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

jjraak said:
Nice explainer .. :cool:

Grew up on potatoes with everything, pretty much
Or bread if not .

Days of yore, sadly.

Sausage & mash with onion gravy. Nom nom nom .

Mum wasn't the best cook ..but she was old school, so most dinners quite dry.

Me, I love the mix of juices, gravies, whatever.

However friends LOVED stopping over,..her breakfasts made the rounds & became legend .

Dublin coddle was my favourite dish she made.

And in keeping with the potatoes theme, she made a wicked salad resplendent with fried slices of potatoes (think chips, but round and bloomin tasty )

Thanks for helping me remember her for a minute.

Blessed having her.
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Dublin Coddle - I had to look that one up. Never heard of it before and it looks delicious. Quite a lot of potato though, which is a shame. I wonder how it could be adjusted. I could try it with butternut squash instead, but then it wouldn't be the same thing, would it?
ianpspurs said:
ROFL. Potatoes are a fen staple - up to the peak of your cap daily is the rule. Just not ever "sloppy" when mashed. Jacket ones should be huge so each one if made into roast or mashed can more than satisfy the appetites of a family of 6 very large personages - so I've heard. Go to Haddenham Cambs for exhibit A. "Sloppy" mash just doesn't suit a vast lake of gravy to be mopped up with several loaves of bread. There is an unsightly film in the gravy which disturbs we delicate souls and the gravy is not properly absorbed no matter how much troweling takes place.
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Ah, but that is what the suet dumplings are for.
 
3 grandchildren have scarlet fever including the little chap who was here yesterday. All have been here within the last 4 days. Hopefully caught soon enough and antibiotics will work fast, Thanks be to God for the NHS while it lasts. Very hard for me not to see the last 12 years heavily implicated, especially "that man." However, all that matters is they and all those currently infected recover quickly with no long term effects. Would that UK PLC gets that chance before the point of no return.
 
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Annb said:
Dublin Coddle - I had to look that one up. Never heard of it before and it looks delicious. Quite a lot of potato though, which is a shame. I wonder how it could be adjusted. I could try it with butternut squash instead, but then it wouldn't be the same thing, would it?

Ah, but that is what the suet dumplings are for.
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Swede maybe ? (never sure if it's swede or turnip that far north ..mmm )

Seems a few dark options
Only one I knew was more like this .
 
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7.2 this morning in the sexy 7s at the moment but I know its due to the the time of year. Just tested and its 6.8, I have been feeling sick after 3 eggs for lunch so doubt I will have anything else today as I am just not feeling nice :meh:
 
Annb said:
Just checked my BG and it is up to 16.1. No idea why. Haven't had anything since breakfast, other than water and tea.
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Perhaps that's why, I have noticed my bg will rocket sometimes if I fast or just have water or tea. You may be coming down with something or stress - mine is definitely stress added on top of the normal anxieties etc I have at the moment. I cannot win all I want is a piece of bread or cake, its not fair.
 
Mine usually rockets after I get up and have a cup of tea. Although there are carbs in tea, it's precious little, and certainly not enough to take insulin for. It doesn't often rocket in the afternoon, food or no food. I've taken a correction dose of insulin to bring it down but will need to watch now or it might start to plummet.

Today's plan was to have some veg soup for lunch and some salmon this evening. Didn't feel hungry and didn't get around to eating. I will at least cook the fish - it's on its use by date tomorrow but may not get around to eating it.
 
Annb said:
Mine usually rockets after I get up and have a cup of tea. Although there are carbs in tea, it's precious little, and certainly not enough to take insulin for. It doesn't often rocket in the afternoon, food or no food. I've taken a correction dose of insulin to bring it down but will need to watch now or it might start to plummet.

Today's plan was to have some veg soup for lunch and some salmon this evening. Didn't feel hungry and didn't get around to eating. I will at least cook the fish - it's on its use by date tomorrow but may not get around to eating it.
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Life is not the same with out tea :arghh:
 
Lainie71 said:
Life is not the same with out tea :arghh:
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Had a cup of real coffee which Neil had made yesterday afternoon, instead of tea. Shortly afterwards I could feel my pulse thumping in my ears - usually a sign of elevated blood pressure. Instant coffee doesn't do that, nor, usually, does cold real coffee. But I think I'll stick with tea most of the time.
Had to edit again 2 typos. I'm getting worse.
 
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Annb said:
Had a cup of real coffee which Neil had made yesterday afternoon, instead of tea. Shortly afterwards I could feel my pulse thumping in my ears - usually a sign of elevated blood pressure. Instant coffee doesn't do that, nor, usually, does cold real coffee. But I think I'll stick with tea most of the time.
Had to edit again 2 typos. I'm getting worse.
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I used to get that thumping in my ears but thankfully no more - just get the thumping if as if my heart is going to jump out, reminiscent of the old cartoons. I steer well clear of real coffee and tea now and have herbal or decaff. Hope you feel better soon xxx
 
7.7 at 4 am. Pills and tea. 9.8 now.

Lisa didn't come yesterday after all - she works as a home carer and was asked to do an extra job at the end of her normal shift, so she'll come today. Just have to lift stuff off the floor again so she can get to it, so not a problem. Today is bin day, so I hope Neil wakes in time to get the bins out for collection. If not, I might give it a try myself. Legs a bit improved this morning.

Em will be here in about 45 minutes, so I'll prep breakfast. Maybe brown all the remaining sausages and only finish off one which she can have if she wants, or I will have. The rest I'll put into a stew later. Just finish off this cup of tea and then get going.
 
06.12
6.45am FBG 5.4 amazingly good after midnight snack of chocolate biscuits.
Kiki got her first look at neighbours cat Oreo yesterday.
Having seen the kitten inside Oreo approached the house slowly with her tail up. Kiki sat bolt upright by the patio doors watching her come, then bolted for her bed when Oreo was about three feet away. Oreo is a sizeable cat and was a bully to Errant for many months, but they came to an agreement and she obvoiusly grieved for him. I was surprised by her apparently friendly approach to Kiki.
We are up early today because I turned the oven off after dinner. Big OOPS as there was a casserole still cooking. Discovering this at bedtime after some rather cross words, MrSlim put it on a low temp to cook overnight.
We had bought two farm reared free range birds. I wasn't keen on them coming with heads still attached. Does that make me squeamish? The hen for roasting turned out to be a bit tough. Putting the remains in a pie. If we have another will casserole it. The cockeral was in the oven as Coc au vin. I do hope my forgetfulness hasn't ruined it. The meat is very different from shop chickens Probably needs different cooking techniques to get the best from it.
Have finally completed and hung the door/window curtains and now have to tackle lengthening the "pair" hanging in the arched window. Playschool anyone? MrSlim is already talking about the bedhangings he wants me to make next...
Had a phone call from my sister who does not approve of our decision to stay in France for Christmas and probably thought she was being subtle but phrases such as "I would walk through fire to see my Mum" are not at all helpful and definitely do not improve in any way the sisterly relationship.
Flurries of snow have propelled me out into the garden for some more winter preparations. Few jobs to do out there still. Have been thinking to make mint jelly but a flock of starlings descended on the late fruiting apple tree and there might not be any fit to use now. Market day as well. Lots to do today so the early start should have been useful - but I have been indulging an unusually cuddly Kiki with some rare lap time instead.
 
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