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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning all, yawn! So tired. I have been the numptiest of the numpties. Like I suspect you all do, I have an evening routine. Watch the news headlines, then get myself organised for bed. Do BGs, change needle on my blue pen ( Levemir) inject 7 units, get something out of the freezer for next days tea, get a glass of water to take to bed for all my tablets, in bed usually 10.30/45. Last night it was much later as had watched a film, so,at 11.15 did BGs, 6.1, perfect for bed. Injected 7 units. Got glass of water, walked towards freezer, then realised I’d injected my bolus ( red pen)! I was not hungry in the slightest but knew I was going to have to do something. Had two Star Burst, orange and green, but couldn’t decide what else to have as I really didn’t want to eat. Decided on two crumpets, 40grms carbs with jam. No jam! 😱 Ate them jamless. Stayed up and read my book til 12.30, up to 6.9. Went to bed, had two more Star Bursts, read for half an hour, 7.4. Set my alarm for 3. Couldn’t sleep, heart was racing ( too much sugar?) dozed off and alarm went off. 7.9. Tossed and turned again, dozed, 6 am. I’d survived! 7.9. Up at 7.30 7.1, so take your pick today. I tell you what though, I’m not hungry in the slightest! :( I’ll be having a nana nap this afternoon. Have a good one all and may all your numptinest do one! Oh and in all the kerfuffle I didn’t get anything out of the freezer for tonight’s tea. 😡
 
07:45 BS 5.9. 🙂 Pretty happy with that!

Awww! WHAT a day of golf The Open was yesterday! I’m a bit more inland & the wind & rain were lashing at my windows: even needed the heater on for a bit! 😱 Those poor pro golfers on that exposed golf course: posting monster rounds some of them; EXTREMELY well done to Shane Lowry for only dropping, overall, 1 shot while everybody else were dropping a lot more! 😱:D😛😎 & clapping emoji! Folk round here will be going MENTAL that an Irish man won The Open on home soil & I’ll bet there are quite a few hungover folk this morning! 😱:Do_O:confused:😛😉 I wonder if Shane went to Kellys? It’s actually opposite the Ramore golf course or as the presenters referred to as the Valley course: Dunluce Links being a bit more closer to Dunluce Castle further east. 🙄

Life around here will now return to normal & we locals get a whole fleet of brand new air conditioned double decker buses, a new train station at Portrush & new trains! Been on the new buses already last Monday: will try out the new trains on Thursday early evening on the way to the county hospital for my MRI.🙄:D😛

I highly recommend the documentary on BBC iPlayer “The Road to The Open - At Royal Portrush” if you haven’t seen. The massive project of building 2 new holes to replace the 2 holes needed for the village that’s needed for The Open venues to cater to visitors, media etc. etc. Never knew before WHAT it takes to host The Open! 😱

A lateish, for me, Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day: siri knows now what I’m going to type & Good Morning, Wonderful Day all come up automatically so, it’s a bit faster for me to post; I’ve become SO predictable! :D😉
 
Congrats Hazel

I am at 5.4 this morning :D so happy after my naughties yesterday :D

Morning everyone, wishing all a fab day
 
5.8 for me today. Still struggling to get my eating back in a good place, nothing really bad, just the odd packet of crisps and eating sunflower seeds as a snack, now realised they are 159 calories per 25g, no wonder my weight loss has stayed the same the last two weeks.
 
Good morning, folks🙂

Still feel a bit rough for some reason, but the DF has taken her leave. Went to bed on 6.1, which had been steady for three or so hours, and woke on 7.0 with a dead straight line overnight. Same numbers, really.

Apart from anything else, when I next go the diabetes clinic I’ll ask to swap to Novorapid, Humalog just lingers too long, and doesn’t work quick enough. I’ve been on it for the best part of twenty years. Last evening, my carb free meal followed by a challenging couple of Bourbon biscuits (no bolus) took me up to 9.1, but an hour later I was 6.2. That’s the arse end of the straggling foot soldiers of Humalog, which were still aimlessly wandering around. I did take rather a lot of Humalog yesterday, as I told you.

Anyway, that’s all now in the past. Filed away. More exciting is the boiler has just been fixed, so I’m just waiting for Mrs B to finish revelling in the shower, then I can turn human at last. Maybe that will help - Radox ‘Active’ shower gel for men had better live up to its name:D

Don’t sit out in hot sun, you might fall asleep and pass the danger threshold of skin damage - wrinkles and later cancer. Skin cancer rates have rocketed in the past 10 years. And don’t book a last minute holiday to Europe, you’ll spend the whole holiday in your air conditioned hotel room. Same in the US, too. And if you fly anywhere, you’re adding to the problem:confused:

Have a good day, people. 🙂 Only two big sleeps and BoJo will be PM. Think I’ll try and see if I can blag an Irish passport.:D
 
Stabbed myself at least five times, no blood, gave up.

