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

[SaskiaKC]

Not exactly chat, but it's been said that "a picture is worth a thousand words" ...

 

[SaskiaKC]

Goodness @SaskiaKC that is very philosophical. My personal happiness daily comes from the wellbeing of my little family (including girl cats) and people who matter most to me. My Diabetes happiness comes from trying my best to control it while having something nice to eat at the same time but that is very much aided and abetted by all of you good folks on rhe forum. It would be a lot harder without you all and I love the bantz. Long may it continue. I think of us as a Diatribe.
Edit: maybe best to “offer” rather than “issue” a cat or dog

lol point taken. (for the dog's or cat's protection from BBQ grills etc.!) For some they'd want to prescribe a cat or dog; for others they'd do better to proscribe either.

 

[SaskiaKC]

It most definitely counts. Was it good?

Yes.

 

[SaskiaKC]

I agree. It was especially irritating when we stopped on the autobahn and the only food sold was all either sweet bakes, muffins (I love muffins) or good ingredients wrapped up in (delicious looking) bread baguettes or rolls. If I can’t eat it, then it should only be old stale stuff and it should definitely not look so appetising. Then I try to remind myself how I reached this life controlling T2 condition.

I agree about the old state stuff. There should be protest groups in Washington and at Parliament. Seriously.

 

[geefull]

good evening all

was 4.9 this morning

We were out all day volunteering and it was very windy here today, the big shed was rattling and the car park had dust devils

just sitting down with a nice cup of tea and hoping your day has treated you well

Happy Birthday @gennepher

 

[SaskiaKC]

A quiz:

Where's the Best Place For a Pub?
https://www.buzzfeed.com/remeepatel/your-pub-opinions-will-tell-us-your-order

Oddly enough, my result was a drink, not a location. Odder still, not a badly unhealthful drink - pinot grigio.

 

[DJC3]

@SaskiaKC I love the idea of a happiness meter. Mine would be a very big number - I wake up happy every day these days. In no particular order this is why
1)I have a lovely family who all get on and laugh a lot.
2)I’m retired.
3) I’m 2 years post cancer diagnosis and still alive
4) I have a puppy!
5) I have diabetes which has led me to this most informative,
interesting and entertaining group of wonderful people.
6) I have a puppy ( I know I’ve already put this but he is worth a second mention)
@PenguinMum I love the Diatribe name!

 

[ianpspurs]

@SaskiaKC I love the idea of a happiness meter. Mine would be a very big number - I wake up happy every day these days. In no particular order this is why
1)I have a lovely family who all get on and laugh a lot.
2)I’m retired.
3) I’m 2 years post cancer diagnosis and still alive
4) I have a puppy!
5) I have diabetes which has led me to this most informative,
interesting and entertaining group of wonderful people.
6) I have a puppy ( I know I’ve already put this but he is worth a second mention)
@PenguinMum I love the Diatribe name!

You forgot Dennis

 

[DJC3]

You forgot Dennis

Whoops! Plus Dennis.

 

[SaskiaKC]

Wispa rode her Vispa
to play tennis with Dennis
who lobbed lobs at Bobs
which made Daisy crazy
which Churchill took ill
enough to harry Harry
for being a bit Plumpy
and a bit grumpy
and barking at Popeye,
"Stop! I say, cat! Did
you see Sid
and Trixie?"
While down in Dixie
the KittenCat sat
and said "Enough of that!"

 

[Debandez]

9.9 today
At least it is still in single figures

The sky is blue and the sun is shining.

I am now officially 70 years old today!

It’s only 6:30 am but I still need to figure out how to do a feather string painting for my art group this afternoon...so off into the garage now to paint...take my cwc.

Am taking strawberries and cream to art as a birthday cake (!) so I can share with everyone.

Have a good day
>^..^<

Wishing you a very happy special birthday. Hope you enjoyed the day.

I was sorry to read your recent posts. What a traumatic time you are having. Very glad your tooth problem has been sorted. There is no pain like dental pain. I used to work in a dental emergency dept. For you to have to suffer for such a length of time really is unacceptable but at least you are out of pain now.

What a day that day. Having an opticians appointment prior to dental one.

What strength you have. I always think that from your posts. You have an excellent optometrist. He really knows his stuff. Very thorough and this should give you reassurance that you are in good hands. You can find out so much more on the subject on here and the internet in general. It's a mine of info. And the support on here is second to non I find.

I hope everything settles down for you now and you can relax a little.

Hope the feather string painting went well and your pupils left you some strawberries and cream!

 

[DJC3]

Wispa rode her Vispa
to play tennis with Dennis
who lobbed lobs at Bobs
which made Daisy crazy
which Churchill took ill
enough to harry Harry
for being a bit Plumpy
and a bit grumpy
and barking at Popeye,
"Stop! I say, cat! Did
you see Sid
and Trixie?"
While down in Dixie
the KittenCat sat
and said "Enough of that!"

Hahaha brilliant Saskia

 

[Debandez]

Happy Birthday @gennepher hope the art class enjoy the strawberries and cream. Well it seems that I have to adjust all my rates on my pump as the meter of doom is still playing dirty tactics with a 14.2 this morning, now this is after a heavy training session last night which should have resulted in a hypo during the night. But not last night so it must mean my readings are a bit awry at the moment and chase the rainbow I go! where it stops no one will know! Don't you just love diabetes, it's got to be the single most frustrating condition going no two days are the same (sorry about the rant) Right everyone have a marvellous Thursday and above all enjoy it.


