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Group 7-day waking average?

A 6.0 for me again today. 🙂

Dez
 
Morning all
went to bed on 6.3 woke up to 4.3. Thats a couple of days going to bed on a lower BG have woken up to a 4s level
You all have a good safe happy day
Im going to have a day of watching Netflix (gangs of london, king kong)
tis a hard life i lead
take care
gail
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I feel a bit rough got a headache due to bg level on edge of hypo if you know wot i mean
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nurse at 840 bg 7.8
 
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Morning everyone. It’s a happy 4.9 today after going to bed on a 11.6 last night.

Have a great day everyone and stay well.
 
Morning all. 4.4, breakfast eaten and its starting to go up. Its a lovely, sunny, warm day again today so i'll be back in the garden. I repotted some plants yesterday and today want to get back to cutting trees down and pulling up ivy. Where the old trees were is nowhere near ready to plant (more like next year when the ground is ready) so i can take my time. That is unless i start getting calls from mum. She's been used to nurses doing everything for her and as much as i love her, i can't keep dropping everything to race round because she wants something or feels sick. I know it sounds harsh but yesterday i'd only left her 2 hours before she was calling me wanting me back round, she'd been out of hospital less than 24 hours. She wants me to be her carer but i just want to be her daughter. She has a care package for six weeks but isn't happy already. But...the guilt i feel, and get made to feel is horrible. Sorry for the moan.
 
Morning, 6.6 for me today.

Had a bad evening where my BG started to rise at bedtime, about 3 hours after I'd eaten. Changed cannula site twice and it finally started coming down at 1am. Sites and cannulas looked fine after removal! No idea why I'm getting so much insulin resistance at this time in the evening, it's happened two days in a row now :( Going to try eating a super light meal tonight and see what happens. Although I only had a chicken Kiev and some veggies last night!

Today I'll take my daughter out for another walk, might try a national trust place. That is if she is awake enough - caught her reading in bed at 12.50 last night! At least she loves to read...!
 
Morning

6.4 today, now have a gravely throat, aching chest, although no trouble breathing and still swollen glands in my neck, oh well at least it is only a virus and nothing serious. No plans today as mum said not to go round so I could rest, not risk giving it to her and also she has some lillys which have opened and she said the are smelling very strongly, I am allergic to lillys so she doesn’t want them to give me breathing problems, ironically it was hubby and I that bought the flowers for Mother’s Day for her, hubby picked the bunches up and didn’t realise they had lilly in them until we got them home.
 
Another day starting with blue sky, sunshine and a light frost. Shame about that cold, north-easterly wind, though. 5.8 when I tested.

Nice surprise yesterday when we received our multi-cover insurance renewal quote (3 cars plus buildings & contents) - it's £250 cheaper than last year. We were expecting it to be higher, at the very least because of inflation. My wife had already done the rounds of comparison sites ahead of our renewal quote but based on the numbers she was getting there's little point in switching.

Busy Tuesday ahead - grocery shopping shortly, swim before lunch and meet up with my wife when she finishes work and picks up the dog she walks as a Cinnamon Trust volunteer. I only started going with her when she was walking it in the dark but I've carried on as it's a good hour's gentle exercise twice a week.

Hope everyone has a good day.
 
Wendal said:
I hate to leave good food.
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I'm the same but the Gold Medal must go to my wife's late father. When his dog was coming to the end of its life, and suffering with a number of ailments, he decided that the kindest thing would be to have it put down. When we asked when, he got up from his chair, went to the cupboard where he kept the dog food, came back and said Wednesday. Nothing went to waste in his house. Came from growing up during WW2 and experiencing rationing, I expect.
 
Morning all and 4.7 for me.

Damn, looks like we're flying Ryanair to play a festival. For technical reasons I need to take a laptop. My current laptop won't fit in my Ryanair friendly bag. Might work out cheaper to get a smaller second hand one than give them an arm and a leg for extra allowance.

Have a good day everyone.
 
A poor, for me, 7.6 this morning. Bit of a surprise after my more usual mid to high 4s, oh well, probably due to getting the munchies in the evening.

