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Group 7-day waking average?

SueEK said:
Morning all 7.3 for me today, normally would be a little concerned that it is a bit high BUT got my results yesterday and delighted to report that my HbA1c has only gone up by 1 to 44 which I am very happy about. During lockdown, although still working, I have definitely not been eating as good as normal so was a little worried about what my result would be. All my results were normal other than my triglycerides up by .5 above normal which is fine so I am a happy bunny. Weight has stayed the same so all in all feel I am doing better than I thought. Doesn’t help when my husband keeps bringing home large sausage rolls. I gave in once on the day we had to travel to a London but adamantly refused the other day and told him in no uncertain terms to stop buying them for me. Hurt little eyes look at me and he says ‘but I know you like them’ aargh!!
Anyhow have a good day all, will catch up with the posts later xx
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Sue I’m kind of dreading the first meal with the folks. Mum, although she understands the necessity for me to get (and keep) my BG under control, attaches love to food. So because she loves someone she wants them to eat. If they refuse then it’s as if it’s somehow a slight against her or a rejection of her love. Even on the phone she’s saying things like “I’ve baked a cheesecake. It’s turned out so well I’d say it’s the best one I’ve ever made and I’ve been making them for 56 years. It’s shame you won’t want any......... Although you could just have a small piece”

I’ve been consistent in saying that I’m addicted to sugar and can’t have any. I’ve explained that sugar isn’t only the granulated stuff but it’s also carbs etc “I understand that but surely a little wouldn’t do you any harm”
“Mum try thinking of it as an alcoholic or a heroin addict. Would you ever say just have a little glass to toast this or that, or just have this little bit of heroin to pick you up? No you wouldn’t.”
“You’re not taking drugs are you?”

We’ll get there I know, but my God she tests my strength at times!
 
Gruers said:
6.7 for me today, my weekly average is creeping up and my weight standing still, I need to refocus and push on to a lower average and lose more weight
my goal is another 7lbs
have a good day everyone
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You can do this!
 
Well. it's a 5.8 for me this morning but only after jumping out of bed in sheer panic muttering a rather loud and very inappropriate "Sugar!" at 3.45am when my Libre said I was 2.4! So much for turning the sound off on my Libre so that it doesn't disturb my partner's sleep! BG meter said not to worry as I was 4.1 and I didn't feel hypo but after a small hypo treatment it went down instead of up so I then had to have a full hypo treatment on top and sit around waiting for it to rise enough to feel confident to go back to bed.... and that was despite reducing my night time basal by one more unit and fully expecting to be high this morning! Looks like this muggy weather is having an impact on my liver output. Dropped my daytime Levemir by one this morning as well, so will see how I get on with that. May consider dropping another unit tonight just for peace of mind. I know it is recommended to wait 3 days before making another change but don't want to risk another night time hypo. I did start to panic a bit when it didn't come up after the first treatment and when I double checked on my BG meter and it had gone down, I started to wonder if my liver had packed in. In the middle of the night you can have some strange thoughts! I think that is the first time it hasn't responded to hypo treatment promptly so, whilst I didn't feel ill, I definitely had a few anxious minutes with heart pounding!... which probably prompted an adrenaline surge and liver to get woken up. Pleased to report there is no sign of over treatment on my Libre trace. Odd that I have started getting night time/waking hypos since I started using the Libre when I hardly ever had them before.

Many congratulations to @MeeTooTeeTwo , @Kaylz and @Robin.... Think they might need to be renamed Dez Specials as he is starting to look like favourite for the Championship at this half way point in the season!
 
ColinUK said:
Sue I’m kind of dreading the first meal with the folks. Mum, although she understands the necessity for me to get (and keep) my BG under control, attaches love to food. So because she loves someone she wants them to eat. If they refuse then it’s as if it’s somehow a slight against her or a rejection of her love. Even on the phone she’s saying things like “I’ve baked a cheesecake. It’s turned out so well I’d say it’s the best one I’ve ever made and I’ve been making them for 56 years. It’s shame you won’t want any......... Although you could just have a small piece”

I’ve been consistent in saying that I’m addicted to sugar and can’t have any. I’ve explained that sugar isn’t only the granulated stuff but it’s also carbs etc “I understand that but surely a little wouldn’t do you any harm”
“Mum try thinking of it as an alcoholic or a heroin addict. Would you ever say just have a little glass to toast this or that, or just have this little bit of heroin to pick you up? No you wouldn’t.”
“You’re not taking drugs are you?”

