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

gennepher said:
Fbg 6.8

Nighttime wildlife video
Badgers & Cats going to & fro
55secs


Creative...playing with some Kuratake brush pens...I chose 3 colours at random, and just scribbled a bit...this was on cartridge paper. I'll try something similar on Bristol Board tomorrow...which is smoother and less absorbent. I also found out you cannot add water to the paper once you have laid the ink down, which is what I was expecting to do (because I could do with my very old 25-30 year old Kuratake brush pens, which still work and I still use), but the picture shows you can dip these coloured brush pens in water to get a more faded line wash. The problem with this, is that the water you dip the coloured brush pen in leaches the paint out of the brush pen, and in addition ( but it might not do it with this new brush pen because it is a solid barrel that holds the ink, whereas my old Kuratake brush pens were a squeezy barrel and sucked up water if you squoze slightly, then it intakes water, thus diluting the intense colours of the ink).
Okay, that is more than you wanted to know, 5 minutes you won't get back in your life...but important to me!


Have your best kind of day...
Take care.
24C in my garden.


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I look forward to your wildlife videos @gennepher and explaining the ways different papers behave adds another dimension to your paintings . Thank you for sharing.


Wednesday's FBG, 4.3 mmol on waking at 6.00 am.
 
Morning all from a dampish, dull and cooler start to the day here in L.A. Hugs for @Annb due to the early and high fbg start and @JohnEGreen and Adrian. No known fbg but Fitbit health metrics are good. Zoe30+ may or may not be working but even as a placebo I'm content so I'll subscribe for a while. The Grumpy Old Man in me kicked in over a piece I saw in the online Guardian. I’m not as mathematically gifted as so many who aced their A Level Maths but surely the 63% who didn’t fit this headline suggests it is horse whatsit. Now, felling trees and splitting logs or building a cord of firewood is a whole different matter.
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The same two grandchildren as yesterday are here today, it is Super Salmon Salad and double payday - Rachel Reeves said every little helps - so thanks be to God. Enjoy Friday.
OOPS: Firewood not fireworks - loving he song though Katy.
 
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Good morning everyone on an all things bright and beautiful start to this weeks version of Friday here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.1 weighed agains the feather on the scales of Maat. A bit of drizzle when we got to York yesterday morning so spent some time at The York Art Gallery - Monet Water Garden exhibition and a splendid display of rarely seen Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Lunch at Ye Olde Starre Inne - once used as a hospital and mortuary during the civil war. We like the little higgledy-piggledy rooms and booths. Arrived home just after 5 pm, feet up with a mug of tea after clocking up over 7 miles drifting about. No idea what today will bring but mainly unsupervised as Mrs Miggins is out doing Mrs Miggins stuff. Art bit - another play with some masking fluid splatters. Hope your day is as good as you can decide it will be. I best make koffy and then call my mum and find out how dad is doing with his very first and reluctantly accepted rollator.
 

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Annb said:
BG rose to 16.1 during the night and was still 15.6 when I got up at 03.30. Took a small dose of insulin to bring it down - successful, now down into the 5's. Hope it stops at that and doesn't carry on dropping.
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Oh my goodness hope you are feeling ok now 16.1 is far too high for comfort.

My fbg this morning 5.0 yesterday’s evening meal of blackberry glazed chicken with chargrilled vegetables was fairly low in carbs so that helped keep the bg down I think.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on an all things bright and beautiful start to this weeks version of Friday here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.1 weighed agains the feather on the scales of Maat. A bit of drizzle when we got to York yesterday morning so spent some time at The York Art Gallery - Monet Water Garden exhibition and a splendid display of rarely seen Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Lunch at Ye Olde Starre Inne - once used as a hospital and mortuary during the civil war. We like the little higgledy-piggledy rooms and booths. Arrived home just after 5 pm, feet up with a mug of tea after clocking up over 7 miles drifting about. No idea what today will bring but mainly unsupervised as Mrs Miggins is out doing Mrs Miggins stuff. Art bit - another play with some masking fluid splatters. Hope your day is as good as you can decide it will be. I best make koffy and then call my mum and find out how dad is doing with his very first and reluctantly accepted rollator.
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Winner right back at ya for the day out, art and impressive steps count. I hope you enjoy/enjoyed the koffy and don't abuse the trust Mrs Miggins has placed in you. Reading between the lines that Sainted Lady obviously has enough with which to contend and is still prepared to accept your repentance and forgive each time. :playful:
 
