What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

[SueJB]

Snap Prem51

Not sure how this happened, seems Chablis is inferior to red wine in helping bring down fbg.

@DJC3 it's far too steely for me too. Numbers eh?

 

[SueJB]

5.1, with all 5s yesterday. It takes effort ( ie hunger) and drugs. But if i can string together days like this..i am happy.

Lovely flat 5s @Canvaspic A girl's dream.

 

[ianpspurs]

Good morning Diabetes Massive. 5.4 this morning - a repair process underway hopefully. @Goonergal phenomenal readings coming through now - you're now different gwavy! @DJC3 was there no red to hand? @JohnEGreen, great start and hope the tree pollen dissipates asap. @karen8967 good fbg and I love that you have started a goodnight trend. @Canvaspic The hunger will pass but the diabetes remains so you are on the right road. Finally, good morning to @Mick1959, @geefull, @dogslife, @Granny_grump, @ziggy_w @Prem51 , @alf_Josiah (Hee Hee ™ ) @SueJB, @Polgara and anyone else on here who enriches my very soul! Edit: That includes you @Freema! and this starts to sound like an Oscar acceptance speech!

 

[Mick1959]

Snap Prem51

Not sure how this happened, seems Chablis is inferior to red wine in helping bring down fbg.

Well unless you try all types of reds, then the reds, then the different vintages and then different vineyards, how will you ever find the one that provides the best results

"In vino veritas"

 

[Granny_grump_]

Good morning everyone
BG @ 7.45 was 6.5 decided to have a supper last night, it hasn't helped the BG! K

 

[Shahnaz2357]

Good morning all! Fbg 5.2 at 9.30 a.m it was the same 5.2 last night at 1.00 a.m.

 

[Freema]

5.8 at 9:15

 

[ziggy_w]

Good morning all. Blood sugars were 5.4 today.

 

[ianpspurs]

Well unless you try all types of reds, then the reds,

That's a lorra, lorra reds right there. No fish courses? (for the wee typo yesterday)

 

[Mick1959]

That's a lorra, lorra reds right there. No fish courses? (for the wees typo yesterday)

Agree,l I was blinded by desire for reds .

Must not forget the whites, then the rose, then the sparkling options- all in the name of science, to determine the best one for lowering BG

 

[dunelm]

Good morning, 5.0 today.
Stock check yesterday, spurred by this fine thread; down to last 5 bottles of red, 2 of white but still a handsome array of scotch in various levels. Said a fond fairwell to a lovely Nikka single malt last night that I have had great pleasure in sipping over the past year or so
Best get some panic buying sorted

 

[ianpspurs]

Stock check yesterday, spurred by this fine thread; down to last 5 bottles of red, 2 of white but still a handsome array of scotch in various levels.

We may need to rename this thread to Bacchus and his pards ride again!
Cf verses 2 and 4 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44479/ode-to-a-nightingale

Loved this in A Level English! Am I a bad person for enjoying reading about a consumptive wanting to slip away with no pain?

 

[alf_Josiah]

Good morening folks and folkess. Late start for me today.
A gentle 7.9 from me this morning.
For me today I have things to do , places to go and people to annoy hehehehe
Have a good one Ladies and Gentlemen.
xxx

 

[Mick1959]

We may need to rename this thread to Bacchus and his pards ride again!
Cf verses 2 and 4 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44479/ode-to-a-nightingale

Loved this in A Level English! Am I a bad person for enjoying reading about a consumptive wanting to slip away with no pain?

I prefer Burns

"Let other poets raise a fracas
"Bout vines, an' wines, an' drucken Bacchus,
An' crabbit names an'stories wrack us,
An' grate our lug:
I sing the juice Scotch bear can mak us,
In glass or jug.

In full - http://www.robertburns.org/works/84.shtml

 

[ianpspurs]

I prefer Burns

We should definitely keep Bacchus and probably both poems. After all, we couldn't really name it the Pi**heads Poetry thread

 

[DJC3]

We may need to rename this thread to Bacchus and his pards ride again!
Cf verses 2 and 4 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44479/ode-to-a-nightingale

Loved this in A Level English! Am I a bad person for enjoying reading about a consumptive wanting to slip away with no pain?

I’ve decided to absolve the Chablis of all blame re the high fbg.
It was probably more to do with lack of exercise yesterday, and the fact I forgot to take metformin.
Will give the much maligned bottle another go tonight after some energetic spring cleaning.

 

[ianpspurs]

Will give the much maligned bottle another go tonight after some energetic spring cleaning.

See post above!

 

[DJC3]

See post above!

To my shame I’ve never read that poem: I did science A levels, not that that’s any excuse. It’s lovely.

Funny that consumption sounds romantic yet Tb just sounds horrible.
I’ve spent many years working in a Tb lab, and though he wouldn’t have known it at the time, these lines are quite appropriate

“And haply the Queen-Moon is on her throne,
Cluster'd around by all her starry Fays; “

When examining sputum smears for the presence of tubercle bacilli using fluorescence microscopy, they shine like golden stars in the night sky!
Quite amazing to look at.

 

[rab5]

4.1 been fasting 33 hrs however

 

[eggs11]

6.5 this morning at 7am. Have a lovely day everyone.