10-20 puffs of Salbutamol whenever I had an attack on top of 4 puffs 4 times with the Clenil; it was a balancing act of how fast my heart rate got & how much wheezing still leftover I could tolerate! Then, just as I feared, after putting up my basal my breathing started to ease a teeny bit as the cloud cover lessened but, BS was still high so, stuck with another day of 64 basal. But, by the next morning I DEFINITELY knew my breathing was getting easier & my BS dropping, slowly but still steadily dropping, I dithered about reducing basal again & compromised with 62. Yesterday my BS was dropping a bit faster without eating & I put basal back to 60. I was catching up on sleep since breathing was quite a bit easier so, it was longer between meals as I slept round the clock & had several hypos the lowest of which was BS 2.9: only ever had 2 other hypos below 3 before! Today after a second day of 60 basal I’m still not quite getting the NR right & having to head off a hypo just now as I felt very hungry 1.5 hours after eating with BS at 8.4. I cooked before my BS dropped too low & ate again just now at 19:00 BS 6.7 just 2 hours after eating earlier. I’ve decided no NR until at least 21:00 when I’ll see where BS is at before deciding if/how much NR?

Oh it took me so long to type so, it’s about an hour now & I’ll scan…..20:09 BS 9.1 probably still going up after eating?

I slept a lot today as well, only second meal of my day just now, as I CAN & still keeping up the double doses of Clenil but, hardly using Salbutamol as no more attacks & my heart rate AND effort in moving around the house to the loo & kitchen to cook is a lot less! Today’s been brighter & less cloud so, not so much trapped tree pollen! My BS has been high for so long anyway I’ll err on the high side another night so, I can sleep while waiting for the higher basal to leave & the normalcy returns with the lower dose! The interesting thing just checking my estimated libre A1C has dropped by 2 this week, the hypos I’m guessing, from the previous week when it went up by 4 that week: went from 64 to 68 & now at 66; hopefully with this bad phase of hay-fever on top of my asthma I can get it back down to 64 again? I don’t remember having so prolonged a bad phase of hay-fever/asthma before when last year it was a few days, a week at most, during warm, damp, cloud cover & this year has been so much worse! But, turning a corner now & it’s SUCH A RELIEF! Phew! Wiping Sweat Off My Brow In Relief emoji!

I hope you’ve all had a Wonderful Day? 😉 And I wish you all a Good Night!