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

[ianpspurs]

Good afternoon from the chaos and mayhem that are the ninky nonks and little miss pamplemouse who we went to collect this morning. Yes, it’s half term and time to visit the grandparents - their parents will arrive Friday evening after work. What fun. It’s also a new slipper day for grandad as his current ones have now given up the ghost. Replacements arrived this afternoon and I had forgotten how snugly they fit when new. Tomorrow is International Bin Day so the old ones will not be hanging about long. Art bit, adding some flesh to the bones. Hope you are all managing to have some pleasure in the day. I am looking forward to my phone consult with my GP tomorrow.


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Thank you for sharing the latest development in both your indoor footwear and art. Quite the contrast between the more detailed side and the rest which bodes well for the final reveal. You tease us sir. Cherish your time with those grandchildren and their parents when they arrive. You don't need me to tell you that.

 

[ianpspurs]

a really wicked special treat - yo yo, innit?

Now look what you've let loose in my mind

 

[gennepher]

Good afternoon from the chaos and mayhem that are the ninky nonks and little miss pamplemouse who we went to collect this morning. Yes, it’s half term and time to visit the grandparents - their parents will arrive Friday evening after work. What fun. It’s also a new slipper day for grandad as his current ones have now given up the ghost. Replacements arrived this afternoon and I had forgotten how snugly they fit when new. Tomorrow is International Bin Day so the old ones will not be hanging about long. Art bit, adding some flesh to the bones. Hope you are all managing to have some pleasure in the day. I am looking forward to my phone consult with my GP tomorrow.


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I hope you have a good phone consultation with your doctor in the morning @dunelm

Tower ruin is coming along nicely.

 

[gennepher]

What a nightmare but great that Amazon sorted it @gennepher

Thank you.
I will be happier once it arrives though my letterbox....

 

[Krystyna23040]

Thank you.
I will be happier once it arrives though my letterbox....

Yes, it will be such a relief when it does arrive.

 

[lindisfel]

Good to know. How are you after yesterday?

Thanks Ian,
I didn't sleep until 0230 but I have had a quiet day today.
We go to Freeman at Newcastle tomorrow for pre assesment for my Pacemaker change on 3rd March.
Expect result from lesion pathology by three weeks hence.
Atb
Derek

 

[dunelm]

I hope you have a good phone consultation with your doctor in the morning @dunelm

Tower ruin is coming along nicely.

Thank you @gennepher

 

[dunelm]

Thanks Ian,
I didn't sleep until 0230 but I have had a quiet day today.
We go to Freeman at Newcastle tomorrow for pre assesment for my Pacemaker change on 3rd March.
Expect result from lesion pathology by three weeks hence.
Atb
Derek

All the best with your Freeman trip Derek

 

[dunelm]

Good morning everyone on a damp start here for International Bin Day in the dark and dangerous north. The ninky nonks are up, breakfasted and dressed already and now doing some coloring. They are all going skating this morning with Mrs Miggins, one of their Aunts and a couple of cousins - what fun! I have to stay behind because, well, as it happens, my doctor will phone mid morning - what luck! A couple of interesting articles about Food and meals that will spike your blood and Other things that spike your blood other than food. Art bit, filling in the right hand side. Have the best day that you can. I shall make koffy and look forward to a nice quiet morning.

 

[alf_Josiah]

Good nation bin day Morening Ladies and Gentleman and those that learnt to ride a bicycle and fell off a few times.

Blood sugars this morning were 5.8 not a prime number oh hum and never mind.

Hospital visits, doctors phone calls visits to supermarkets and other such exciting things that we populate our lives with. Good luck and here’s to a successful outcome.

When I were a lad, that wonderful phrase……guaranteed to make the grandchildren’s eyes roll and start them thinking here he goes again. One of little tales is, I had a Stegosaurus as a pet and called it Steggy, somehow I don’t think they believe me, well we all have our foibles, some of us more than others.

Stay safe all, it’s dangerous out there and the media are out in force.

