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

Another 4.8 this morning. Almond butter remains off limits for the foreseeable future as I do like these low fbs.

Unfortunately what always happens is I convince myself that I will only have one tsp at a time. Then in no time at all the jar(s) get consumer at breakneck speed and fbs goes up. Note to myself - stop obsessing about crunchy almond butter.
 
SlimLizzy said:
Good news for me. My sister says she is better.
If you are thinking that was quick- apparently she has been ill for about three weeks. The last time we spoke ( two weeks ago) she didnt mention that she was ill.
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So pleased to hear that your sister is better.
 
5.8 this morning and fed up of digging post holes. Making stupid veggie plots for someone who will be bored with it before the first carrot appears :banghead:

I hope her fella comes to visit soon so it takes her mind off finding things for me to do :(
 
Goonergal said:
Karen, this really depends on whether you’re an insulin user or taking blood glucose reducing medication. For those using diet or metformin only, dropping below 4 needn’t be a problem. Personally I’m in the 3s reasonably often with no issue whatsoever. If it drops into the low 3s, I may be extremely hungry, but my trusty liver will kick in to raise things a bit, or I just bring my next meal forward.
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thanks for this goonergal :)
 
A dramatic pastel sunset for today.

Took me an hour an a half..
I based it on a collection of cuttings from things from over the years...magazines etc. I have a box I have collected of pictures/photographs that interested me. So I used that as a base for this pastel.

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Krystyna23040 said:
Note to myself - stop obsessing about crunchy almond butter. bg?
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Great fbg and your soup sounded interesting with a superb +2 hrs outcome. Onions are also something I miss/am wary of experimenting with - huge Spanish/salad ones seem to work for me in h/m coleslaw smothered in mayo. Mayo seems to squash the Sombrero (arf, arf guffaw, belly laugh, wheeze). Onions and passata well laced with basil and garlic fit my pleasure profile like a tailor made glove. Almond butter is up there with Montezumas as easily avoidable for me but onions and passata exert a siren call. Please give Mr K my best - free the Norfolk One:angelic:
 
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Krystyna23040 said:
Another 4.8 this morning. Almond butter remains off limits for the foreseeable future as I do like these low fbs.

Unfortunately what always happens is I convince myself that I will only have one tsp at a time. Then in no time at all the jar(s) get consumer at breakneck speed and fbs goes up. Note to myself - stop obsessing about crunchy almond butter.
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The hug was for the crunchy almond butter.
But you are a winner for the low fbg
:)
 
gennepher said:
A dramatic pastel sunset for today.

Took me an hour an a half..
I based it on a collection of cuttings from things from over the years...magazines etc. I have a box I have collected of pictures/photographs that interested me. So I used that as a base for this pastel.

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Excellent gennepher we have such a vast art gallery here...lucky so an so's we are...keep em coming
 
Morning...woken to find the congestion charge in London is rising by another £5 so with an additional increase in fares no doubt the bail out for TFL of 1.6 billion pounds will be funded by motorists...I hear children will now have to pay on the buses & possibly freedom passes may be suspended...if I can find any info I'll post it...another late night more Netflix must try & wean myself off it...to my astonishment a shopping delivery due tomorrow cant believe I found a delivery slot thankfully avoided a trip to the supermarket again...a beautiful day sun is shining so shoved the beasts outside for an hour or so...woke to a 6.5 which is fine for me...remember keep safe & stay alert (|which of course is open to interpretation).
 
JohnEGreen said:
Hypoglycemia, also known as low blood sugar, is a fall in blood sugar to levels below normal.

And just for clarity it is medically defined as a blood sugar level < 3.9 and not really a matter of opinion.
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Hi hope yer well?

You really gotta love opinions.

I was once at an ophthalmologist department having some procedures done?
Prior to this a DSN checks BP & BG. Before going in. The window for BG is anything between 4.6mmol & 14.5??? Which I thought was quite generous.
So, she tested me. Actually she couldn't get blood with her lancet, so I drew it with mine. It was a morning appointment, I already knew an hour prior I was in the mid fives. Oops, her meter showed 4.2. OK, I said I'll sort this referencing a 190g bag of jelly babies in my bag. Yes, the nurse said eat the whole bag & I'll see you in an hour...
My reply was "no. I'll eat one & you can come back in 30 minutes.." She could have possibly seen me in DKA in an hour..??
5g of carbs raises me by 3mmol. That was all I needed.

Now, funny enough. The opinion on testing is 10 minutes after treating? Link here.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes/hypoglycaemia-hypos/
Due to lag of a generic meter, that may register lower if not the same if before a rise occurs. A meter takes a "snapshot" of what you were anything up to aproximately 20 minutes ago.. (Best to wait at least half hour.) There are so many T1s who panic thinking the treatment isn't working according to the meter, then go stratapheric an hour or so later. Just for the record, Libres are even slower than meters to respond to appropriate hypo treatment. (Possibly by another 10 minutes.)

Best wishes.
 
Completed Watercolour for today, this is the one I started yesterday. Etchinghill a historic landmark and Sandstone Outcrop seen from Wolseley Estates, this is the hill over we exercise our Labrador Moet on during lockdown as it's a short walk from home.

Painted on Canson Rough Cotton Paper, size A4. I was amazed at how well the paper holds the pigments in the watercolour I am going to have to adapt my methods and try multiple layers to build up the paint and find ways to make use of the rough service. Only draw back is the paper is expensive and I can't afford to waste it doing experiments so very much learning as I create.