We’ll get there I know, but my God she tests my strength at times!
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Sorry I had to laugh but that made me think of an episode of The Royale Family when “ our Antony” brought his vegetarian girlfriend to tea ( played by Sheridan Smith) and Nana said “ you’ll be able to have some wafer thin ham though”.
 
ColinUK said:
Sue I’m kind of dreading the first meal with the folks. Mum, although she understands the necessity for me to get (and keep) my BG under control, attaches love to food. So because she loves someone she wants them to eat. If they refuse then it’s as if it’s somehow a slight against her or a rejection of her love. Even on the phone she’s saying things like “I’ve baked a cheesecake. It’s turned out so well I’d say it’s the best one I’ve ever made and I’ve been making them for 56 years. It’s shame you won’t want any......... Although you could just have a small piece”

I’ve been consistent in saying that I’m addicted to sugar and can’t have any. I’ve explained that sugar isn’t only the granulated stuff but it’s also carbs etc “I understand that but surely a little wouldn’t do you any harm”
“Mum try thinking of it as an alcoholic or a heroin addict. Would you ever say just have a little glass to toast this or that, or just have this little bit of heroin to pick you up? No you wouldn’t.”
“You’re not taking drugs are you?”

We’ll get there I know, but my God she tests my strength at times!
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That’s how I refer to it, you would offer a drug addict some drugs would you? Done out of love I know but frustrating to have to keep reminding them not to do it - I’m not made of steel :confused:
 
12:40 BS 5.0 🙂 Forgot to say earlier that I had my usual half oatcake & half breakfast dose of Novorapid before nodding off so, it’s stopped the DP rise pretty well!😎

Will wait for tesco to deliver before having lunch! I’m doing something about my 5kilos of excess weight this week & it’s all frozen fish, basa, sea bass & haddock, prawns, chicken & loads of frozen micro steam veg with not a starch in sight: no potatoes or rice! Made a tasty discovery last night when I had 5 lumps of frozen spinach, asda, added to an open bag of birdseye super sunshine mix in a microwaveable bowl & dinged for 4 minutes in the microwave. Upon tasting it was a bit bland, unlike tesco’s greens & corn micro steam bags, So, decided to add a bit of freshly grated parmesan to it, gave it a mix & WOW! It sure gave my frozen basa fillet oven steamed, wrapped in foil for that steam effect, & micro steamed vegetables taste pretty AMAZING! Very friendly to BS as well! I DO eat a bit of fat, even in my low fat diet due to liver problems, having skimmed milk in my tea, some butter spread on 1 slice of bread of the 2 for each sandwich & very occasionally cheese so, like parmesan for the strong flavour without having to use a lot: currently using & LOVE Tesco’s finest Parmigiano Reggiano; the best tasting parmesan I’ve tasted!😛 Just a tiny bit tastes so intense!😛

A proper Good Day to you all after this morning’s rather sleepy greeting!😉 Continue to have a Wonderful Day & have Sunshine on the Inside!😉
 
Hello all. No bg as didn't even attempt to take it, couldn't face the struggle with having insomnia due to Mum wanting the loo at silly o'clock and all the hassle that entailed and then I was awake and that was that. Agh. I am no good sans sleep.

Can I just say the 1980s was the best decade ever and the music too. :D

Despite having liver problems I have had a WWII months ration of butter on six Ryvitas. There's no hope for me. 🙄 People buy the Ryvitas, I never would. I'm more tempted by them than bread!

ColinUK no point trying to tell people, save your breath to cool your porridge! You just say "I don't like that" and no more. People can't take all that other stuff in, especially if they are older like me. Think of something you don't like ie I don't like Sago. If somebody offered me Sago I'd give them short shrift. They'd never offer it again. :D Think how you react and then do the same. Practise acting skills. :D

I'd do this with my brother but he'd never believe me. 🙄
 
eggyg said:
Sorry I had to laugh but that made me think of an episode of The Royale Family when “ our Antony” brought his vegetarian girlfriend to tea ( played by Sheridan Smith) and Nana said “ you’ll be able to have some wafer thin ham though”.
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Oh I've had my veggie phase where I've been greeted with "So you can have the chicken soup yes?"
 
I’ve had FAR too many potato topped pies during the weeks of lockdown: mashed potato being a comfort food for me; jelly was another one but, haven’t had ANY since June/July 2017 when I cut out all artificial sweeteners from my diet! I haven’t given it a thought til now but, the sugar free ones, with sweeteners, were never really firm to start with & got a bit runny pretty fast if left in the fridge. It’s UNBELIEVABLE to think that as children my mum made up a pint of jelly, added 2 teaspoons of sugar to it & left it in the pint jug to set: never ever occurred to mum to pour it into another container so, the measuring jug was always out of commission when jelly was made; never for too long though as my siblings, my parents & I gobbled it up pretty quick! 😱

I like steamed veg but, just gravitated to the comfort of mash potato during this pandemic!o_O But, it’s now time to get back to normalcy!🙄
 
Congratulations to all the 'specials' in the house today !
Well done!
 
