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

[lindisfel]

Went to toilet earlier and looked out and rain was pouring down. I got into bed and fell into a deep sleep but everywhere was flooded and found myself driving in a flooded river delta and the car morphed into a boat and I was still trying to get across this massive river to get back home.

It must be seeing details on the monsoon on Tele yesterday and seeing the rain this am.
D..

 

[Krystyna23040]

7.5 this morning. Hope it is a temporary blip into the 7s.
Didn't sleep very well last night. Am going to the funeral today of a class member who has been coming to classes for 22 years. He was so healthy so it was a real shock that he died very quickly from covid.

 

[dunelm]

Morning all from L.A. where it is not unlike either summer nor the East of England I know, just (very obviously) different. We were slated to be looking after the poorly Little Guy ™ but overnight he has become worse, kept dad awake so dad is off work and taking him to the doctor. @Krystyna23040 hug for the sad death and funeral. @lindisfel vivid dream there but according to this it may be a good sign @dunelm Bing and chums had a song just for we retired folk. Thanks for sharing the art and auto-correct chuckle - perhaps more apposite for Derek one feels - but enjoy the slurpage, innit bruv.

Blast! Oh savage auto correct ! Bing and chums - A Connecticut Yankee in the court of King Arthur or some such film, dancing over a bridge in black and white.

 

[ianpspurs]

Morning all from L.A. where it is not quite like summer nor the East of England I know, just (very obviously) different. We were slated to be looking after the poorly Little Guy ™ but overnight he has become worse, kept dad awake so dad is off work and taking him to the doctor. Still have a school pickup for two others then squirrels delivery. Granddaughter (4 for a few more weeks) has the certificate which she insists shows she was investigated recently - not by The Met. @Krystyna23040 hug for the sad death and funeral. @lindisfel vivid dream there but according to this it may be a good sign @dunelm Bing and chums had a song just for we retired folk. Thanks for sharing the art and auto-correct chuckle - perhaps more apposite for Derek one feels - but enjoy the slurpage, innit bruv. Good to see the Ukranian lady/girl/woman winning the tennis yesterday and her opponent showing support with the colours on her cap. This always catches my eyes whilst waiting for grandson at his swimming lessons . Have any old day you wish or make the best of the one you don't wish.
Confused.com by Dunelm replying before I posted? Algy Rhythm-n-blues often won't accept L.A. in smaller font size but happy with a copy and paste

 

[gennepher]

Fbg 6.7


Wildlife nighttime camera
Ma & Pa Badger & their 2 cubs
This was a bit dark & so I made it sepia in order to see it better

Creative (I am working on the next ink painting, not quite finished it), and so here instead is a photo of a red admiral on my hebe.
There are so few butterflies this year, they seem almost extinct...

If I cannot finish my painting in time that day, I'll pop in a photo of something from my garden...so this is the plan for the next month or so, ink paintings interspersed with my garden photos...

No need to water plants here...

Time for a cuppa and go in the garden...

 

[gennepher]

Good morning everyone from a bit of an overcast start to pre bin day here in the dark and dangerous north. And there is drizzle falling - probably high in carbs. 5.2 this morning when I bothered to look. It’s Battle of the Boyne day today so don’t forget to hang carrots in your windows. Orange ones, not those heritage ones you posh lot. Some more fence painting going on yesterday - Mrs Miggins is really dragging out spring cleaning this year. Soup was grand last night and enough left over for a light lunch. Might stick some cauliflower and broccoli ‘rice’ in it. We have loads of that in the freezer. Vinegar reduces blood sugar spikes as does the order in which you consume your meal - who knew! Tried it at lunch time yesterday - it worked. Thought about recording results over time but I’m retired so far too busy doing more important things like reading books, painting and getting in the way. Art bit - some more done, but not much. Hope your day is a good one, I’m just happy that I woke up this morning. Best drink my lofty.


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I found that too, the order in which I consume my meal makes a difference to blood sugars. I don't even need to take a blood sugar reading, I can feel the heat in my body rising during the meal when I've not eaten things in the 'correct' order. But what is the correct order?
I did something yesterday, it was a bit different, the same food, but eating them in a different order, and my blood sugar rose quite a lot during the day. Presumably hence my higher Fbg this morning.
Disappointing.

Unfortunately, I am not a lover of vinegar...

Your ink drawing is coming along nicely @dunelm

 

[dunelm]

I found that too, the order in which I consume my meal makes a difference to blood sugars. I don't even need to take a blood sugar reading, I can feel the heat in my body rising during the meal when I've not eaten things in the 'correct' order. But what is the correct order?
I did something yesterday, it was a bit different, the same food, but eating them in a different order, and my blood sugar rose quite a lot during the day. Presumably hence my higher Fbg this morning.
Disappointing.

