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Good afternoon y'all, bad start for me at 12.8, and that was a drop on an earlier correction, steady 8.5 and I've just dropped the little un back home so the gym next.
I've been once with child and friend but it seems they need an hours worth of induction to use the sports centre, I asked how this is as I've not seen a kid yet (secondary school on same site) get more than 5 minutes per group of four, so I complained, it was a council leisure centre but the management has been taken over by a 'non profit making' body and the place is slipping, but with the town having 3 pools, 2 of which are managed by these with the alternative the furthest away I'm stuck.

So I contented myself to a honest verbal appraisal of the current staffing arrangements and management competence in a politely neutral way from a long standing customers point of view.

And the monologue took over 4 minutes as there was a clock behind the managers head.
 
kev-w said:
So I contented myself to a honest verbal appraisal of the current staffing arrangements and management competence in a politely neutral way from a long standing customers point of view.

And the monologue took over 4 minutes as there was a clock behind the managers head.
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I'm impressed.
 
Alison54321 said:
I'm impressed.
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The place is less than 5 minutes walk from my house, and for that reason it's a gift, when I was younger I used a gym across town from me and as the years went by and traffic got heavier I could drive for as long as I trained, if my car broke the bike ride could be a pain managing bloods to train with, so I set up at home, this is when the old pool existed, that was knocked down and a new facility built near by on the school ground, a pool 2 lanes narrower and without the old deep end for the banned high board and a sports centre was built onto that so I eventually joined it as it was cheaper than just paying for each swim and I was regaining pool confidence prior to teaching my youngest, it was an 'ok' facility but the council eventually leased the management out just before Christmas and it's not what it was, they call it 'Better' but it's a lot worse.

Oh I could go on :p but it's so near and so convenient and that's a help for my diabetes.
 
Knikki said:
Well you did ask :hilarious:

I like history, especially warfare, from most places in history but I do like World War 1 and 2 which is where I got my love of planes, tanks, uniforms, ships etc etc etc.

I also really like colours and markings on anything really but especially aircraft, I have lots of books and magazines on that for WWI machine plus ones for German, British, Japanese, Soviet in WWII, see "nerd porn" :hilarious:

As a kid there were three books I used to get out of the local library more than anything else and this week I got a copy of all three of them used from a third party seller on Amazon and they are.

Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings 1939 - 45 Vol I, II & III and I was really like a kid in a sweet shop.

Hence Mrs Knikki's reference to "nerd porn" :writer::hilarious::hilarious:
Well, that's quite amazing! The spare bedroom and other rooms too have loads and I mean loads of books on various aspects of warfare. I'm an oficiando of tank identification based on tread design, size of gun blah, blah mainly for WWII. They're not mine so I suppose my husband does "nerd porn" too. I enjoyed Samur.
He likes colours too but it's down to uniforms and camouflage and he paints models. Hope you have a good read :bookworm::bookworm::bookworm:
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Japes said:
Well... there's Stuff everywhere, there's some overdue ruthless decluttering happening, there's a stepladder ready for the three extra sturdy boxes I really don't want to get rid of to go into the loft space on a temporary basis until mid-November, (diary reminder is written for their removal and replacing in usual space) but there's also blood sugars being coaxed back to a better level prior to wandering up the step ladder!

The three-year rule is being applied (yes, I'm finally getting rid of items which I've been hoarding for sentimental reasons, which haven't been used in this house, so after three years of the throws occupying an under bed drawer which I need for other in-use items it's time for them to go along with numerous cardboard boxes which I haven't needed.) The bin collection people are going to get confused on Tuesday morning! It's rare for my bin to be so full and for me to put out so much cardboard recycling.
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I love clearing but I'm afraid my husband wouldn't agree with a 3 year rule. In fact I don't think he'd accept a 25 year one either. We've got a computer in the loft that uses BBC basic!
 
SueJB said:
I love clearing but I'm afraid my husband wouldn't agree with a 3 year rule. In fact I don't think he'd accept a 25 year one either. We've got a computer in the loft that uses BBC basic!
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It's three years in this house just - I've actually been hanging on to these throws and boxes for 15 years. At one point in my life, I moved a lot, had the art of packing my stuff up quickly and efficiently, and kept boxes which I knew worked. Any good cardboard boxes are still something I find it very hard to part with and the throws were what I used to make my space mine! I put them away when I changed my life, and settled in the area where I now live and work, and from where I have no intention of moving. The throws are really past their best and they're going to the clothes bank later.

In the matter of books and sheet music, that's totally different! I'm going to need some new bookcases soon and I need to free up some space. I have never knowingly parted with any sheet music even in the "move 13 times in 20 years" era of my life.
 
SueJB said:
I love clearing but I'm afraid my husband wouldn't agree with a 3 year rule. In fact I don't think he'd accept a 25 year one either. We've got a computer in the loft that uses BBC basic!
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When we moved house 4 years ago I refused to let the removal company pack because I didn’t want to bring half of it with us. My son came to help empty the loft with my husband. Up in the loft handing stuff down he started to laugh and then got hysterical. He was counting back the decades. I vowed then, nothing but Xmas decs in the loft.
 
