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"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

Breakfast today was overnight oats with milled flaxseed (I have decided I prefer chia seeds, so won't buy more flaxseed once I've finished this lot), banana, raspberries, nectarine, natural yoghurt and a little brown sugar. I dropped the raspberries on the floor when I was getting them out of the fridge. Then I got the nectarines out and - you guessed it - dropped them as well! And missed one, which my husband found and ate later. Also coffee and orange juice. Then I had to go to the periodontist, which was most unpleasant, although as my mouth is much healthier than it used to be, it's a lot less unpleasant than it used to be, and I was able to go to Sainsbury's afterwards and buy us quiches (I thought I was buying crustless quiches, but alas!) and luxury yoghurt (mine was raspberry-and-cream and I got rhubarb-and-custard for my husband) for lunch. Then I slept most of the afternoon! Supper is going to be a vegetarian lasagne, as I still have four fresh lasagne sheets from the one I made at my mother's last week. A base of onion, tomato, courgette and perhaps broad beans (for protein!) for one sauce, then a simple sauce Mornay for the other, topped with grated cheese. Probably Cheddar, but I think I've some pecorino left. Mind you, I'm fairly envious of @shelley262's salmon!

@Annb, I do hope you feel a lot better very soon! I used to get exhausted days like that, first after I'd had PEs in 2017 and then, just as I was recovering, I got long covid. My Facebook memories tell me that in 2023 I was giving thanks for having recovered from a very minor virus when I'd been terrified it was going to mean another two years mostly on the sofa!
 
The lasagne was lush, although I ended up scraping the sauce off my last sheet, as I simply didn't have room for it. For pudding we had natural yoghurt with fresh raspberries and nectarines, and a tiny bit of sugar. Oh, and a glass of home-made lemon cordial as an aperitif! Falling asleep now, though. Think I shall go to bed.

ETA I didn't go to bed! I ended up finishing a sermon I needed to write (I'm a Methodist local preacher) which I had abandoned yesterday and then it suddenly started flowing.....
 
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The lasagne was lush, although I ended up scraping the sauce off my last sheet, as I simply didn't have room for it. For pudding we had natural yoghurt with fresh raspberries and nectarines, and a tiny bit of sugar. Oh, and a glass of home-made lemon cordial as an aperitif! Falling asleep now, though. Think I shall go to bed.

ETA I didn't go to bed! I ended up finishing a sermon I needed to write (I'm a Methodist local preacher) which I had abandoned yesterday and then it suddenly started flowing.....
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I'm still up as well. Usually it's because inspiration strikes me just before I close down my PC for the night - not for a sermon though, for one of my stories. Tonight I have been whiling away the time before I head to bed so that I'm not forced to get up too early and not be able to take painkillers. It may be alright to take painkillers, but I don't want to take the risk at the moment.
 
It may be Saturday but I'm not planning on my usual Saturday curry as I'm away tomorrow night and plans include a curry out! Dinner today will be pork steaks I've taken out of the freezer ready with lots of mushrooms as they need using up!
Must push on today getting the garden ready for the decking being removed first thing on Tuesday after we get back from our short break. Good weather forecast so a great opportunity for gardening.
@Annb thinking of you adjusting to your new meds - take it easy and hope they suit you.
 
@Annb Hope you don't feel too ghastly today - the semaglutide can make one feel really sick the first few days, and some people simply can't ever tolerate it in high doses, so do be aware. But give it a week!

@shelley262 Mmm, pork steak and mushrooms sounds lovely! I often buy pork steaks when we're in France as, for some reason, they are often very cheap there. We are heading off again at the end of the month, so looking forward to it!

I've just had my usual Saturday breakfast of a fried egg on 1/2 slice of bread spread with Boursin, followed by a croissant with honey. Doing tai chi later this morning, so should be all right - it usually is! Then, as it is Saturday and my husband will do the cooking (a tradition that dates back to the days when he worked full-time), we will have rosemary and sea salt foccacia (I do hope he remembers I'll only want half a one) filled with bacon, avocado and tomato, probably followed by a little ice cream of some kind; supper will undoubtedly be sausages, mash, baked beans and some other vegetable, followed by a fruit yoghurt. At least I don't have to cook it!
 