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ianpspurs said:
Winner right back at ya for the day out, art and impressive steps count. I hope you enjoy/enjoyed the koffy and don't abuse the trust Mrs Miggins has placed in you. Reading between the lines that Sainted Lady obviously has enough with which to contend and is still prepared to accept your repentance and forgive each time. :playful:
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Thank you @ianpspurs I do enjoy the koffy and am always conscious of alibies.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on an all things bright and beautiful start to this weeks version of Friday here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.1 weighed agains the feather on the scales of Maat. A bit of drizzle when we got to York yesterday morning so spent some time at The York Art Gallery - Monet Water Garden exhibition and a splendid display of rarely seen Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Lunch at Ye Olde Starre Inne - once used as a hospital and mortuary during the civil war. We like the little higgledy-piggledy rooms and booths. Arrived home just after 5 pm, feet up with a mug of tea after clocking up over 7 miles drifting about. No idea what today will bring but mainly unsupervised as Mrs Miggins is out doing Mrs Miggins stuff. Art bit - another play with some masking fluid splatters. Hope your day is as good as you can decide it will be. I best make koffy and then call my mum and find out how dad is doing with his very first and reluctantly accepted rollator.
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A beautiful colourful little painting @dunelm
 
The other day while looking through the family tree on Ancestry I came across a 2nd great grand uncle his name was James Lang and in the 1881 census his occupation was given as Innkeeper and the location was the Rockford Inn in Brendon Devon out of curiosity I googled it to find it is still in business and it is possible to stay there so I have decided that next year I am going to book a couple of days there. It is a beautiful place and I like the idea of staying in an inn that 140 odd years ago was run by a family member.
 

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Good afternoon everyone. Just thought I'd pop in with an update.I was preparing the evening meal's vegetables yesterday when I suddenly came over all " hypo-ish" including over heating with the familiar hand shaking and general weakness. Tested bloods and they were 4.8.( Not officially hypo level but low for me) Three jelly babies and a meal later they had only increased to 5.8. After an hour or so of feeling woolly headed I was back to my usual self and after nibbling cheese went to bed testing at 8.1.My recent HbA1c was 55, not perfect but when you consider that in January 2023 it was 93 I'm happy with that. Just have to sort out my liver etc now. I have an appointment for an abdominal scan next week so we will see see what that reveals.
JohnEGreen said:
The other day while looking through the family tree on Ancestry I came across a 2nd great grand uncle his name was James Lang and in the 1881 census his occupation was given as Innkeeper and the location was the Rockford Inn in Brendon Devon out of curiosity I googled it to find it is still in business and it is possible to stay there so I have decided that next year I am going to book a couple of days there. It is a beautiful place and I like the idea of staying in an inn that 140 odd years ago was run by a family member.
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What a great idea@JohnEGreen. Something to look forward to indeed.
 
JohnEGreen said:
The other day while looking through the family tree on Ancestry I came across a 2nd great grand uncle his name was James Lang and in the 1881 census his occupation was given as Innkeeper and the location was the Rockford Inn in Brendon Devon out of curiosity I googled it to find it is still in business and it is possible to stay there so I have decided that next year I am going to book a couple of days there. It is a beautiful place and I like the idea of staying in an inn that 140 odd years ago was run by a family member.
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What a lovely thing to do @JohnEGreen.
So nice to that it is a beautiful place and still in business.
 
dogslife said:
Good afternoon everyone. Just thought I'd pop in with an update.I was preparing the evening meal's vegetables yesterday when I suddenly came over all " hypo-ish" including over heating with the familiar hand shaking and general weakness. Tested bloods and they were 4.8.( Not officially hypo level but low for me) Three jelly babies and a meal later they had only increased to 5.8. After an hour or so of feeling woolly headed I was back to my usual self and after nibbling cheese went to bed testing at 8.1.My recent HbA1c was 55, not perfect but when you consider that in January 2023 it was 93 I'm happy with that. Just have to sort out my liver etc now. I have an appointment for an abdominal scan next week so we will see see what that reveals.

