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Type 1'stars R Us

Robinredbreast said:
Good morning and Happy Saturday to you all, no work today, yayyyyyyyyyyy :happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy::happy:
I was awoken this morning by a strange noise outside, it was a neighbour scraping his car windshield, frost !:wideyed: and so bright and sunny outside :joyful:
Awoke on a 3.7. so many hypo's yesterday and before bed, as the job can be physical and very busy too. Going to put the washing out on the line now and hoping to have a non pressured, relaxing, chilled out day, that would be bliss.
Don't forget :- PUT YOUR CLOCKS BACK SUNDAY@ 2pm, well I do mine before I go to bed, so an extra hour for us all :)
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OOoooh. It's 2am surely? Else we might find ourselves with very long lunches?

Maybe not such a bad idea. :)
 
Frost plus windscreen scrapping in the East Mids this morning.
Just back from brekkie out.
Let battle commence.
Old garden fence out, new garden fence in.
 
Scott-C said:
Whoah, J, we're talking about two different things here, although they do both serve the same purpose at the end of the day.

Yer actual physically baked in the hot hell of an oven G Man is a hypo stopper when you eat him.

The libre G Man is a little gingerbread shaped icon in the libre reader screen which says how much iob there is if you tap him. Hugely useful knowing iob when deciding whether or not to correct or not, so he's doing as much as his baked cousin in reducing hypos.

Cheat code to get it is CAA1C in settings/professional options, and then twiddle through the settings, the wee fella turns up bottom right of the home screen when a bolus is entered.
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Thanks for filling me in with the gingerbread man status Scott. :) Just realised we had been at cross purposes.. :banghead:

I'm confused as to why Abbott don't use a syringe icon of sorts. Or a plain ol' "IOB?"

I have to admit to preferring traditional shaped biscuits as opposed to a GM for hypo treatment. You don't loose "limbs" in the confusion... Those things have a habit of jettisoning body parts if i so much as look at one, let alone pick one up!
 
smc4761 said:
Oh I would be over the moon with a 6.4
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@smc4761 I know you would but it was just the last thing I wanted and it's just this wibbly wobbly where next. Just makes me feel that despite eating low carb, I can't win and I do feel that diabetes especially T1 is a constant battle and juggling act.
Oh to be able to have the spontaneity to gobble down some fruit without thinking.
Everyone I read on this forum says lchf is a weight loss winner and keeps madam BG in check, well in my limited experience of 17 months, it hasn't done anything for me and I've gained 9k
 
helensaramay said:
Good morning from a beautiful day.
The sun is shining. The sky is blue. There’s not a cloud to spoil the view.
And it’s not even raining in my heart.

I’ve been to the gym. I’ve done the laundry. I’ve bought some lunch (spicey veggie scotch egg...yum). And my BGs have behaved themselves so far.
Sounds brilliant, wish my madam BG would learn how to behave. Have a good evening
Fingers crossed the day continues ina similar way through the gardening, hair cut and night out in a wine bar. Or two. Or more.
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Morning and only just looking at the clock.

@Mel dCP Great news Mel be interesting to see what comes out of it.

Seems I have picked up a horrendous cold (no not man flu before any of you cynics say anything) which means have become quite insulin resistant and so shoving so much in me to stop hypers and bring the BSL down to reasonable level I am sure i'm making a sloshing noise as I walk.

First time in this situation since changing insulins and madame is certainly being a Madame with capital M.

Also out of interest and to stop me crashing during the night I switched to injecting Dulac in the morning today. Will take a couple of days to see the impact but last night was OK.
 
Lots of frost about this morning by looks of things. Up here is civilisation (Scotland) it was cold this morning but no ice scraping at 9 oclock, the sun had melted anything we had.

Got my flu jag this morning given by doctor. I rolled up my T shirt to have jag in same arm as my Libre. Oh whats that she said? I was surprised she did not know what it was

Woke to a 7.8, not too bad, quick spin round shops after flu jag and will make lunch shortly. After that as it is sooo nice here I will go and give front and back grass their final cut of the year, hopefully

Hope you all have a hypo free day
 
Morning all, smoothish night here, in the 6s. Sensor and pod change today, lucky I remembered my sharps bin... love the tech but with spares etc there’s a lot more stuff to carry!

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Alison54321 said:
I think they chose symbolism over brutal realism in their artistic decision making, there.
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The symbolism of a gender assiged toilet door sign has other connotations for me..
I was brought up in a 300 year old West Country cottage converted in the early 1970s & seen some strange paranormal activity as a lad. (Along with other family members & friends dropping by.)
One of which, Included a dark gingerbread man shape who would manifest behind the sofa, positioned in the centre of the living room that left a corridor. From the stairs to the kitchen.. (The whole house was a bit of a "hot spot" for that sort of thing. So was the pub next door.)
What I & others witnessed defies my personal "belief system."

