Group 7-day waking average?

[stephknits]

Morning all, 7.1 today. Starting to prepare for the kids to go back to school and college. The dog seems to have developed a bit of an infection in her ear - probably getting so wet in the Dales,so am taking her to the vets later which she hates. Happy Wednesday all

 

[SB2015]

Morning 7.4

That looks like a good number Michael
I had missed a cou0ke of days and was so pleased to see that you are back.
I hope things are settling down.

 

[SB2015]

4.5 this morning.

The weather has improved (hope it has for you too @SueEK for your van visit) and the sun is out.
Our sorbus tree is shedding its leaves. The wind helped last night!!

I hope that today is a better day for you @Kaylz.

Have a good day all.

 

[SueEK]

Morning all, 7.1 today. Starting to prepare for the kids to go back to school and college. The dog seems to have developed a bit of an infection in her ear - probably getting so wet in the Dales,so am taking her to the vets later which she hates. Happy Wednesday all

Hope you have got your bank loan sorted for the vet!!! Good luck - hope all goes well

 

[SueEK]

Morning

Well Milky Way cake bars were missing from the Morrisons order again along with the Galaxy Caramel ones Bruce wanted, seems I’m destined never to try them They also messed up on my almond milk sending regular instead of unsweetened, I called customer services as soon as I was aware just to let them know that their pickers maybe weren’t paying attention but the guy was very kind to give me a refund as it was their mistake, no mention on the email that it was a substitute so couldn’t refuse it as that and due to it being dietary even though I told him when he answered my call I wasn’t after a refund lol

Anyways its a 4.9 for me this morning

@freesia glad your DSN got in touch, after 2 evenings of my readings being haywire I too have upped my Tresiba as of last night, thanks hun, with my OCD and anxiety I don't really have good days, not much of a life just an existence really and yesterday my mum got word that she returns to work on Saturday morning so made me worse as now I'm absolutely petrified, anyway enough of my doom and gloom, I hope things start to improve over the next couple of days for you

Have a nice day folks and stay safe
xx

Try not to worry too much about your mum returning to work - though I know you will. As long as she wears her mask and thoroughly washes her hands when she gets home it should be fine - easy said I know.
You didn't mention the Club biscuits - have you gone off them or can you still not get them? x

 

[Kaylz]

@Kaylz, its really sad you feel like that. Anxiety is a horrible things so with your OCD on top it must be hard. You are so supportive of people on this forum, i hope you know that we are here to support you too.

Thank you, that really means a lot and made me cry lol xx

 

[Kaylz]

Try not to worry too much about your mum returning to work - though I know you will. As long as she wears her mask and thoroughly washes her hands when she gets home it should be fine - easy said I know.
You didn't mention the Club biscuits - have you gone off them or can you still not get them? x

She's always sanitizing them and that but I just can't help how I feel, she's been back at the charity shop for a couple of weeks now but her actual job requires getting the bus and that, also leaves me the problem of Bubbles before 7am in the morning while I'm trying to get myself seen to for breakfast
I haven't actually had a Club since I was diagnosed, just fancied giving them a bash when I was getting more adventurous at the beginning of lockdown and of course the ones that were bought then went missing lol but yes they were in the delivery, a packet of orange and a packet of mint, I have 9 cake bars to get through so will do the Clubs after those xx

 

[SueEK]

She's always sanitizing them and that but I just can't help how I feel, she's been back at the charity shop for a couple of weeks now but her actual job requires getting the bus and that, also leaves me the problem of Bubbles before 7am in the morning while I'm trying to get myself seen to for breakfast
I haven't actually had a Club since I was diagnosed, just fancied giving them a bash when I was getting more adventurous at the beginning of lockdown and of course the ones that were bought then went missing lol but yes they were in the delivery, a packet of orange and a packet of mint, I have 9 cake bars to get through so will do the Clubs after those xx

Hmm yum, I love the orange ones, or should say did - havent had one since diagnosis.
That Bubbles is a bugger isn't he - you are obviously a good person for looking after him though x

 

[Kaylz]

Hmm yum, I love the orange ones, or should say did - havent had one since diagnosis.
That Bubbles is a bugger isn't he - you are obviously a good person for looking after him though x

I'm hoping I still like them! lol, sorry for going on about carby biscuits and that when you don't have the advantage of insulin
Yes although I've used stronger names than that for him! Haha, its stress I don't need at the moment especially at that time in the morning but then he can't even go back to Bruce's at the moment if I find I really can't cope as he is unable to clean his tray out just now xx

 

[SueEK]

I'm hoping I still like them! lol, sorry for going on about carby biscuits and that when you don't have the advantage of insulin
Yes although I've used stronger names than that for him! Haha, its stress I don't need at the moment especially at that time in the morning but then he can't even go back to Bruce's at the moment if I find I really can't cope as he is unable to clean his tray out just now xx

Lol don't worry about the biscuits, I was never a big biscuit, cake, chocolate etc eater, just the bread, pastry, pies yum yum that probably got me into this mess.
Cats drive you nuts but you've gotta luv 'em x

 

[KARNAK]

Good morning the weather has calmed down but still cloudy.
6.8 but it gradually creeps up during the day, have increased my Basal
daytime and evening by up to 5 units over the past week evening has
responded but daytime continues to increase except when I go walkies
then it drops like a stone, hey ho.🙂

{{{HUGS}}} for @Kaylz.

