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

BG at 3.15 this morning - 17.2! Ouch! Last night it was 16.0 and I took a correction dose of insulin but was a bit wary and probably didn't take enough. That was because my Libre needed recharging and I had to plug it into its socket overnight. I really have to dig out a USB adaptor for use in the bedroom. If I'd taken even more insulin, BG could have dropped too low while I slept and I wouldn't have been aware. Taken another correction dose this morning and it dropped to 10.5 but is on its way up again now at 11.4. Must, for a while, stop experimenting with baking and just stick to the recipes that I know. That, I'm sure, has been the cause of all this.

The wagon is moving too fast for me to jump back on, it seems.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.5

Gathered in loads of tomatoes yesterday. 5 plants are completely spent, but one tomato plant is still producing more and more tomatoes.

Finished one apron. Doing a second one. It's of a summery cotton material which is easy to wash&dry. These two are easy because pockets were already in the dress I cut up. The other two summer dresses don't have pockets and are not as long so I think they will become tie round the waist aprons...


Wildlife nighttime video
Cat Midnight thought it would be a quiet night, but both Boy Badger and the immediately after his father Pa Badger came to 'kiss' Midnight...
Midnight had refused point blank to come in, and you might be able to hear me turn the key in the lock as I went back in.
46secs


Creative is in acrylics done in the garage. And I drew the detail in Procreate. It will become a postcard, and I will either do inkwork on it, same/similar as on here, or something the receiver of the postcard say they are interested in, in their bio.

Time for a nap...

And a coffee...


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Love the colours and the texture of the garage artwork. Cute birds too.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a brilliant blowy start here in the dark and dangerous north. Good day for hanging out the washing - very eco friendly. Not much done yesterday. Mrs Miggins’ twin sister did some shopping for us as we are both still testing positive - such a nuisance. Spent a couple of hours in my art room. Not much done, a couple of zen brush strokes, but did find where I had put that advertising poster for the film Hokusai (copied below for the interested). Mrs Miggins spent time updating our grandchildren’s photo albums. Six, one for each of them. The eldest is now 18 so quite a thick album. The Girl In The Bubble - three - not so much but more than you would think. Mrs Miggins is keen on clicking away on her box brownie. Art bit, a zen stroke, it’s all the rage. Hope your day is kind to you. I shall finish my koffy and then do some exercises.

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Winning artwork. Liking the poster too.
 
Annb said:
BG at 3.15 this morning - 17.2! Ouch! Last night it was 16.0 and I took a correction dose of insulin but was a bit wary and probably didn't take enough. That was because my Libre needed recharging and I had to plug it into its socket overnight. I really have to dig out a USB adaptor for use in the bedroom. If I'd taken even more insulin, BG could have dropped too low while I slept and I wouldn't have been aware. Taken another correction dose this morning and it dropped to 10.5 but is on its way up again now at 11.4. Must, for a while, stop experimenting with baking and just stick to the recipes that I know. That, I'm sure, has been the cause of all this.

The wagon is moving too fast for me to jump back on, it seems.
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All the best with those high readings. I don’t take insulin but it seems to be a bit of a black art balancing the stuff. My daughter in law’s mum has just been told that she has adult onset T1 and is finding it all quite difficult.
 
Morning all. Fg of 5.4 from NoSwipeyNoCry so something isn't optimised although I've read that an end of life sensor becomes unreliable. Something will need to change for the promised 22 degrees to materialise - ah no, it was only an aspiration. @dunelm I sense your frustration but good news that nothing worse is happening. Thanks for sharing the art. Is there a meaning to that particualr shape? @gennepher good news on #aprongate. Thanks for sharing the creative with those autumnal colours. @Annb hug for the high bg, take care. @lindisfel I hope Marjorie is convalescing well and you are being a good boy and listening to your wise daughter.:D @Krystyna23040 enjoy Gooderstone and do see that Mr K is suitably rewarded for all that advice he obviously gave Borthers. Sunday lunch with #3 son, the Little Guy and Big Sister - I'm four now you know. Half a black feathered turkey, pigs in blankets etc since it is basically cold and dark now for about 2000 months. So many layers :arghh: The demise of Angeball may put a slight dampener on the joy as it is the NLD, or, as some would have it, NMD. I may need to watch the RWC in another room as 2 here will want Wales to win and I usually favour ABW - too much gloating in the past. Enjoy your day as much as possible but if you can't this ain't instagram/Tiktok etc so don't lie.
 
