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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

Hello, everyone. I woke to the sound of rain, and to a 7.3 FBG. Now the sun is trying to come out.

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Muddy Cyclist said:
@SaskiaKC your description of the trip in the rain inspired this terrible effort to capture your rainy day. Rainbow very wonky, sorry, so I am risking it and posting it, bang goes any credibility I may have ever had! A5 15minutes watercolour, apologise to all the art lovers.....

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Oh dear that rainbow looks worse than I thought, :banghead:
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actually I really love it.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 8.3

Couldn't sleep last night/this morning so up at 2am painting.

Here are the paintings...

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Watercolours etc etc same as yesterday.
Mixed media paper on top, Index card on bottom. Did sky and foreground first. Each pic suggested something slight different as regards trees.

I have a Cochlear meeting later. More driving. Long day.
Going to try for a nap...
Take care.
Don't be good...have fun...
Hugs if you need them.
I need my battle armour on today...
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I see you got in your hills and evergreen trees. I really like both of these paintings. The top one looks like the view out my window this morning. Thank you for posting them.
 
5-03-2029
SNAP @Ryhia
5.4 @ 8am
Few rough days. FBG 7+ and 6+
Two bad news phone calls in one evening.
Back to old habits. Think it was some kind of shock reaction. Reach for the wine and chocolate. So stressed next day my driving was a bit off, minor accident, clashed wing mirrors on a narrow country lane. Mine was ok. His not. Practically every word of French deserted me. Naturally he didn't speak any English, although he was patient and polite, I felt awful and offered him €50 towards the repair, but he wanted an estimate so phoned a garage. Was shocked at the cost, we both were (€150 ) Ofc didn't have that much money with me. In the end gave him my address and phone number. Address because just can't do French on the phone. He agreed to call the next day. Started off to the shops again. 100 metres later realised should not be driving and returned home. Good thing it was only about 1km.
MrSlim was lovely about it and drove me into town later to get the money and the shopping.
Next day the wronged Frenchman arrived with the bill which was a much more modest €48+ tax. Not sure if he had it on the black, either way gave him the €50 originally suggested and we were both happy.
Building is progressing. Have reached a major milestone. Upstairs first bedroom and bathroom are ready to decorate. Priming coat on the plasterboards before MrSlim fits lights, sockets, skirting boards and architraves. Long way to go before they will be habitable. I had however overlooked the fact that upstairs has no heating. Brrrrr. The plug in radiators are still piled up in the kitchen.
Did manage to drive myself to town today. Nervous wreck when I got home though.

@gennepher pleased that Popeye is on the mend. So distracting for you when your implant malfunctions. Hope they can fix it.
@Muddy Cyclist Really liked your little people huddled up against the rain.
@SaskiaKC How do you find all those amusing little animations. Really enjoy them.
And @ everyone else will try and catch up on posts only 250 to go.
 
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I am feeling unusually domestic this morning, mending a seam in my old barn rain jacket that I enjoyed wearing yesterday. I'm also feeling cross-eyed from trying to distinguish dark blue thread from dark blue fabric. Oh, well, I can still see to thread the needle, and that is what counts! :)

I realize that I am not my mother and my cat is not me, but just now when I was putting new sheets on the bed while the KittenCat slept in her house I was reminded of my mother putting clean sheets on the beds at home. We did not have fitted bottom sheets when I was a child, but it was probably my mother, in later years, who taught me to go corner to corner diagonally when putting on a fitted sheet; sort of near fore to off hind, sort of like buckling on a horse blanket.

@ianpspurs Your Ember Day post has prompted me to get out my old 1928 Prayer Book, where I thought I remembered seeing something about the Ember Days ... yes, I've just found it. Readings are listed there; not in the more "recent" Prayer Book of 1979, at least not that I have found so far.
 
SlimLizzy said:
5-03-2029
SNAP @Ryhia
5.4 @ 8am
Few rough days. FBG 7+ and 6+
Two bad news phone calls in one evening.
Back to old habits. Think it was some kind of shock reaction. Reach for the wine and chocolate. So stressed next day my driving was a bit off, minor accident, clashed wing mirrors. Mine was ok. His not. Practically every word of French deserted me. Naturally he didn't speak any English, although he was patient and polite, I felt awful and offered him €50 towards the repair, but he wanted an estimate so phoned a garage. Was shocked at the cost, we both were (€150 ) Ofc didn't have that much money with me. In the end gave him my address and phone number. Address because just can't do French on the phone. He agreed to call the next day. Started off to the shops again. 100 metres later realised should not be driving and returned home. Good thing it was only about 1km.
MrSlim was lovely about it and drove me into town later to get the money and the shopping.
Next day the wronged Frenchman arrived with the bill which was a much more modest €48+ tax. Not sure if he had it on the black, either way gave him the €50 originally suggested and we were both happy.
Building is progressing. Have reached a major milestone. Upstairs first bedroom and bathroom are ready to decorate. Priming coat on the plasterboards before MrSlim fits lights, sockets, skirting boards and architraves. Long way to go before they will be habitable. I had however overlooked the fact that upstairs has no heating. Brrrrr. The plug in radiators are still piled up in the kitchen.
Did manage to drive myself to town today. Nervous wreck when I got home though.