Bonjour one and all. It’s a change to wake up to the sound of pouring rain that’s for sure.

BG this morning is a 4.9 and I think it’s time to start to ease off the metformin so I’m going to cut it down to one tablet twice daily instead of the two and see how the BG readings hold up. My sense is that they’ll be absolutely fine.

Had a really productive two hour Zoom conference with the solicitor and barrister yesterday which eased some of the stress I’m under. Yes if we get to court and lose then costs will be substantial but the QC is confident that the other party will presses to settle before it gets that far. We’re going to find out as a letter of action is being prepared which will take things up to the next level.

Sewing Bee yesterday I think the wrong person went home. As much as I like him Matt was our of his depth yesterday and seemed to have missed the brief entirely so how he survived I really don’t know. Still, the final next week should be fun!

One thing you lot don’t know about me is that I used to be a professional actor, mainly stage with some TV and film, so it breaks my heart to see the theatre industry so roundly ignored by this government in regards to COVID bailouts. The industry is huge and employs hundreds of thousands of creatives. It also earns a staggering amount of money for the national coffers and it’s in danger of being destroyed totally.
More people visit theatre in the UK each week than attend a football match in a year but theatre has been left to wither on the vine and protestations are met with silence at best or are dismissed as luvvies bleating about their lot when they don’t have a “real job” etc. If we don’t fight for our cultural institutions then we will run the risk of having none. Theatres are going bust. Production companies have laid people off and are closing shop. Even the huge ones like Nimax and ALW are in danger of going into liquidation.
I don’t know what the solution is but allowing open air theatres to start up again would be a start. As would offering actors and other freelance creatives real financial support instead of allowing many to fall through the net.
 
Morning All, It's another 5.2 from me this morning (that's 2nd time in a week)
 
Morning all. A very shocking and unexplained 8.4! This was at 5.25 am, but I’m often up at that time, was 5.3 at bedtime and had a Hob Nob, not chocolate, I couldn’t have those in the house! Ah well, you win some you lose some. Likes like our @Baz. is winning at the moment, well done. 🙂
Our plan this morning was to go the Lake District for a walk, our first time since February. We were going to avoid the fells as the Mountain Rescue have advised, in case of accidents, TBF I could trip over a twig walking round Grasmere! But anyhoo, Mr Eggy feels a bit squiffy and has gone back to bed. It’s not like him to be ill, apart from having six heart attacks, very strange. Luckily, the lakes and mountains will still be there another day and we can be there in 20 minutes. I’ve taken him up a cuppa and two McVities Ginger Nuts. Cure all.
@ColinUK I totally agree, Matt should have gone last night. My youngest daughter and I were “screaming” nooooo, via Messenger! Poor Liz, her flapper dress was by far the best and should have been Garment of the Week. I think I’ll root for Nicole even though I think Claire will win.
Have a nice day everyone. 🙂
 
Morning all. 🙂 A cute little 5.0 here.😛

Congrats on the HS @Baz. :D

Aw, poor Mr Eggy @eggyg. Hope he’s back to his usual self ASAP. Haven’t been to the Lakes for 30 years - glad to hear it’s still there! 🙂
 
Morning all,
A 6.1 this morning after an evening mystery where my BG meter refused to recognise the test strips last night!
Sat down first thing with the manual to check it all and try the control strip, after a lot of inserting strips and button pressing it beeped into life!
Who knows...
Went to bed v early last night as managed to trap a nerve in my back causing me to walk bent over...
Has eased a bit this morning but no running today (its pouring anyway) and plans to continue the patio are scuppered.
Congratulations @Baz. on your HS , that's just showing off!
Trying for an iceland slot later

Blessings Snowwy
 
Morning all and 5.6 for me.

Remembered to get the recycling bin out last night although not sure if it will be collected as they are doing some resurfacing work further down the lane.

Have a good day everyone.
 
Morning

I received a text from Currys PC World yesterday confirming delivery should be tomorrow between 8:20-12:20, I sure hope so!

Snap @Robin and @khskel 5.6 here too, 2nd day in a row we've shared Robin, think we can make it a hat-trick tomorrow?

Have a nice day and stay safe my lovelies
xx
 
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