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Group 7-day waking average?

freesia said:
@Kaylz, has Bruce had the delivery? Are the caramel cakes definitely with the order?x
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I have no idea, I was getting ready for my bed! lol but I haven't heard from him so it must be as it should be xx
 
HenryBennett said:
“Need” or “want”? 😛
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As @silentsquirrel has said, the digestives are a definite need to keep me from going low overnight, don't want to go to bed at night and not get up in the morning just yet! And the chocolate to me is need as it fits in my still fairly strict eating regime so why change something that works, I still can't get fully over my eating disorder just yet as a lot was forced on me when lockdown happened xx
 
Morning

Was dull and wet when I got up at 5:50, had been sweating in my bed so got cold and mum put the heating on about 6:30, now beautiful sunshine and heating up so will no doubt end up far too hot and stuffy, more air in a prison cell!

Anyways it's a 5.5 for me this morning

Have a lovely day and stay safe folks
xx
 
@Michael12421 so sorry to hear you had such a bad day yesterday - are you ok?
7.2 for me today and off down the caravan again later, never had so much use out of it. Appraisal went ok yesterday, certainly put over my points which to be fair were listened to but whether the points are acted upon or not is another matter, if they don’t it will be the doctors and patients that suffer, not us - you can’t fit 2 pints in a pint pot!!
@Kaylz hope you get your treats soon and that is Bruce is recovering well.
Anyway have a good day everyone x
 
Morning all. A totally undeserved 7. I’m definitely going to get in touch with the surgery today, been using this new metre for a week, activity and food haven’t changed but I’m constantly getting much higher readings than with my Accu-Chek mobile. I think I know which one is the most accurate!
Had a great walk yesterday, was I the only one who didn’t have rain? Weather was good, quite muggy but not blazing sun. Long Meg and her 59 daughters were well. The circle was much bigger than I remembered. Fascinating and mysterious in equal measures. Have a good day, good forecast for us again, bed stripping and hanging out to dry weather, ie sunny and breezy. 🙂
 
@SueEK I'll get my one packet of cake bars on Monday, I've enough shopping to be putting away today as my grandad will have their tea and everything this afternoon
He still isn't using his wrist which I think he should be trying but as nobody told him to at the hospital he won't, I just think its making it stiffer sitting with it up all the time but hey ho, think my mum is going to be changing his dressing today but he seemed to think it looked a tad yellow when he peered under the dressing yesterday so we'll wait and see what it's like, I'm not lazy by the way, I just don't think I could stomach cleaning it etc and fear I hurt him hence why I'm not the one changing the dressing lol xx
 
Kaylz said:
@SueEK I'll get my one packet of cake bars on Monday, I've enough shopping to be putting away today as my grandad will have their tea and everything this afternoon
He still isn't using his wrist which I think he should be trying but as nobody told him to at the hospital he won't, I just think its making it stiffer sitting with it up all the time but hey ho, think my mum is going to be changing his dressing today but he seemed to think it looked a tad yellow when he peered under the dressing yesterday so we'll wait and see what it's like, I'm not lazy by the way, I just don't think I could stomach cleaning it etc and fear I hurt him hence why I'm not the one changing the dressing lol xx
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I agree he should be moving it a bit but I’m with you I can’t bear changing dressings etc, ugh, I would never make a nurse
 
Morning all, 8.3 for me today. Last day at work then 12 days off.
 
Good morning everyone on this bright sunny morning. Its a disappointing 8.9 from me this morning. Readings have been up and down all week really, despite me being really careful with what i've eaten. Think its my turn for the Diabetic Fairy to visit. I could do with getting more exercise though, wish classes could open up again, its not so motivating doing it yourself in the living room and i don't fancy joining a gym.
Anyway, have a good day folks, whatever you are planning.
 
