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Group 7-day waking average?

Afternoon all. It was a 5.4 for me earlier this morning...
 
A severe low at 2am of 2.9 and dipping. My watch alarm woke me up and I swallowed some glucose. Went back to sleep. Woke to 11.6, glucose impact seeming to be variable. Just half a sachet of liquid stuff. Never mind, BG down to about 6 after porridge breakfast, my new staple.

Rained during the night which was good for the garden. Here are some blue Nigella in the front garden:

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9.2 at a late hour this morning, dropping to 8.6 at brekkas! I had the same brekkas as yesterday but no ensuing indigestion - a blessed relief but I may have bolussed to much, time will tell. My TiR has dropped to 92% and the average BG dropped to 7.2.

My BiL has arranged to lunch for his mother's 80th but doesn't want either his sister or me to be present - this smacks of his GFs demands, so not good. We'll arrange something separate for her actual birthday on Sunday, with or without him.

It rained throughout the night and stopped at dawn which suits me fine, at last our yellowing plants are damp now. The day isn't to bad either although still very cloudy, it's still warm to a degree with a breeze.

Congratulations to @Eternal422 & @Pam123 on your House Specials!
 
Congratulations @Pam123 on your HS!
 
Congrats on todays HS’s @Eternal422 :star: & Pam123 :star:
glad I just saw your post just now @Martin.A, I had forgotten it’s championship play off final today,
so was just chilling & catching up on forum posts glad yours reminded me, I’m impartial on this game but I think it’s going to be a good game
 
Good afternoon folks. The sun has come out at last after a very wet start. BG was 9 this morning. Quick breakfast of almond butter on seeded wholemeal toast then off to the library with the display hive. Lots of interest during the morning and one little girl made a display hive out of lego to show me. I have included it in the photos and will also show it on our club site.
Hope you find your MH improves @goodybags now you decided to leave your current job.
Congratulations on your HS @Eternal422 and @Pam123

The deer have munched the rest of my sunflowers so I have given up on them now.

Making flapjacks later, hubby will be chief taster. Have a nice BHW and hope you all see some sunshine.20250524_115808.jpg20250524_112020.jpg20250524_111917.jpgIMG-20231013-WA0001.jpgIMG-20250221-WA0001.jpg
Edited to say Lego not legs. Damned autocorrect!
 
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A quick update as my morning readings have been higher than normal recently. Tested pre lunch 6.3. Had 3 ryvita with cream cheese and a side salad. Post lunch test was 6.2. Definitely not having any flapjacks or cake at the WI refreshments stand tomorrow!
 
Morning and congrats on HS Richard so I have to follow that with a 7.2 after a very up and down yesterday.Not surprising though as managed to complete the day with no bolus insulin at all just my 6u of basal..
Was active in the garden so still went low on a few occasions but that was due to digging etc and then stopping,eating and going back up.
It does give me a low average BG but the volatile graph is not ideal.
Visited local garden centre for our hot chocolate and cake and of course buying more plants so we had to plant them up and garden looking tidy.
Lunch out again today with son and rain has been very welcome and weather much fresher and just chilling.
 
Where does the time go?

Good morning everyone.

BG 5.0 yesterday evening it was 4.6. I often get in the mid 4s now.

Summer has disappeared here. It's cold and blustery out there this morning.

Off to church this morning. I am bringing a song I composed recently. If I don't get lynched I'll let you know how it went, later on.

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Just a heads up: the raspberries and strawberries in M&S are superb right now. Way way better than anywhere else (IMO)


Have a great day today whatever you are doing
 
5.1 so close
Its a great sunny day here Going to sit in garden today and enjoy it. Im in a good place today hope you all are as well. That nice kind Mr Tesco is coming tonight 7-8pm Some walnuts were placed in my basket so tomorrows bg will be a bit higher (hangs head in shame)
Love and best wishes to you all, especially anyone whos finding things a tad difficult at moment
Take care everybody
PS i won the lottery all £4.50 Im spending my vast winnings on wine, men and chocolate
 
Morning all, 5.1 here, so close!
Had another teaspoonful of rain overnight, every little helps, as they say, but we need more!

Edit: 5 minutes later, the heavens opened, and it’s pouring, Hooray!
 
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5.1 so close
Its a great sunny day here Going to sit in garden today and enjoy it. Im in a good place today hope you all are as well. That nice kind Mr Tesco is coming tonight 7-8pm Some walnuts were placed in my basket so tomorrows bg will be a bit higher (hangs head in shame)
Love and best wishes to you all, especially anyone whos finding things a tad difficult at moment
Take care everybody
PS i won the lottery all £4.50 Im spending my vast winnings on wine, men and chocolate
Couple of Stars for the very close HS to Gail and Robin.
Gail hope you enjoy your £4-50 blow out and don’t spend it all at once 🙂
 
Good morning all. Clickity clock, 6.6 and a not quite but near enough flat fish, which after yesterday’s trip on a roller coaster I’m grateful for.
Had a very strange day trying to control my BGs. Did two of my flower pots yesterday morning, nothing too strenuous. We had had our full English yesterday, just to mix things up, so lunch was going to be a small cheese scone with a teaspoon of strawberry jam which I quickly rustled up from some left over strawberries. My BGs were 7.2 I usually pre bolus 20 mins before I want to eat. I injected 6 units of NovoNotSoRapid at 12.50. 20 minutes later I was 7.3! I couldn’t chance eating at that as scones hit me like a ton of bricks and adding jam into the mix would be a disaster. I told Mr Eggy just to have his. After one hour and five minutes I was 6.4, stuff it I said I’m going for it, I really like to be in the fives before I start eating but I was starving, it was now 2pm. By the time I got it ready etc I was 5.9. Perfect. Mr Eggy was back in the garden, ate my scone and jam. About half an hour afterwards I started to feel a bit headachy and a bit yucky. Closed my eyes, I’d been up early so just thought I was tired, checked my BGs, 4.1! Checked on meter, 4.4. Decamped to living room so I could put my feet up, felt weird, grabbed a bag of Cheddars, 15grms of carbs, couldn’t face really sweet stuff. Put my feet up and read my book. Within about 10 minutes my headache had gone, and I felt better, BGs 5.4. Didn’t have energy to finish my pots so just read, felt really tired again. BGs, over 11! This was now 3.30, it obviously just decided to hit me. Very strange. It stayed in the 10s until 6pm when we had our tea, I added a 2 unit correction with my bolus. Bedtime at 11pm I was mid 6s, and it stayed there all night. I’m very insulin resistance first thing in a morning but never had that for lunch or tea before. I’m wondering if it’s to do with my gastric problems maybe. The D definitely keeps us on our toes some days doesn’t it?

Got one more pot to do today if the rain stays off, we had a decent amount last night but ground dry this morning so didn’t last all night. Forecast is thunder and gusty winds and only 11/12 degrees, I might need my jacket on!

Congratulations to @RichardsUsername and @saffron15 on your House Specials.

Have splendid Sunday.
 
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