Unfortunately, I am not a lover of vinegar...

Your ink drawing is coming along nicely @dunelm

Thank you @gennepher. According some researchers, the correct order is veg first, then protein, then carbs. Yesterday, for lunch, I had a glass of water with a tbsp red wine vinegar stirred in followed by a small green salad with some ACV and olive oil on, then a chunk of unfermented cheese, a couple of nuts and then a couple of strawberries. Pre lunch reading was 7.1 and 2 hours later it was 5.2. Will see what happens today.

 

[ianpspurs]

@gennepher thanks for sharing both the sepia video (very apt for many here in the waiting for God corner) and the stunning photograph. The data @dunelm shared is fascinating. Shame you don't like vinegar, I always have. I've not yet put ACV in my tea but an idea is forming. Watering? Usually need to water/irrigate here even when raining heavily. Bizarre to see/watch initially. Have a good day.
OOPS but the single o is always applicable, imho.

 

[gennepher]

Thank you @gennepher. According some researchers, the correct order is veg first, then protein, then carbs. Yesterday, for lunch, I had a glass of water with a tbsp red wine vinegar stirred in followed by a small green salad with some ACV and olive oil on, then a chunk of unfermented cheese, a couple of nuts and then a couple of strawberries. Pre lunch reading was 7.1 and 2 hours later it was 5.2. Will see what happens today.

Thank you very much for that information @dunelm

 

[gennepher]

@gennepher thanks for sharing both the sepia video (very apt for many here in the waiting for God corner) and the stunning photograph. The data @dunelm shared is fascinating. Shame you don't like vinegar, I always have. I've not yet put ACV in my tea but an idea is forming. Watering? Usually need to water/irrigate here even when raining heavily. Bizarre to see/watch initially. Have a god day.

Thank you @ianpspurs

I have had to cut down some of my Buddleia yesterday (no bird's nests in it). Normally I cut it down in November. This year, the one at the end of my garden has grown so much with all the rain, that it was literally overhanging over my Fort Knox Fence neighbour's high fence and over his new greenhouse. The last thing I needed was the wind to blow down a branch on his greenhouse. So I had no option yesterday but to stand in the showers of rain, and get it all down. Today I am lying on my bed with painkillers et cetera et cetera...
Every year I cut that particular Buddliea about right down to the ground and normally it grows no more than about 6 foot by this time of year. I know you don't like Buddliea, but I love flowers that attract butterflies, and normally I get hundreds of butterflies every day in my garden, but not this year.

Spellchecker is behaving stupidly at the moment, it is taking the last word off the previous sentence, and inserting a full stop, and then is putting the last word onto the next sentence creating an entirely different meaning to both sentences...

 

[ianpspurs]

Mr H Kane esq is allegedly going to be offered £400k per week to stay with Spurs. No doubt some olieagineous (Tory) politico will jump on this as he is a footballer. Meanwhile the BOE claim inflation is caused by wage rises. HK will/would be included in the average calculation but Rish! and co are positively adamant that teachers, nurses and doctors are the enemy within. whilst silent on the attached and complacent over the potential £500 per month mortgage rises. How did we get here? Rhetorical question really.

 

[ianpspurs]

Thank you @ianpspurs

I have had to cut down some of my Buddleia yesterday (no bird's nests in it). Normally I cut it down in November. This year, the one at the end of my garden has grown so much with all the rain, that it was literally overhanging over my Fort Knox Fence neighbour's high fence and over his new greenhouse. The last thing I needed was the wind to blow down a branch on his greenhouse. So I had no option yesterday but to stand in the showers of rain, and get it all down. Today I am lying on my bed with painkillers et cetera et cetera...
Every year I cut that particular Buddliea about right down to the ground and normally it grows no more than about 6 foot by this time of year. I know you don't like Buddliea, but I love flowers that attract butterflies, and normally I get hundreds of butterflies every day in my garden, but not this year.

Hug for tiredness caused by the concern for Mr Fort Knox. A major part of my dislike of Buddliea stems from people allowing, well a house behind us, theirs to encroach onto other gardens. For 11? months a year it looks awful and is a nuisance. I can't easily open my shed door and have to duck or be showered with dead stuff. I have lent my very long reach trimmer to #3 son who will rectify matters later in the year along with trimming the over hanging Rowan tree from another neighbour - on good terms with our son as her daughter is in the same class as our granddaughter. Another tree I detest but that neighbour is happy for us to do that. I think the Buddliea is in a rented property and owner/agent not interested.