Porridge for breakfast, lunch out with a couple of friends and tea will depend on what I had for lunch. I'm thinking maybe fish fingers with fried courgette for tea, as I don't really want to order fish from pubs any more! Good cod fish fingers (and not just the best known brand) are very decent and beat sneaked-in river cobbler hands down!
 
Mrs Redboots said:
@Annb Hope you don't feel too ghastly today - the semaglutide can make one feel really sick the first few days, and some people simply can't ever tolerate it in high doses, so do be aware. But give it a week!

@shelley262 Mmm, pork steak and mushrooms sounds lovely! I often buy pork steaks when we're in France as, for some reason, they are often very cheap there. We are heading off again at the end of the month, so looking forward to it!

I've just had my usual Saturday breakfast of a fried egg on 1/2 slice of bread spread with Boursin, followed by a croissant with honey. Doing tai chi later this morning, so should be all right - it usually is! Then, as it is Saturday and my husband will do the cooking (a tradition that dates back to the days when he worked full-time), we will have rosemary and sea salt foccacia (I do hope he remembers I'll only want half a one) filled with bacon, avocado and tomato, probably followed by a little ice cream of some kind; supper will undoubtedly be sausages, mash, baked beans and some other vegetable, followed by a fruit yoghurt. At least I don't have to cook it!
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I managed to get through the night without a hypo. Actually, just at 6 pm I had a very large meal which contained carbs and didn't take insulin. Of course, BG went very high, and it was still 9.0 when I got up at 3 am and had the dreaded pill. Sausage sandwich for breakfast and, so far, so good. Not that I was expecting one pill to cause any kind of reaction. We'll see how it goes.

I realize that I could just have breakfast early and then fast for 8 hours, and that might be easier because I could keep and eye on my BG then without having to overdo the carbs. Trouble with that is that it makes visitors uncomfortable when I make them a cup of tea or coffee and have nothing myself.

Feeling better today, so far. Must be because I really rested yesterday.
 
Had a lovely brunch and catch up with friends, it's a lovely day but I'm feeling lazy and don't want to do much in the garden today :oops: It's funny how when the season changes my mood and motivation seem to do as well.

I bought some bacon at the farm shop so I might have some of that for tea.
 
jpscloud said:
Porridge for breakfast, lunch out with a couple of friends and tea will depend on what I had for lunch. I'm thinking maybe fish fingers with fried courgette for tea, as I don't really want to order fish from pubs any more! Good cod fish fingers (and not just the best known brand) are very decent and beat sneaked-in river cobbler hands down!
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We've got some kind of fish for tomorrow night - sea bass, I hope! We buy our fish from the supermarket - I usually have a pack of frozen white fish of some kind on the go, too, although I don't think I have just now. I have some leftover vegetable stew from the lasagne of last night, and will serve it with that and either rice or fresh pasta, as I have some of the latter that wants using. Lunch, as expected, was 1/2 foccacia with bacon and avocado, and then I had a mini fruit split before going out again. There was a heritage fair in our local library to mark the start of our local heritage month, so we went to that. I had a bunch of grapes and a cup of tea when I got in. Tai chi was all right, but I was very tired for some reason - the form itself was energising, as it usually is.

@Annb, why don't you take your pill first thing in the morning, when you wake? I do this, and then read or catch up on Facebook for half an hour before having a cup of tea, and then getting up slowly. It means there are no worries about not taking it on an empty stomach (and a 2:00 am painkiller will have long since disappeared from your system). Then when I get up I take the next two pills of the day, and then the main crop after breakfast, leaving the last two metformin and a tiny levothyroxin to go after supper!
 
Mrs Redboots said:
We've got some kind of fish for tomorrow night - sea bass, I hope! We buy our fish from the supermarket - I usually have a pack of frozen white fish of some kind on the go, too, although I don't think I have just now. I have some leftover vegetable stew from the lasagne of last night, and will serve it with that and either rice or fresh pasta, as I have some of the latter that wants using. Lunch, as expected, was 1/2 foccacia with bacon and avocado, and then I had a mini fruit split before going out again. There was a heritage fair in our local library to mark the start of our local heritage month, so we went to that. I had a bunch of grapes and a cup of tea when I got in. Tai chi was all right, but I was very tired for some reason - the form itself was energising, as it usually is.