5.5 for me this windy morning. 🙂

Stay safe and well.
Dez
 
@SueEK. Thanks but I am not OK. A week ago I awoke to find that I could not see well. There was a brown mist over my left eye It got progressivly worse so on Monday of this week I went to see (?) the optician. She put me in front of a machine to take photographs. She then told me that the retinas could not be seen clearly and that I must go to my doctor to arrange for a visit to the hospital with an appointment for the opthalmologist. Getting a face to face visit to the doctor is difficult these days the receptionist gave me an appointment for yesterday at 11.10. I turned up but my doctor did not. I was told that he would telephone me this morning. It is taking me ages to type this.my nose is almost on the keyboard. I was very upset, not to mention angry. Went home and fretted. Took a steak and kidney pie out for dinner but then began to feel unwell so sat down for a while. My dog, Missy, sat on my lap and started to nuzzle my face and whimper. She is acutely aware when I am unwell so I took a reading though I could hardly see the result. It was 27 which translates as 1.5. I immediately had a biscuit and 2 Magdalenas spread with butter and honey. It was only 6.15 but I decided to go to bed. Missy came up with me and unlike her normal procedure she lay down on the pillow next to mine and stayed there all night. At about 3 am she woke me by pawing my shoulder. I took more carbs and went back to sleep. Woke at 6.30. Eyesight worse. I am somewhat frightened at the moment. Waiting on the telephone call.
 
Michael12421 said:
@SueEK. Thanks but I am not OK. A week ago I awoke to find that I could not see well. There was a brown mist over my left eye It got progressivly worse so on Monday of this week I went to see (?) the optician. She put me in front of a machine to take photographs. She then told me that the retinas could not be seen clearly and that I must go to my doctor to arrange for a visit to the hospital with an appointment for the opthalmologist. Getting a face to face visit to the doctor is difficult these days the receptionist gave me an appointment for yesterday at 11.10. I turned up but my doctor did not. I was told that he would telephone me this morning. It is taking me ages to type this.my nose is almost on the keyboard. I was very upset, not to mention angry. Went home and fretted. Took a steak and kidney pie out for dinner but then began to feel unwell so sat down for a while. My dog, Missy, sat on my lap and started to nuzzle my face and whimper. She is acutely aware when I am unwell so I took a reading though I could hardly see the result. It was 27 which translates as 1.5. I immediately had a biscuit and 2 Magdalenas spread with butter and honey. It was only 6.15 but I decided to go to bed. Missy came up with me and unlike her normal procedure she lay down on the pillow next to mine and stayed there all night. At about 3 am she woke me by pawing my shoulder. I took more carbs and went back to sleep. Woke at 6.30. Eyesight worse. I am somewhat frightened at the moment. Waiting on the telephone call.
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@Michael12421, you must be so worried but please try not to panic. You have some comfort from your lovely dog who seems to be in tune with your feelings and diabetes. Do you live alone? Is there someone who could be with you for now? I hope the doctor rings you soon. Or could you go to an A &, E department? Please keep us posted as and when you can. Take care.
 
@SueEK he wont even go to the effort of putting it through his jacket sleeve which he could quite easily manage, most things I can do but no, not that, I think it's more scared to hurt him than anything else though

@Michael12421 sorry to hear about your eye troubles, dealt with my fair share and more of those the last few years, I don't mean to sound like a broken record but especially for a reading of 1.5 you MUST reach for fasting acting carbs a biscuit just isn't fast enough and the butter spread would have added to the slowing down of it getting into your system, you would've been better JUST using the honey alone, I hope you at least stayed awake to recheck your BG as that's really dangerous and I'm really quite worried about you
xx
 
Michael12421 said:
I turned up but my doctor did not.
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I’m sorry to hear about your travails. I’ve a good friend who’s a dentist; his wife was a nurse and they’ve a daughter who works in the NHS “front line”. They frequently rail against GPs. They are mostly paid around £100,000 apparently and certainly offer poor value for money.

I really do hope you can get your eye problems attended to sooner rather than later.
 
6.5 this morning.

Very excited yesterday as I have just got the okay to wait for the new Medtronic 780 pump.
This will be a journey of discovery using CGM, in the hopes that my diabetes takes up less of my thinking time.

A busy few days, as I have promised a hand dyed silk scarf to a friend and the deadline is looming.
Skein making, dyeing, washing, warp making, threading, weaving. One or two things to do, andonly four weeks to do it.

Have a good day all.
 
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