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@SaskiaKC Goodnight and pleasant Edward Lear dreams. Like the sack I seem to remember it was "plenty of money wrapped up in a five pound note" does the poem mention that over your way or is changed to dollars?
 
SaskiaKC said:
Good morning early birds, this owl and the pussycat are off to bed (and I'm wearing a pea-green shirt!).

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Sleep well @SaskiaKC x
 
Morning All. Early bird me today with a 5.1. Might just go back to sleep for an hour or two. @trick60 take care today wonder whats causing the variations. @gennepher also an early bird enjoy the coffee if not the paperwork. Hello @Muddy Cyclist another early bird. @SaskiaKC hope you and the KC are now slumbering, happy dreams.
Have a good Thursday everyone. Stay well, stay safe
 
Morning...pouring down here the chimney sweep is due at 07;30 hope he can still make it...woke up with the cold/cough that's been lingering about the last couple of days...once the chimney is swept off to the chemist for good ol' Lemsip Max...not great for my BG but needs must...determined to hit this on the head before its gets a hold...stay safe & keep dry....woke to a 6.5
 
Happy world diabetes day (keeping it positive!)

4.9

Today I sent an email to Chris Evans (virgin radio). I would love to join him on his show to spread the word. Very funny guy.

Here is that very email for info

Hi Chris

Hope you are feeling ok after your procedure. From what I've read you are feeling fab so looking good.

Today is world diabetes day. Its world diabetes month.

We have on our hands an epidemic. And the papers are today full of articles about obesity rates doubling in 20 years.

The sad thing is it's not our fault.

The high carb (full of sugar) low fat (full of sugar) guidelines came in about the same time as figures got bigger (stats AND people). For things to change THIS has to change.

I thought I ate quite healthily. Wholemeal bread, jacket potatoes, cereals with all those healthy symbols on the boxes. Couldn't understand why I was putting weight on. Turns out I made some very bad choices. Those choices made me poorly. I became a type 2 diabetic.

SUGAR STUFFED IN PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING. ITS CHEAP FOR PRODUCERS TO DO THAT.

Anyway, I was offered medication on diagnosis. I asked for time to see if I could do something myself. I Googled reversing diabetes and found the solution was low carb. Never looked back. And my mission in life now is to help others.

My journey to spread the word has been shared in many media outlets.

https://www.dietdoctor.com/how-debra-handled-her-type-2-diabetes-diagnosis

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9...ain-i-just-had-to-beat-it-by-changing-my-diet/

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/sunday-mirror/20190106/281986083690836

http://www.adelaidestreetfp.co.uk/info.aspx?p=12

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...HS-doctor-chef-reveal-low-carb-diet-plan.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/type-2-diabetes-does-differ-type-1/

And more besides. I'm working with many surgeries to help other patients to reverse their diabetes, lose weight and mindfulness. Patients helping patients, social prescribing initiatives. Happy to help when and where I can.

I've developed a leaflet (4 pages) to help others control blood sugars and lose weight. Low carb healthy fat.

I'm also doing talks across the north west. Sharing my journey in the hope of helping others.

I do all this out of my own pocket although i'm hoping to get some sort of funding to help me start up a low carb group in the community. That's a work in progress.

I've been invited to speak about my journey at the health and wellbeing event at the tower ballroom event on 25th November (I knew I wouldnt get there for my dancing). I'm really looking forward to it. Blackpool has many challenges, it may be a damp squid with tumbleweed blowing around the dancefloor but its sending out positive vibes.

On my journey a friend prompted me to contact you. To see if you could help me spread the word. So here I am.

My name is Debra Scott and i am a type 2 diabetic in remission. I class myself as having reversed it but i know i cant go back to my old way of eating. But thankfully real food rocks!

If you can do anything by way of helping me help others that would be much appreciated.

Thanks for listening.
 
johnpol said:
Morning all, hope you all had a good weekend, the meter of doom must have been taking pity on me as all weekend its only thrown 6's at me which was nice. I have been feeling out of sorts over the weekend can't explain it, bed early on Sunday (I love's my bed) did any of you get to watch The Royal British legion remembrance programme on Saturday evening on the BBC? James Blunt's song was a powerful piece of song writing. amazing programme to watch. Anyway have a good day and importantly take care everyone.
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Me and hubby did. Enjoyed every second although so sad in many parts, including James's song. He himself was emotional singing it. He was feeling every single word. It was so well put together the whole show. Wonderful.
 