At wit's end, what do I eat for both type 2 which is also liver friendly? I've been eating tons fruit. 😱
 
7.6 for me today so I am still running a bit high but a lot better than the 12s and 15s I was getting last week. Managed a 5.3 last night before dinner though.... my first 5 reading in 10 days (and I have been testing a lot!) and only because I overdosed an extra unit of N/R at lunchtime.
Hopefully another couple of units of Levemir will be authorised tomorrow and get me back onto an even-ish keel again. I was so hoping to significantly improve on my previous HbA1c of 90 but this past week or so of high readings may have thwarted that. Surely one ham roll (admittedly it was a white roll) and a piece of chocolate cake can't blow you out of the water for a week!

@mikeyB Pleased to read your BG has settled down again. That must have been pretty scary!
I agree with @Benny G that NovoRapid may be no better. I sometimes pre bolus an hour or more before food and my BG doesn't drop before I eat and if I don't pre bolus by more than 10mins, I can sometimes have a hypo 4-5hrs later, particularly if it was breakfast time and I ate carbs as I seem to be very insulin resistant in the morning but very quick at digesting carbs. It is worth a try though as everyone responds differently.
 
rebrascora said:
I agree with @Benny G that NovoRapid may be no better. I sometimes pre bolus an hour or more before food and my BG doesn't drop before I eat and if I don't pre bolus by more than 10mins, I can sometimes have a hypo 4-5hrs later, particularly if it was breakfast time and I ate carbs as I seem to be very insulin resistant in the morning but very quick at digesting carbs. It is worth a try though as everyone responds differently.
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Same experience for me with novorapid, borne out by the Libre - takes around an hour to even get going, and usually lasts for 5-6 hours 😱 As the great Northern philosopher Jim Royle might say, 'Rapid, my a**e' 😱 :D Absorbs more quickly from abdomen than derriere 🙂
 
Morning early birds 6.8 today and we’re expecting a scorcher....my hair is expanding in anticipation 😱
 
06:40 BS 5.5. 🙂 Happy with that. Yesterday was still a wee bit nippy & wet but, not as bad as Sunday! Also, slept a LOT yesterday just after midday meds & Levemir I conked out until about 10pm. ate & went back to bed around midnight after midnight Levemir! :confused:😱 All the lost sleep getting up early to watch The Open catching up with me! 🙄 Didn’t spend a lot of hours awake!o_O

I’m more or less rested up now & back to normal ish this morning! 🙂 An early Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉

Wow! I REALLY have become predictable to siri: I barely had to type anything for the whole of the last sentence above! 😱:D😛😎 Umm! Is it time for something new to say to confuse siri? 😉
 
Morning all, an 8.4 for me today. One advantage of my job is that the shop is nice and cool in this heat!
 
Last evening was 45 degrees and I was 14.5! Didn't feel like eating so just had a salad and one very small piece of bread and butter and 2 units of Novorapid. Woke up to a reading of 2.8. Don't understand that at all.
 
Morning all. It’s glorious! A disappointing 6.4, upped my basal three nights ago by one unit, has not made one jot of difference and I was at a lovely 6.2 before bed AND I remembered to take the correct insulin last night! A mix of insulin resistance, DP and the Diabetes Fairy me thinks. We were going to have a relaxing day in the garden, lounging not digging, but the scallywags are dropping by for lunch and to make use of “ your beautiful garden”. Flattery will get them anywhere! Have a great day, and don’t forget the sunscreen. 🙂
 
Good morning 🙂

This new sensor hasn't been the best reading in the 2's when I was in the 6's but hoping it will pick up as I don't really like calling places lol, was only 1mmol out this morning but showing me in the red for the last 24 hours basically 🙄 fingers crossed please guys!

Was very surprised to be in the 6's all day yesterday after having my teeth removed as was dreading it having a negative effect on my levels, haven't even taken any painkillers and only tender when I'm eating and the denture pushes on the fresh wounds

Anyway a 4.8 for me this morning and sweltering already

Have a lovely day folks! :D
xx
 
5.6 this fine sunny morn!

I bought my wife a wooden leg for Christmas!
It's not her main present, just a stocking filler......

Dez 🙄
 
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