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

Good morning all. I ate several "naughty" things yesterday and am paying the price with a fbs of 12+ this morning! I should know better after all this time!! We are going to Liverpool soon to a Dua Lipa concert. As expected there are restrictions on what we are allowed to take into the grounds. Very wise precautions but my challenge is that only A5 size bags are allowed. We will be travelling by train and have booked an overnight hotel so we can leave most of our things there while we go to the concert. Still need careful decision making re what to squeeze into such a tiny handbag. LOL Stay as cool as possible folks. Best wishes.:)
 
Good morning all from what is a considerably warmer L.A. cum Fenland than it was 70 years ago today. @dunelm thank you for sharing the creative and congratulations to the Ninky Nonks. A living wake sounds novel. I guess Sunday's family barbeque is something similar. Thanks be to God I have now had my three score years and ten, including the three bonus years due to modern biomedical advances - which of course are another blessing from the same source. A new sensor is on its way after Abbott's website finally accepted I really don't have a middle name. @dogslife Enjoy the Dua Lipa concert. @gennepher thinking of you in the heat and hope you sort out your data from that website. @Lamont D I hope more help comes soon. Enjoy Thursday, I have tea to drink and buffalo burgers and steaks to hunt down.
 
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ianpspurs said:
Good morning all from what is a considerably warmer L.A. cum Fenland than it was 70 years ago today. @dunelm thank you for sharing the creative and congratulations to the Ninky Nonks. A living wake sounds novel. I guess Sunday's family barbeque is something similar. Thanks be to God I have had my three score years and ten, including the three bonus years due to modern biomedical advances - which of course are another blessing from the same source. A new sensor is on its way after Abbott's website finally accepted I really don't have a middle name. @dogslife Enjoy the Dua Lipa concert. @gennepher thinking of you in the heat and hope you sort out your data from that website. @Lamont D I hope more help comes soon. Enjoy Thursday, I have tea to drink and buffalo burgers and steaks to hunt down.
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Thank you@ianpspurs. I have no idea what the temperature was 70 years ago but I do seem to recall that sunny, dry summers seemed to last longer way back then. Maybe it's an age thing. LOL Enjoy your tea and food and stay cool. I plan to stay indoors or under the shade of trees to avoid the heat/ humidity! :)
 
6.1 this morning.
Our hedges have been cut this morning and the garden looks neat and tidy.

Sister was here all morning helping me with the admin. I also had a good admin morning and updated several exercise she'd as well as dealing with a huge pile of papers on my desk.
 
Lamont D said:
It is really warm here @gennepher, beautiful day and I managed a couple of hours having a chill as Mrs L had an afternoon nap.
A lot more phone calls and slowly moving forwards. Maybe early next week something will happen.
My FBG is suffering because of the stress I have been feeling. 7.9 this am, highest for a long, long time, stress eating.
Just feeling I don't want to face the next day, because of the amount of stuff I need to do, just to get through the day.
Mrs L fed a cake to the carpet, this morning.
Then dropped her favourite cup on the same carpet, Mrs L was more concerned for the cup than the clean up.
All while I was doing kitchen duties. It just doesn't stop.
Have to go.
Best wishes.
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Is there an option of a day group to give you a bit of a break?
Sometimes they have a pickup and drop off service and give them a decent meal at lunch, so you only have to do a light omlette or soup later in the day.
This might be able to be arranged quickly as an interim measure while other things are being put in place.
Or someone from the local church could volunteer to come and sit with her/keep an eye on her while you get some errands or chores done.
I agree, it doesn't stop, and there are so many things including worry and lack of sleep that affect blood sugars.
I completely sympathise. Its exactly why i'm having to go on an insulin pump. You can't carb count for disrupted sleep, and worry, and being on edge because of the relentlessness of the cake on carpet type incidents.
And the stress eating.
I hope you feel that you can explain how serious things are for you to those that are arranging things for Mrs L.
Its really hard to advocate for yourself, especially when you are just surviving in the trenches.
In my country there is such a thing as emergency (as in right now) respite for these situations, and its not uncommon for patients to transition to long term care straight after this because of the higher quality observations while in the emergency respite. ie the staff realise actually how rough things are.

Also, we (my family) have had someone let us know about a next 'transition stage', when you stop becoming a full time carer (when they go into care) and become 'just' a loved one again and you can focus on your relationship and companionship with the loved one again, and that it can sometimes bring a sense of peace. We are not at this stage yet, but I hope that you soon have some peace and can enjoy Mrs L's company with reduced pressures.
Best wishes.
 