@gennepher pleased that Popeye is on the mend. So distracting for you when your implant malfunctions. Hope they can fix it.
@Muddy Cyclist Really liked your little people huddled up against the rain.
@SaskiaKC How do you find all those amusing little animations. Really enjoy them.
And @ everyone else will try and catch up on posts only 250 to go.
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Hugs for the bad news, the stress, and the collision.
But I have to say I admire the civilized way the two of you handled the situation. No calling cops, no filling out insurance reports, no traffic court appearances scheduled to cause even more stress.
I hope today is going better for you.

The animations are here:
https://yoursmiles.org/t-home.php

Very easy to use, just right click on one you like, left click on Copy Image, come back here (or wherever), right click again where you want the emoji, and left click on Paste.
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@SlimLizzy hugs for the distress of the accident after the bad news. Glad it wasnt too serious or costly and sounds like the other driver was calm and polite which always helps. I can well understand you were an£ are shaken, I would be too but the thing to hang on to is nobody was hurt. Well done for getting back on the horse as they say.
 
SaskiaKC said:
I am feeling unusually domestic this morning, mending a seam in my old barn rain jacket that I enjoyed wearing yesterday. I'm also feeling cross-eyed from trying to distinguish dark blue thread from dark blue fabric. Oh, well, I can still see to thread the needle, and that is what counts! :)

I realize that I am not my mother and my cat is not me, but just now when I was putting new sheets on the bed while the KittenCat slept in her house I was reminded of my mother putting clean sheets on the beds at home. We did not have fitted bottom sheets when I was a child, but it was probably my mother, in later years, who taught me to go corner to corner diagonally when putting on a fitted sheet; sort of near fore to off hind, sort of like buckling on a horse blanket.

@ianpspurs Your Ember Day post has prompted me to get out my old 1928 Prayer Book, where I thought I remembered seeing something about the Ember Days ... yes, I've just found it. Readings are listed there; not in the more "recent" Prayer Book of 1979, at least not that I have found so far.
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I am envious of your sewing skills as mine are very basic like replacing a button. My mum was a wonderful seamstress all by hand with tiny little neat stitches, mine were more dogs teeth! Also she could darn a heel on a sock so smoothly. I like the sound of that coat and I think its a favourite of yours!
 
SlimLizzy said:
5-03-2029
SNAP @Ryhia
5.4 @ 8am
Few rough days. FBG 7+ and 6+
Two bad news phone calls in one evening.
Back to old habits. Think it was some kind of shock reaction. Reach for the wine and chocolate. So stressed next day my driving was a bit off, minor accident, clashed wing mirrors on a narrow country lane. Mine was ok. His not. Practically every word of French deserted me. Naturally he didn't speak any English, although he was patient and polite, I felt awful and offered him €50 towards the repair, but he wanted an estimate so phoned a garage. Was shocked at the cost, we both were (€150 ) Ofc didn't have that much money with me. In the end gave him my address and phone number. Address because just can't do French on the phone. He agreed to call the next day. Started off to the shops again. 100 metres later realised should not be driving and returned home. Good thing it was only about 1km.
MrSlim was lovely about it and drove me into town later to get the money and the shopping.
Next day the wronged Frenchman arrived with the bill which was a much more modest €48+ tax. Not sure if he had it on the black, either way gave him the €50 originally suggested and we were both happy.
Building is progressing. Have reached a major milestone. Upstairs first bedroom and bathroom are ready to decorate. Priming coat on the plasterboards before MrSlim fits lights, sockets, skirting boards and architraves. Long way to go before they will be habitable. I had however overlooked the fact that upstairs has no heating. Brrrrr. The plug in radiators are still piled up in the kitchen.
Did manage to drive myself to town today. Nervous wreck when I got home though.

@gennepher pleased that Popeye is on the mend. So distracting for you when your implant malfunctions. Hope they can fix it.
@Muddy Cyclist Really liked your little people huddled up against the rain.
@SaskiaKC How do you find all those amusing little animations. Really enjoy them.
And @ everyone else will try and catch up on posts only 250 to go.
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Oh what a shock, poor you.
Those narrow lanes, and the costs can be horrible for the simplest things on cars.
Wing mirrors with indicators in, door damage as the door skin get pulled, the electronics as they swing inwards on parking, then many are colour coordinated, but paints fade, so then you have to respray a good bit of car to match it all look the same age..
£50 sounds very light i think..did well @SlimLizzy

good you got back out, nothing builds confidence like putting it behind you..:)
 
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PenguinMum said:
I am envious of your sewing skills as mine are very basic like replacing a button. My mum was a wonderful seamstress all by hand with tiny little neat stitches, mine were more dogs teeth! Also she could darn a heel on a sock so smoothly. I like the sound of that coat and I think its a favourite of yours!
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Your mum sounds like Mama. :) and Hug.
I do love this blue jacket. It is nylon, very lightweight, zips into one of its own pockets, and fits over layers of fleece on cold wet days. :)
 
All I got from the audiologist today at the meeting was, “Oh the Speech Processor probably picked up someone else’s telephone call, it’s just a one off....” I explained I have been having these one off’s in one form or another the last 12 years. But they are as clueless now as they were 12 years ago.