@freesia - don’t apologise for the moan, I can empathise how you feel as I get similar demands from my parents - they don’t really want us there other than to do things but want us on stand by in case they need any help. They are gradually thinking more about going into a care home. We are looking at one later this morning and seeing my parents this afternoon so will have a bit more idea of options to present to them. It’s so sad to see their decline after a good lifetime.

Take care everyone!
 
Martin.A said:
I'm the same but the Gold Medal must go to my wife's late father. When his dog was coming to the end of its life, and suffering with a number of ailments, he decided that the kindest thing would be to have it put down. When we asked when, he got up from his chair, went to the cupboard where he kept the dog food, came back and said Wednesday. Nothing went to waste in his house. Came from growing up during WW2 and experiencing rationing, I expect.
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Yes a Gold medal indeed.
We are so defined by our childhood experiences which really shape our lives.
I went to a Sales Seminar once and the speaker was talking about Selling equity Release and the different messages to persuade people.
If you were born/ brought up in the War years it was all about saying use the money for the grandkids as being frugal they did not want it for themselves.
But “ Baby boomers” the message was spent it on yourselves
 
Good morning all. Just got back from a bit of shopping after my keep fit. 7.7 for me first thing. Enjoying a nice cup of green tea with lemon before a bit of light gardening.
Looking forward to Six this afternoon.
Have a good Tuesday everyone.
 
10.4 for me this morning. Took a bit of a tumble yesterday trying to get on the exercise cart whilst it was moving (and I was a bit hypo 🙄) and missed the step and not able to hop sideways quick enough (at trot) to have a second go by which time my upper body, which had hold of the handles was too far ahead of my feet to let go and not fall head first into the road, so I kept hold and got dragged a few yards before I let go and my knees took a bit of a battering on the tarmac or perhaps the wheel spokes. They were swollen last night and scuffed a bit but much better this morning. Note to self.... I am not as young and agile as I used to be!!
 
rebrascora said:
10.4 for me this morning. Took a bit of a tumble yesterday trying to get on the exercise cart whilst it was moving (and I was a bit hypo 🙄) and missed the step and not able to hop sideways quick enough (at trot) to have a second go by which time my upper body, which had hold of the handles was too far ahead of my feet to let go and not fall head first into the road, so I kept hold and got dragged a few yards before I let go and my knees took a bit of a battering on the tarmac or perhaps the wheel spokes. They were swollen last night and scuffed a bit but much better this morning. Note to self.... I am not as young and agile as I used to be!!
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Hope the knees are recovering. Do take care. Make mental note ot to
 
freesia said:
Morning all. 4.4, breakfast eaten and its starting to go up. It’s a lovely, sunny, warm day again today so i'll be back in the garden. I repotted some plants yesterday and today want to get back to cutting trees down and pulling up ivy. Where the old trees were is nowhere near ready to plant (more like next year when the ground is ready) so i can take my time. That is unless i start getting calls from mum. She's been used to nurses doing everything for her and as much as i love her, i can't keep dropping everything to race round because she wants something or feels sick. I know it sounds harsh but yesterday i'd only left her 2 hours before she was calling me wanting me back round, she'd been out of hospital less than 24 hours. She wants me to be her carer but i just want to be her daughter. She has a care package for six weeks but isn't happy already. But...the guilt i feel, and get made to feel is horrible. Sorry for the moan.
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Know exactly how you feel, Mr Eggy was the same with his mother. He wasn’t her son anymore just her carer, she was always “feeling sick” or just “felt off” but couldn’t ever pinpoint what it exactly was. It’s difficult not to feel resentment at times. Try not to feel guilty, difficult, I know. Sending hugs.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Morning

6.4 today, now have a gravely throat, aching chest, although no trouble breathing and still swollen glands in my neck, oh well at least it is only a virus and nothing serious. No plans today as mum said not to go round so I could rest, not risk giving it to her and also she has some lillys which have opened and she said the are smelling very strongly, I am allergic to lillys so she doesn’t want them to give me breathing problems, ironically it was hubby and I that bought the flowers for Mother’s Day for her, hubby picked the bunches up and didn’t realise they had lilly in them until we got them home.
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I’m allergic to lilies too! I got two stems in my Mother’s Day flowers. I cut the heads off the next day but it was too late, itchy eyes and throat and my face goes red and sensitive. I can’t stand the smell either.
 
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