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

Krystyna23040 said:
Yes, the dogs are really wise. Am really pleased that at last my fbg is settling down to more normal for me. Hopefully it will continue.

I think that double cream raises my fbg if I have too much of it.

It was mentioned in a book I read that this happens to a small percentage of people. I can't remember who the writer was. It wasn't Jason Fung.

So I have been experimenting by lowering my double cream consumption. I was rather hoping that it wouldn't lower my fbs but it rather looks like it might have. Although, of course, it is too early to say for sure.

The Yorkshire pudding sounded rather yuk. even though it looked good in the photo.
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Shame about the effect of cream but well done for doing your due diligence, The Yorkshires are what I believe people call light and fluffy - so is polystyrene. I only like mine soft, just set and pale but definitely cooked and then only when cooked under beef such as rib so I can taste the meat drippings. Batter stands for at least an hour, into hot fat straight from the oven, pan placed on the heat. Two hot plates on to keep the whole pan hot ( did I mention I won't eat food I know has been cooked on gas, except a barbeque?) and spread quite shallow (those muffin type things are an abomination imho), meat on a grid/rack on top then quickly back in the oven. Like my mum did for me. :D After 39 years JKP still clings to some bizarre cooking methods- bless, She seems to think I'm a spoilt only child but I tell her I didn't have a laptop, mobile phone or flat screen in my bedroom. Life was tough :bigtears:
 
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ianpspurs said:
Shame about the effect of cream but well done for doing your due diligence, The Yorkshires are what I believe people call light and fluffy - so is polystyrene. I only like mine soft, just set and pale but definitely cooked and then only when cooked under beef such as rib so I can taste the meat drippings. Batter stands for at least an hour, into hot fat straight from the oven, pan placed on the heat. Two hot plates on to keep the whole pan hot ( did I mention I won't eat food I know has been cooked on gas, except a barbeque?) and spread quite shallow (those muffin type things are an abomination imho), meat on a grid/rack on top then quickly back in the oven. Like my mum did for me. :D After 39 years JKP still clings to some bizarre cooking methods- bless, She seems to think I'm a spoilt only child but I tell her I didn't have a laptop, mobile phone or flat screen in my bedroom. Life was tough :bigtears:
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Your Yorkshires sound really delicious @ianpspurs
 
Annb said:
There have been times when the "done thing" was for those who had, would give to those who had-not, but it probably wasn't all that frequent, if regular (once a year?) and, probably not for extensive periods of time, and probably not reliable, although there are some cultures where it is always the "done thing" to feed those who need, or want, it. But there would always be losers under these systems. The best of all worlds would be if everyone, employed or not, would receive a decent amount to keep body and soul together and a roof over their head. I'm not an economist so I'm not at all sure how that could be accomplished, but there are a lot of clever people around who, surely, could work it out. It just needs the will to do it. That's what's missing in this sad 21st century world.
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Some people have a bad attitude to available work but that is their loss in self respect.

Like many others I applied myself all my working life, I was not started off with a silver spoon in my mouth, but I would help others in need if I could.
I think one doesn't have to be too despairing at the state of society there are many good hearted people who are believers and non believers.

D.
 
ianpspurs said:
Shame about the effect of cream but well done for doing your due diligence, The Yorkshires are what I believe people call light and fluffy - so is polystyrene. I only like mine soft, just set and pale but definitely cooked and then only when cooked under beef such as rib so I can taste the meat drippings. Batter stands for at least an hour, into hot fat straight from the oven, pan placed on the heat. Two hot plates on to keep the whole pan hot ( did I mention I won't eat food I know has been cooked on gas, except a barbeque?) and spread quite shallow (those muffin type things are an abomination imho), meat on a grid/rack on top then quickly back in the oven. Like my mum did for me. :D After 39 years JKP still clings to some bizarre cooking methods- bless, She seems to think I'm a spoilt only child but I tell her I didn't have a laptop, mobile phone or flat screen in my bedroom. Life was tough :bigtears:
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That's the way my parents had their Yorkshire puds - flat (never puffed up) and fairly pale and cooked underneath a joint of meat to catch the drippings. Occasionally there would be Y pud when there was no joint to cook it under. Then Dad served it either before the meal with syrup as a starter (fills you up so reduces the amount of the main dish needed) or aferwards as a dessert. He was very fond of syrup - even put it on our porridge (yuk!) Same way of using dumplings (doughballs), either in a stew or cooked separately and served with syrup or jam.

I don't think I've ever made Yorkshire pudding.
 
lindisfel said:
You seem to be referring to Noblesse oblige, Ann? I can't remember that coming to fruition by the financially well blessed when I was young.

Marjorie said it did take place in her village when she was young.
D.
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Well - I suppose that's at the bottom of the idea. Basically, those with rank and power are duty bound to be generous to those less blessed. In Victorian times, the idea was taken up by some of the middle classes - made them feel more gentille, maybe? Certainly, by the end of Victoria's reign, charity was approved of. Not that everyone did donate to charities, of course, or share their left-overs on Boxing Day. Dickens was good at pointing out the failings of Victorian society and the suffering of the poor or disadvantaged.

Charities are better organised and controlled by law these days but we really shouldn't have to depend on charity to care for everyone in the 21st century Britain. For example, why do we need a charity called "Help for Heroes". It is needed and should be supported, if possible, but those heroes should be well provided for by the state. Why do we need charities to support vulnerable children? We need them because we live in an unjust society in which greed is the order of the day and it isn't the greedy who give to charities. Thank goodness there still are many people around who are willing to do all they can for others.
 
