• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

Group 7-day waking average?

rebrascora said:
An House Special or HS is 5.2 and is considered the optimum fasting reading to wake up on... In reality it is just a bit of fun that gives us a target to aim for and something to celebrate if/when we hit it (even by chance!) and some people are definitely much better marksmen than others of us.....I think I have managed 2 HS in the past year and a half.... even by law of averages, that is poor I believe!
Last year we nearly had to rename it an Hazel Special because she so consistently got 5.2 as her morning fasting reading.
This year, so far I think Dez is leading the field, but Martin (@Anitram) was pushing him until he disappeared a few weeks ago .... Hope all is well with you Martin??

Anyway, hope that explains it a bit
Click to expand...
Great thanks, I’ve never had one so something to aim for
 
rebrascora said:
An House Special or HS is 5.2 and is considered the optimum fasting reading to wake up on... In reality it is just a bit of fun that gives us a target to aim for and something to celebrate if/when we hit it (even by chance!) and some people are definitely much better marksmen than others of us.....I think I have managed 2 HS in the past year and a half.... even by law of averages, that is poor I believe!
Last year we nearly had to rename it an Hazel Special because she so consistently got 5.2 as her morning fasting reading.
This year, so far I think Dez is leading the field, but Martin (@Anitram) was pushing him until he disappeared a few weeks ago .... Hope all is well with you Martin??

Anyway, hope that explains it a bit
Click to expand...
That’s great thank you, I’ve never had one so that’s a challenge
 
rebrascora said:
I assume you are joking about the toast Baz?
Seriously, how much pineapple did you have? I wonder if you are coming down with something? How do you feel?
Take it very easy today.
Click to expand...
It was about 2 or 3 rings not a load
 
03:36 BS 5.3 Argh! SO close! But, it’s not waking anyway & I’m actually in the midst of treating a hypo that caught me by surprise! Timesulin cap at 3 hours & 12 minutes when I took that reading & now at 3 hours 22 minutes, right now as I type, with just over 30 minutes of active insulin left! 😱

Actually been awake since 21/06/20 18:54 BS 7.6🙂 Obviously my sleeping pattern is off again!🙄 The AB’s are definitely having an effect that’s good & bad: good that my insulin requirements are coming back down so, must be getting better but, actually don’t really notice a big difference; bad that taking them always makes me feel more tired & actually slept just before midday yesterday until almost 7pm! Had my midday Levemir & meds a bit early as I was fighting a losing battle against sleep: just set alarm for 19:00 to take the 2nd AB on time before nodding off; woke anyway just before that alarm!🙄 My last meal was about half past midnight & I tested just over 2 hours after & surprised to see 22/06/20 02:31 BS 3.9. Didn’t feel anything & had 1 jelly baby & half an oatcake. But, it was about 10 minutes later that I started to feel hypo, racing heart & headache, & it took a while to stop. Then, I tested about an hour after 03:24 BS 4.7 still a bit low with active insulin onboard so, had a lovely but, sweet cup of tea with loads of milk & a good 1tsp of honey & tested again about 15 minutes later with the above reading 03:36 BS 5.3. I’m pretty sure that my BS will be steady ish now with only about 15 minutes, now as I type, of active insulin left! Phew! Wiping brow in relief emoji! I only had 20 units of Novorapid with my 2nd meal of the day & it was a good thing I tested: I’ve reduced my Novorapid doses a LOT in basically 1 day, 24 hours, & I still went hypo!😱 So, I must be getting better but, I don’t really FEEL there’s much improvement!🙄

Anyways, a VERY early Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉 It’s the start of a new week! May you all have Sunshine on the Inside & the outside!:D😎😉

Edited to add:- Took me so long long to post that it’s almost 4 hours, just 6 minutes shy of it, 04:14 BS 5.7🙂 Held pretty steady & active insulin is more or less over now! So, you can put your minds at rest if you were worried?😳
 
T
Lanny said:
03:36 BS 5.3 Argh! SO close! But, it’s not waking anyway & I’m actually in the midst of treating a hypo that caught me by surprise! Timesulin cap at 3 hours & 12 minutes when I took that reading & now at 3 hours 22 minutes, right now as I type, with just over 30 minutes of active insulin left! 😱