Totally agree with @ColinUK an Independent Optician is the way to go.🙂

Enjoy your time away @SueEK & @Anitram.🙂

Take care folks stay safe.🙂

 

[freesia]

Thank you, that really means a lot and made me cry lol xx

Nooooo! Don't cry. Have a cake bar and pet Bubbles x

 

[HenryBennett]

Hope they give you a decent Specsavers haircut

I took a haircut when I first paid for the specs, haha. The barber’s done a decent job properly fitting the specs.

Seriously though, even having spoken at length to the owner of the branch on the phone yesterday I was seen to by a young chap who was clearly the most junior person working there today. She didn’t tell me she’s the owner but I know it having had a business in the town.

 

[Kaylz]

Nooooo! Don't cry. Have a cake bar and pet Bubbles x

It was in a good way, thinking that I had people I could talk to rather than just carrying everything myself, I did have a cake bar but I don't really pet Bubbles, not only cause of my OCD being ridiculous at the moment but his mood changes so rapidly he can be quite happy then turn around and stick his claws and teeth in the next second xx

 

[HenryBennett]

May I ask why you see that as disappointing? xx

I’d like to be nearer 5 than 6 but certainly under 5.5 that being the average of 4 & 7. I feel it gives me some wiggle room.
If my HbA1c has fallen further next week I’ll be asking my GP if he thinks I can stop the Metformin and rely on diet and exercise alone.

 

[Kaylz]

@HenryBennett ok but you cant be too hard on yourself, when I was first diagnosed I constantly aimed to try and get perfect results and it damaged my metal health, my consultant always tells me I need to relax, I get rather jealous of you Type 2 who can try with diet and exercise only lol xx

 

[freesia]

try with diet and exercise only

I find exercise quite hard atm. While we were away we went on quite a few coast walks which were lovely but its the first time i've been able to monitor my levels and i found it stressful trying to work out when and what level of snack i needed. I was just getting to grips with it when we came home. Trying to exercisr at home i don't have the motivation so need classes or a gym but i am a bit wary of those just yet.

 

[HenryBennett]

but you cant be too hard on yourself,

Thank you young Kaylz, and you are of course right. But as we all learn in this wonderful group (thanks to people like you and many others) we are all different.

I like to think I’m a glass half full person. When my wife was told to accompany me in the ambulance to the emergency Cardiac Unit she was obviously very worried. The next morning, after my emergency angioplasty, the resident cardiologist told me that Dr Walsh is one of the best cardiologists in the world. Easy to say, so my wife googled him. Sure enough he is world renowned.

I didn’t think “why me”. I resolved to pay back the NHS and all the professionals who looked after me by working to have a long and healthy life. My BG is one part of the jigsaw, along with a healthy diet, healthy and stable weight and regular exercise. It sounds corny but I sleep well and look forward to every day. Thank you for the support you give to everyone in this group notwithstanding your difficulties. Hx

 

[HenryBennett]

Trying to exercisr at home i don't have the motivation so need classes or a gym but i am a bit wary of those just yet.

That’s understandable and static exercise in a gym bores me to tears. I’ve learnt in this forum how different T1 and T2 can be. But as regards exercise I built up my walking very slowly. I’ve been unable to avail myself of the cardiac rehab unit as it’s closed, so I am committed to regular walking. I now regularly do six miles a day - I’m up to 58 consecutive days.
The game changer for me is a smart phone and earphones. Whilst walking I listen to music and to podcasts depending on my mood. Music-wise my mood can be set by classical, ‘pop’, metal etc and with podcasts whatever I want to explore - politics, rugby, cricket etc.
The great thing about walking is you set your own pace and can vary it according to how you’re feeling - mental and physical.

 

[freesia]

That’s understandable and static exercise in a gym bores me to tears. I’ve learnt in this forum how different T1 and T2 can be. But as regards exercise I built up my walking very slowly. I’ve been unable to avail myself of the cardiac rehab unit as it’s closed, so I am committed to regular walking. I now regularly do six miles a day - I’m up to 58 consecutive days.
The game changer for me is a smart phone and earphones. Whilst walking I listen to music and to podcasts depending on my mood. Music-wise my mood can be set by classical, ‘pop’, metal etc and with podcasts whatever I want to explore - politics, rugby, cricket etc.
The great thing about walking is you set your own pace and can vary it according to how you’re feeling - mental and physical.

I do go for walks, usually on my own. Never thought about podcasts though i often listen to music. Thanks for that idea, will have a look and download some