You are doing great
@Charis1213
As someone who is generally one of those 4’s in the morning people that too can be a burden - I now find myself in a position where anything over a low 5 and I’m analysing everything and feel like I’ve failed somewhere because it’s too high. When it clearly isn’t and as you say is well within normal limits. And then because I start in 4’s It means I expect low all day and so any 6, at any time of day, is something I struggle to handle. Yet, for example a 4.9 pre meal, 6.1 2hr after meal is perfectly acceptable.
So as wonderful as those 4’s seem, and yes of course I totally get why it could be disheartening seeing others reach them, depending on the sort of person you are (obsessive control freak is me) then it does mean the bar is set ‘low’ so to speak and becomes pressure to maintain. I think whatever readings we get a lot of us still beat ourselves up over them. Striving for perfection with an imperfect illness that it seems even the weather or a cold can affect is definitely a battle.
Be proud that you’ve taken on the challenge head on, made such positive changes and are seeing wonderful results for it