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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning

Been busy searching the net looking for something that Bruce asked me to seek out so that's why I'm late

5.9 after a very odd day yesterday so will be keeping a close eye on things for the next few days

Have a nice day and stay safe folks
xx
 
4.7 for me this morning. 🙂
Miserable wet morning here so far.:(

Stay safe and well.
Dez
 
Good Morning everyone
@Lanny The feeling of improvement will come!
@ColinUK Hope you enjoyed your week
@Snowwy Glad your back pain easing
@Michael12421 Take care
@SueEK Will be thinking of you tomorrow
@eggyg So glad it all went well
8.6 for me this morning. Paint dry in new Pantry so had a lovely time setting it up.
Best Wishes to all
 
Morning all

8.7 after a night of projectile vomiting, in such abdominal pain this morning. Sorry to have been so graphic.

Anyway people stay safe
 
Hazel said:
Morning all

8.7 after a night of projectile vomiting, in such abdominal pain this morning. Sorry to have been so graphic.

Anyway people stay safe
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Oh no!!

Hope you are feeling better soon. Be gentle with yourself - any idea what caused it?
 
A 6.6 for me this morning. Good luck tomorrow @SueEK. Glad the party went well @eggyg and a lovely photo!
Blue skies here in sunny Suffolk. But Monday again so back to school again sadly. Am really hoping the girls can start back in September as they are beginning to have had enough. One of the Muppet chickens has begun to lay very cute eggs, so am looking forward to having those.
Take care all and happy Monday
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Oh no!!

Hope you are feeling better soon. Be gentle with yourself - any idea what caused it?
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Thanks Mike

No idea, I did not eat much at all yesterday, as I really did not feel 100%.
But I noticed, I brought up pills I took yesterday and and Saturday. A day of no food won't do me any harm, but I can't even keep down water at the moment. If the same tomorrow, I will call the GP
 
Good morning 5.1 on a fairly decent day, only 22.C at the moment.😎

On the phone to DSN after this post its hypo season,😱 decorator is here hopefully finish off today,
turned up Saturday to finish off told him to sod off it was birthday time, he gets paid anyway so suited both of us.:D

Take it easy @Lanny got my eye on you.😉

Glad your weekend went well @eggyg happy 60th Mr @eggyg.🙂

Safe journey @SueEK, hope the scan is not too claustrophobic? xx

Oh Hazel so sorry to hear you are unwell, your BGL is definitely higher today. {{{HUGS}}}

How's your black & blue bits @Flower? apart from your foot. xx

Take care folks stay safe.🙂
 
I absent-mindedly barely ate anything yesterday daytime, and was rewarded with a 5.9 for my evening fasting reading. So in the evening I ate a small plate, literally eight inches, with a small portion of rice and tofu and vegetables in sauce. I felt very full after just that.

This morning I am at 12.1. That is more than double!
 
Northerner said:
How about for a bit of fun if people who test in the mornings post their waking levels? I think it would be interesting to see what the average works out at after a week 🙂

I'll start with mine - I was 6.0 when I woke up this morning 🙂

(please don't let me be the only person to enter one! 😉)
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Hi there,
Mine was 8.3 (which was higher than after my evening meal, which was 7.8)

I’m quite new to all this but have been finding that is happening quite a lot. Would be so grateful if you can tell me why my BG has raised with almost 12 hours of nothing to eat???
(NB. I don’t sleep well and have been awake well into wee small hours, then had approx 7 hrs broken sleep).
 
Well, a very disappointing 9.1 for me this morning and sadly the first overnight straight line I have had on my Libre.... would have much preferred a straight line under 7! That has really knackered my Libre stats!
Thought I had done everything right. Had a lovely early evening meal of sirloin steak with broccoli cheese, aubergine, brussel sprouts and sweet potato. My pre meal reading was a nice 5.2 and shot myself 4 units of NR which should easily have covered the sweet potato and was rather thinking I might need a small biscuit afterwards to keep me in range... Fat chance!! Prebolussed a little too soon so dropped to 3,7 before the food hit my system and BG started to rise but didn't need any hypo treatment. 2 hours later I was 6.1 and thinking I had done well but half an hour after that it was 8.7 and rising... Gave myself 1 unit correction but continued to slowly rise. Went out and got some exercise at 10pm but still high. Took another correction at 1.30am when I went to bed as it was up to 9.7 and woke up on 9.1..... not sure where my body got all the glucose from.... I am guessing it was probably the protein from the steak at that 2.5hr point. I didn't even eat all the sweet potato I put on my plate! Very disappointing result from an otherwise really enjoyable "treat" meal.... we only have steak a few times a year and it was beautifully marbled.... a Lidl special.

@Michael12421 Sorry to see you with another low number. Hope you are back in range now and no more doggy worries. Does she seem OK after her walk about? Did you have a busy day yesterday that might have been responsible or was it particularly hot?

@Hazel So sorry to read that you are ill. That sounds really nasty. Hope it passes quickly and you feel better soon.

@eggyg Delighted that you all had such a lovely time and wishing Mr Eggyg a very happy birthday today.

@Baz nice to see a better reading today.... I am thinking perhaps you had some pineapple juice residue on your test finger yesterday and that was why you got high readings! That's what I would blame anyway!

@ColinUK Another great reading and congrats on the golf! Can we have a photo of the balcony with all your lovely plants?
 
Teesee said:
Hi there,
Mine was 8.3 (which was higher than after my evening meal, which was 7.8)

I’m quite new to all this but have been finding that is happening quite a lot. Would be so grateful if you can tell me why my BG has raised with almost 12 hours of nothing to eat???
(NB. I don’t sleep well and have been awake well into wee small hours, then had approx 7 hrs broken sleep).
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It is something called Dawn Phenomenon. The liver trickles out a steady supply of glucose through the night to keep your vital organs going but as morning approaches it chucks out a bit more to give you energy to start the day. It is thought to date back to prehistoric days when we didn't have cupboards and fridges and needed to go out and forage or hunt for food.
 
Teesee said:
Hi there,
Mine was 8.3 (which was higher than after my evening meal, which was 7.8)

I’m quite new to all this but have been finding that is happening quite a lot. Would be so grateful if you can tell me why my BG has raised with almost 12 hours of nothing to eat???
(NB. I don’t sleep well and have been awake well into wee small hours, then had approx 7 hrs broken sleep).
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The problem lies in the fact that your blood glucose levels aren't just raised by the food you eat, it is also raised by the release of glucose that is stored in your liver - stored precisely so that all of your body's functions like heart, lungs, digestive system, and brain can continue to function when you are not eating. If you haven't eaten for a long time the liver can try to compensate by releasing more glucose than it normally would, thus raising your levels. Normally, eating something will 'dial down' this release as your liver will no longer think you are in starvation mode 🙂

The release of liver glucose happens on a daily/nightly cycle (you may have heard of the 'Circadian Rhythm'), and often it will start to ramp up the release as you begin to wake in the mornings to give you energy to start your day. Unfortunately, when you have diabetes this can result in your levels climbing, a situation known as Dawn Phenomenon 🙂
 
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