ianpspurs said:
Morning all. Fg of 5.4 from NoSwipeyNoCry so something isn't optimised although I've read that an end of life sensor becomes unreliable. Something will need to change for the promised 22 degrees to materialise - ah no, it was only an aspiration. @dunelm I sense your frustration but good news that nothing worse is happening. Thanks for sharing the art. Is there a meaning to that particualr shape? @gennepher good news on #aprongate. Thanks for sharing the creative with those autumnal colours. @Annb hug for the high bg, take care. @lindisfel I hope Marjorie is convalescing well and you are being a good boy and listening to your wise daughter.:D @Krystyna23040 enjoy Gooderstone and do see that Mr K is suitably rewarded for all that advice he obviously gave Borthers. Sunday lunch with #3 son, the Little Guy and Big Sister - I'm four now you know. Half a black feathered turkey, pigs in blankets etc since it is basically cold and dark now for about 2000 months. So many layers :arghh: The demise of Angeball may put a slight dampener on the joy as it is the NLD, or, as some would have it, NMD. I may need to watch the RWC in another room as 2 here will want Wales to win and I usually favour ABW - too much gloating in the past. Enjoy your day as much as possible but if you can't this ain't instagram/Tiktok etc so don't lie.
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Thank you @ianpspurs. There is no meaning for the particular shape. A single Zen brush stroke is just whatever comes out of the brush. It’s not really about thinking but about centered connectedness, flow, presence and acceptance. I sometimes like to place a little doodle afterwards, just for my own amusement.
 
ianpspurs said:
Morning all. Fg of 5.4 from NoSwipeyNoCry so something isn't optimised although I've read that an end of life sensor becomes unreliable. Something will need to change for the promised 22 degrees to materialise - ah no, it was only an aspiration. @dunelm I sense your frustration but good news that nothing worse is happening. Thanks for sharing the art. Is there a meaning to that particualr shape? @gennepher good news on #aprongate. Thanks for sharing the creative with those autumnal colours. @Annb hug for the high bg, take care. @lindisfel I hope Marjorie is convalescing well and you are being a good boy and listening to your wise daughter.:D @Krystyna23040 enjoy Gooderstone and do see that Mr K is suitably rewarded for all that advice he obviously gave Borthers. Sunday lunch with #3 son, the Little Guy and Big Sister - I'm four now you know. Half a black feathered turkey, pigs in blankets etc since it is basically cold and dark now for about 2000 months. So many layers :arghh: The demise of Angeball may put a slight dampener on the joy as it is the NLD, or, as some would have it, NMD. I may need to watch the RWC in another room as 2 here will want Wales to win and I usually favour ABW - too much gloating in the past. Enjoy your day as much as possible but if you can't this ain't instagram/Tiktok etc so don't lie.
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Thanks Ian
 
Good just past Morening ( 12:15 pm ) Ladies and gentlemen and those who slept late.
Blood sugars this morning were 5.3 drop the decimal point and 53 is a prime number.

Later today the never ending woodworking project is due to be collected and reassembled in its home, it started life as a football boot and wellie boot store and has now morphed in a log store. Most of the wood is reclaimed, but some gravel boards and a few lengths of feather edged board had to be purchased. Hopefully a few pictures will be attached.

On a different note do you think lamp posts deserve a better deal, people walk into them, cars drive into them, they get covered in graffiti and they are made to work nights. Support rights for lamp posts.

Stay safe all.

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This morning fbg was 6.0 not so bad.

Previously there had been some mention of poetry so thought I would share this it was written by one George DE Bosco Attwood someone I came across in the family tree a song called 'The Call of the Unions' that was sung in the run up to the Great Reform Act of 1832.

"
God is our Guide! From field, from wave,
From plough, from anvil, and from loom,
We come, our country's rights to save,
And speak the tyrant's faction doom;
We raise the watchword ‘Liberty’
We will, we will, we will be free!

God is our Guide! No swords we draw,
We kindle not war's battle fires,
By reason, union, justice, law,
We claim the birthright of our sires;
We raise the watchword ‘Liberty’
We will, we will, we will be free! "

They form the basis of the song of freedom of the Tolpuddle Martyres.
 
