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

JohnEGreen said:
Bit of a saga with bg 2.9 at 3:30 AM then back up to 4.8 an hour later the 3.8 and now 4.4 just been one of those nights.
Have started the day with abdominal pain and diarrhoea hope it’s not going to be one of those days lucky that I had some Imodium to take so things easing up now.
Over a sometime I have been getting this at random times just put it down to the randomness of life but then when they removed the polyp the other week they discovered diverticoli I am wondering if it has been mild diverticulitis all along so will up my fibre intake a bit and see if that helps.
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A good plan but do check your fluid intake, water is better inside you than inside a water bottle. Dry chicken can play havoc with bowel walls I seem to remember.
 
ianpspurs said:
@gennepher and @dunelm thank you both for sharing your creative talents. @JohnEGreen hug for the issues with your transit system. @lindisfel thoughts and prayers with you as always. Perhaps my signature may be of use in working through God's way forward for you and Marjorie. I seem to have been blessed with the time to share with my boys and get my "ducks in a row" for JKP many aren't so blessed. You also have some time and a similarly loving family. God bless you both now and always.
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Thank you @ianpspurs
 
gennepher said:
Yes, the drive for food is strong for the badgers @dunelm

Just having a bit of fun with the inblots for a few days.
I have ordered some new Kuratake paints and pens for me for me. No, I don't need any more...but these I have ordered are a special late birthday treat for myself...who else is going to treat me!!!!
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Kuratake - very nice, I have one of their refillable ink brushes, the thickness of which feels so comfortable for my fingers.
 
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ianpspurs said:
Need is an interesting word. What metric will be used?
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For any metric there will be dissenters. I am waiting without holding my breath to see what this shiny new government will do about the 1 penny knife edge over the line income for completely stopping care allowances which is pretty ridiculous. I find it bizarre that my war pension payments fluctuate depending upon inflation and yet …. What an inequitable mess.
 
dunelm said:
For any metric there will be dissenters. I am waiting without holding my breath to see what this shiny new government will do about the 1 penny knife edge over the line income for completely stopping care allowances which is pretty ridiculous. I find it bizarre that my war pension payments fluctuate depending upon inflation and yet …. What an inequitable mess.
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Better off pensioners have been cosseted for their reliably Tory votes at the expense of the young and vulnerable. Of course this lot will make mistakes but I'm inclined to see things through the prism of the NABATs (Nothing's as bad as Trump) - swap Trump for (Populist) Tories. Have a think about Britain under Kemi or who comes next and further down the insular Populist road and one easily sees these as the good old days.
 
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gennepher said:
Nighttime wildlife video
Badger (is he missing the cats?)....and then chewing (?) up my mats...
This is Pa Badger, from last year, who is doing the extreme stretching in the beginning of the video.
He always tended to do this kind of stretch...but this is the most extreme I have seen him doing it...
47secs
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Wonder if he's either been peeping at @Krystyna23040 new fitness video or prepping himself for some floor work in Paris.....mmmhh.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone from an all things bright and beautiful start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.8 this a.m. All ready for the arrival of the Birmingham three this morning - what fun! There is a food fair on in town today - lots of closed roads. Not sure if we will go. Last year there were long queues. I think there may be some wafting through or around in order and a visit to a hopefully not too busy beach. We can take a picnic - the grandchildren are not that interested in fish and chips - or chips of any description really and much prefer fruit, sliced veg and probably an ice cream. Art bit - succumbed to adding a bit more. Hope your day is a good one. To paraphrase Musonius Rufus, when we are ill, we must take a great deal of care to bring ourselves back to health. I shall make koffy and sit in the garden.
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Your two trees seem to be getting along famously @dunelm ... or are they? If you're rooted to the spot, I suppose you haven't much option!



Monday's FBG, 4.4 mmol on waking at 6.00 am.
 
JohnEGreen said:
03:30 bg 4.4 O2 85% awful pain in left leg not sure what to do.
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I did try googling nhs leg checker for you, but each time I get nhs wales leg checker , no good fo you, you need England.
You do have a gp I believe, phone them.
Then you have done something.

You have several ongoing things at the moment from what I understand. And you don't know if the leg pain is an indication of something developing in one of those things.

When I lived in England 20 years ago, there were nhs walk in centres (we don't have then in Wales), and if they couldn't deal with your problem, they could direct you to the nearest appropriate place, or even give you an immediate referral.

Sorry I had a bad night, not quite with it this morning...yet...
 
JohnEGreen said:
03:30 bg 4.4 O2 85% awful pain in left leg not sure what to do.
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Bit low on the O2. Is this related to other issues? - look up pursed lip breathing and deep belly breathing. Can you stand walking on that painful leg? If so, walking in the open air to get the pumps going and some pursed lip breathing outside may be of some help. I have some mild emphysema as well as asthma and the pursed lip breathing is easy to do - breath out through pursed lips and then in through your nose with mouth closed.
 
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Good morning everyone on an all things bright and beautiful start here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.8 this a.m. 7 miles yesterday - down through the woods with the miniature scooter gang - a bit of foraging although at this time of year such things as nettles and plantains will need cooking - berries coming along but still green. Some seeds and then sea lettuce in the rock pools down on the beach. Ice creams for the scooter gang then along the lower prom and up through the other woods. Called into the post office on our way home. I bought a card some months ago, a print from a local artist. Posted it to my mother - should arrive in time for her birthday - quelle surprise. Lunch - the girls went shopping and then down to the beach again to search for hermit crabs - brought a bucket full of shells home. Art bit - we painted our hands with sumi-e ink. Enjoy your day - I need a bit of pain relief this morning and some good koffy to gee me up a bit.
 

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dunelm said:
Is the thought to restrict the payments to those who actually need it?
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Actually, that is a good point. I have felt a bit uncomfortable about getting the winter fuel allowance as I would have preferred for people who really do need it to get a bigger amount that would really help them - rather than someone like me who has a pension, and also has an income from running my classes, getting it just because of my age.
 
ianpspurs said:
Better off pensioners have been cosseted for their reliably Tory votes at the expense of the young and vulnerable. Of course this lot will make mistakes but I'm inclined to see things through the prism of the NABATs (Nothing's as bad as Trump) - swap Trump for (Populist) Tories. Have a think about Britain under Kemi or who comes next and further down the insular Populist road and one easily sees these as the good old days.
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Yes, I totally agree with you @ianpspurs .
 
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