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Group 7-day waking average?

A self induced 7.4 today, after my run I had dinner, but I was just so cold and hungry, I ate 5 digestive biscuits and too many jelly babies to count, now feel awful this morning, with a hangover type feeling and work up feeling tearful. I know sugar has this effect on me as well as affecting my blood sugar levels, but occasionally still can't stop these binges. I am thinking maybe I should increase my carbs on a Sunday and Monday just a little bit due to running 13.5 miles across the 2 days, maybe it is my body trying to tell me something.
 
Morning all. Haven’t a clue what the weather is like, it’s still dark ooop north. A very nice round 6 for me today. Happy with that as had a day of ups and downs yesterday due to a very late lunch. ( appointment ran well over). Messed my meal timings up no end. Well I avoided the excitement of the bed stripping yesterday due to aforementioned appointment, so I’ve still got that to look forward to today! My hooks are on tenter. Have a great day whatever excitement the day brings you. 🙂
 
5.1 this morning. 🙂
Quite a change from yesterday morning - a full 6 degrees warmer. 😱

Hope it's the same where you are.

Dez
 
Well I dropped another unit off my basal last night, had a negligible carb dinner and didn't bolus, was 5.7 at bedtime, woke at 3.30 feeling a bit hot and sweaty so thought I had better check but meter showed a nice 6.6 and got up this morning to my bedtime reading of 5.7, so looks like I got that basal spot on. I am guessing the chunk of cheese I ate before bed was responsible for the slight increase during the night but happier knowing my BG is showing a slight hill whilst I am asleep rather than a dip .... and that Cornish Blue "speciality" cheese I got at Lidl is gorgeous, so no hardship having a chunk of that every night! I will confess I got a dark chocolate ginger bread heart out of the packet to have with my cup of tea and so nearly ate it but then I remembered the cheese and put the chocolate heart back....so pleased I did!
Again I only used bolus insulin at breakfast yesterday and ended up eating 3 apples, a banana and a Nature Valley Protein Bar throughout the day (bolus free) to fuel my very active day tending horses, loading and delivering manure and keep me high enough to drive when I needed to.... it took 11 finger pricks though to keep me where I needed to be so I have dropped another daytime basal unit today. I am much happier with this routine of having breakfast and then grazing throughout the day as and when I need to, rather than eating set meals and only injecting 3 times instead of 4 or 5 is a definite bonus.
 
Good morning 7.6 on another frosty but sunny day,🙂 had a lovely seafood lunch yesterday overlooking Brixham harbour.😎 I had 4 letters for appointments at the hospital, DSN & Dietician on Friday afternoon and Podiatry in the morning.🙄

rebrascora said:
I remembered the cheese and put the chocolate heart back.
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Amazing self control Barbara.:D

{{{HUGS}}} for you @Grannylorraine just do the best you can. xx

Take care folks enjoy your day.🙂
 
My BG levels when tested at GP were 17 so my diabetic nurse advised I would be looking for a target of 10-15 when she tested me (5 weeks since LC/Metaformin) it was 6.9 which surprised her. So my waking BG is sometimes 4.9, having read up on the morning spike I did expect it to be higher. However I try to have a very low carb evening meal and sometimes don't eat after that. This morning I was 5 - looking through this thread I think this is okay, but really have no idea.
 
Good afternoon all, in just over the barre with a 6.4 @ 5.08am.

Should that be barre, like that bar in ballet? Have always wondered. I talk in cliches!
 
@Neens
Those are great results and particularly after such a short space of time. Keep doing what you are doing. Well done!
 
Neens said:
My BG levels when tested at GP were 17 so my diabetic nurse advised I would be looking for a target of 10-15 when she tested me (5 weeks since LC/Metaformin) it was 6.9 which surprised her. So my waking BG is sometimes 4.9, having read up on the morning spike I did expect it to be higher. However I try to have a very low carb evening meal and sometimes don't eat after that. This morning I was 5 - looking through this thread I think this is okay, but really have no idea.
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Anything in the 5s is really good, well done
 
Neens said:
My BG levels when tested at GP were 17 so my diabetic nurse advised I would be looking for a target of 10-15 when she tested me (5 weeks since LC/Metaformin) it was 6.9 which surprised her. So my waking BG is sometimes 4.9, having read up on the morning spike I did expect it to be higher. However I try to have a very low carb evening meal and sometimes don't eat after that. This morning I was 5 - looking through this thread I think this is okay, but really have no idea.
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Couldn't be better! 🙂
 
Ditto said:
Good afternoon all, in just over the barre with a 6.4 @ 5.08am.

Should that be barre, like that bar in ballet? Have always wondered. I talk in cliches!
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It's 'bar' and apparently comes from around 1900 in the sport of track and field, where the bar was raised incrementally in the high jump and pole vault 🙂 If you're a limbo dancer though, I imagine that 'lowering the bar' is a sign of success! :D
 
Good afternoon 🙂

Even though I've been AWOL from posting (explained in a thread) I have still been reading

I was 5.7 this morning, no idea what was going on yesterday but was 5.3 at 3:50pm so had 1 glucose chew as tea isn't until 4:30, 5.2 when I tested for tea so reduced bolus by half a unit (meaning I got my bar of chocolate for "free") and was only 6.2 at bedtime so took a digestive biscuit on board 🙄
xx
 
Make them wait - 5.8. My readings are always lower when I get up later, 6 - 8 at 5am, 5 - 6ish at 7am. Spooky.
 
Hi gang.

Just popping on this thread to report a 5.7 this morning.🙂

Had a trip down the M6, M58 and M57 for EMG tests at the Walton Neurology centre in Liverpool. As the doctor said, it did nothing to confirm or refute the putative diagnosis, but did confirm my upper half is normal. (So are the naughty bits, which he didn’t ask about or test - thank goodness:D).

Going to the same place next Monday for an MRI of the spine, which may well reveal more information. Or at least eliminate a few other possible diagnoses.

It’s good fun being fascinating, it bugs the hell out of doctors:D

Have a good day, folks🙂
 
Northerner said:
Tell me about it! :D
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There was a member over on the other one asking about honeymoon periods and another member asked me how it was possible I only required 1 unit basal for 2 years, I wanted to send her this way to you! :D but they refer to here as "the other one that does have SOME useful information"! Always found here better myself like 🙂 xx
 
mikeyB said:
Hi gang.

Just popping on this thread to report a 5.7 this morning.🙂

Had a trip down the M6, M58 and M57 for EMG tests at the Walton Neurology centre in Liverpool. As the doctor said, it did nothing to confirm or refute the putative diagnosis, but did confirm my upper half is normal. (So are the naughty bits, which he didn’t ask about or test - thank goodness.

Going to the same place next Monday for an MRI of the spine, which may well reveal more information. Or at least eliminate a few other possible diagnoses.

It’s good fun being fascinating, it bugs the hell out of doctors:D

Have a good day, folks🙂
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Hi Mike good to see you here & thanks for the update. You never drove to the hospital via three motorways in your electric wheelchair did you??!!!!!!🙂🙂🙂 I've heard that someone actually did that ~ in the wrong direction to boot! Crikey!

Good luck with your MRI scan next Monday ~ they're noisy pieces of equipment as you know so a gentle reminder "Take your headphones & CD ~ and a blanket!."

Looking forward to hearing from you after you receive your scan results. Take care.
WL

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