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Group 7-day waking average?

Good morning and the sun is shining, but it’s breezy. A 6.9 for me today. After doing some research last night, I came across an article from the British Haematology Society re splenectomy patients and Covid 19. We really only need to shield if we’ve had our spleens out because of cancer or have had a stem cell transplant. If we are up to date with our inoculations and we carry on taking our prophylactic antibiotics we are “ just” on the clinically vulnerable list. So I have unshielded myself as of today, I will do as I was doing before, social distancing, getting shopping done for us and walking in the countryside. I can’t wait to get out for a long walk. As Wham said or was it Mel Gibson? FREEDOM!
This shielding list has been an absolute mess and this week NHS England had said not all patients on the list needed to be on as they were otherwise fit and there would be some easing of it for those people. I can’t wait until they decide when they are going to tell me that so I’ve used my own initiative. I am probably fitter than many people not on any of the lists! Top reb or what! Have a good day all, I’m off to polish my walking boots!🙂
 

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Morning everyone. 5.9 this morning.
A pair of woodpeckers have just re-appeared in our garden. So as I can't get any more pre-made suet balls, I made some and they seem to be popular.
Bit of a disappointment for my husband though as he saw the bun tin out and thought his luck had changed and I was making cakes! - He didn't seem to fancy the bird cakes.
 
eggyg said:
Good morning and the sun is shining, but it’s breezy. A 6.9 for me today. After doing some research last night, I came across an article from the British Haematology Society re splenectomy patients and Covid 19. We really only need to shield if we’ve had our spleens out because of cancer or have had a stem cell transplant. If we are up to date with our inoculations and we carry on taking our prophylactic antibiotics we are “ just” on the clinically vulnerable list. So I have unshielded myself as of today, I will do as I was doing before, social distancing, getting shopping done for us and walking in the countryside. I can’t wait to get out for a long walk. As Wham said or was it Mel Gibson? FREEDOM!
This shielding list has been an absolute mess and this week NHS England had said not all patients on the list needed to be on as they were otherwise fit and there would be some easing of it for those people. I can’t wait until they decide when they are going to tell me that so I’ve used my own initiative. I am probably fitter than many people not on any of the lists! Top reb or what! Have a good day all, I’m off to polish my walking boots!🙂
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I suspect I’d do the same in your situation eggy. You’ll take careful precautions anyway but being on my 9th week of shielding (not Diabetes related) with no end in sight, it’s psychologically hard. No outside exercise isn’t healthy either. The list has been messy and gone from 1.5 to 2.8 million people. I can’t believe the people who seem desperate to be on it unless there’s occupational implications. I accept my risks are mammoth however.

Anyways, a 6.4 for me.
 
I’m playing snap with @Robin and @Kaylz today at 5.3.

So good to hear that you made it home @Lanny. Have a restful day.
Enjoy your day OUT @eggyg and dodge all those tourists using your playground.

Had a wobble yesterday with the headlines, in spite of supposedly being a logical person.
That is what headlines do sometimes. Sunshine again, gardening and a bit of a walk today.
 
Another sunshining day here have a good one everybody.

4.7 this morning, all week its been 4. or 5. something on rising

I can eating far too many carbs can't figure. unless metformin needs carbs to bring the levels down more. now there's a thought.......
 
Good day folks 4.0 on the nose, plenty of clouds about but the sun is starting to break them up,🙂 21.C at the moment. Things starting to move on the hospital front neighbour had a letter through yesterday he`s been put on a priority list for his hernia op. and my mate had his long awaited steroid injection in his lower back good news.🙂

Had a panic this morning I was reading about what happened to @Lanny and got so engrossed with reading about what she is going through I forgot I had left the hot water tap running in the kitchen.😱 Something suddenly clicked did I turn the tap off in the kitchen? went into the kitchen and there it is soap suds half way up the window, tap happily consuming hot water, overflow finally getting a proper clean, thanks Lanny.🙂:D Anyhow glad to see you got the appropriate treatment and your breathing has settled down not a nice experience for you lots of {{{HUGS}}} stay safe.

@Hazel`s about congratulations on your HS.🙂

Get them boots on @eggyg sensible decision.🙂

Great card @SueEK happy memories.🙂

Take care folks, stay safe.🙂
 
A very early Good Morning to you all! 😉 First off, I’m not waking up but, going to bed soon! Obviously my sleeping pattern is completely off but, don’t care about that as I NEED all the extra sleep right now!🙄

Spent most of yesterday sleeping & only awake to eat. I was indeed conservative with insulin doses all day across the board to give me an idea of what I need insulin wise. 20 units Novorapid, & AB tablet, for breakfast & fell asleep soon after. Woke & tested before eating lunch & had my meds & midday Levemir late 13:25 BS 8.7. Decided on 40 Units Levemir & decided on 24 + 2 for higher BS for a total of 26 units Novorapid for lunch. Fell asleep again & woke 18:27 BS 11.7😱 Have to admit that startled me so, clearly WAY too conservative for lunch!😱:confused: Tried 32 units Novorapid & AB tablet for dinner. Fell asleep again & woke 21:06 BS 8.0 MUCH better. Ate & had 32 units Novorapid again also, dozed off! Woke & had midnight Levemir still 20 units 00::29 BS 8.4 ok with that as it’s about the same as earlier.🙂