@Annb, why don't you take your pill first thing in the morning, when you wake? I do this, and then read or catch up on Facebook for half an hour before having a cup of tea, and then getting up slowly. It means there are no worries about not taking it on an empty stomach (and a 2:00 am painkiller will have long since disappeared from your system). Then when I get up I take the next two pills of the day, and then the main crop after breakfast, leaving the last two metformin and a tiny levothyroxin to go after supper!
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Because of my arthritis, I only sleep for 2-3 hours at night. The instructions say it is important to have nothing - not even water for 8 hours before taking the pill. I don't think I could cope with sitting there, without painkillers, for more than about half an hour. So I need to time it to take that pill when I get up, at about 2 or 3 am, with just a sip of water and then, 35 minutes later I can get on with the day. It worked for this morning.

I've been warned about unpleasant side effects even with the first dose but so far, the only side effect is a headache. I don't get headaches these days.
 
Well - here's a turnup. I had my last food and drink at 6.30 pm, which gives me 8 hours to 2.30 am and time for my next pill. I was on Zoom at 7.45 and , without warning from my Libre, I was in a full blown hypo. Had a glass of cold, sweetened coffee, which usually works very quickly (usually up from 3.5 to 5.5 within minutes) but not this time. Had four (yes four) ginger biscuits and that stabilized it. Now, 2 hours later it is up to 4.4. But that won't take me through the night without another hypo so I will have to pack in some carbs so it will be 6 am before I can take my pill.

I've only had one pill. Only 1.5 mg. Surely they can't work that quickly.
 
Antje77 said:
Maybe the pills reduce your insulin needs by a lot?
I have no idea but I hope you'll work it out!
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Yes. That is what they are supposed to do as well as suppressing the appetite. I'm just surprised that just one very small pill can do that. I will have to be careful. That was the worst hypo I've had in about a year.
 
Annb said:
I've only had one pill. Only 1.5 mg. Surely they can't work that quickly.
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You'd be surprised! But 1.5 mg seems a very small amount - I was on 3 mg for 4 weeks, then 7 mg for 8, and then was randomised on to the 14 mg. Will they gradually increase your dose as they see how you tolerate it? Meanwhile keep an eye on yourself!
 
Breakfast has just been my usual Sunday one of the other half of my foccacia roll (well, most of it, anyway - some of it got a bit burnt in the toaster), buttered and topped with baked beans and a poached egg - this time really poached, not just coddled! So now we can have five different types of egg next time we're on holiday (when we have eggs nearly ever day): boiled, poached, scrambled, fried and coddled! Wow! Anyway, also coffee and orange juice.

Trying to upload a photo of my Sunday morning ritual of dispensing all my meds for the week, but for some reason it won't. Phone said image was too big, so have reduced its resolution, but my laptop simply doesn't want to know.... Anyway, does anybody else dispense their meds on a Sunday (or any other) morning? I hate half-empty blister packs, so have been doing so since I first started regular medications in 2017 (blood thinners). No rush this morning, as Church isn't until 11, and as I'm not preaching, we won't have to get there until 10:55! Next week I have a service at 10:00, which means leaving the house at about 09:30, so I probably won't have a chance to dispense my meds until I get back.
 
Mrs Redboots said:
You'd be surprised! But 1.5 mg seems a very small amount - I was on 3 mg for 4 weeks, then 7 mg for 8, and then was randomised on to the 14 mg. Will they gradually increase your dose as they see how you tolerate it? Meanwhile keep an eye on yourself!
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Yes, I think the small pill is to make sure I tolerate it before upping the amount.

I had a sandwich to bring BG up and make it last all night. It actually only brought it up to 5.4 but I left it at that - and that's where it stayed all night and this morning.

Breakfast was a sandwich with no insulin (deliberately high carb to see what happens) and, after a while, (middle of another Zoom meeting) Libre sounded a high alarm at 8.1. I took some insulin. Not as much as I normally would and it hasn't dealt with it, so will have to take more. Trial and error.
 