What a great idea@JohnEGreen. Something to look forward to indeed.
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A huge improvement in your HbA1c @dogslife .
Hopefully the scan next week shows that your liver is improving.
 
dogslife said:
Good afternoon everyone. Just thought I'd pop in with an update.I was preparing the evening meal's vegetables yesterday when I suddenly came over all " hypo-ish" including over heating with the familiar hand shaking and general weakness. Tested bloods and they were 4.8.( Not officially hypo level but low for me) Three jelly babies and a meal later they had only increased to 5.8. After an hour or so of feeling woolly headed I was back to my usual self and after nibbling cheese went to bed testing at 8.1.My recent HbA1c was 55, not perfect but when you consider that in January 2023 it was 93 I'm happy with that. Just have to sort out my liver etc now. I have an appointment for an abdominal scan next week so we will see see what that reveals.

What a great idea@JohnEGreen. Something to look forward to indeed.
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Great improvement on your HbA1c - congratulations on your efforts
 
JohnEGreen said:
The other day while looking through the family tree on Ancestry I came across a 2nd great grand uncle his name was James Lang and in the 1881 census his occupation was given as Innkeeper and the location was the Rockford Inn in Brendon Devon out of curiosity I googled it to find it is still in business and it is possible to stay there so I have decided that next year I am going to book a couple of days there. It is a beautiful place and I like the idea of staying in an inn that 140 odd years ago was run by a family member.
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Great idea mate.
if it is as good as it looks, then it will be something to look forward to and enjoy.
Wish I knew the place where my ancestral home was, instead of just an area of N.Wales.
 
dogslife said:
Good afternoon everyone. Just thought I'd pop in with an update.I was preparing the evening meal's vegetables yesterday when I suddenly came over all " hypo-ish" including over heating with the familiar hand shaking and general weakness. Tested bloods and they were 4.8.( Not officially hypo level but low for me) Three jelly babies and a meal later they had only increased to 5.8. After an hour or so of feeling woolly headed I was back to my usual self and after nibbling cheese went to bed testing at 8.1.My recent HbA1c was 55, not perfect but when you consider that in January 2023 it was 93 I'm happy with that. Just have to sort out my liver etc now. I have an appointment for an abdominal scan next week so we will see see what that reveals.

What a great idea@JohnEGreen. Something to look forward to indeed.
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it does sound as if it's similar to a sugar crash. A rapid drop in BG levels.
hope your scan goes well.
I have up and down liver and kidney function results.
having a lot of water pre blood test for a couple of days before, will help with the results.
got that from a doctor who specialises in renal conditions.
Best wishes.
 
I think I'm being abused.
#7 & #8 have been around for an afternoon sitting on.
It's fun but so tiring.
They have so much energy and I would love to keep up, but alas.
Think I could be termed the summer entertainment.

Must tell, the big news.
#3 got his preferred uni place local, so he can still be at home.
He got straight B's, which is great, but his girlfriend got Straight A's. #3 was really happy, honest.
Some great reports from #4, #5, #6 & #7!

New stuff for the little box coming Monday. Technology proceeds with vigour.
It has of course, a remote control, but it has voice command to turn over the channels.......
I remember our first television back in '68, where twiddling with the tuning button was the latest tech for the two channels and reception, if the aerial was aligned. After it had warmed the tubes for about an half hour.

Then I can actually pick which sport is shown on the box.

Gotta go, that nice bit of haddock won't cook itself.
My best wishes to you lot as always.
 
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