Muddy Cyclist said:
What a forum! Another forgotten piece of information dragged from the dark dungeon and deeper corners of my mind. I have spent a lot of time in Tours,. This year when we visited we popped into Basilica of St. Martin not that impressive IMO and I had not realised it's significance to St Martin of Tours, thank you for the post, I shall now be more attentive on my next visit.

We enjoy the Musée du Compagnonnage in Tours, a crafts man or journey man museum, excellent.

Sorry post a bit off thread, just @ianpspurs post conjured up memories.

@Cumberland just found your post, very sad please stick around we need all the support, experience and knowledge we can get on here.

Off for a Muddy Bike Ride as suns appeared.
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Nothing's off thread on here. That's the beauty of it. Your post took me back to Tours. Magical memories made in my beloved France. Thank you.
 
jjraak said:
A nice weekend of almost doing nothing at all...or sweet football association as it's sometimes called..;)
(if you don't count the on going diy/redecorating)

and a little wobble this weekend as i went off piste on the food front, wasn't as calamitous as i had expected, low 6's most mornings and today 5.7 puts me back in the zone of Love.

Sorry to those who lacked sleep, i fear i may have stolen some of your slumber time, again a late rise circa 11 am.
And on the dreams front, not normally something i really remember or that troubles me. , but last nights seemed to be two quite vivid dreams..i wonder if it is the moon phases or something..?

Sorry to hear all the tales of rain, last few days been rather pleasant here i the Sunny capital.
heart does go out to those suffering the flooding, can't think of a more miserable time, then being wet and cold as all that goes on around you.

Another here saddened by the tale of @Cumberland

Does seem to be an illness that so many can't seem to keep it civil when someone else doesn't agree with THEIR world view and 3 mates off facebook :rolleyes:, think @ianpspurs got that spot on in his post,
but @HarryBeau & @gennepher nail it for me.

@Cumberland, T1, T2, etc, doesn't matter, as @Muddy Cyclist , so eloquently puts it, we NEED those who do have the experience, and capability to make sense of this disease to keep us all that little bit calmer, when seas are choppy..
if not by information & links, then by examples...and you sir, have been a shining one.

A little poem ..

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Beautiful poem. Made me cry.
 
jjraak said:
Christmas, the time of mass panic among so many normally sensible people, dear god.:rolleyes:

they say confession is good for the soul, so here goes.

I'm a Christmas Grinch...

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there said it, so ya know.

Hope all who look forward to it, enjoy the build up and the day immensely.

Me, i start putting up the Christmas shutters, around this time, carry earplugs to drown out the oh so endless pappy "season of goodwill' dross they play in all the stores, over and over and over again...:***:

AND liking the easing of Christmas @Freema (nice to see you back, btw
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we discovered a good while back that stepping back was more beneficial for us in many ways.

Stepping away from Xmas overload so many suffer, we now carry through it serenely, rolling our eyes at those who momentarily enter a distorted dimension where E-v-e-r-y- single thing HAS to be done to nth degree
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I defend those who want to celebrate it. so i'll still be raising a toast to you all come Xmas day, by charging my glass...

......From a beach in Vietnam...;)
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I get you. It is so commercial. Too much so. Enjoy Vietnam. Reminds me of my second favourite westend show miss Saigon (1st is les Mis which incidentally the staged show on at the odeon 2/12 and I've got my tickets ) But me and my family have something very special in our Christmas. We have lovely traditions. Not expensive or revolving around money. For me its spending quality time together. Eating amazing food. And drinking far too often (so many meet ups with friends to celebrate the festive season). Love it. Eric has heart xmas playing in the car! I'm singing along and encouraging 3 year old granddaughter to as well.
 
Muddy Cyclist said:
Only popped out for a Muddy Bike ride, then lunch with Mrs MC and a sunny afternoon walk and the forum moved on like an express train, Christmas! We've only just had bonfire night and leaves are still on the trees. Mind you I do love Christmas all that time with family and friends plus numerous gigs with the folk band, choir and recorder quartet.

Good news @OldButBold and @HarryBeau

@SaskiaKC you have nothing to be embarrassed about, frustrating as it is our pet Draculas love to shock us now and again, are you like me? Refuse to believe it, wash hands, test again, try other fingers, waste strips and all to no avail as the result is still annoyingly the same. We've all been there I'm sure and it's the forum support that gets us through.