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Muddy Cyclist said:
Completed Watercolour for today, this is the one I started yesterday. Etchinghill a historic landmark and Sandstone Outcrop seen from Wolseley Estates, this is the hill over we exercise our Labrador Moet on during lockdown as it's a short walk from home.

Painted on Canson Rough Cotton Paper, size A4. I was amazed at how well the paper holds the pigments in the watercolour I am going to have to adapt my methods and try multiple layers to build up the paint and find ways to make use of the rough service. Only draw back is the paper is expensive and I can't afford to waste it doing experiments so very much learning as I create.

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That Canson Rough Cotton paper works well with the detail of your painting.

I like it very much.

We are always learning :)
 
ianpspurs said:
Great fbg and your soup sounded interesting with a superb +2 hrs outcome. Onions are also something I miss/am wary of experimenting with - huge Spanish/salad ones seem to work for me in h/m coleslaw smothered in mayo. Mayo seems to squash the Sombrero (arf, arf guffaw, belly laugh, wheeze). Onions and passata well laced with basil and garlic fit my pleasure profile like a tailor made glove. Almond butter is up there with Montezumas as easily avoidable for me but onions and passata exert a siren call. Please give Mr K my best - free the Norfolk One:angelic:
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My problem with onions is that I only like them cooked - especially when they go brown and almost caramelised, In a coleslaw smothered in mayo they wouldn't impact my blood sugars half so much so it is such a shame I don't like them that way.
You do know that your campaign 'free the Norfolk one' won't work as he is guarded night and day by the two labradors. Although, as you know, labradors make rubbish guard dogs.
 
gennepher said:
That Canson Rough Cotton paper works well with the detail of your painting.

I like it very much.

We are always learning :)
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We sure are. I don't think this rough paper is good for my stile of landscapes unless quite abstract. So until it's used up I think I shall be attempting some more abstract or tighter subjects, research needed and a step into a new approach.
 
good evening all :)

was 4.5 this morning

just had a quiet day pottering about jobs in the house (and mr gee pottering in his shed ;)), the weather has been changeable but warmer today so that's good :joyful:

Just about to head into the kitchen to prepare italian meatballs ready for tomorrow's dinner.

Hope your day is treating you kindly :)

@gennepher - another strong pastel, lovely sky :)
@Muddy Cyclist - interesting the difference in paper texture, I do like the texture in the foreground field particularly.
I'm interested to see whether there will be any difference in surface texture between the paper I am using currently and the new paper when it arrives.

today's art catch up - not a tribute to another artist, but mr gee laughed and said it is sort of a tribute anyway :hilarious:
Still life - leaf of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis :D :angelic:
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Krystyna23040 said:
Although, as you know, labradors make rubbish guard dogs
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Very true, last night Moet was acting like the most ferocious guard dog in our garden. I tried to convince Mrs MC she should investigate but she wasn't having any of it so armed with hammer I went, superhero stile. I expected some big burley chap armed to the teeth and was prepared to meet my doom. Moet would not stop he was even scaring me, lip curled back and jumping about, whoever it was, was the other side of the garden gate, I bravely swung the gate open, Mrs MC had phone ready to call the police, and there on the path was a wide eyed and somewhat startled Hedgehog, Moet stopped being vicious and stuck his nose in true Labrador fashion on the Hog, ran in the house in a state, we found him sneezing his muzzle covered in a mass of scurrying flees. I should have known better because he's done this before, Labradors!!!!
 
geefull said:
good evening all :)

was 4.5 this morning

just had a quiet day pottering about jobs in the house (and mr gee pottering in his shed ;)), the weather has been changeable but warmer today so that's good :joyful:

Just about to head into the kitchen to prepare italian meatballs ready for tomorrow's dinner.

Hope your day is treating you kindly :)

@gennepher - another strong pastel, lovely sky :)
@Muddy Cyclist - interesting the difference in paper texture, I do like the texture in the foreground field particularly.
I'm interested to see whether there will be any difference in surface texture between the paper I am using currently and the new paper when it arrives.

today's art catch up - not a tribute to another artist, but mr gee laughed and said it is sort of a tribute anyway :hilarious:
Still life - leaf of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis :D :angelic:
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Blimey, looks so simple but I know it's not easy to achieve that, brilliant.

Thanks for compliment, I'm uncertain as mentioned in my previous post to @gennepher
 
Muddy Cyclist said:
Very true, last night Moet was acting like the most ferocious guard dog in our garden. I tried to convince Mrs MC she should investigate but she wasn't having any of it so armed with hammer I went, superhero stile. I expected some big burley chap armed to the teeth and was prepared to meet my doom. Moet would not stop he was even scaring me, lip curled back and jumping about, whoever it was, was the other side of the garden gate, I bravely swung the gate open, Mrs MC had phone ready to call the police, and there on the path was a wide eyed and somewhat startled Hedgehog, Moet stopped being vicious and stuck his nose in true Labrador fashion on the Hog, ran in the house in a state, we found him sneezing his muzzle covered in a mass of scurrying flees. I should have know better because he's done this before, Labradors!!!!
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That is funny. Our Labrador Saffy absolutely hated hedgehogs and reacted exactly the same as Moet if a hedgehog came into the garden.

I am very impressed with your superhero style. Although luckily it was a hedgehog not a big burly chap armed to the teeth.
 
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