 

[Krystyna23040]

Good morning everyone on a damp start here for International Bin Day in the dark and dangerous north. The ninky nonks are up, breakfasted and dressed already and now doing some coloring. They are all going skating this morning with Mrs Miggins, one of their Aunts and a couple of cousins - what fun! I have to stay behind because, well, as it happens, my doctor will phone mid morning - what luck! A couple of interesting articles about Food and meals that will spike your blood and Other things that spike your blood other than food. Art bit, filling in the right hand side. Have the best day that you can. I shall make koffy and look forward to a nice quiet morning.


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Thank you @dunelm - have bookmarked these articles as they are really interesting.

 

[Krystyna23040]

6.1 this morning. I am so pleased that it looks as though I haven't permanently damaged my beta cells with my excursion away from low carb eating. After meal readings are also dropping down and are no longer in the 10s and 11s - thank goodness.

 

[gennepher]

Fbg 6.5

Wildlife nighttime camera...

Cat Merlin & the Fox

Sun has come out.
Merlin is sunbathing in his favourite spot.



I was out early and I need a nap now...
Just been watching by the window in case of a package delivery, but they are letter box friendly.

Postie delivers up to 1pm on these particular tracked parcels, so I will make another cuppa and then have a nice nap in the afternoon sun...on the warm side of the window.

Creative is another sheep painted in Procreate...

Have a good rest of your day...

Say positive words to strangers.
I did this morning. It brightened up a few faces...

Enjoy the rest of your day.

 

[ianpspurs]

Afternoon all. @gennepher i hope you enjoyed the cuppa and the parcels arrived. Thanks for the wild and not so wildlife both on video and created by you. @dunelm thanks for sharing your art and those two useful links. I hope the consultation and skating went well. @Krystyna23040 wonderful news on your beta cells returning to more normal functionality. @lindisfel thoughts and prayers with you all for biopsy results, pre-op then the op. MIL has managed to catch COVID in hospital since her last test on the 18th. - part of about an A4 page of test results - all negative. JKP - tests negative for COVID - is now the only visitor allowed and only for an hour. MIL is now very confused, disorientated and wanting to come home. She is worse at night and early morning so JKP has phone calls. None of which is helped, may even be caused, by dehydration. So far no drip or sedatives given but hopefully things can only get better. Offer at the guide price made on her bungalow today - please sir, more sir humbly being tried - so mixed bag of news. One feels for such as these . I have an aunt whose care is fast eating the value of a large house in an aspirational area of Cambridge. Aunt is physically strong but placed in a secure wing. Either this is an unlucky family or something is badly wrong. Whichever it is we really do live in interesting times - not in a good way. Take good care of yourselves and your loved ones as it sure feels like the Hunger Games out there just now.

 

[dunelm]

Fbg 6.5

Wildlife nighttime camera...

Cat Merlin & the Fox

Sun has come out.
Merlin is sunbathing in his favourite spot.

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I was out early and I need a nap now...
Just been watching by the window in case of a package delivery, but they are letter box friendly.

Postie delivers up to 1pm on these particular tracked parcels, so I will make another cuppa and then have a nice nap in the afternoon sun...on the warm side of the window.

Creative is another sheep painted in Procreate...

Have a good rest of your day...

Say positive words to strangers.
I did this morning. It brightened up a few faces...

Enjoy the rest of your day.

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Enjoy that cuppa and hope that the parcel has arrived. Another smashing sheep.

 

[dunelm]

Afternoon all. @gennepher i hope you enjoyed the cuppa and the parcels arrived. Thanks for the wild and not so wildlife both on video and created by you. @dunelm thanks for sharing your art and those two useful links. I hope the consultation and skating went well. @Krystyna23040 wonderful news on your beta cells returning to more normal functionality. @lindisfel thoughts and prayers with you all for biopsy results, pre-op then the op. MIL has managed to catch COVID in hospital since her last test on the 18th. - part of about an A4 page of test results - all negative. JKP - tests negative for COVID - is now the only visitor allowed and only for an hour. MIL is now very confused, disorientated and wanting to come home. She is worse at night and early morning so JKP has phone calls. None of which is helped, may even be caused, by dehydration. So far no drip or sedatives given but hopefully things can only get better. Offer at the guide price made on her bungalow today - please sir, more sir humbly being tried - so mixed bag of news. One feels for such as these . I have an aunt whose care is fast eating the value of a large house in an aspirational area of Cambridge. Aunt is physically strong but placed in a secure wing. We really do live in interesting times. Take good care of yourselves.

