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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning everyone - can't measure this morning as I have run out of strips.
Following advice on the forum I have ditched my Nexus monitor with it's very expensive strips and ordered and ordered a TEE2, but delivery has been delayed.
Disappointing blood test results yesterday - gone back up to 45. The nurse says this is inevitable and due the ageing process. Can't unfortunately deny the ageing, but I think the cause is more likely to be being a bit off plan over the last 6 months, so I'm back on the case, and she agreed to a re-test in 6 months.
 
Morning all, 7.9 for me today.
 
5.1 again today. 🙂
All the trees have been well pruned. 😛
Thank goodness! In the recent winds some were swaying quite dramatically especially the ones near my garden fence. 😱

Have a safe day everyone.

Dez
 
Michael12421 said:
Good morning. A very disturbed night with a raging infection because although my doctor prescribed the necessary antibiotics it is going to take 3 days for them to kick in. This more than likely accounts for the 14.4 reading this morning.
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Sorry to hear this Michael, I hope you feel much better very soon 🙂
 
Toucan said:
The nurse says this is inevitable and due the ageing process.
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No, it's not inevitable, and you are right to actually think of the possible causes and addressing them rather than just accepting this untrue statement! 🙂 In any event, 45 is still pretty good so if you've been happy with how things have been over the past few months then there's no need to go overboard trying to drive things lower - moderation is the key! 🙂
 
zoombapup said:
5.3 for me. I mean I was like 6.something all yesterday because of the stress of the hospital visit, but now I'm back down to my usual start. I reckon BG if you could monitor it continuously would be a good way of properly measuring stresses and other psychology.
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You can - there are things called CGMs (Continuous Glucose Monitors) and the Freestyle Libre which constantly measure blood glucose 🙂 They're not cheap though, so tend to be used largely by people on insulin. However, I have often wondered what a typical daily graph of a non-diabetic would look like, especially if they were eating unhealthily and not exercising at all 😱 I suspect it might look worse than some of ours! 😱 🙂
 
Northerner said:
No, it's not inevitable, and you are right to actually think of the possible causes and addressing them rather than just accepting this untrue statement! 🙂 In any event, 45 is still pretty good so if you've been happy with how things have been over the past few months then there's no need to go overboard trying to drive things lower - moderation is the key! 🙂
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Many thanks Northerner, it helps to have my view confirmed. I had thought of being dramatic and going on to a serious cut-down plan, but I know that it wouldn't suite me very well - I just need to do the low-carb eating plan I've done for a long time, a bit more rigorously, and particularly up the exercise a bit more.
 
Morning all. I haven’t just got up, I just forgot! An unsurprising 7.1 after last night’s Mexican feast. It was worth every carb. I’m a good cook even if I say so myself! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it, pity they didn’t express that joy by clearing the dishes away and washing them! Off for a decent, flat, walk today on the coast, not up to any fells yet. Have a wonderful Wednesday. 🙂
@Robin I know what you mean about getting to lie on your side again. It’s marvellous isn’t it.
 
eggyg said:
Morning all. I haven’t just got up, I just forgot! An unsurprising 7.1 after last night’s Mexican feast. It was worth every carb. I’m a good cook even if I say so myself! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it, pity they didn’t express that joy by clearing the dishes away and washing them! Off for a decent, flat, walk today on the coast, not up to any fells yet. Have a wonderful Wednesday. 🙂
@Robin I know what you mean about getting to lie on your side again. It’s marvellous isn’t it.
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When I broke my arm I was in a huge shoulder to wrist cast for 3 months and had to sleep sitting up 😱 Once the cast was removed I had to put pillows under one side of me to stop me rolling over onto the bad arm - such a relief when I could finally sleep normally as I like to sleep on either side and on my back! 🙂
 
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Good morning people.
Went to bed on 8.5 after a late meal (Doing an @eggyg!) and tested a 7.1 on this damp cold morning ~ at least the winds have abated. I need to go out back and baton everything down again and if its not raining later I intend to clear & reorganise one of my brick outhouses. Such a mess in there! :( I've no idea who messed it up......honestly (said with tongue in cheek!!!)
Hope all the folk who are feeling under the weather that you feel better soon.
Take care
WL
 
G'day y'all. 🙂 8.05 @ 9.08am had a lie in, unusual for me, once I'm awake I'm up and doing. I feel that's quite high, but was high all yesterday and had a raging blood pressure headache for three days. Back to low carb yesterday so things should improve soon.

I was left to make my own way to the hospital, carrying 2 very heavy bags of shopping.
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Grrr, you should have stayed put and made them move you. Mind you, probably would have waited hours for an ambulance. Take 'em to the cleaners!
 
Good morning folks.
Woke up at 2 45 for a wee :( and hav3 not been able to get back to sleep yet.
Went to bed on 6.8 woke to 7.2 am 6.5 now , my graph shows a very slightly attemp at a wriggly flatfish .
 
Ljc said:
Good morning folks.
Woke up at 2 45 for a wee :( and hav3 not been able to get back to sleep yet.
Went to bed on 6.8 woke to 7.2 am 6.5 now , my graph shows a very slightly attemp at a wriggly flatfish .
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Sorry to see you are having trouble sleeping Lin :( I hope you have a better night tonight {{{HUGS}}}
 
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Northerner said:
Good morning 🙂 How's this for a cliff dive and a smooth swim along the bottom? I was 8.9 before bed and it just falls away as soon as I lay my head on the pillow! 😱

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How do you do that???

One obvious possibility is that you're actually a pre-production android prototype, designed to replace us v1.0 humans once they've fixed the minor simulated-pancreas glitch.
 
Morning Folks

Reporting a reading of 9.9 for this morning

To be expected really as I got to work yesterday and realised I had not had my insulin so went home to work there but it too late for my dosage and as the day progressed I started feeling really yuk so ended up in bed 3pm for an hour after readings of 22.7 then 17.2 then went back to bed 9pm on a 12.3.

I’ve had my insulin this morning though.
 
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