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Group 7-day waking average?

Good morning. Woke up feeling cold so the heatings gone apron a bit early and I am now sitting on the side of my bed , all wrapped up in my duvet till the place warms up a bit and I am brave enough to leave my snug nest to put the kettle on.
4.3 when I first woke up am 4.9 now.

Hope you all have a good day.
 
Morning all well it's a 7.1 for me today , but at least the rain has stopped for now
 
Morning All. 6.7. Not bad after a nasty hypo last night after I’d eaten my dinner! (Roast chicken, roast veg and Yorkshire puddings). What happened there?! Felt so bad with the ‘hypo headache after effect’ I went to bed at 730pm and slept until 2am then feel asleep again about 330. Feel tired now. Never mind looking forward to a day with the teenagers ! it’s getting close to GCSE season.
Have a good day all.
 
Bexlee said:
Morning All. 6.7. Not bad after a nasty hypo last night after I’d eaten my dinner! (Roast chicken, roast veg and Yorkshire puddings). What happened there?! Felt so bad with the ‘hypo headache after effect’ I went to bed at 730pm and slept until 2am then feel asleep again about 330. Feel tired now. Never mind looking forward to a day with the teenagers ! it’s getting close to GCSE season.
Have a good day all.
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Ack! So annoying when that happens! :( Probably the mealtime insulin got to work before your food had started digesting, timing of insulin can be such a fine line sometimes :( I've had my fair share of these kinds of hypos, hope your day goes well 🙂
 
Good morning

Frosty and cold today, it's fine I'm wrapping up and lazing on the sofa today lol

4.2 at 6an after a digestive biscuit for a 6.3 last night, should have maybe had a bit more given I'd been out and about, I can drop between getting up and 40 minutes later when I inject for breakfast so had a glucose tab and was 4.8 when I tested for breakfast

@Northerner I see you reacted to my FB post yesterday, it was one of 3 handicapped people that was out with their carer that stood up and another seat fell off! I emailed Stagecoach as soon as I got home!

Have a great day folks!
Xx
 
rebrascora said:
Well it was my consultant appointment today. I was very anxious last night and this morning as I put together a list of reasons why he should let me try Libre. He has been very conservative in the past and I was pretty sure he would palm me off again and just say I was doing well and we would see how I got on next time.
Woke up to a bit of a disappointing 7.9. Gave myself 4 units of NR and headed down to the yard to do morning stables before breakfast. I did also do some squats before I left the house as I am experimenting to see if it will help insulin get going any quicker on a morning. Anyway, I got back for breakfast exactly an hour later to find I had let it go just a little too long and I was 3.4. Ate breakfast and had a shower and got ready for appt. and was 4.8 when I got in the car, so had to wait to come up to 5 to drive with a little help from a dextrose tablet. Was so anxious/stressed when I got to hosp. my BP was 140/95. (it was 120/70 last week at GP surgery)
I saw a new lady doctor (just new to diabetes) and not the consultant. I went through my history with her and started on a few of my bullet points when she decided she needed to "consult" the consultant. I managed to get in to see him with her and he was really great today. We went through a few of my readings and he seemed to understand the problem and ..... drum roll please..... HE SANCTIONED ME GETTING FREESTYLE LIBRE. Can't tell you how absolutely delighted I am! Came out beaming and almost skipping with excitement! He even broached the subject of a pump at some point in the future but I don't feel that is something that interests me just yet. Not sure when it will actually happen as I have to wait for a place on a Libre course, but this has just really made my day/week/year even! Can you tell I'm ecstatic? I fully expected to get turned down. Really hope I find it as beneficial as most of you guys do.
Anyway, sorry for the longwinded post but I just had to share my news with people who I knew would understand.
YIPPEE!!
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brilliant news!

An unremarkable 6.3 for me this morning
 
Morning all and 5.6 for me despite the traditional Shrove Tuesday fare last night.

Next check in will be from a recording Studio in Surrey which we've been given the use of for a couple of days.

Have a good day everyone.
 
Morning Folks

Reporting a reading of 8.2 for this morning

28 mile bike ride Yesterday gutted I was so close to breaking 30 mile but hey ho at least I know the route distance now - cleaning bike today and taking doggy to hairdressers
 
Morning all, 6.2 here.
So pleased for you, @rebrascora. My quest for the Libre is still having difficulty leaving the starting blocks. I started in November. It’s taken me til now to get my surgery to refer me, my nurse ummed and arred because she didn’t know how to do a referral, and finally did one to the Type 2 dietetic service because she ticked the wrong box. Sorted that out, then the GP spent a couple of weeks doing the referral, have now heard from the hospital with a 'choose and book' letter, but the only appointments it’s letting me choose at present are in May while we are on holiday, so I’ve got to keep checking back til one appears after we get back. So it’ll be end of May before I get an appointment at the hospital.
 