Actually been awake since 21/06/20 18:54 BS 7.6🙂 Obviously my sleeping pattern is off again!🙄 The AB’s are definitely having an effect that’s good & bad: good that my insulin requirements are coming back down so, must be getting better but, actually don’t really notice a big difference; bad that taking them always makes me feel more tired & actually slept just before midday yesterday until almost 7pm! Had my midday Levemir & meds a bit early as I was fighting a losing battle against sleep: just set alarm for 19:00 to take the 2nd AB on time before nodding off; woke anyway just before that alarm!🙄 My last meal was about half past midnight & I tested just over 2 hours after & surprised to see 22/06/20 02:31 BS 3.9. Didn’t feel anything & had 1 jelly baby & half an oatcake. But, it was about 10 minutes later that I started to feel hypo, racing heart & headache, & it took a while to stop. Then, I tested about an hour after 03:24 BS 4.7 still a bit low with active insulin onboard so, had a lovely but, sweet cup of tea with loads of milk & a good 1tsp of honey & tested again about 15 minutes later with the above reading 03:36 BS 5.3. I’m pretty sure that my BS will be steady ish now with only about 15 minutes, now as I type, of active insulin left! Phew! Wiping brow in relief emoji! I only had 20 units of Novorapid with my 2nd meal of the day & it was a good thing I tested: I’ve reduced my Novorapid doses a LOT in basically 1 day, 24 hours, & I still went hypo!😱 So, I must be getting better but, I don’t really FEEL there’s much improvement!🙄

Anyways, a VERY early Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉 It’s the start of a new week! May you all have Sunshine on the Inside & the outside!:D😎😉

Edited to add:- Took me so long long to post that it’s almost 4 hours, just 6 minutes shy of it, 04:14 BS 5.7🙂 Held pretty steady & active insulin is more or less over now! So, you can put your minds at rest if you were worried?😳
Click to expand...
Take care @Lanny you appear to be going through a difficult time, have a great day in the sunshine
 
5.1 this morning.
And I finished 54th in my first tournament so I’m very happy with that! Likely going to enter another one this week which is a 9 hole qualifier and then two rounds of 18 each so it’s a huge step up from the last one which was only a 9 hole tournament but I learnt lots and had a giggle.

Been awake since about 4am this morning so may wander/trek to Parliament Hill (which is about an hour and a half walk away) and get some fresh air on the Heath for a while. Although I’m also tempted to head south down to B&Q and see what plants they have in stock as I could do with a few more bits for the balcony.
 
Morning all,
5.8 for me this morning.
Well done @ColinUK on your golf result!
Muscle pain in my back is easing and so so exercise is called for shortly, but not before tea duties!
Had a fun day as recipient on Fathers Day which involved normally 'risky' food but I had made allowances in carbs early on in case things were brought round... they were!
Amazingly didn't affect my BS so that was a joy!

Have a great day everyone,
Blessings Snowwy
 
Morning all, it's a 5.3 from me today so close to the HS but try again tomorrow
 
Morning all. 🙂 6.7 here...who brought custard creams into the house?😉

The window fitters are coming today to fit 7 new windows. Bloden’ll be all over them like a cheap suit and Gwen’ll spend the day barking and growling at them. I just hope it doesn’t rain and that I remember not to invade their two-metre space!

Keep on getting better @Lanny. 🙂
 
Morning all, no reading today, trying to save on strips. Sooo hot already here today. Off to work shortly and won’t post tomorrow as off to a London again for my MRI. Take good care everyone and make sure you wear your sub lotion if going outside. X
 
Morning all. Just in the fives with a 5.9 considering what was on the menu yesterday. The garden tea party went really, really well, in between showers, but it was actually the wind that sent us scuttling into the house. As Mr Eggy said, we were applying the Cummings’ variant to current guidelines! It’s the first time we’ve all been together for six months! There’s always been someone at work or on a trip or lambing etc etc, or a pandemic! So it was so good to have all 12 of us there. We have a big garden so split them in half! 😉 It’s his 60th birthday today and it’s just going to be a quiet one after yesterday’s excitement. We can’t cope with too much excitement these days, so a nice homemade monkfish Madras, á la Rick Stein, for tea and a bottle of fizz it is. Have a great day.🙂
 

Attachments

  • 1CC10B98-8480-4574-93CB-1575E71A10EA.jpeg
    1CC10B98-8480-4574-93CB-1575E71A10EA.jpeg
    71.3 KB · Views: 12
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top