ianpspurs
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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)
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Lamont D
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One pair for every day of the week. Simples!
JohnEGreen
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- Diet only
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- Tripe and Onions
Libre says 5.7 who am I to argue.
gennepher
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I had better not mention my collection @Krystyna23040 of flip flops, sandals-closed and open toe, barefoot sandals, barefoot shoes, barefoot boots, fell walking boots (sadly not in use now but useful when my ankle goes west), Crocs (5 pairs!?!), sheepskin slippers, sheepskin boots, other slippers (I have a friend who buys me sheepskin slippers every Xmas), wellies, and there's more...
My excuse is, my feet are so uncomfortable that I can only wear any shoes/slippers for half an hour or so at a time before they become unbearable to wear, and then I need/have to change to another pair. I do have orthotic insoles to help.
I was going to have a special pair made just pre covid before lockdowns by podiatry which they said should solve my problems, but that never materialised....
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gennepher
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Fbg 6.3
Going down again...
Wild life nighttime camera...
Badger & Fox & Cats
54secs
Creative...with the black fountain pen and sprayed with water. Tippex for the moon, but the Tippex is a bit old and stringy, I need a new one...
I used felt tips for a little bit of colour, but I have just bought a teeny tiny palette. And, my idea was to put a bit of felt tip pen in each of the pans, and then use a water brush for that little bit of colour. What I was doing before was I was putting the felt tip pen on a separate piece of paper and using the water brush to ease a little bit of the colour out to use on the painting, but that was wasting a lot of the colour from the felt pen, which I couldn't 'pull' out of the paper with the water brush.
Anyway, here it is...
Have your best day...
Time for a cuppa and a nap.
Going down again...
Wild life nighttime camera...
Badger & Fox & Cats
54secs
Creative...with the black fountain pen and sprayed with water. Tippex for the moon, but the Tippex is a bit old and stringy, I need a new one...
I used felt tips for a little bit of colour, but I have just bought a teeny tiny palette. And, my idea was to put a bit of felt tip pen in each of the pans, and then use a water brush for that little bit of colour. What I was doing before was I was putting the felt tip pen on a separate piece of paper and using the water brush to ease a little bit of the colour out to use on the painting, but that was wasting a lot of the colour from the felt pen, which I couldn't 'pull' out of the paper with the water brush.
Anyway, here it is...
Have your best day...
Time for a cuppa and a nap.
dunelm
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Wow - shoe city here we come. My mother has odd feet so has to have footwear made (she has a titanium plate in her left foot). I think that they are quite expensive but they are comfortable and last several years.
dunelm
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Smashing. I immediately thought it should be titled, “Thoughts inside my head”. I like the idea of putting a bit of pen ink into those pans. I like the teeny tiny palette.
dunelm
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Good morning everyone on a trapped particles scattering the blue light from the sun in a stable air mass start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.8 this morning at 0600. A lovely walk into town yesterday, flitting to the bright sides of the streets to bathe in the weak sunshine warmth. A few chores and just at the right time, a bus turned up - marvellous. Mrs Miggins returned home safely from the future that was formerly known as GMT+1. Now re-named CET probably to confuse the masses and get more votes. Local prospective Labour candidate doing the doorstep walk. She was our MP before the locals were fed hypnotic drugs in the drinking water and voted blue in the last election. I had a list - she took notes - probably now in the bin but you never know. Art bit - more trees! If this is still your first day of the weekend then I hope you enjoy it, we have less time than we think. My koffy is nearly finished.
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Krystyna23040
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I think that you are the clear winner @gennepher. It is such a shame that podiatry did not go ahead with the special orthotics that would have made your feet more comfortable.
Krystyna23040
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5.3 this morning. Must dash of to the Norwich classes. Spent too long chatting to the other dog walkers in the park.
Annb
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8.9 at 0530. That's because I corrected for a slight low last night about midnight (a biscuit). Down a bit now and on my 2nd cup of hot water. Just wondering if I can get by without taking more pain killers.
