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Group 7-day waking average?

Good day gang.🙂

I woke on 4.8, which is nice considering last night’s pasta. Insulin is good for carb sinners, or T1s as we like to be called.😉

I’m currently lazing on the balcony in the sunny warmth of the day, reading the Guardian, drinking tea and waiting for the cleaners to arrive for the first time in 2 months. I’m told that they will be fully tooled up with gloves and masks, but I’ll just carry on hiding on the balcony.

The sheep in the field by us are bleating like mad. I think the shearers have arrived, and they all want to be next up to make it easier to stay cool. Wouldn’t happen on the Isle of Mull, Highland sheep have a bit more sense.😉

Over the road on the other side is a Catholic secondary school, now utterly deserted because they've had a case of CV. So much for the reopening of schools. Not even the priority pupils get a look in.

Anyway, folks, have a good day, don’t bother watching any news, it’s all untrustworthy spin, which the government doesn’t realise we can all see through while some poor folks keep on dying.
 
@Michael12421 that's not giving any idea of a ratio, a ratio is how much grams of carbs 1 unit of insulin covers, if you havent established that then you need to and you need to find your correction factor as well, by the looks of it your winging it and that just isn't sensible as that's how you get yourself into the predicaments you so often end up in
 
Northerner said:
Really hope you can get something to help @Flower {{{HUGS}}}
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The system worked really well, I rang and asked if I could have some of the drugs that had helped with broken bone pain previously and got a call back within a few minutes. Drugs prescribed and pharmacy delivery dropping them round later.

Thank you NHS for a fantastic quick efficient service .🙂
 
Thank you Kaylz. Well if that is the theory how is it put into practice? After all, as has been said so many times on this forum, we are all different. The number of grams of carbohydrate that are affected/covered by one unit of bolus for you may not be the same for me. So how did you find out what your ratio is? Me, it's just trial and error, many trials and almost as many errors.
 
mikeyB said:
If you do what I did, that is ring Tesco Customer services and explain your situation, they will put you on the priority list and the priority button on the website will allow you to access those. There are always days available, but you can’t book a specific hour, though they do ring you on the day with an approximate arrival time. You may find it a bit tricky if you’ve been shopping normally recently, but tell them you’ve been advised by your doctor.
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My last physical trip to Tesco was 18th March. Daughters have been doing it and we’ve managed to bag two click and collects. The problem is two daughters now back working and the third possibly going back beginning of June. Haven’t been in any premises at all. Mr Eggy been in pharmacy. One in one out. I’ll give them a ring. Thanks.
 
Flower said:
The system worked really well, I rang and asked if I could have some of the drugs that had helped with broken bone pain previously and got a call back within a few minutes. Drugs prescribed and pharmacy delivery dropping them round later.

Thank you NHS for a fantastic quick efficient service .🙂
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Good news 🙂 I hope they do the trick! 🙂 Perhaps they were bored with everyone avoiding the NHS so you got them really excited! I bet there's a tapestry of the events of your call being prepared right now to hang in reception, and they'll mark a special celebration date in the Surgery diary :D Well, in my increasingly feverish imagination anyway :D
 
eggyg said:
My last physical trip to Tesco was 18th March. Daughters have been doing it and we’ve managed to bag two click and collects. The problem is two daughters now back working and the third possibly going back beginning of June. Haven’t been in any premises at all. Mr Eggy been in pharmacy. One in one out. I’ll give them a ring. Thanks.
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Is there just Tescos available for deliveries? I've used ASDA and Morrisons here, and I've also seen a Waitrose knocking around 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Is there just Tescos available for deliveries? I've used ASDA and Morrisons here, and I've also seen a Waitrose knocking around 🙂
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We’ve got an Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s. Nowt as posh as Waitrose! Apparently Sainsbury’s weren’t taking new customers but I’ll check again. Think it was because I’ve always shopped at Tesco and there’s a list of things I’ve bought in the last 12 months, makes it a quicker process. Morrison’s are just new at delivering and don’t think it’s happening in Carlisle. I quite like Asda though. I shouldn’t need anything, except bread, for another couple of weeks at least. My neighbour can pick us up a loaf or two. Wish I had a bigger freezer, just got rid of it a year and a half ago and replaced it with a fridge freezer, of course I didn’t know we were going to have a pandemic! 😛
 
Michael12421 said:
Thank you Kaylz. Well if that is the theory how is it put into practice? After all, as has been said so many times on this forum, we are all different. The number of grams of carbohydrate that are affected/covered by one unit of bolus for you may not be the same for me. So how did you find out what your ratio is? Me, it's just trial and error, many trials and almost as many errors.
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test and adjust where needed, so a simple way which anyone on insulin could do is start where courses start you, take 1 unit of insulin and have 10g carbs, if you carry on the way you are then it is never going to be right and it will constantly be swinging lows and highs, why anyone would want to continue that way really is beyond me, sorry but it is, I don't beat about the bush
 
Kaylz said:
test and adjust where needed, so a simple way which anyone on insulin could do is start where courses start you, take 1 unit of insulin and have 10g carbs, if you carry on the way you are then it is never going to be right and it will constantly be swinging lows and highs, why anyone would want to continue that way really is beyond me, sorry but it is, I don't beat about the bush
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:D :D :D😳
 
KARNAK said:
:D :D :D😳
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Giving up mate, may as well beat my head against a brick wall, patience was never my strong point and certainly isn't just now, tried over and over along with others 😳
 
@Kaylz I think Michael's problems may stem from his basal insulin not suiting him. There is a post today from a new member whose husband is using Toujeo which I think is what Michael is on and they are also experiencing problems with night time hypos and then going high during the day. I think switching to taking the Toujeo in the morning might improve the situation rather than the dose actually being wrong.
 
05:04 BS 5.4 🙂 Yay! That’s come down very well & it IS actually a waking BS. Went to bed just after midnight Levemir of 20 units BS 7.6🙂

I watched a lot of stuff on BBC iPlayer during my very long 2 days & there’s a film that’s still available to watch but, not for much longer “The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society” that was excellent watching. About the Nazi occupation of The Channel Islands: Guernsey being the smaller of the two; Jersey being the larger island. A very good film & I highly recommend it. Also, watched a lot of Jonathan Creek yesterday: only ever saw the odd episode when it was being shown at the time: primetime Saturday viewing, I believe; missed a lot of good weekend tv over the years as I was always working in the family restaurant ! The only Saturdays I got to watch tv at home then was when I was ill with flu!😱

It’s a relief to be back to normal now as I actually put on 3 kilos over 2 days as they were both VERY long & I ate 4 meals instead of my usual 2.5: still not a breakfast person most of the time; just half an oatcake & half dose to stop DP rise! I needed the extra energy to delay sleep & stay up longer!😱

From the looks of this morning’s reading, I have a feeling I’ll need to reduce insulin doses now & go by my meter?🙄😱 & hopping on toes emoji!

An early Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉
 
Good morning everyone. 12.1 this morning after correcting for a whopping 18.3 during the night!! I have absolutely no idea why that happened for all I know is that my levels have been all over the place for the last fortnight.
 
Morning all
6.2 again today, where have the fives gone?
Oh well, tea making time soon and a 5k run, that should sort something out!

Blessings Snowwy
 
Morning All,

5.7 for me this morning from the wet and warm Cumbria
 
5.2 this morning. :D

SALTY TEAR and spread only love and kindness.

Dez
 
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