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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning all. A very surprising 9.7!!! I'd stayed under 10 all night but despite a correction before bed, it didn't come down.

Today i have a friend coming for "cuppa and crochet" this morning and i need to get some washing on. Today or tomorrow i need to pick up my prescription as well.

@Lisa65 congrats on the HS. I didn't know whether to give you the star for the HS, the care for waking early or the heart for getting the dog out in time!

@eggyg thinking of you all with your MIL. Cute picture of your grandson.

@Robin that sounds like a very positive chat with the DSN. I hope mine will be just as positive in the new year.

Have a good day everyone.
 
5.1 today somehow after a day of highs yesterday.

Feeling a mix of emotions this morning in the wake of my recent C-Peptide and consultant’s suggestion to move me off insulin. The more I’m thinking about it the more it doesn’t make sense to me. At the moment I am at the stage of giving up with managing my diabetes, feeling that the consultant’s opinion isn’t matching what I’m experiencing, so why bother?

Glad I have a face to face appointment with my DSN on Monday to hopefully get my head in a better place before Christmas.

Congratulations @Lisa65 on your HS!

@eggyg - my thoughts are with you both.

Take care everyone!
 
Good morning everyone

BG 5.4

I discovered that no one had done the music sheets for the worship team and have been rushing around to sort it out all yesterday. Just about finished it all. I have to do three sets, lyrics only, guitar, keyboard. 9 carols, thats 27 files to write, print, send. And its not my job!!!! Still, it's nearly completed now.

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Have a great day today whatever you are doing
 
Good morning everyone! 7'2, slowly improving.

I received a Christmas bag from my work place. This image contains lots of carbs, open at your own risk 😉

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Although I liked most of the contents this year, there are things I didn't want to have or I would prefer to share. So I took the Cadbury selection box to my book club meeting and let everyone pick, keeping just my fav bar for myself. Gave away the bottle of wine and the chutney, cause I wouldn't finish them on my own. The Terry orange and the cheeses I'm bringing home to have with my family. I'm only keeping the biscuits and cookies for after my holiday, and eating the little tarts now. I'm quite happy with this distribution 🙂

Yesterday was the last session of book club for the year and we all had a lovely time. A lot of chat, a few rounds of Uno and the exchange of Secret Santa presents. As I said I brought the chocolates to share, someone else got candy canes for everyone (I politely declined those). I ordered scrambled eggs and bacon without the toast but had a black forest hot chocolate (tis the season...) . Not good for BG, I know, but it was amazing, especially the cream. And I hit it with a bit of an impulsive shot of NR that ended up working really well. I'm wondering what other less sugary drink I could order with the cream on top. Honestly, the cream was the part that impressed me most. And other people who ordered hot chocs said the same!
 
Elenka_HM said:
Good morning everyone! 7'2, slowly improving.

I received a Christmas bag from my work place. This image contains lots of carbs, open at your own risk 😉

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Although I liked most of the contents this year, there are things I didn't want to have or I would prefer to share. So I took the Cadbury selection box to my book club meeting and let everyone pick, keeping just my fav bar for myself. Gave away the bottle of wine and the chutney, cause I wouldn't finish them on my own. The Terry orange and the cheeses I'm bringing home to have with my family. I'm only keeping the biscuits and cookies for after my holiday, and eating the little tarts now. I'm quite happy with this distribution 🙂

Yesterday was the last session of book club for the year and we all had a lovely time. A lot of chat, a few rounds of Uno and the exchange of Secret Santa presents. As I said I brought the chocolates to share, someone else got candy canes for everyone (I politely declined those). I ordered scrambled eggs and bacon without the toast but had a black forest hot chocolate (tis the season...) . Not good for BG, I know, but it was amazing, especially the cream. And I hit it with a bit of an impulsive shot of NR that ended up working really well. I'm wondering what other less sugary drink I could order with the cream on top. Honestly, the cream was the part that impressed me most. And other people who ordered hot chocs said the same!
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What is the white thing with a blue button by the Terry's Chocolate Orange?
 
Morning everyone. A very weak sun and very calm outside today just for a change.

I don’t know why it is but I seem to be getting a lot in the 4’s lately, today it’s a 4.6 and I always have a snack before bed to give me a boost overnight - strange!

Have a good day folks and stay safe.
 
Morning all. 6.7

Big budget panto yesterday at London Palladium. Robin Hood starring Julian Clary, Nigel Havers, Jane McDonald, Charlie Stemp and more.

Huge budget and you could see every penny of it on stage with massive sets and more massive costumes. Completely sold out.

Funny. Slick. Quite adult. A little too slick for my tastes but I’d book for next year but better seats as I was third row from the back of the Gods. Great view but zero legroom.

