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Good morning everyone. 12.5 but running high on purpose because of recent night time hypos. First night in ages that I've slept really well because I wasn't either having a bad hypo or worrying about a hypo 🙂
Good morning peeps! 🙂
Chilly start to the day here, hoping the sun makes a little appearance to take the chill out the air before I go shopping this afternoon but probably unlikely, so hat and scarf it will be! LOL
Twas a vanilla biscuit thin induced 6.0 for me this morning
Hope you all have a lovely day! x
Morning all and a 6.5 for me today. Been on finger pricks for last 5 days and my waking readings seem to be up and down like a yoyo for no reason that I can tell. Ho Hum.
A true but almost unbelievable story for you all.. at the vampire yesterday morning, she announced she was a trainee as she ushered me into the cubicle. I wasn't especially concerned as I've had trainees before and they have been fine. Took my blood and then guess what.....she threw it into the sharps bin😱🙄. She tried to send me on my way but a more experienced phlebotomist told her NO, 😱 she should not just try and get my sample back out of the sharps box and that she had to do it again. My left arm is harder to get blood out off (my right arm can be a gusher) so the senior phlebotomist had to do it in the end. Came home with holes in both arms🙄
Off to foot ulcer clinic again, I was going to say hot footing it there but hhmm maybe not appropriate! I'm beyond exasperated with diabetes and it's not yet a week in! Calm thoughts.... 🙂
Off to foot ulcer clinic again, I was going to say hot footing it there but hhmm maybe not appropriate! I'm beyond exasperated with diabetes and it's not yet a week in! Calm thoughts.... 🙂
Good morning everyone. I've actually managed to achieve a 5.2 house special....but had to knock a unit off of my evening bolus stop it being a hypo, so yet more basal reductions tonight.
Good morning everyone. I've actually managed to achieve a 5.2 house special....but had to knock a unit off of my evening bolus stop it being a hypo, so yet more basal reductions tonight.
Morning my lovelies 🙂 Congrats on the HS @AJLang🙂
Weather is miserable here again, absolutely pouring down!
Mum has her fasting test today at 9:30am, got my fingers crossed for her as wouldn't wish this on anyone
Anyways twas another vanilla biscuit thin induced 5.6 for me this morning
Hope you all have a lovely day! xx
Morning all. 6.1 here and strict instructions from my son to stay in bed until breakfast is ready! If only that was everyday - hubby off on a boys weekend today so this is my last bit of relaxation before he goes 🙂