Mind you today I was very very embarrassed. I went my muddy bike ride and it was extremely muddy and decided on the way back to pop into the health centre to find out why they had not called me for my HbA1c test which was due in October. I locked up my bike, removed my helmet and rushed into the building, there was a line of 4 people waiting and behind the desk 5 members of the health staff were standing seemingly doing nothing to reduce the line of patients. So I asked a man in front of me why no one was being seen to, he said "I have no idea it's always the same they are dead slow" at which point the health centre manager said very crossly "we are trying to have 2 minutes silence" now that's embarrassment, I felt awful.

Oh and as for BG reading after 0 carb breakfast and 2 hour bike ride 6.1 and after 0 carb lunch 6.3 now and before evening meal, why?
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Great post! I feel your pain. I turned my back for a few hours, hey presto 212 posts behind! Must crack on, another 180 to read!!
 
JohnEGreen said:
These are a few of the names I think of on the 11th of November.

William Thomas Bowden
1893–1939
BIRTH JAN 1893 • Lynton, Devon, England
DEATH NOV 1939 • Serving on HMS Cilica transferred to GOSPORT naval Hospital HAMPSHIRE
My Grandfather who I never got to Know.

Charles Pugsley
1920–1974
BIRTH 9 JAN 1920 • Kidderminster, Worcestershire
DEATH 1 JUL 1974 • Honicknowle Plymouth
My stepfather who although he lived to 1974 carried the scars of the horrific wounds, he received in WWII including the loss of his right leg these wounds directly contributed to his eventual demise and are why my mother became a war widow like her mother before her.

John George Green Great Uncle
1884–1917
BIRTH JANUARY 1884 • Northd, Heaton Newcastle
DEATH 8 OCTOBER 1917 • FRANCE / BELGIUM

Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Howard Bloomer RN
1909–1943
BIRTH 31 MAR 1909 • Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom
DEATH 9 OCT 1943 • Killed in Action HMS Panther

Sydney Passmore
1881–1915
BIRTH 28 DEC 1881 • Combe Martin, Devon, England
DEATH 13 MAY 1915 • Died at sea Body Not Recovered For Burial HMS Goliath

Ernest Blackmore
1900–1915
BIRTH APR 1900 • Parracombe, Devon, England
DEATH 4 OCT 1915 • Killed in Action France & Flanders
Particularly poignant if you note his date of birth and death

Charles Henry Fiske III 1896–1918
BIRTH 3 DEC 1896 • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH AUGUST 24 1918 • Died of wounds in France

An American cousin.

We all have stories to tell and those to remember.
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Very sad. But so well remembered. Your words brought them back to life. A very special post indeed.
 
DJC3 said:
Morning all. 5.0 for me after having only a crusted cheese omelette to eat yesterday.
Went to see The Good Liar at the cinema (Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen ) quite enjoyable, both fine actors. All tickets £5 on Mondays so we’ll worth it.
@gennepher I am also swigging back the coffee trying to keep out the cold and steeling myself to take Dennis out for his morning constitutional. It’s still raining hard.
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Bargain. Just a note to all that if insurance bought through compare the market you can get tickets for odeon Tuesday Wednesday 2 for 1 so works out at £2.50 each. Even the cheapest insurance (weeks holiday) should do it. Sharing the love.
 
Speaking of bargains, my virgin media had gone up to £133 a month. Phoned them, threatened to leave. Offered reduction to £121. Put in a complaint (newbies get to pay much less and not fair). Got a call. £99. Faster speed too. I do this for all insurances too. On receipt of renewal letter. They should offer best price but they dont. Its wrong.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
5.0 this morning. n

Had a lovely day yesterday just one class in the morning and a 6 hour break to go to hairdressers and walk around the shops before evening classes. Walked an amazing 18K steps.

Forgot to take my little bar of 85% chocolate to have for lunch so went in search of Hotel Chocolate but couldn't find it in the shopping mall. Was beginning to go a bit low so ended up in M&S and bought a bar of their 100%. I tried a square and really really liked it - so went back and bought 5 more as I won't be there again until mid December.

Dinner at Bella Italia was superb - Sea Bass and salad.
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You've just reminded me I have some bella Italia vouchers to use up (from Tesco clubcard). Thanks re the choccy recommendation. My fave at mo is tesco no sugar 90% with stevia. Dreamy!
 
Morning all - chilly, wet 'n all. 5.3 @ 5.15. @trick60 splendiferous fbg; @Muddy Cyclist best wishes for the HbA1c later. Good session on exercise bike done, cooling off before shower - sublime moment listening to sweet baby James (no 2 son's name and most like me). Cold here but this is what next week promises for me (28 there today but I had to wait for treatment to end)
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@SaskiaKC day to remember Samuel Seabury from among the dear departed saints. be strong and he shall comfort your heart;
 
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