Been awake since then & even played 9 holes of golf. Thursday night, correcting all night, I played all 18 holes of the opening round, in between testing & adding more corrections! Qualifying in 9th place on -26 for the final. Just as well as I couldn’t have finished the B9, as I usually do, yesterday! I started the final this morning at the start, 8am, just out of the top 10 in 12th place.Because most of the 1st day of final, 2 days, has gone I’d slipped all the way to 98th, scored -13 with another Albatross, -3, on the last F9 hole, 9th. Hole! I scored very consistently the whole tournament so far with -13 each set of 9 holes with 4 Eagles. But, tonight my game was slightly off as I’m still not quite 100% & only scored 2 Eagles & that last Albatross keeps me in the hunt on the same score of -13: actually higher up the leaderboard as it counts higher up in ties. Now in 57th, will drop again before I start & finish the back 9 tomorrow night? 🙄

I slept a LOT but, the quality of sleep was completely different from my sleep of this past week! As some of you may know I had apnoea well into my 20’s, sleep disorder where I stop breathing & brain wakes me up so I start breathing again, had a nose op to fix that & thereafter could sleep through the night without waking every 3/4 hours. The only time when apnoea comes back temporarily is when I have breathing difficulties usually with a cold: always know when that happens; wake with my heart racing as I’ve only just started breathing again when awake. Had apnoea for most of this week so, disturbed sleep! My sleep yesterday WASN’T apnoea! 🙂

Maybe with all that undisturbed sleep yesterday, catch up, I won’t sleep as much today?🙄

Have a Wonderful Day everyone & a lazy, easy Sunday!😉😎😛:D

Edited to add:- Oh yes! I suppose my waking BS today was 00:29 BS 8.4 which is lower than yesterday’s & heading in the right direction!🙂
 
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4.2 this morning. 🙂
Off shortly for my early morning walk.
A bit grey, windy and wet - but as my old ma was wont to say, "You're made of neither sugar nor salt, so you won't melt" 😱

Off I go then!

Dez (staying very alert as I go)
 
Morning all,
A rare 6.1 this morning, beautiful day,
off for some exercise in an hour after tea-making duties for Mrs S.
Then virtual church...

Have a blessed Sunday
Snowwy
 
Morning All, it a 6.6 for me today and I've put 2 lbs on in weight :-(
 
Morning all, dull and cool. But I’m happy, a splendid 5.7! Had forgotten what the number 5 looked like! Had my first taste of freedom yesterday and just did a short walk, 3.5 miles, a warm up for next week when we’ll we do one of our epic local hikes. I don’t think I’m ready yet ( or the country) for a drive out. Didn’t realise how miserable I felt until I didn’t yesterday, if you know what I mean. Have a nice day. 🙂
 
Lanny said:
A very early Good Morning to you all! 😉 First off, I’m not waking up but, going to bed soon! Obviously my sleeping pattern is completely off but, don’t care about that as I NEED all the extra sleep right now!🙄

Spent most of yesterday sleeping & only awake to eat. I was indeed conservative with insulin doses all day across the board to give me an idea of what I need insulin wise. 20 units Novorapid, & AB tablet, for breakfast & fell asleep soon after. Woke & tested before eating lunch & had my meds & midday Levemir late 13:25 BS 8.7. Decided on 40 Units Levemir & decided on 24 + 2 for higher BS for a total of 26 units Novorapid for lunch. Fell asleep again & woke 18:27 BS 11.7😱 Have to admit that startled me so, clearly WAY too conservative for lunch!😱:confused: Tried 32 units Novorapid & AB tablet for dinner. Fell asleep again & woke 21:06 BS 8.0 MUCH better. Ate & had 32 units Novorapid again also, dozed off! Woke & had midnight Levemir still 20 units 00::29 BS 8.4 ok with that as it’s about the same as earlier.🙂

Been awake since then & even played 9 holes of golf. Thursday night, correcting all night, I played all 18 holes of the opening round, in between testing & adding more corrections! Qualifying in 9th place on -26 for the final. Just as well as I couldn’t have finished the B9, as I usually do, yesterday! I started the final this morning at the start, 8am, just out of the top 10 in 12th place.Because most of the 1st day of final, 2 days, has gone I’d slipped all the way to 98th, scored -13 with another Albatross, -3, on the last F9 hole, 9th. Hole! I scored very consistently the whole tournament so far with -13 each set of 9 holes with 4 Eagles. But, tonight my game was slightly off as I’m still not quite 100% & only scored 2 Eagles & that last Albatross keeps me in the hunt on the same score of -13: actually higher up the leaderboard as it counts higher up in ties. Now in 57th, will drop again before I start & finish the back 9 tomorrow night? 🙄

I slept a LOT but, the quality of sleep was completely different from my sleep of this past week! As some of you may know I had apnoea well into my 20’s, sleep disorder where I stop breathing & brain wakes me up so I start breathing again, had a nose op to fix that & thereafter could sleep through the night without waking every 3/4 hours. The only time when apnoea comes back temporarily is when I have breathing difficulties usually with a cold: always know when that happens; wake with my heart racing as I’ve only just started breathing again when awake. Had apnoea for most of this week so, disturbed sleep! My sleep yesterday WASN’T apnoea! 🙂

Maybe with all that undisturbed sleep yesterday, catch up, I won’t sleep as much today?🙄

Have a Wonderful Day everyone & a lazy, easy Sunday!😉😎😛:D

Edited to add:- Oh yes! I suppose my waking BS today was 00:29 BS 8.4 which is lower than yesterday’s & heading in the right direction!🙂
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