Alison54321 said:
Are you a lawyerish type person Scott? I can imagine that impacting your world view.
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I'm inhouse now with a public organisation, so am not in court that often these days, but used to do mainly divorce/family law - I wouldn't say it's made me cynical about that aspect of life, but, yeah, it gave a huge insight into the dramas and tensions (and tedium) of what goes on behind closed doors.

My cousin went through a messy divorce a few years back. She said to me later, "what sort of a divorce lawyer are you, Scott - you should have told me to never marry that nutter..."
 
Scott-C said:
I'm inhouse now with a public organisation, so am not in court that often these days, but used to do mainly divorce/family law - I wouldn't say it's made me cynical about that aspect of life, but, yeah, it gave a huge insight into the dramas and tensions (and tedium) of what goes on behind closed doors.

My cousin went through a messy divorce a few years back. She said to me later, "what sort of a divorce lawyer are you, Scott - you should have told me to never marry that nutter..."
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Yes, reminds me of that Tolstoy line "All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in it's own way". I can imagine you would have seen a lot of drama that way. Has there ever been a divorce lawyer turned novelist? I know quite a few authors have moved from law to writing, but I can't think of one who was a divorce lawyer, maybe they reach a point early on where they realise real life is stranger than fiction, and never try.
 
What a day and not in a good way.

3rd morning in a row my overnights have been good, steady all night and waking to a 6.2 which for me is excellent

Had brekkie and went for a gentle stroll for 90 minutes doing some birdwatching and taking a few photos. At 1pm BG is still decent at 6.9, so have lunch and my injection.

2pm and BG is sitting at 4.8 and Libre shows going down. Have a handful of jelly beans and 25 mins later its gone up to 5.3. So far so good. Drive out to park in middle of now where and its now at 5.4 and steady, thought it would have been higher but hey ho, off we go for a very gentle walk. Bottle of lucozade, sweets and chocolate at ready, just in case.

25 minutes in and think I better do a check, oooooops its now 4.1 and showing going down. Start to panic a wee bit, so large handful of jelly beans and half bottle of lucozade and slow slow slow stroll back to car. 10 mins later its now 3.7 and still showing down. Now really starting to panic especially after my major hypo from last week. More lucozade, jelly beans and now chocolate, I will worry about high BG later.

Get back to car about 20 mins later and its now 4.0 and steady. Wait a further 15 mins and its now 4.2. Luckily there is cafe nearby so off for a coffee and scone. Some 40 mins later it is starting to rise, but now only at 5.9. I feel OK BG wise but overall ****.

Back home and its now 8.5 and upwards arrow on Libre so take some insulin to correct and go for lie down. Up and hour later now at 15.2 and rising. Another small correction dose and now just keeping my eye on things

This is about the 3rd time recently I have taken fast acting sugars and they seem to be having little affect short term before going through the roof.

Any suggestions???
 
Knikki said:
@Cumberland good news on the Hb1Ac like you say small steps :)

@porl69 You still in Turkey?

@karen8967 bit late but hugs and hope you get rid of the cold.

Morning all woke at a 3.6 so happy with that not much going on as it is raining here but I got some new books over the week so it might be a day of "nerd porn" as Mrs Knikki calls it :hilarious:
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Back Monday night....
 
Hypo central for me the last 2 days. FOUR hypo's yesterday. My personal best haha. Another two hypo's today. No idea what is going on as not long ago I used to have about 1 or 2 a **** month.
 
smc4761 said:
What a day and not in a good way.

3rd morning in a row my overnights have been good, steady all night and waking to a 6.2 which for me is excellent

Had brekkie and went for a gentle stroll for 90 minutes doing some birdwatching and taking a few photos. At 1pm BG is still decent at 6.9, so have lunch and my injection.

2pm and BG is sitting at 4.8 and Libre shows going down. Have a handful of jelly beans and 25 mins later its gone up to 5.3. So far so good. Drive out to park in middle of now where and its now at 5.4 and steady, thought it would have been higher but hey ho, off we go for a very gentle walk. Bottle of lucozade, sweets and chocolate at ready, just in case.

25 minutes in and think I better do a check, oooooops its now 4.1 and showing going down. Start to panic a wee bit, so large handful of jelly beans and half bottle of lucozade and slow slow slow stroll back to car. 10 mins later its now 3.7 and still showing down. Now really starting to panic especially after my major hypo from last week. More lucozade, jelly beans and now chocolate, I will worry about high BG later.

Get back to car about 20 mins later and its now 4.0 and steady. Wait a further 15 mins and its now 4.2. Luckily there is cafe nearby so off for a coffee and scone. Some 40 mins later it is starting to rise, but now only at 5.9. I feel OK BG wise but overall ****.

Back home and its now 8.5 and upwards arrow on Libre so take some insulin to correct and go for lie down. Up and hour later now at 15.2 and rising. Another small correction dose and now just keeping my eye on things

This is about the 3rd time recently I have taken fast acting sugars and they seem to be having little affect short term before going through the roof.

Any suggestions???
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Try carb loading, in advance. I tend to go for quite long walk most mornings, and if it's 7 or above I'll wait, and correct before it goes too low, but if it was 5.3, I wouldn't walk far without eating something first. Bananas are very good for this.
 
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