No, I wasn't low... ;)
 
SueJB said:
@smc4761 I know you would but it was just the last thing I wanted and it's just this wibbly wobbly where next. Just makes me feel that despite eating low carb, I can't win and I do feel that diabetes especially T1 is a constant battle and juggling act.
Oh to be able to have the spontaneity to gobble down some fruit without thinking.
Everyone I read on this forum says lchf is a weight loss winner and keeps madam BG in check, well in my limited experience of 17 months, it hasn't done anything for me and I've gained 9k
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I find the psychological side of T1 is the hardest part of it all, because as you say, it is a constant battle and juggling act. It’s mentally heavily demanding. I’ve also put on weight since getting Madame BG under control, despite eating less than 1200 calories a day, the temptation to let it run higher to lose a little weight is always in the back of my mind. Always around if you want a chat, peer support is what keeps me going, tbh. ❤️
 
SueJB said:
@smc4761 I know you would but it was just the last thing I wanted and it's just this wibbly wobbly where next. Just makes me feel that despite eating low carb, I can't win and I do feel that diabetes especially T1 is a constant battle and juggling act.
Oh to be able to have the spontaneity to gobble down some fruit without thinking.
Everyone I read on this forum says lchf is a weight loss winner and keeps madam BG in check, well in my limited experience of 17 months, it hasn't done anything for me and I've gained 9k
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Hi Sue, I also started a a lowish carb diet about 6 months ago . Went from having around 220 g of carbs a day down to about 100/120g. I was quite lucky I lost 4 kg in first 3 months but have put a kg back on. Basically Monday to Friday I dont really eat bread, rice, pasta or potatoes. The weekends I allow myself a treat, bacon rolls for lunch maybe a Chinese or Indian for dinner I have also had very few beers since April and have discovered the joys of gin, mmmmm

Agreed it is a constant battle. I would love to keep my BG in check, I have improved them but it has taken a lot of effort. In fact I have put in more effort in past 6 months, than I did in previous 37 years.

Keep at at, I know its hard, but you will reap the rewards. I now just eat lots and lots of veg with my evening meal, but going low carb is not just a diet, its a lifestyle change. It does take hard work initially but it will settle down. Dont be afraid to treat yourself, we all do and it is soooo worth it
 
My trip to London by coach last week was distilled into a pouch of my rusksack. But this trip is a week long, and I’m in my car, so just brought all of it!

Edit - when travelling by motorcycle or public transport I travel extremely light. In the car? Everything but the kitchen sink. Including coffee pot ;)
 
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I can confirm flurries of snow in South West Birmingham.

I can also confirm my insulin sensitivity seems to be greater in colder weather! This I like but I will need to be careful for a bit on long walks.
 
Jaylee said:
The symbolism of a gender assiged toilet door sign has other connotations for me..
I was brought up in a 300 year old West Country cottage converted in the early 1970s & seen some strange paranormal activity as a lad. (Along with other family members & friends dropping by.)
One of which, Included a dark gingerbread man shape who would manifest behind the sofa, positioned in the centre of the living room that left a corridor. From the stairs to the kitchen.. (The whole house was a bit of a "hot spot" for that sort of thing. So was the pub next door.)
What I & others witnessed defies my personal "belief system."

No, I wasn't low... ;)
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Haunted by gingerbread man! This does give greater credence to a conversation on this thread, from a month or two ago, about being haunted by jelly babies, after biting their heads off.

I've never seen a ghost myself, but there is a part me that likes the idea that life is a little mysterious, so I rather like the idea of them existing............as long as I don't actually see any.
 
That's just reminded me, the woman in flat 1 of this block tells me that every night around a quarter to ten her kettle starts boiling, and someone seems to be making themselves a hot drink, and it isn't her. We think it's the older woman who used to live there.
 
Alison54321 said:
Haunted by gingerbread man! This does give greater credence to a conversation on this thread, from a month or two ago, about being haunted by jelly babies, after biting their heads off.

I've never seen a ghost myself, but there is a part me that likes the idea that life is a little mysterious, so I rather like the idea of them existing............as long as I don't actually see any.
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There's always some thing sinister & almost "pagan" regarding shaping food into "human form."
Lol, I often wonder if jelly babies were concieved to pacify children when the "family dynamics" change due to a newborn sibling?
Or maybe my mind "thinks" too much when I'm low...

Alison54321 said:
That's just reminded me, the woman in flat 1 of this block tells me that every night around a quarter to ten her kettle starts boiling, and someone seems to be making themselves a hot drink, and it isn't her. We think it's the older woman who used to live there.
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Hey, it's nearly Halloween. So let's get on that train..
We live (wife & I.) in a 1989 built bungalow. The prevous occupant was an elderly retired doctor & an invalid towards the latter years of her life. My wife & I totally revamped the place.
During the first few months decorating. I was banging out a little rock & roll and applying some paint to a wall. Stepping back & admiring the coverage with a roller in my hand, I was awair of a white haired short elderly woman in a cardie & skirt stood at my right shoulder.
She gave the vibe that the colour scheme & music was not to her taste.. Lol, if there is an "afterlife?" Why come back as a presenter from "DIY SOS."
I actually found an old brown leather doctors bag not long after the incident in the empty attic by the water tank plinth, containing some classic Mozzart manuscript notation. So assumed she was possibly a pianist too..
 
Jaylee said:
I actually found an old brown leather doctors bag not long after the incident in the empty attic by the water tank plinth, containing some classic Mozzart manuscript notation. So assumed she was possibly a pianist too..
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Have you tried playing any Mozart to see if she comes back and is a bit happier, she might start making you drinks late at night if you keep her happy!
 
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