6.7 this morning, must be because it's a Sunday!
Gonna have a hopefully quiet day, lots done already, no time to dawdle, got more to do!
Warmer but threats of more wet stuff and my front garden needs a mow, too wet this morning.
Drizzle is happening!
 
Annb said:
g in front of t is my main problem, or it even appears in the middle of a word sometimes. I try to go back and fix them all but sometimes miss them. I used to be a very accurate and fast typist (on one of those old stand-up-and-beg typewriters), but since transferring to a keyboard and since growing my nails a bit, my accuracy and even speed have gone out of the window.
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Yes, I also used to be a really accurate and fast typist but not anymore. Perhaps it isn't us but the modern keyboards.
 
Annb said:
BG at 3.15 this morning - 17.2! Ouch! Last night it was 16.0 and I took a correction dose of insulin but was a bit wary and probably didn't take enough. That was because my Libre needed recharging and I had to plug it into its socket overnight. I really have to dig out a USB adaptor for use in the bedroom. If I'd taken even more insulin, BG could have dropped too low while I slept and I wouldn't have been aware. Taken another correction dose this morning and it dropped to 10.5 but is on its way up again now at 11.4. Must, for a while, stop experimenting with baking and just stick to the recipes that I know. That, I'm sure, has been the cause of all this.

The wagon is moving too fast for me to jump back on, it seems.
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Hope your BG stabilises very soon @Annb
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good just past Morening ( 12:15 pm ) Ladies and gentlemen and those who slept late.
Blood sugars this morning were 5.3 drop the decimal point and 53 is a prime number.

Later today the never ending woodworking project is due to be collected and reassembled in its home, it started life as a football boot and wellie boot store and has now morphed in a log store. Most of the wood is reclaimed, but some gravel boards and a few lengths of feather edged board had to be purchased. Hopefully a few pictures will be attached.

On a different note do you think lamp posts deserve a better deal, people walk into them, cars drive into them, they get covered in graffiti and they are made to work nights. Support rights for lamp posts.

Stay safe all.

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Brilliant @alf_Josiah
Very smart.
Very sturdy.
Looks good too.
 
ianpspurs said:
Morning all. Fg of 5.4 from NoSwipeyNoCry so something isn't optimised although I've read that an end of life sensor becomes unreliable. Something will need to change for the promised 22 degrees to materialise - ah no, it was only an aspiration. @dunelm I sense your frustration but good news that nothing worse is happening. Thanks for sharing the art. Is there a meaning to that particualr shape? @gennepher good news on #aprongate. Thanks for sharing the creative with those autumnal colours. @Annb hug for the high bg, take care. @lindisfel I hope Marjorie is convalescing well and you are being a good boy and listening to your wise daughter.:D @Krystyna23040 enjoy Gooderstone and do see that Mr K is suitably rewarded for all that advice he obviously gave Borthers. Sunday lunch with #3 son, the Little Guy and Big Sister - I'm four now you know. Half a black feathered turkey, pigs in blankets etc since it is basically cold and dark now for about 2000 months. So many layers :arghh: The demise of Angeball may put a slight dampener on the joy as it is the NLD, or, as some would have it, NMD. I may need to watch the RWC in another room as 2 here will want Wales to win and I usually favour ABW - too much gloating in the past. Enjoy your day as much as possible but if you can't this ain't instagram/Tiktok etc so don't lie.
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Mr K was suitably rewarded with a Sausage Roll at Gooderstone @ianpspurs.
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good just past Morening ( 12:15 pm ) Ladies and gentlemen and those who slept late.
Blood sugars this morning were 5.3 drop the decimal point and 53 is a prime number.

Later today the never ending woodworking project is due to be collected and reassembled in its home, it started life as a football boot and wellie boot store and has now morphed in a log store. Most of the wood is reclaimed, but some gravel boards and a few lengths of feather edged board had to be purchased. Hopefully a few pictures will be attached.

On a different note do you think lamp posts deserve a better deal, people walk into them, cars drive into them, they get covered in graffiti and they are made to work nights. Support rights for lamp posts.

Stay safe all.

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Nice result for the end of the never ending woodworking project and hope it enjoys it’s new home. Some lamp posts do get a bit of respite but they have to go out and get smashed first.
 
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