FBG 10.2 this morning. Best its been in a while.
Am finally off the antibiotics after a month. Toe doing well. Procedure went OK. Still can't get over how long things take to heal with non ideal blood sugars. Have eye cyst surgery appointment booked for next month.
Have had weeks of procrastination and feeling disgusting and postponing things.
Came to a head this morning and told myself I needed to get the stack of paperwork mostly done before breakfast.
Ended up having cheese and crackers at 2pm. But got a good amount done.
Other half is unexpectedly travelling. Am fully in charge of the dependents and the household- making food, solving problems, negotiating truces, homework, friendship counselling services , providing lifts to clubs, rubbish mangement, rodent prevention, bedroom and kitchen excavation, etc.
so am busy and running on half a brain. Food nutrition levels have dropped. I had a migraine earlier in the week and could not cook for the next 24 hours as I decided it was just not safe.
Also discovered my main trousers had a rip in the back so had to go pants shopping but was thankfully successful.
Then could not understand why I needed an emergency nap very inconveniently between dinner and dependants bedtime. forgot to have one today with all the paperwork.
Have been out of sorts all day but have achieved things.

Am going to a conference next week. I have to travel to it and am in a state of 'fatigued and can't be bothered', and worried and terrified. And regretting I signed up at all.
The packing, the travelling, the potential for flight disruptions, the getting all the chores and paperwork sorted beforehand, as well as the insulin pump start and a dependants birthday which I have to organise in advance for straight after the conference and more travel for the other half. Not to mention the food intolerances and the not able to walk far with the hip issues, let alone uphill (its in a hilly city) and its all a bit much.

But I've told myself I need to go. A change is as good as a rest they say. And I'm in a massive slump.
I'm trying to start a business. My next steps are all laid out. People ready to help. But I just don't have the energy for it.
I really need to do it as its my only thing that I do for me- no peaceful gardening, or wonderful art like some of you:)
But this week I have been seriously thinking of throwing in the towel.
I have decided that going to the conference will be an important if difficult 'bite sized' hopefully 'boosting' thing to do for me.
And that throwing in the towel type decisions are best made once my blood sugars are better after being on the insulin pump for a while.

I know from life experience that things do mostly get easier. But man I wish I was at that easier phase now, whatever this phase is, it's getting very old and my reserves are running out.
 
dogslife said:
Thank you@ianpspurs. I have no idea what the temperature was 70 years ago but I do seem to recall that sunny, dry summers seemed to last longer way back then. Maybe it's an age thing. LOL Enjoy your tea and food and stay cool. I plan to stay indoors or under the shade of trees to avoid the heat/ humidity! :)
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Actually I have no idea of the temperature 70 years ago as I was snug inside my mother until about 10.30 pm. I was then placed in a warm oxygen tent as I was a dinky little guy. I only know of the temperature as my mum would tell me most June 19th's. Oh, Happy birthday Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) and my cousin Yvonne.
 
Annb said:
My brother doesn't remember being there, but he does remember being told about the tram fire. Neither of us has managed to find anything on the internet about it so it couldn't have been very remarkable. It must have been in 1948 because my brother was in hospital for much of that year with polio, otherwise he would have been there as well.
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All I could find is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tram_accidents
which doesn't have it either. My dad was living in Croydon then but he was only a toddler so very unlikely to remember. Even his older brother was only 4 or 5.

Can't believe I haven't been on this thread all week, it didn't appear in my notifications for some reason and I completely forgot about its existence, until I posted a blurry photo and remembered @gennepher always described what was in her arty pictures, and wondered why I hadn't seen any for a while!

7.2 this morning, an early reading for me and much lower than my usual double figures, especially as I had a small carb fest last night.
 
Annb said:
Ancestry has recently sent me a diagram showing how I (we) are related to the late Queen. It's slightly wrong because they have one generation missing but I'll send a modified version of it to my cousin (QEII was our 1st cousin 15 times removed, it seems). He might be interested. I'm not that impressed myself.
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My great-uncle traced one branch of my family back to the High Kings of Ireland in the 4th century.

It's an impressive achievement but I can't say it's changed my life in any way other than to save me a lot of research when doing a school project - I just copied it out using "olde writing" (I love calligraphy, one thing I get from my dad) on A3 paper and glued the sheets together to make a large scroll!
 
Lamont D said:
You could have visited the original, which NY is based on. Birkenhead park.
or go to another Central Park in nearby Wallasey.
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We're going to Wallasey (FIL's birthplace) later this summer to scatter his ashes. I'll look out for it - thanks!
 
ianpspurs said:
Good morning all from what is a considerably warmer L.A. cum Fenland than it was 70 years ago today. @dunelm thank you for sharing the creative and congratulations to the Ninky Nonks. A living wake sounds novel. I guess Sunday's family barbeque is something similar. Thanks be to God I have now had my three score years and ten, including the three bonus years due to modern biomedical advances - which of course are another blessing from the same source. A new sensor is on its way after Abbott's website finally accepted I really don't have a middle name. @dogslife Enjoy the Dua Lipa concert. @gennepher thinking of you in the heat and hope you sort out your data from that website. @Lamont D I hope more help comes soon. Enjoy Thursday, I have tea to drink and buffalo burgers and steaks to hunt down.
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Thank you @ianpspurs - buffalo burgers, interesting
 
