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Group 7-day waking average?

rebrascora said:
6.4 for me today, so I am fasting till lunchtime .... apart from a coffee with cream and a very small chunk of cheese. Have also been out for another run to see if I can lower the second reading of the day which was 6.8 but sadly it didn't and I am still on a steady 6.8. Not complaining though..... the run will no doubt be doing me good in other ways and my BG testing is just motivating me to get out and do it. Off to do battle with a swarm of bees that have been sitting in my hedge for the past 3 days refusing to be caught. I'm pretty good at catching swarms but this one is being particularly difficult. Maybe it knows that I haven't finished building it's new home yet, but the table saw is out so I am making progress with that at least!
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Please don't concern yourself about getting levels like this, they are perfectly normal and do not place you at risk of any complications 🙂 There's a danger of setting your sights too low and then becoming frustrated when your body just acts normally - this isn't uncommon, just human nature! Also, bear in mind that exercise can often have an initial effect of raising levels (or at least having no discernible effect on them) because other hormones, such as cortisol and adrenaline, come into play which can prompt the liver to release extra glucose to 'power you up'. Sometimes levels can even rise after exercise as the liver releases extra glucose to replenish the muscles, but what needs to be remembered is that the exercise will make your body's cells more sensitive to insulin, and this effect will help lower your levels over the subsequent hours (up to 40 hours after the actual exercise session, depending on type and intensity!).

So, I would say levels between 5 and 7 are pretty much what a healthy, non-diabetic person could expect 🙂 Keep doing what you are doing, but don't be dismayed by what are good readings 🙂
 
@Northerner

Thanks so much for that detailed response. I wasn't particularly concerned about the readings in the 6s.... actually very happy to be in that range after the mid teens I had for so long and then the see-sawing when it started to come down but just interested in experimenting with more regular testing and exercise and foods to see how readings are affected and when, so that I can make the best choices. Anything that motivates me to run, even though it is just a 10 min "up the hill and round the block", is a positive, regardless of whether I see a drop in BG or not but it is nice to know that exercise would not work that quickly and that the slight increase after my run yesterday was not unusual.

Still failing with this swarm.... thought I had them but left them to settle and came into the house to cool off and they have gone back into the hedge as soon as my back was turned... Arrgh!!
 
Hello all. 5.1 for me after a couple of hypos for me down to 2.3 last night and in the night. Felt a bit zapped all day as I didn’t sleep well. I plan to enjoy the “girly football” (husbands description) this evening but as I said to him they’re going to go one better than the “stinky boys”! So let’s hope so 🙂

Sounds like there’s lots of activities going on with you all ..... you sound very brave with the dentist @Kaylz and physio sounds painful but hopefully good in the long run @Lanny. Good luck with the golf tournament
 
Bexlee said:
you sound very brave with the dentist @Kaylz
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not at all, its going to be better for me in the long run and hey I endure injections and finger pricks daily, had numerous eye injections and also lasering, whats a few teeth out lol (I'm actually quite nervous and just know I'll feel sick when the time comes) but brave face!! 🙂 xx
 
Good evening late on board today, hope you are all coping as best as you can? 6.2 this morning.🙂 Bit of a crisis today loaded the washing machine went to the box containing the capsules, empty, mind you it does rhyme with numpty.:( Got to Lidl`s grabbed said washing items plus 4 carrier bags and one rucksack of special offers, debit card melted at the checkout.😱:D Washing all done and dried, glorious day here the sea was a bit fierce but hey the surfers loved it.😎

Have a pleasant evening folks, will spend awhile reading posts on the forum.🙂
 
Goodness gracious me!
Today it's 5.3

What a brilliant day yesterday!!!
What pleased me most was the fact that Yodel for once in their existance actually delivered my package when they said they would.

Oh and yes and by the way, for the first time ever since I've been testing, I had a straight run of sub 7 readings!!

Waking reading 5.1
Pre Breakfast 5.2
After breakfast(2hrs) 6.6
After breakfast(4hrs) 5.2
Pre Lunch 5.2
Post Lunch(2hrs) 5.1
Pre Dinner 4.4
Post Dinner(2hrs) 5.4
Beddybyes 4.2

Total carbs for the day 32g
Day's average 5.2
Week average 5.7
Month average 5.7


I'm over the moon . . . . . . that's a lie . . . . . I'm beyond the orbit of Neptune!!

The lark's on the wing
The snail's on the thorn
God's in His heaven
All's right with the world!

And it's gonna be Skorchio!!!
The late wonderful Caroline Mary Aherne,


Dez
 
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Good morning. 7.1 for me. Thank goodness it’s friday
 
Morning peeps 🙂

6.1 for me this morning. quite dull at the moment but still roasting :(

Hope you all have a lovely day! :D
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A very good Friday to you all. Like @Northerner I too am in the 5s after a long hiatus in the 6s. A very nice 5.6. Probably is the weather, red hot yesterday, my new sun loungers got a proper old testing, but just to make absolutely sure, I’m going to do a second quality control test today. ( After my big shop, I’m not a total sloth!) Have a great day. 🙂
 
Morning all, 6.5 here. Was 6.6 when I went to bed, and 4.9 at 2am, despite a piece of cheese before I went to bed. So, back to the usual washing line, after being more flatfish for a week or so after a basal tweak. Nothing stays the same for long.
 
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Morning all.🙂 8.9 here.😛 Oops, didn’t need that bedtime snack then.🙄

“Now where did I bury that bone?”

What a mess! No, it wasn’t Gwen that dug up the garden - we had all the tree stumps (there were LOTS) ripped out yesterday, so plenty of tidying to do today!

Watch out for sneaky hypos, insulin-users...I stood outside in the sun chatting with a neighbour for 10 minutes yesterday and...hypo!!! Take care out there.😎:D
 
I suppose I’d better stick on another loquacious warning? 🙄:D😳

07:50 BS 7.9. DP effect since I was lying in bed since 5am trying to get some more sleep & finally gave up! 🙄
So, I hopefully worked out at my usual rate of 1mmol per hour rise, I woke on 4.9/5.0? Which I happier with! :D I’ll never really know! 🙄

Fingers crossed but, my nerves seem ok so far! They tingled quite a bit after each set of exercises I did yesterday but, settled down eventually & I THINK it’s starting to ease my shoulder a bit too! I completely forgot to say that the physiotherapist worked out that it’s my left neck muscle that’s hurting & when the pain increases it travels down to my left bicep & that’s why I eventually worked out myself that heat patches during last winter & now gel ice packs on my bicep, where it hurts, doesn’t’ work & only works if I put it on my shoulder/neck area! 🙄 That’s why my neck needs strengthening with stretches: moving it to the side for a count of 20; 10 each side & 3 sets of those a day!

As to the golf, I finished my round last evening -16 & with today until 8am tomorrow to go I’m sitting at number 44 so, probably won’t make it to the weekend this time either! But, I get another qualifying medal! 🙂 I’m in the pro class again & playing other pros & even some experts, the next class up, so, it was much harder this time! 😱🙄

It was lovely yesterday & there’s bright sunshine peeping through the tiny gap in my curtains so, today’s looking lovely already too! 😛:D

Have a Wonderful Day everyone!😛:D😎😉
 
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