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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning all. 7.2 from rainy Staffordshire. Have a good day, whatever you plan on doing.
@Kaylz get well soon
 
Morning all, 5.3 for me and it’s pouring. Blame me for the rain, the grass was due to finally get a haircut today.

I guess the garden is too attached to its new wild Lockdown look.
 
4.8 and raining in sunny Suffolk. We are off to the wilds of Norfolk tomorrow so will be getting a few things together. The excitement of packing for type 1s - hurrah. Have a lovely day all.
 
Morning all. Sat in the 5.5 step with @Anitram and @Kaylz.

Glad things have settled Kaylz and levels are back down.
I hope the ears are clearing @ColinUK

Love the photo @eggy and glad you had such a good time.
Enjoy your holiday, even without the restaurant trips.

Avoiding the downpours and delaying our usual day out until Thursday.
Up in the attic today to make a Ruby Wedding book for a friend today. (I will send you a photo eggy)
I need to complete my bit so OH can make a slip cover in Ash to complete the project.

Enjoy yourselves in spite of the weather.
 
Good Morning everyone
7.1 for me. Rain with the threat of thunder for us in Peak District.
OH's eye op on 12th August, he can't garden for a month afterwards so was hoping to get all jobs done before, but hey ho, they are saying a nice weekend ahead.
@eggyg Enjoy, but I know you will, had a caravan near Bempton, Lovely memories.
@Kaylz Hope that means your feeling better
@Michael12421 Well done Baked Beans
Best Wishes
 
Now that I know what this thread is about I’m joining in. (Seeing over 3,000 pages put me off even clicking on the thread, and the title didn’t especially engage me).

However, a question. I wake up at 05:50 but come down at 08:00 to cook breakfast. When should I be doing the finger prick?

Anyway, 08:00 this morning I was 5.9.
 
BTW, peeing down here in Northern Ireland.

Anyone else following the Test at Old Trafford? I reckon today will be washed out.
 
HenryBennett said:
Now that I know what this thread is about I’m joining in. (Seeing over 3,000 pages put me off even clicking on the thread, and the title didn’t especially engage me).

However, a question. I wake up at 05:50 but come down at 08:00 to cook breakfast. When should I be doing the finger prick?

Anyway, 08:00 this morning I was 5.9.
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No rules on here Henry. Just a place to check in and people watch out for each other.
Glad that you are happy to join in.

More generally people often find that their levels will rise when they get up. The liver will dump some glucose to help the body get going. If you are tracking your levels it is probably best to be consistent. Many people find it useful to monitor their levels before and again 2 hours after their meals.
 
HenryBennett said:
However, a question. I wake up at 05:50 but come down at 08:00 to cook breakfast. When should I be doing the finger prick?
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Ideally when you wake up, if you have enough strips to do so you could try when you wake up and then when you actually get up and you may see an increase from waking to walking etc xx
 
SB2015 said:
Glad things have settled Kaylz and levels are back down.
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Thanks hun, I wasn't extortionately high or anything, just higher than my recent norm xx
 
Kaylz said:
Ideally when you wake up, if you have enough strips to do so you could try when you wake up and then when you actually get up and you may see an increase from waking to walking etc xx
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Thanks, it occurred to me writing it down that it‘s a long time between waking and going downstairs, so that helps. Before going downstairs there’s s***, shave, shower, shampoo & shine too.

I’ll look back over my numbers as occasionally if I go down for a glass of water at around 06:00 I’ll take a reading.

My wife is “working” from home and when she goes back to the office I’ll be going downstairs at 07:00.
 
I have taken quite a few readings at around 06:00 and also 07:00, as well as 08:00. There’s not a lot of variation. All but two readings in the 5’s - one was 4.9 and the other 6.4.
 
@HenryBennett I have to admit I only finger prick when I wake up at 5:50 if I scan my sensor and it says I'm low if not it's another hour until I test when I'm about to have breakfast xx
 
Morning all. I'm late reporting in. But I wanted to get outside quick for my exercise before the heavens opened again. 😱
So I'm pleased to say that my waking reading was 5.2. :D
Stay safe and well everybody (and dry if you can).

Dez
 
A 7.1 which is the lowest morning level I’ve had for some weeks. Difference is a more restful night sleep and heavy duty anti inflammatories.
Need to keep on until I’m back to ‘normal’ for me.

Happy Monday (is that a contradiction in terms?) 🙄
 
6.9 today.....woke to a pneumatic drill at 7.50am - it says on the gates to building site ‘considerate builders’........my rear end you are!

Flamborough Head and Bempton cliffs is where I grew up @eggyg. Lovely and peaceful haven’t been in a few years. Watch for the tide if you head for the beach in Flamborough....and a little bit of a steep climb back up!
 
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