Very wet and pretty windy here today. Overcast and so still quite dark although it is 0940 so lights are still on. Not quite as cold as on previous days.
Things to do, but I'm feeling lazy this morning so will probably watch "Saturday Kitchen" on BBC1 before getting going properly. I have been doing things - stripping my bed, emptying bins, putting washing on - that sort of stuff, but don't feel like cooking breakfast. Just going to sit in my big chair (possibly fall asleep again in front of TV).
Very wet and pretty windy here today. Overcast and so still quite dark although it is 0940 so lights are still on. Not quite as cold as on previous days.
Things to do, but I'm feeling lazy this morning so will probably watch "Saturday Kitchen" on BBC1 before getting going properly. I have been doing things - stripping my bed, emptying bins, putting washing on - that sort of stuff, but don't feel like cooking breakfast. Just going to sit in my big chair (possibly fall asleep again in front of TV).
Annb
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What a pity that podiatry didn't sort out your shoe issues. Could you get back to them on that, now that the hospitals and clinics are getting back to something more normal?
I have a few pairs of shoes in the wardrobe but can't get my feet into any of them - despite the bandaging, my feet are too swollen (even worse, of course, when they are bandaged), so the only ones I have left are really slippers from Cosyfeet - the kind that wrap across your feet and hold on with Velcro. I actually use these as outdoor shoes because the equivalent outdoor ones are so very heavy. Indoors I put on some very heavy socks over my lighter socks and bandages. This means I only have the one pair of useable shoes but then, I only go out once on most weeks and 2 at most, if I have a medical appointment.
ianpspurs
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Good morning footwear collectors. No known fg here but super salmon salad day traditionally (well, over the last 8.5 years) produces something between 4.2 and 5.5. I managed 9.5 K steps yesterday - no rollator or walking pole: long way from the 25-30 just 2 years ago but as SuperMac said events dear boy, events. Medium term ambition is exercise bike and gym. Zoe podcast suggests resistance exercise (especially legs) makes the brain work better than Sudoku etc. I have built up step count gradually this week 7.5k, 8.5k, 9.5k @gennepher and @dunelm thanks for sharing your art and some of the secrets of how you produce such masterpieces. Elsewhere DJT has been handed a gift, in his supporter's eyes, to monetise (how many hats does he need to sell for that bill?) and turn into votes- me either 
. Good man Ollie Pope. - c'mon Stokes, Foakes and 9 other blokes. If you can’t enjoy Saturday, accept and move on.
. Good man Ollie Pope. - c'mon Stokes, Foakes and 9 other blokes. If you can’t enjoy Saturday, accept and move on.
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gennepher
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Thanks @ianpspursGood morning footwear collectors. No known fg here but super salmon salad day traditionally (well, over the last 8.5 years) produces something between 4.2 and 5.5. I managed 9.5 steps yesterday - no rollator or walking pole: long way from the 25-30 just 2 years ago but as SuperMac said events dear boy, events. Medium term ambition is exercise bike and gym. Zoe podcast suggests resistance exercise (especially legs) makes the brain work better than Sudoku etc. I have built up step count gradually this week 7.5k, 8.5k, 9.5k @gennepher and @dunelm thanks for sharing your art and some of the secrets of how you produce such masterpieces. Elsewhere DJT has been handed a gift, in his supporter's eyes, to monetise (how many hats does he need to sell for that bill?) and turn into votes- me either
"Morning all.
I'm here embedded with the
T2 RRF, just here in the shadows of Mount Shugar
A small force was parachuted in to Hostile territory when help was requested by the locals.
Commanders met up with the local resistance ,
and with their help assisted in an uprising to overthrow the ruling elite, the LOGS
A nasty little group calling themselves the Lord's of Glucose.
That took control when we pulled out unexpectedly those few years back.
Always to be found lurking in the background, but back then unorganised & disparate small groups, who only came together when the crash of 21' Meant resources where needed elsewhere & we withdrew completely.
" We still had many good connections with local leaders, and that head honcho knows a few things," one soldier confided.