Peanut234 said:
FBG 10.2 this morning. Best its been in a while.
Am finally off the antibiotics after a month. Toe doing well. Procedure went OK. Still can't get over how long things take to heal with non ideal blood sugars. Have eye cyst surgery appointment booked for next month.
Have had weeks of procrastination and feeling disgusting and postponing things.
Came to a head this morning and told myself I needed to get the stack of paperwork mostly done before breakfast.
Ended up having cheese and crackers at 2pm. But got a good amount done.
Other half is unexpectedly travelling. Am fully in charge of the dependents and the household- making food, solving problems, negotiating truces, homework, friendship counselling services , providing lifts to clubs, rubbish mangement, rodent prevention, bedroom and kitchen excavation, etc.
so am busy and running on half a brain. Food nutrition levels have dropped. I had a migraine earlier in the week and could not cook for the next 24 hours as I decided it was just not safe.
Also discovered my main trousers had a rip in the back so had to go pants shopping but was thankfully successful.
Then could not understand why I needed an emergency nap very inconveniently between dinner and dependants bedtime. forgot to have one today with all the paperwork.
Have been out of sorts all day but have achieved things.

Am going to a conference next week. I have to travel to it and am in a state of 'fatigued and can't be bothered', and worried and terrified. And regretting I signed up at all.
The packing, the travelling, the potential for flight disruptions, the getting all the chores and paperwork sorted beforehand, as well as the insulin pump start and a dependants birthday which I have to organise in advance for straight after the conference and more travel for the other half. Not to mention the food intolerances and the not able to walk far with the hip issues, let alone uphill (its in a hilly city) and its all a bit much.

But I've told myself I need to go. A change is as good as a rest they say. And I'm in a massive slump.
I'm trying to start a business. My next steps are all laid out. People ready to help. But I just don't have the energy for it.
I really need to do it as its my only thing that I do for me- no peaceful gardening, or wonderful art like some of you:)
But this week I have been seriously thinking of throwing in the towel.
I have decided that going to the conference will be an important if difficult 'bite sized' hopefully 'boosting' thing to do for me.
And that throwing in the towel type decisions are best made once my blood sugars are better after being on the insulin pump for a while.

I know from life experience that things do mostly get easier. But man I wish I was at that easier phase now, whatever this phase is, it's getting very old and my reserves are running out.
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One thing. Pause. Next thing.
Hope the conference is a good one.
 
ianpspurs said:
Actually I have no idea of the temperature 70 years ago as I was snug inside my mother until about 10.30 pm. I was then placed in a warm oxygen tent as I was a dinky little guy. I only know of the temperature as my mum would tell me most June 19th's. Oh, Happy birthday Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) and my cousin Yvonne.
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Happy 70th mate. Joining the old etc club.
 
We have an appointment on Monday.
So I have asked family to come around Sunday to help and stave off the anxiety that I know Mrs L and myself will have.
Phew, what a scorcher!
Over 100degrees Fahrenheit in my back garden.
Couldn't even sit under shade , just so hot. They got the forecast too low for around here.
Gonna water the garden now the sun is waning.
Hot again tomorrow.
Best wishes.
 
ianpspurs said:
Actually I have no idea of the temperature 70 years ago as I was snug inside my mother until about 10.30 pm. I was then placed in a warm oxygen tent as I was a dinky little guy. I only know of the temperature as my mum would tell me most June 19th's. Oh, Happy birthday Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) and my cousin Yvonne.
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Happy 70th, Ian.
 
20.06
8.25am FBG 5.7
Possibly DP as too hot to eat last night.
Visited some acquaintances yesterday. He has put huge effort into creating a garden from a field, very impressive. Some lovely flowers, still a work in progress though. Mass of hydrangeas, apparently different pruning techniques for different varieties. The flowers were huge. Some very pretty baby blue ones. Roses gorgeous too. I might ask for some cuttings later. We had tea and cake, a very small piece for me and a single biscuit. Very generous offer of cuttings and plants, but this year am just trying to contain the weeds. Focus is on the house.
Too hot to eat, so tea and cake in the garden was last meal of the day.
Will wait and see if FBG goes down.
Friday. Market day. Usually I make cake in case of visitors, but might not bother today.
Ned to get something for lunch, salad stuff and ? Better get going HH will be here any minute.
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Hour later FBG was 4.9 happy with that.
 
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Good morning everyone from an already warming up sorting there in the dark and dangerous north
6.1 this a.m.
I thought that @ianpspurs had a 70th three years ago - am I misreading again?
Out this morning so going to get the roof off the car before it turns into a pressure cooker. My ankles are already starting to swell!
Art bit - mixed media.
Hope you can all stay cool. Best get the washing on the line and drink some koffy.
 

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