I could do with a few volunteers after debi.
My front garden is a tip.
Not only the whole peninsula 's foliage but a neighbouring bin blown over, and the contents piled high over my plants, it's a mess, picked up the big items, but the rest can wait till it's gone. No rain tho.
Next ten days forecast is just rain, rain, rain and cold!
I'm making certain my lot have the heating they need.
#8 had a run around at my expense this afternoon.
So much energy, I'm knackered!

My best wishes to you all as always!
 
Annb said:
That's the way my parents had their Yorkshire puds - flat (never puffed up) and fairly pale and cooked underneath a joint of meat to catch the drippings. Occasionally there would be Y pud when there was no joint to cook it under. Then Dad served it either before the meal with syrup as a starter (fills you up so reduces the amount of the main dish needed) or aferwards as a dessert. He was very fond of syrup - even put it on our porridge (yuk!) Same way of using dumplings (doughballs), either in a stew or cooked separately and served with syrup or jam.

I don't think I've ever made Yorkshire pudding.
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The duchess used to make it the proper way, in a baking tin and then cut it up and serve it with the joint of beef with gravy on. Some seem to want to stuff sweetener on but it was never to our taste. Stewing beef was done in a deep baking pot in the oven, it had potato, meat, gravy with dumplings topping the mix off.

It was a novelty when we first went the States having sweet and savoury on the same plate.

I could never live that way again and keep my hba1c below 48
D.
 
Annb said:
Well - I suppose that's at the bottom of the idea. Basically, those with rank and power are duty bound to be generous to those less blessed. In Victorian times, the idea was taken up by some of the middle classes - made them feel more gentille, maybe? Certainly, by the end of Victoria's reign, charity was approved of. Not that everyone did donate to charities, of course, or share their left-overs on Boxing Day. Dickens was good at pointing out the failings of Victorian society and the suffering of the poor or disadvantaged.

Charities are better organised and controlled by law these days but we really shouldn't have to depend on charity to care for everyone in the 21st century Britain. For example, why do we need a charity called "Help for Heroes". It is needed and should be supported, if possible, but those heroes should be well provided for by the state. Why do we need charities to support vulnerable children? We need them because we live in an unjust society in which greed is the order of the day and it isn't the greedy who give to charities. Thank goodness there still are many people around who are willing to do all they can for others.
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It wasn't extended to Irish in the potato famine.
 
lindisfel said:
It wasn't extended to Irish in the potato famine.
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I read somewhere that during the famine in Ireland, food was available for those who had money to buy it. When you think about it, of course it was. Those with money didn't depend on potatoes anyway and they could afford to buy imported food. It doesn't seem as though (m)any with money gave the starving any aid. But that was not only in Ireland. People in England and Scotland were left to starve as well when they were turned off their land by landowners. One of Tom's ancestors is shown in a census as being an Irish pauper living then in Ballantrae, Ayrshire. Presumably he came to Scotland to escape poverty and famine.
 
Annb said:
I read somewhere that during the famine in Ireland, food was available for those who had money to buy it. When you think about it, of course it was. Those with money didn't depend on potatoes anyway and they could afford to buy imported food. It doesn't seem as though (m)any with money gave the starving any aid. But that was not only in Ireland. People in England and Scotland were left to starve as well when they were turned off their land by landowners. One of Tom's ancestors is shown in a census as being an Irish pauper living then in Ballantrae, Ayrshire. Presumably he came to Scotland to escape poverty and famine.
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I am English, my father was Welsh, my grandfather on my mother's side was Scottish. My DNA suggests a bit of Viking and Celtic. Mrs L family is scottish, irish. With a good dose of Celtic in her DNA.
We are both blue eyes and blonde when young. So are our kids.
We are such a mix of different peoples.
Then you add the diversity of Asian and African into the melting pot, as the song goes, and you get coffee coloured people (By the score)
I may be English scouse, but who actually comes from England, at DNA levels?
The human race never stops moving around.
 
Good morning every body.

Yesterday could have been worse for the storm.

I got my car back yesterday afternoon, problem with a rear brake binding and I need my cam belt changing which is another nice spend plus four new tyres.
Cars are not a cheap option but you cant live without them living in the countryside with no public transport.

Have your best day.
Derek
 
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lindisfel said:
Good morning every body.

Yesterday could have been worse for the storm.

I got my car back yesterday afternoon, problem with a rear brake binding and I need my cam belt changing which is another nice spend plus four new tyres.
Cars are not a cheap option but you cant live without them living in the countryside with no public transport.

Have your best day.
Derek
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The Scenic has to go for its MOT this month. Neil said he would make arrangements for that, but I forgot to ask him about it. Must remember when he surfaces. He was up when I got up at 0230 but went back to bed.

As you say, @lindisfel, living in the country, a car is essential. We do have some buses but they don't come anywhere near our house. The closest point would be about 1/4 mile away. Even then, I wouldn't be able to climb into it. Last time I was on a bus, I managed to get travel sick in the 7 miles trip from town to our village and had to get off and walk the last 11/2 miles. Couldn't do that these days. Taxis cost £25 each way so are just out of the question. We were still quite young when we moved here and never thought we'd grow old and infirm. Going to town was an easy walk then, or a cycle ride (in pretty well all weathers). Those were the days!

BG at 0230 was 11.4 but by 0715 it was 10.7 and with any luck will drop further.
 
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