Mrs Redboots said:
Breakfast has just been my usual Sunday one of the other half of my foccacia roll (well, most of it, anyway - some of it got a bit burnt in the toaster), buttered and topped with baked beans and a poached egg - this time really poached, not just coddled! So now we can have five different types of egg next time we're on holiday (when we have eggs nearly ever day): boiled, poached, scrambled, fried and coddled! Wow! Anyway, also coffee and orange juice.

Trying to upload a photo of my Sunday morning ritual of dispensing all my meds for the week, but for some reason it won't. Phone said image was too big, so have reduced its resolution, but my laptop simply doesn't want to know.... Anyway, does anybody else dispense their meds on a Sunday (or any other) morning? I hate half-empty blister packs, so have been doing so since I first started regular medications in 2017 (blood thinners). No rush this morning, as Church isn't until 11, and as I'm not preaching, we won't have to get there until 10:55! Next week I have a service at 10:00, which means leaving the house at about 09:30, so I probably won't have a chance to dispense my meds until I get back.
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I only set out my pills as I need them. There are just too many to keep in one of those pill dispensers. Several of them look similar as well, so if, for any reason I decide not to take one or other of them, I can't tell one from the other. It works better for me to do it this way.

Neil manages his pills the same way that you do - some of them at least. The only pill that helps his Crohn's Disease is the soluble version of Solpadeine and those are big pills and can't be taken out of the packet until you need them (they absorb moisture too easily).
 
Annb said:
I only set out my pills as I need them. There are just too many to keep in one of those pill dispensers. Several of them look similar as well, so if, for any reason I decide not to take one or other of them, I can't tell one from the other. It works better for me to do it this way.

Neil manages his pills the same way that you do - some of them at least. The only pill that helps his Crohn's Disease is the soluble version of Solpadeine and those are big pills and can't be taken out of the packet until you need them (they absorb moisture too easily).
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Yes, I have to keep my Ascend Plus pill in its container until I'm about to swallow it, but somehow I don't count it among my daily pills.... it seems to live in a separate mental compartment!

In other news lunch was a bit late - 13:15 instead of 13:00, as we hung around at church rather longer than necessary, getting to know our new minister (who seems like good people!) and her family, and various other things. I normally walk home from church, but for once my husband was ready to leave when I was, so we came home in the car. Anyway, we were both seriously hungry and so lunch ended up being the sauce from Friday night's lasagne, served cold (it was basically stewed vegetables) with a cold sausage and half a burrito. Washed down with home-made lemon cordial. We then had a small scoop of chocolate ice-cream with a little creme fraiche. As I had been going to hot up the veg to serve with my sea bass tonight, I'm now not sure what I'm going to do in the way of vegetables.... will have to think. And rice or baby potatoes? Or even fresh pasta? Decisions, decisions!
 
I think I'd go with baby potatoes @Mrs Redboots - they go so well with fish. As for other vegetables, in summer it's always runner or french beans for me and this year fried courgettes as well! I've also got carrots but I don't grow huge amounts, and I like those grated with salad rather than cooked. They're very sweet this year, maybe it was the hot weather.

I had the usual porridge for breakfast, halloumi salad with some bacon for lunch and I've just had chicken with resistant starch rice and french beans for tea.
 
I always forget about beans, as Tesco never seems to be able to sell British ones, and I've run out of frozen (brought back from France in the motor home). Lidl has had British ones on and off all summer, though, so we have had them several times. I have the first butternut of the season, though, and courgettes and an enormous cauliflower. Oh, and I've got some mushrooms left, although if I make parsley sauce, they will make it go a very nasty colour! Then I forgot to make yoghurt this morning, and if we have it tonight, I won't have enough left for my overnight oats, so we'll have the last fruit yoghurts this evening, and I can have some of what's left of the natural yoghurt (bought, for a change) in the morning and put some on to make during the course of the day.

On balance, I think baby potatoes and cauliflower. And maybe make garlic mushroom sauce of some kind, even though it will be a weird colour!
 
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