Sorry to read about MIL. Take the best care to monitor possible dehydration, it’s nasty and can be easily overlooked by overworked staff. Can JKP speak to her care team about it? Being pounded with home care costs is a real worry. Might be better off to sell your house and move into social housing while still working and then blow it all on some decent holidays. Don’t forget to sell the candle sticks.

 

[ianpspurs]

Sorry to read about MIL. Take the best care to monitor possible dehydration, it’s nasty and can be easily overlooked by overworked staff. Can JKP speak to her care team about it? Being pounded with home care costs is a real worry. Might be better off to sell your house and move into social housing while still working and then blow it all on some decent holidays. Don’t forget to sell the candle sticks.

Thanks and hopefully JKP will have one of her more subtle words..A confused 93 year old with all the attitudes of that generation and night time staff she refers to as oriental - what could possibly go wrong?. I remember reading an article by a journo, to the right of Ghengis Khan, in the Sunday Times about
30 years ago. He was advising anyone who would listen to forget saving for a pension and pee it all up the wall since the situation you describe was coming. If you sell up don't they accuse you of intentionally making yourself poor/destitute anyhow? Heads you lose tails they win.

 

[Annb]

If you sell up don't they accuse you of intentionally making yourself poor/destitute anyhow?

They do here. The local council has been known to go back 25 years to a sale to get money back for care in a care home. Apparently, in Scotland anyway, local councils can make up their own rules when it comes to reclaiming fees from relatives. That's according to the solicitor I consulted about passing on property now to avoid my sons losing their homes to pay for any care I might receive.

Just means they'll have to look after me at home whatever happens. As my mother-in-law used to say "Just give me a blue pill and I'll be away."

 

[gennepher]

Afternoon all. @gennepher i hope you enjoyed the cuppa and the parcels arrived. Thanks for the wild and not so wildlife both on video and created by you. @dunelm thanks for sharing your art and those two useful links. I hope the consultation and skating went well. @Krystyna23040 wonderful news on your beta cells returning to more normal functionality. @lindisfel thoughts and prayers with you all for biopsy results, pre-op then the op. MIL has managed to catch COVID in hospital since her last test on the 18th. - part of about an A4 page of test results - all negative. JKP - tests negative for COVID - is now the only visitor allowed and only for an hour. MIL is now very confused, disorientated and wanting to come home. She is worse at night and early morning so JKP has phone calls. None of which is helped, may even be caused, by dehydration. So far no drip or sedatives given but hopefully things can only get better. Offer at the guide price made on her bungalow today - please sir, more sir humbly being tried - so mixed bag of news. One feels for such as these . I have an aunt whose care is fast eating the value of a large house in an aspirational area of Cambridge. Aunt is physically strong but placed in a secure wing. Either this is an unlucky family or something is badly wrong. Whichever it is we really do live in interesting times - not in a good way. Take good care of yourselves and your loved ones as it sure feels like the Hunger Games out there just now.

Thank you Ian

Hugs for you, JKP, and MIL

 

[ianpspurs]

Thank you Ian

Hugs for you, JKP, and MIL

Thank you. JKP just back from visit. She spoke to Dr - he had left a message to bleep him so he could talk to her. He said if MIL didn't have covid they would release her. MIL like a different woman. Walked unaided to the loo and as fully with it as pre-admission. No oxygen being given and once covid free she can come home. Interestingly, the isolation ward is brighter and has a glass security door. No 1 son could also visit but only 1 person at a time. We'll see what happens tonight.