I want to go into a hermitage with no sound...

Thank you for your good wishes @trick60

If an army @dunelm had to function as a unified unit using Cochlear implants for instruction, then I despair...

Thanks for the painting compliments and hugs @Muddy Cyclist

Thanks @PenguinMum This is very frustrating. TY for the painting compliments.

Thank you for your good wishes @geefull but I had another appointment today, and another tomorrow. Then, hopefully, Popeye and I can be self imposed hermits for a few days. I am so looking forward to this.

TY @SaskiaKC for the painting compliments. I am very glad I managed to paint the view out of your window this morning...

Hugs @SlimLizzy for that accident. I am glad the frenchman managed to get a reasonable repair bill. I still have problems with the speech processor unfortunately.

Forgive me if I have missed out a reply...

I will give your reply @jjraak in a separate message...give me a few minutes...
 
jjraak said:
Morning @gennepher .
I gave you and informative, as it was very detailed, but as always a hug was implied and pushed upon you WHETHER you WANT IT or NOT..
( think the tea lady from father ted, you will, you will, etc )
i doubt me and you are natural herd animals, but the assimilation by the collective does seem a good alternative some days..:rolleyes:

short story to say how much i understand that 'Disbelieving' attitude, if you'll allow me.

worked in retail, had monitor..all fine
motored upgraded, bigger better etc..mmhh
Both me and the lady i worked with got headaches 15 20 mins later, began feeling nauseous 5 10 mins after that.
light bulb moment had us turn off the monitor..15 mins later feel like normal..so switch it back on..and the symptoms returned.

Had to fight tooth and nail to get it swapped back, spoke to many others who had the new units who lived with lesser headaches, as stores were bigger, and they put it down to the air con, or the weather, blah blah.

Got my way, but was firmly told i was 'imagining it' ' creating a bit of a nuisance' 'making it up' last said by engineer who told me he had NEVER had any issues with them and had worked in the industry for hundreds of years type way.

Googled and seems we DO have an issue, the UK sanctions higher rates of background radiation emissions then the US & rest of the world

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/nrpbs_safety_limit_for_uk_3300un

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48616174

*Note the Mobile phone use is fine, not the amount emitted

and many DO suffer, so i wasn't going mad..(which may well have come if i kept frying my brain in radiation, methinks :wacky: )

i then began to check how much i was affected, so sat near our router, for 30 mins and as before on came the headache and nausea, but i can get away from that quite easily.

seems i was 'WOKE' earlier then i thought..who da thunk it , at my age..:D
good old twitter...
https://twitter.com/search?q=5 g radiation concerns&src=typed_query

So yeah, just because others can't hear, feel or see it, doesn't mean it ISN'T happening Folks..
.
bees shouldn't be able to fly, how CAN it be even possible to Navigate by Echoes and how How on earth do birds migrate successfully when they can't use Google Waze...:wideyed::woot:..

So keep the faith.
Recognise
Improvise
Overcome
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TY for your hug @jjraak and thanks for your short story on ‘disbelieving’ attitude.

Looked at your links.

I tried out several EMF apps on the iPhone last summer (as that was the phone I was using then), when I was having similar types of problems with my last processor. The hospital were worse than useless then when I asked for help with this issue. All I can say, there was a spike on the app reading when I was having these interesting problems with the speech processor. I tried the EMF app in other places as well as my own property. There were two places on my property where I regularly sat which I do not sit in now, because of this noticeable interference with my speech processor (it would take too long to explain the whole ins and outs of these interferences here). These interferences to my Cochlear speech processor had been driving me insane.

The spikes on the EMF app confirmed to me that I was not doolally. But there was no way I knew what was causing the spikes. But I think I could tell the direction where they either came from or went to.

Interesting Twitter posts.

Trust you to give me a link to bats. I’ve said before that I had no hearing from birth. But what I could hear with my left ear was very high frequencies, way out of the human range. I could hear bats. I could also hear the combined high pitch of insects in a cornfield. It was deafening, and amazing.

I used to describe to J what I could hear, and he was amazed. In old disused railways tunnels I could hear the multitude of bats. J could hear nothing.

Anyway the hospital wanted to implant my left ear (the other ear was not suitable), the one I could hear the bats with. I said NO. So an impasse for a few years. Hospital and friends all tried to persuade me to have the cochlear implant saying hearing bats was not important, but hearing sounds and music would be more important. J was totally against the cochlear implant for me. (With hindsight, he was right)

Sadly one day I gave in to pressure from others and the hospital, and went in for the cochlear op. I still miss hearing bats, and they fly past my bungalow. But I cannot hear the bats any more. There is no way I can ever get that back, the cochlear implant destroyed that high pitched hearing. It is gone...
 
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