Senior officials will only confirm they are slowly gaining control.
Head honcho leading the TTLPP
(T2 Liberation Peoples Party )
Has been said to be working from an old plan we left, with a few twists, and it's bringing results .
The scuttlebutt, is it's all Hearts & minds.
Yeah I know, old hat, but this guy's Changing mindsets but remembering You can't do it when it's all stick & no carrot
So friday night, he laid on a treat for the locals.
Went down really well .
Beef joint, assorted veg, beef gravy .....and hassleback* potatoes ..gulp
Took a chance & added a couple to my plate when offered .
All of it delicious & well received.
This reporter seems to have got away with the bonus pots.
Just before a press conference this morning, i tested at a glorious 7.1, and given the circumstances, I was rather delighted.
I spoke to those at the presser, and one source said
"it's not been easy, but the TTLPP & their supporters are friendly and helpful, once you get to know them.
They have just had a difficult few years and struggled getting out from under the dictatorship of the Carbohydrate Alliance.
A tough mob as we all know, not adverse to sugar torture, forced addiction & disinformation at every turn.
But slowly and through a process of education, the TTLPP with our aid, are having great success.
They've managed to oust the CA from major administrative building in the Capital, and seem to have them on the run.
The shock & awe of the uprising means we've won all the major battles
And while not destroyed, the CA still has the ability to morph back to the Guerilla operational mode they came from, and can still disrupt or cause major damage to our campaign to reverse all aspects of their rule with their hit & run tactics.
So we're still on alert.
but while I can't say this is the end, I can say that I think this is the end of the beginning...god willing."
Facts fully backed by results I've seen on the ground, I'd say
Back to you in the studio...."
I'm here embedded with the
T2 RRF, just here in the shadows of Mount Shugar
A small force was parachuted in to Hostile territory when help was requested by the locals.
Commanders met up with the local resistance ,
and with their help assisted in an uprising to overthrow the ruling elite, the LOGS
A nasty little group calling themselves the Lord's of Glucose.
That took control when we pulled out unexpectedly those few years back.
Always to be found lurking in the background, but back then unorganised & disparate small groups, who only came together when the crash of 21' Meant resources where needed elsewhere & we withdrew completely.
" We still had many good connections with local leaders, and that head honcho knows a few things," one soldier confided.
Senior officials will only confirm they are slowly gaining control.
Head honcho leading the TTLPP
(T2 Liberation Peoples Party )
Has been said to be working from an old plan we left, with a few twists, and it's bringing results .
The scuttlebutt, is it's all Hearts & minds.
Yeah I know, old hat, but this guy's Changing mindsets but remembering You can't do it when it's all stick & no carrot
So friday night, he laid on a treat for the locals.
Went down really well .
Beef joint, assorted veg, beef gravy .....and hassleback* potatoes ..gulp
Took a chance & added a couple to my plate when offered .
All of it delicious & well received.
This reporter seems to have got away with the bonus pots.
Just before a press conference this morning, i tested at a glorious 7.1, and given the circumstances, I was rather delighted.
I spoke to those at the presser, and one source said
"it's not been easy, but the TTLPP & their supporters are friendly and helpful, once you get to know them.
They have just had a difficult few years and struggled getting out from under the dictatorship of the Carbohydrate Alliance.
A tough mob as we all know, not adverse to sugar torture, forced addiction & disinformation at every turn.
But slowly and through a process of education, the TTLPP with our aid, are having great success.
They've managed to oust the CA from major administrative building in the Capital, and seem to have them on the run.
The shock & awe of the uprising means we've won all the major battles
And while not destroyed, the CA still has the ability to morph back to the Guerilla operational mode they came from, and can still disrupt or cause major damage to our campaign to reverse all aspects of their rule with their hit & run tactics.
So we're still on alert.
but while I can't say this is the end, I can say that I think this is the end of the beginning...god willing."
Facts fully backed by results I've seen on the ground, I'd say
Back to you in the studio...."
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