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

Morning all. A far more sensible 6.00 wake up today and a safe but uninspiring 5.1 again . There are worse numbers on which to be becalmed. Outsized knee obviously not causing bg issues but frustrating me hugely. @Goacher55 you have my sympathy for silly o'clock waking. @pavlosn air con breaking in bedroom at that temperature is no fun - had a holiday experience like that, @Bildad fantastic fbg and action packed day. @Viv19 be careful at that there gym - no squats with a bad toe. @Krystyna23040 new phones and trip to London - how the other half live @dunelm what a sporty grandson you should be proud. @DJC3 thinking of you today. @gennepher and @PenguinMum I would be overjoyed to find a way of not being hungry most of the time but two women's meat is another man's poison. Trying to add more filling food to my diet locks my joints so hunger is the lesser of two evils. Most days I can't find a "safe" way of balancing what goes in with even my BMR.
 
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Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen. A word of warning today is Thursday, not quite Friday and consequently workers playtime, but just nearly enough for merrymaking to sneak in.

A gentle 8.2 for me this morning, no real surprises. But it was a nice late dinner.

We have road works going on outside and both our drives are blocked at the moment, I say at the moment, Mrs J will be going out later and she takes no prisoners. The little song " Their may be trouble ahead " could well be apt.
 

Winner for the numbers but much sympathy for the knee. The base of my left big toe is the bit that hogs all the uric acid when it decides, usually during a pleasant bit of REM sleep, to get angry.
Yes, we are so pleased that our grandson has taken to sports and keeps active - he does though indulge in racing cars and other sorts of X-box activity (or whatever it is hooked up to the TV).
Hope the knee calms down quickly but these things to tend to do their own thing.
 
Thank you for this link - it is really helpful. I am not looking forward to doing it but I have not been happy with my current BlackBerry for a while -: especially since it won't sync with Google contacts anymore.
 
Good morning folks, back home with a 5.8 on the dice, happy with that after taking on a full frontal pastie assault in sunny Cornwall, two days of cramming for an electrical exam on Saturday morning to get through, the OH says I put the pro in procrastination. Don't know what that means, I might look it up later.
 
Never do today what can be put off until tomorrow. Best wishes for the exam you are currently studying for. Hope you can get on with the studying without resistance and no volte-face. I am sure there will be ample chance for fun later. o(h)mg I have gone too VAR - don't want to pylon the pressure.
 
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Made me laugh trick...and I could just go a pastie right now
 
Blimey panic set in it's bin day & I hadn't put the bin out...rushed outside & noticed all my neighbours had forgotten too.. should I knock & warn them...how could this have happened...relief finally came when I realised it's Thursday & our bin day is Friday thank the lord I realised before I alerted my neighbours...if I had they may have called in Age Concern & Social Services.
 
My bins thank you for your kind thoughts but they like to be different!
 
6.2 yesterday (had late night choccy with coffee and cream
5 7 today not bad after large carvery from local which included 2 x small roasties and a little gravy. Had quite a lot to eat over past 2 days too as weight lower than I like (don't like to go below 10 stone 7 lbs and was 10 stone 6 lbs). So more protein than usual which does reflect in my bs usually. Fine balancing act this old diabetes.

Ive been concentrating on my BIL over past few months as he hasn't been well. Things have improved I'm happy to say. I'm his carer so it's been a worrying time. But I'm feeling a lot happier and able to crack on with helping to spread the word. In discussions with my surgery yesterday and today about my next presentation. Set the ball rolling I'm very lucky as they are so supportive and encourage:

Patients helping patients
Empowering people in community
Social prescribing

My next presentation is going to be more focused on weight loss the low carb way. But will obviously include control of bs. Be about 1 hour as dont want to bore everyone. My hubby is enthusiastic to help too so I'm bringing him on board. He is a pt at same surgery and has himself lost 21 lbs on this woe. We both feel and look so much healthier and want to help others.

Off to the PPG network meeting next Monday. Was hoping my leaflet could have been done for then so I could hand out but my guy at the surgery who is helping has annual leave (how rude!). Worse things happen!

Haven't had time to catch up.on thread but should have time tonight after a very important meeting. One with me and my TV watching LOVE ISLAND #guiltypleasure
 

That sounds like a great opportunity to check a place out. I've never heard of that sort of arrangement here. I wonder if sheltered accommodation is like our "independent living" or more like "assisted living." The former means housing for people 62 and over (55 and over in some communities), basically just a regular apartment or house but limited to "seniors" of at least 55 or 62. You are able to live independent of household help/personal care. "Assisted" living provides the household/personal assistance.
 
Did you get tired at the gym and post this in the wrong thread?
 

Cwc ...
Cheese with curry?
Carbs without counting?
Counting with carbs?
Curried white chutney?
Cream(tea) with cats?
 
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