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

ianpspurs said:
Morning all. Still on post season tour so no fbg. Sleep likes this regime - longer and not restless; resting pulse down nicely. Will need to test eventually so I wonder if the positives will go then? @Charis1213 great number so congratulations. @GravyDavey welcome and nice start. @SueJB If that is you in the new avatar then that was a hell of a Christmas and New Year:angelic:
Alexa stop winter please.
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@ianpspurs the days disappeared in a series of popping corks and sizzling in the kitchen. New Year left me thoughtful
 
Good morning everyone I think I’m finally starting to get over my cough it’s starts a bit when I go outside in the cold but my dr says that’s typical of what I have. Blood sugar is 4.2 today felling a wee bit low so maybe I will go and have a biscuit. Have a good day everyone :)
 
Morning all I have a few symptoms of the dreaded current family lurgy - no cold but slight sore throat and head hoping im just fighting it and not going to get the full blown version with cold and cough too!
5.3 bg
Despite bug symptoms I’m determined to enjoy my Saturday and get out there for a walk etc. Hope everyone enjoys their Saturdays whatever you’ve planned. @trick60 harrogate sounds good lovely Victorian baths too although a few years since I’ve been friends have and say it’s still a great place to visit enjoy.
@GravyDavey welcome to the numbers thread.
 
Morning All. 6.1 this morning...oh so close to where I want to be. Had too big a handful of walnuts after dinner maybe. Hmmm.
Some great FBGs today looking at you @Charis1213 , @Emma, @zauberflote and @GravyDavey and btw welcome to our band of brothers (and sisters).
@Emma_369 we will be taking down the decs today/tomorrow not easy with two kitties who will find it tantalising.
Hope @SaskiaKC and @Chronicle_Cat are tucked up in slumber. Very interesting post and amazing you have so much in common. I have a childhood friend who moved to Vancouver Island a few years ago (married a Canadian) hope we can get out there sometime. She talks a lot about snow.
 
I'm very excited this morning. Firstly my BS are 5.6 and I had supper at midnight! Secondly I have some exciting news to share.

Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster.
A sad day in that I said goodbye to my beautiful young cousin. 26. But she is resting in peace now. What an amazing service. Uplifting. Positive. Happy. Celebration of her life. 26 years packed full of love, fun and happy friends and family times. Pics on PowerPoint. Hymns everyone knew. Poems. Tributes. So lovely. Then for the wake. An Irish wake. Enough said. It was still going when I left at well past 10pm (I had to travel home to Blackpool and got home just before midnight). I was starving when I got home. Only had some salad, inside of a pork pie and eggs covered in mayo during the day. BS 4.5 last night when i got home. Not been that low for a while. Just had 1 x thin with lots of cheese. and a glass of red. Very late to eat but I was actually what peckish.

I turned on my phone at about 9pm to 7 voicemails, numerous emails and several text messages! Basically the head of DCUK PR team contacted me. The Sunday Mirror are onto the fact NHS have a low carb app and want to feature my story THIS SUNDAY! Then the journalist himself (health journalist) contacted me....left voicemail x 2, text and email! I contacted him and gave him the ok to run with my story and photos (he was checking on copyright re pics). He did day he was using my local paper story wording but I sent him my updated journey as so much has happened since then and all so positive!! I don't think there will be time to edit now to be honest. But still, it gets the word out that low carb works.

This in itself made me so happy. But there's more.....

Then my surgery emailed. Moving forward re doing presentation on my journey in town, supported by council. They are supplying room, refreshments etc. Asking me to choose between venues! Head of PR said she will get us on that This Morning sofa yet!!! Bring it on.

I have a wedding today, my best friends daughter. Beautiful young woman marrying her beloved in the Lake District. Always wanted to go to a wedding there. Hope the weather holds out as it's outdoors by the Lake!!!!

Hope you have good days .

Just a little addition (promise!). At the wake I was mingling with lots of family. Our family is massive. My mum, born in Dublin, was one of 13. Each of her siblings had large families. You can imagine how many cousins I have! So many of us are type 2 diabetic. My age (56), older.... and much younger. Some over weight, some slim, some doing something about it (low carb and keto) and some not. I talked for some time with one cousin who was very clued up. We brought another cousin in on our conversation who is a doctor (non diabetic) and it made a very interesting conversation. There were that many diabetics there it was like being back in Birmingham! But what is apparent is low carb is spreading. Even my Dr cousin confirmed that. Happy days.
 