 

[gennepher]

Hug for tiredness caused by the concern for Mr Fort Knox. A major part of my dislike of Buddliea stems from people allowing, well a house behind us, theirs to encroach onto other gardens. For 11? months a year it looks awful and is a nuisance. I can't easily open my shed door and have to duck or be showered with dead stuff. I have lent my very long reach trimmer to #3 son who will rectify matters later in the year along with trimming the over hanging Rowan tree from another neighbour - on good terms with our son as her daughter is in the same class as our granddaughter. Another tree I detest but that neighbour is happy for us to do that. I think the Buddliea is in a rented property and owner/agent not interested.

I never allow anything to overhang into another's garden. I keep all that cut away from the edges...in my garden I allow things to grow, which does not please some, but it is my garden, my nature reserve, the neighbours it does not please are those who have flagged or tarmacadamed the entire land round their property @ianpspurs with no drain off especially for this excessive rain we get now, and they are some/all of the cause of the flooding of the hill next to me literally turning into a flowing river....

If something offended you on the edge of my property, and you gave me a reason, even an emotional one, I would cut it down and replace it with something agreeable to both our selves...as long as it attracts butterflies and bees...

 

[ianpspurs]

I never allow anything to overhang into another's garden. I keep all that cut away from the edges...in my garden I allow things to grow, which does not please some, but it is my garden, my nature reserve, the neighbours it does not please are those who have flagged or tarmacadamed the entire land round their property @ianpspurs with no drain off especially for this excessive rain we get now, and they are some/all of the cause of the flooding of the hill next to me literally turning into a flowing river....

If something offended you on the edge of my property, and you gave me a reason, even an emotional one, I would cut it down and replace it with something agreeable to both our selves...as long as it attracts butterflies and bees...

I wouldn't want to kill the Buddiea just clip its wings as it were. I know you would be very understanding because you are "made that way" but the sad story of the last two decades is just how selfish, intolerant and downright spoilt many of we boomers, 1 and 2, are. It will surprise no one that I blame Th****** and Reagan

 

[dogslife]

Fbg 6.7


Wildlife nighttime camera
Ma & Pa Badger & their 2 cubs
This was a bit dark & so I made it sepia in order to see it better

Creative (I am working on the next ink painting, not quite finished it), and so here instead is a photo of a red admiral on my hebe.
There are so few butterflies this year, they seem almost extinct...

If I cannot finish my painting in time that day, I'll pop in a photo of something from my garden...so this is the plan for the next month or so, ink paintings interspersed with my garden photos...

No need to water plants here...

Time for a cuppa and go in the garden...

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Good morning @gennepher. Thank you for the red admiral--my dad's favourite! I look forward to your night time cameras but can't help wondering where are the cats?

 

[ianpspurs]

Earlier I asked the rhetorical question how did we get here? Exhibit A attached M'Lud. Lions led by .... and even they often can't be bothered to turn up. We're now onto the Extra 5th X1 subs. They've obviously just given up. Inevitable, sad and scary (can and probably will get worse yet - remember Truss/Kwarteng?) all at the same time. Lyrics Genn

 

[Lamont D]

7.0 this morning, a half mmols rise but I hope it's just being a wodens day!
have started lawn this morning, will finish if we don't get further rain. It poured down most of yesterday.

There is a saying from Maggie's days. You know it's a lie, when a Tory opens his/her gob!

Have a wonderful day!

 

[Annb]

Thank you @gennepher. According some researchers, the correct order is veg first, then protein, then carbs. Yesterday, for lunch, I had a glass of water with a tbsp red wine vinegar stirred in followed by a small green salad with some ACV and olive oil on, then a chunk of unfermented cheese, a couple of nuts and then a couple of strawberries. Pre lunch reading was 7.1 and 2 hours later it was 5.2. Will see what happens today.

How do you go about having that kind of meal? Do you have your veg course, take a break then have the protein course or do you have it all on the plate and just eat the veg first and continue with the protein? And, do you never have stews or proteins with veg/fruit sauces? I'm keen to try anything that might help control the glucose levels but I do have stews more often than separate items.

 

[dunelm]

How do you go about having that kind of meal? Do you have your veg course, take a break then have the protein course or do you have it all on the plate and just eat the veg first and continue with the protein? And, do you never have stews or proteins with veg/fruit sauces? I'm keen to try anything that might help control the glucose levels but I do have stews more often than separate items.

It’s an interesting question. Perhaps you could watch This discussion about it.

 

[gennepher]

Good morning @gennepher. Thank you for the red admiral--my dad's favourite! I look forward to your night time cameras but can't help wondering where are the cats?

Thank you.
The cats appear in between the badgers, I don't always include them, particularly since the badgers have had cubs. I have spent more video time showing the cubs. But you can rest assured the cats will be close by, sometimes as a pair of eyes (this is usually Midnight's eyes) as the badgers are playing. The cats seem to fine tune their appearances as the badgers walk off screen. The cats appears to have no fear of the badgers @dogslife