Take care everyone.

You have good reason to rant. Type 1 is very challenging and so frustrating. I hope your readings improve for you.

 

[DJC3]

A quiz:

Where's the Best Place For a Pub?
https://www.buzzfeed.com/remeepatel/your-pub-opinions-will-tell-us-your-order

Oddly enough, my result was a drink, not a location. Odder still, not a badly unhealthful drink - pinot grigio.

Mine was a glass of house red! Spot on with the red though not usually the house wine.

 

[Debandez]

Great before & after pics, and that lawn makes me want to take my shoes off and run through it.

I have to do that more or less every week. As fast as I can! It needs regular mowing which I hadn't factored in! I'm getting my steps in that's for sure.

 

[gennepher]

Wishing you a very happy special birthday. Hope you enjoyed the day.

I was sorry to read your recent posts. What a traumatic time you are having. Very glad your tooth problem has been sorted. There is no pain like dental pain. I used to work in a dental emergency dept. For you to have to suffer for such a length of time really is unacceptable but at least you are out of pain now.

What a day that day. Having an opticians appointment prior to dental one.

What strength you have. I always think that from your posts. You have an excellent optometrist. He really knows his stuff. Very thorough and this should give you reassurance that you are in good hands. You can find out so much more on the subject on here and the internet in general. It's a mine of info. And the support on here is second to non I find.

I hope everything settles down for you now and you can relax a little.

Hope the feather string painting went well and your pupils left you some strawberries and cream!

Thank you very much Debs.
I had a good day!
I am looking forward to a quiet spell...
Yes the optometrist was pretty amazing.
The string painting went well, but most of us ended up with lilies!!! Which was good too. I will work on the feather string painting to fine tune it over the summer holidays ready for next Sept.
There was enough strawberries and cream for all!!!

I need my potting shed and cat for a long rest now!!!!

>^..^<

 

[Debandez]

Am I missing something? This followed johnpol's post -- I don't get it. I didn't see any horrible remark.

It was a reply to @pavlosn post

 

[Debandez]

I tend to agree, when I first started this WOE I was making all kinds of lc cakes and puds, but don’t bother that much now - trying just to let my sweet tooth fade away.
I did feel a bit sad yesterday evening watching a program about the Ritz hotel, it mentioned their legendary afternoon teas and I thought ‘wow! I’ll never have afternoon tea again’ seemed like such an innocent pleasure for all those years ( not that I ever had one at the Ritz)

I have enjoyed afternoon tea at The Ritz. It was indeed a wonderful experience. A present from my sister to my hubby for his 50th (I tagged along!). But I do think afternoon teas are over rated. Yes, the setting is usually very special, the crockery and cutlery so beautiful and traditional. The service second to non. But to be expected to eat that many cakes in one sitting is obscene, then sandwiches on top (not literally of course). Could I be tempted to go again if I wasnt insulin resistant? TOO FLIPPIN RIGHT I COULD.

 

[gennepher]

Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes.
@HarrisonK @pavlosn @MisplacedIdentity @trick60 @SaskiaKC @Bildad @johnpol @DJC3 @dunelm @ianpspurs @Viv19 @jjraak @shelley262
@geefull @PenguinMum
and I am sorry if I have missed anyone out.
The wishes and everything made my day special.
Tooth is healing just okay...it’s just the places the pin pricking anaesthetic was put in that still hurts a bit!!!
The art group went well. Lots of experimenting. Not so successful creating feathers, but a lot of other great effects. However by next term I will have worked out the string effect feathers!!!
Strawberries and cream was good. A few kg strawberries were consumed. I was the only one who had double cream. The others all had various low fat yoghurts on theirs.

A brilliant day, and I promptly fell asleep when I got home which is why I am only just posting before midnight...

Better go to sleep before the bewitching hour...

Sleep soundly all of you. Have a good nights sleep.
Take care x
>^..^<

 

[pavlosn]

It's just past midnight and we have arrived at our London hotel.

Everybody else is dressed up to the nines and looks ready to hit the town. We are about to hit the sack after suffering through a five hour flight. Party animals we are not (anymore)

Good news is that the hotel overbooked so gave us a free upgrade to a larger nicer room (allegedly).

My first count in the UK is a 4.9 so very nice indeed, though we are about to have some room service after not having any of the food on the plane.

Almost forgot, I went for my tests this morning. Other than when I used to be blood donor many moons ago, I never had so much blood taken from me in my life and with my aneamia I did not have that much to spare in the first place!

They litterally filled up about 12 to 15 different test tubes, all color coded with different color stickers. In the end no blood would flow in the last test tube so I told the very attractive lab assistant that i obviously run out..

And it was soon confirmed that I had indeed been blead dry when I was presented with the bill 1400 Euro, which is about 1300 in good old Sterling.

The most I ever paid for tests before was a couple of hundred Euro but apparently I am having lots of more specialised and thus more expensive tests this time round. Lucky me!

No results yet.

I will try my best not to think about them until I go back to Cyprus. Don't want them to spoil my holiday mood.

Good night all. Talk tomorrow.