ianpspurs said:
Sounds good - not one cork popped here which is quite unusual when I look back. And how has La Belle Dame (intermittently) Sans Merci deported herself?
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@ianpspurs you must be saving the popping for special occasions Madam has been giving me moments of pleasure and also minor heart attacks. Generally within range but the higher end and I've had to bolus which is really unusual. C'est la vie
Hope you stay as fit and healthy as you want this year
 
good morning all :)

4.3 today

the removal of the baubles today here too and also later shopping to top up stores.

lots of people bemoaning their Christmas diet and buying exercise bits in the charity shop yesterday :hilarious:

also lots of donations which made for many trips up the stairs to the workroom, so those generous people also contributed to my exercise ;)

Hope your day treats you well :)
 
Debandez said:
I'm very excited this morning. Firstly my BS are 5.6 and I had supper at midnight! Secondly I have some exciting news to share.

Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster.
A sad day in that I said goodbye to my beautiful young cousin. 26. But she is resting in peace now. What an amazing service. Uplifting. Positive. Happy. Celebration of her life. 26 years packed full of love, fun and happy friends and family times. Pics on PowerPoint. Hymns everyone knew. Poems. Tributes. So lovely. Then for the wake. An Irish wake. Enough said. It was still going when I left at well past 10pm (I had to travel home to Blackpool and got home just before midnight). I was starving when I got home. Only had some salad, inside of a pork pie and eggs covered in mayo during the day. BS 4.5 last night when i got home. Not been that low for a while. Just had 1 x thin with lots of cheese. and a glass of red. Very late to eat but I was actually what peckish.

I turned on my phone at about 9pm to 7 voicemails, numerous emails and several text messages! Basically the head of DCUK PR team contacted me. The Sunday Mirror are onto the fact NHS have a low carb app and want to feature my story THIS SUNDAY! Then the journalist himself (health journalist) contacted me....left voicemail x 2, text and email! I contacted him and gave him the ok to run with my story and photos (he was checking on copyright re pics). He did day he was using my local paper story wording but I sent him my updated journey as so much has happened since then and all so positive!! I don't think there will be time to edit now to be honest. But still, it gets the word out that low carb works.

This in itself made me so happy. But there's more.....

Then my surgery emailed. Moving forward re doing presentation on my journey in town, supported by council. They are supplying room, refreshments etc. Asking me to choose between venues! Head of PR said she will get us on that This Morning sofa yet!!! Bring it on.

I have a wedding today, my best friends daughter. Beautiful young woman marrying her beloved in the Lake District. Always wanted to go to a wedding there. Hope the weather holds out as it's outdoors by the Lake!!!!

Hope you have good days .

Just a little addition (promise!). At the wake I was mingling with lots of family. Our family is massive. My mum, born in Dublin, was one of 13. Each of her siblings had large families. You can imagine how many cousins I have! So many of us are type 2 diabetic. My age (56), older.... and much younger. Some over weight, some slim, some doing something about it (low carb and keto) and some not. I talked for some time with one cousin who was very clued up. We brought another cousin in on our conversation who is a doctor (non diabetic) and it made a very interesting conversation. There were that many diabetics there it was like being back in Birmingham! But what is apparent is low carb is spreading. Even my Dr cousin confirmed that. Happy days.
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Well done you are truely an insperation xx
 
SueJB said:
@ianpspurs you must be saving the popping for special occasions Madam has been giving me moments of pleasure and also minor heart attacks. Generally within range but the higher end and I've had to bolus which is really unusual. C'est la vie
Hope you stay as fit and healthy as you want this year
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Sorry to hear of the bg control issues. No doubt my dear wife will insist on popping corks in May (another grandchild) and November (when she finally gets her pension). How on earth is a man who will have 4 FOUR:banghead: grand daughters ever going to be healthy or happy? I don't want to stress the dear girls ( wives of my boys) but they really do need to sort themselves out fast. Love seeing family all together but that will be hellish :angelic:.
 
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Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and all on this bright fresh Tuesday, other days are available you choose.
A gentle 7.1 this morning.
Well folks I'm under full supervision today, well I will be when Mrs J arises from her pit/ lair. Now that shall not stop me's in our quest for world domination in the chaos games.
Have a good one folks.
Oh dear Mrs J is moving around must hide......
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and all on this bright fresh Tuesday, other days are available you choose.
A gentle 7.1 this morning.
Well folks I'm under full supervision today, well I will be when Mrs J arises from her pit/ lair. Now that shall not stop me's in our quest for world domination in the chaos games.
Have a good one folks.
Oh dear Mrs J is moving around must hide......
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In my mind I see you having a large collection of headwear purely to hide the thumb print:angelic:
 
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