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As for today, I’ve got two cakes in the oven (not low carb versions) and when they’re out I’ll pop to the doctors to fill the forms regarding my medical exemption certificate and then I’m taking myself to the Tower of London. Not been in about 40 years and it’s a nice walk along the river.
 
morning after such a good HS yesterday i know that today will be ... it was a 7.6!!!! 😡
I'm wondering why?
Could be because i was so happy with yesterdays HS !!!!!
Bot the main thig is that all you folks should have a good day :D
And congrats @Lisa65 on your HS today
 
Cake update:

Used one of the new baking belt things plus cake release spray rather than parchment and they’re done. Almost absolutely flat, no doming, no cracking, and they released from the tins exactly as the spray said they would. Turn the tins upside down and let gravity do its thing.

Colour me impressed.
 
a live said:
morning after such a good HS yesterday i know that today will be ... it was a 7.6!!!! 😡
I'm wondering why?
Could be because i was so happy with yesterdays HS !!!!!
Bot the main thig is that all you folks should have a good day :D
And congrats @Lisa65 on your HS today
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Thank you, being new here I'm guessing HS is high score?

Just went outside to examine the dog's nocturnal product and discovered a big tangle of hair! She had a hairy deer leg to eat at the weekend and it looks like the hairs had stayed in her stomach for some reason and she finally sicked them up four days later 😱
Hopefully she is ok now
 
Lisa65 said:
Thank you, being new here I'm guessing HS is high score?

Just went outside to examine the dog's nocturnal product and discovered a big tangle of hair! She had a hairy deer leg to eat at the weekend and it looks like the hairs had stayed in her stomach for some reason and she finally sicked them up four days later 😱
Hopefully she is ok now
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Hi Lisa,

HS is “House Special”. It is used to signify or refer to a reading of 5.2 which is regarded here as being pretty damn perfect for a T2 morning reading. It’s just a bit of fun!
 
Lisa65 said:
5.2
Good (very early!) morning! Woke up for the loo at 2am, then heard the dog moving around which is unusual during the night. I went downstairs to see if she was OK and got there in time to hear ominous retching noises, managed to shove her outside just in time before she puked up last night's dinner.

Anyway she's settled back down but I'm wide awake, so I'm going to have a cup of tea before I try to go back to bed. It's currently 2.53am and blowing a gale outside.
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Yes, if you heard that ominous sound from the cats and tried to shoo them out, there was generally a trial to clear up rather than just 1 dollop unless you were quick enough.
I hope your dog is OK today.
 
freesia said:
Sorry, just worked out its a bottle :rofl: :rofl:o_O
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My Artificial Intelligence identified it as

"The bottle in the image is a bottle of Lindeman's wine. It has a blue foil covering the top and a white label with the text "LINDEMAN'S" and "EST. 1843" on it. The label also features a blue circular emblem at the bottom. The bottle appears to be filled with a light-colored liquid, likely white wine."

Let's see if it's right!! :D

Dez
 
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Yesterday I delivered the finished stained glass panel I had made for someone and thankfully she was delighted with it much to my relief. Whenever you make something there is always that nervous moment that they will not like it.
Thought I would share here.
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Leadinglights said:
Yes, if you heard that ominous sound from the cats and tried to shoo them out, there was generally a trial to clear up rather than just 1 dollop unless you were quick enough.
I hope your dog is OK today.
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I was lucky to get her out in time, normally she aims for the rug. She seems fine now thanks 🙂
 
Leadinglights said:
Yesterday I delivered the finished stained glass panel I had made for someone and thankfully she was delighted with it much to my relief. Whenever you make something there is always that nervous moment that they will not like it.
Thought I would share here.
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Beautiful!
 
@Leadinglights - lovely stained glass window!

Now I understand your name on here! My son had a period working for a stained glass company and did the removal of old lead from existing windows, replacing with new lead as part of renovating windows.
 
Eternal422 said:
@Leadinglights - lovely stained glass window!

Now I understand your name on here! My son had a period working for a stained glass company and did the removal of old lead from existing windows, replacing with new lead as part of renovating windows.
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That is good to hear, as many of what appear to be stained glass windows are just stuck on coloured plastic and stick on lead. It is a shame so much of the old windows just get replaced with double glazed.
I made some panels for the front door of my daughters house which is 1890 and had just just some horrible opaque glass in.
 
Leadinglights said:
Yesterday I delivered the finished stained glass panel I had made for someone and thankfully she was delighted with it much to my relief. Whenever you make something there is always that nervous moment that they will not like it.
Thought I would share here.
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Stunning
 
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