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

ianpspurs said:
Morning all from a cool start to Wednesday in L.A. on another unknown Fbg day - high 4s seems likely from the last sensor's readings but the actual number is one of those known unknowns. @dunelm I wish you safe, stress free journeys. Greeting grandchildren from school is heaven in the ordinary - up there with Marmite and homegrown tomato sandwiches on rye bread. @gennepher thank you for sharing the wonderful creative and good news on the bungalow being cooler. @Lamont D hug for #5's fracture and the general situation despite the impact on you. As Rod the Mod says, you wear it well but there inevitably comes a point. For those enjoying cooler days I am happy for you. For myself today seems like most UK summer's days as I have known them for 7 decades. Very Rhod Gilbert - how old were you before you were told you could take your cagoule off?. Enjoy Wednesday. More known unknowns await, possibly with some unknown unknowns
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Thanks mate.
The weather is more volatile and goes from one extreme to another.
How many days of 20-25 degrees have we really had?
Not many!
Never had a Kagoule! Couldn't afford one!
Always a parka!
 
7.9, creeping up, but have had a busy morning and Mrs L has been a handful.
#8 came around with dad, and kept Mrs L and myself busy. Another visit to cake house.
#8 ordered what he needed, and a bacon butty for nanny. And Mrs L 's usual cakes.
this was after two loads of washing (on the clothes line) #8 helped again. And #8 meeting the window cleaner.
have made an appointment with the council to pick up the big rubbish, on the 29/7.
Spent an hour after dinner (lunch) pruning. It is nearly time to cut back on other plants.
An hour reading in the sun, which I haven't done for ages.
Also, my daughter ordered replacement garden furniture due here today. It's not going to happen. It is getting delivered (or not) to the daughters. Who the hell knows?
Pork chops for tea (dinner) and early bed tonight.
Gotta go.
The slumbering (sleeping beauty) Mrs L is demanding something?
I wish I had selective deafness?
My best wishes to you lot as always.
Enjoy your evening.
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good evening all.
Selective deafness, a sure fire winner.
Could I get away with it?
I don’t know, but it’s worth a try.
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My grandmother suffered from selective deafness. She had one of those old NHS hearing aids with earphones on wires and a battery pack hung around her neck (in the 50's). She could never hear anything anyone asked her or told her, but when someone rustled a sweet paper, she was there!

Mistake to say anything you didn't want her to hear when she was around though.
 
Annb said:
My grandmother suffered from selective deafness. She had one of those old NHS hearing aids with earphones on wires and a battery pack hung around her neck (in the 50's). She could never hear anything anyone asked her or told her, but when someone rustled a sweet paper, she was there!

Mistake to say anything you didn't want her to hear when she was around though.
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My nan who lived till 102. Wouldn't hear of wearing an aid at all. (Sorry!)
And no one at all would anyone ask for her to do anything for anyone else.
And her face when knowing when someone did ask. Sucking on a lemon, you might say!
Disgust oozing for everyone around.
Different of course for her wants and needs. And of course, her flights of fancy or her bus rides into town, without letting anyone know.
Her knitting basket by her chair and the permanent tea pot, with sterilised milk.on the tea trolley the other side of her chair.
You would catch her smiling at the radio or television, somebody else was watching.
No sign language or lip reading.
Ignorant?
No, just get way of dealing with life! She was born in 1892.
Mrs L would never believe me trying that!
 
Lamont D said:
My nan who lived till 102. Wouldn't hear of wearing an aid at all. (Sorry!)
And no one at all would anyone ask for her to do anything for anyone else.
And her face when knowing when someone did ask. Sucking on a lemon, you might say!
Disgust oozing for everyone around.
Different of course for her wants and needs. And of course, her flights of fancy or her bus rides into town, without letting anyone know.
Her knitting basket by her chair and the permanent tea pot, with sterilised milk.on the tea trolley the other side of her chair.
You would catch her smiling at the radio or television, somebody else was watching.
No sign language or lip reading.
Ignorant?
No, just get way of dealing with life! She was born in 1892.
Mrs L would never believe me trying that!
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Your gran sounds so much like mine. The expression wasn't so much sucking on a lemon, more "you lot are giving me indigestion, but the sterilised milk was the same. I don't think I ever saw her smile. She was born in 1880 (she told us - her b irth certificate says 1881) and made sure we all knew how much respect she deserved for that achievement. She wasn't popular. Oddly grandad was a delightful man who couldn't do enough for her and everyone else. Couldn't see him smile though - he had a huge moustache which hid any smiles.
 
Good morning everyone from a drizzly start here in Birmingham. After walking the grandchildren to school, DIL and I are off to the village for a wander round which I have been informed will include careful inspection of a recently opened Chinese supermarket before “trying out” somewhere for lunch. Son will be back early afternoon to wiz me over to the airport and the cattle queue of airport security checks. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Be careful out there folks. Don’t abandon others - or yourself. Wonder where the koffy is?
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone from a drizzly start here in Birmingham. After walking the grandchildren to school, DIL and I are off to the village for a wander round which I have been informed will include careful inspection of a recently opened Chinese supermarket before “trying out” somewhere for lunch. Son will be back early afternoon to wiz me over to the airport and the cattle queue of airport security checks. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Be careful out there folks. Don’t abandon others - or yourself. Wonder where the koffy is?
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Bon voyage.:happy:
 
5.3 this morning.
We went for a lovely walk around the local park with Bonnie.
It was warm and sunny although I still needed a light fleece.

Just relaxing and waiting for my sister to arrives. She is doing the boring admin (the accounts). I am doing the interesting admin - doing lesson plans.
 
Just back from my appointments:

1 to get my legs bandaged after a whole week without due to last Wednesday's "accident". My legs had swollen massively - could hardly get my expandable shoes on, even without the bandages and they felt as if they were going to burst - lots of little blisters formed on them and they were becoming so very sore. However - that's done now and they will start to recover.

2 to talk to the hospital dietician after my referral from the medical consultant at the hospital. He wants me to start on a course of Mountjaro but the referral has to go through the dietician first, then the diabetes clinic. Of course - the usual lecture on low fat, low salt, "enough" carbs. She gave me information on Mountjaro to read but she thinks (without really knowing) that it is used for T2's who are not insulin dependent and being on insulin may be a problem, so it may not be advised. Even if it is, I'm not sure after hearing my SIL's experience with it. As can be seen with my legs - a lot of my weight and size is fluid, not fat. I told her what I am eating and she agrees that it is not too much but still - it must be more than I need. But if it is fluid, I'm probably not eating more than I need.

Dentist (yesterday) said she thought I am lacking some minerals and/or vitamins, which would only get worse if I eat less.

Blood test needed. I have to try to get my GP to request one - nobody else seems to have the authority these days.

BG at 03.20 today was 6.5. Now 4.5. Dietician is not too happy that, at present, it is bubbling along around the 4's and 5's - too low and, apparently, risky for someone my age! My opinion is the opposite. Higher BGs are more of a risk to my continued "health". As long as I keep an eye on it and don't let it drop below 4, there's no danger of hypos. Just because I am nearly 80, it doesn't mean that I am mentally incompetent to match my physical inabilities.
 
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Annb said:
My opinion is the opposite. Higher BGs are more of a risk to my continued "health". As long as I keep an eye on it and don't let it drop below 4, there's no danger of hypos. Just because I am nearly 80, it doesn't mean that I am mentally incompetent to match my physical inabilities.
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I definitely agree @Annb. Your opinion is the correct, and very sensible one.
 
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