A very disappointing 8.8 this morning, throat is congested and started sneezing, oh well I had 2 weeks without being ill. Luckily I am not too ill to go to work.

@ rebrascora - good news on the litre.
 
Morning all on this bright and frosty morning. I’m pleased to report another reading in the fives. 5.4! Woohoo! It must be the extra walking I’m doing. Walking to see family today at the other side of town, should put in about 9/10 miles. We will be stopping for a spot of lunch on the way to break it up.
Have a wonderful Wednesday. 🙂
 
rebrascora said:
Well it was my consultant appointment today. I was very anxious last night and this morning as I put together a list of reasons why he should let me try Libre. He has been very conservative in the past and I was pretty sure he would palm me off again and just say I was doing well and we would see how I got on next time.
Woke up to a bit of a disappointing 7.9. Gave myself 4 units of NR and headed down to the yard to do morning stables before breakfast. I did also do some squats before I left the house as I am experimenting to see if it will help insulin get going any quicker on a morning. Anyway, I got back for breakfast exactly an hour later to find I had let it go just a little too long and I was 3.4. Ate breakfast and had a shower and got ready for appt. and was 4.8 when I got in the car, so had to wait to come up to 5 to drive with a little help from a dextrose tablet. Was so anxious/stressed when I got to hosp. my BP was 140/95. (it was 120/70 last week at GP surgery)
I saw a new lady doctor (just new to diabetes) and not the consultant. I went through my history with her and started on a few of my bullet points when she decided she needed to "consult" the consultant. I managed to get in to see him with her and he was really great today. We went through a few of my readings and he seemed to understand the problem and ..... drum roll please..... HE SANCTIONED ME GETTING FREESTYLE LIBRE. Can't tell you how absolutely delighted I am! Came out beaming and almost skipping with excitement! He even broached the subject of a pump at some point in the future but I don't feel that is something that interests me just yet. Not sure when it will actually happen as I have to wait for a place on a Libre course, but this has just really made my day/week/year even! Can you tell I'm ecstatic? I fully expected to get turned down. Really hope I find it as beneficial as most of you guys do.
Anyway, sorry for the longwinded post but I just had to share my news with people who I knew would understand.
YIPPEE!!
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Fantastic! Hope it all goes smoothly for you.
 
Robin said:
Morning all, 6.2 here.
So pleased for you, @rebrascora. My quest for the Libre is still having difficulty leaving the starting blocks. I started in November. It’s taken me til now to get my surgery to refer me, my nurse ummed and arred because she didn’t know how to do a referral, and finally did one to the Type 2 dietetic service because she ticked the wrong box. Sorted that out, then the GP spent a couple of weeks doing the referral, have now heard from the hospital with a 'choose and book' letter, but the only appointments it’s letting me choose at present are in May while we are on holiday, so I’ve got to keep checking back til one appears after we get back. So it’ll be end of May before I get an appointment at the hospital.
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All very frustrating :( Having used the Libre before I got them on prescription I learned absolutely nothing on the course, although I guess I can understand why they want to make sure everyone has had the same introduction. It ought to be just an online course and test.
 
5.1 for me. 🙂
Very chilly and icy this morning. 😱
Just a quick nip out to put out the recycling, then I'm inside until the temperature rises a bit. 🙄
Stay warm.

Dez
 
Northerner said:
All very frustrating :( Having used the Libre before I got them on prescription I learned absolutely nothing on the course, although I guess I can understand why they want to make sure everyone has had the same introduction. It ought to be just an online course and test.
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I’m not even lined up for a course yet, this appointment I've yet to get a date for is just to get me in to the hospital system to argue that I qualify for the Libre.(There are also other things I want to raise, that my surgery nurse can’t answer) I don’t know what subsequent hoops there will be. If they then say, OK you qualify, I would then argue that a course would be unneccessary as I’ve done the BERTIE online one.(I brushed up on that in November when I first asked for a referral)
 
Robin said:
If they then say, OK you qualify, I would then argue that a course would be unneccessary as I’ve done the BERTIE online one.(I brushed up on that in November when I first asked for a referral)
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unfortunately I think the Libre training course is part of the criteria to get it now, it has nothing similar that is in BERTIE though so the fact you've done that wouldn't matter xx
 
Morning all
A big 6.0 for me today.
Brilliant news @rebrascora !,
Don't know what all these gadgets are but everyone loves a gadget don't they particularly if they improve your life?

Blessings with frost this morning,

Snowwy
 
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