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

dogslife said:

Good afternoon all. Discussed my blood test results this morning face to face with a doctor. To save time I had tabulated my fb sugars since my increased Gliclizide on 2nd Aug., then during Covid and since testing _ve. He announced that we need to give the situation a "big push".( Yeh!) He has increased my Gliclizide 80mg tablets from 3 to 4 a day and my Metformin from 2x 750 mg to 2x 1000 mg a day for 3 months then retest. If that doesn't do the trick he has a new medication up his sleeve that works in a different way to those used so far. ( Something ending in-----zone). We were both also concerned about my liver tests particularly my Serum ALT which had increased to 138 but he reckons that would improve when my blood sugars decrease. Prescription was sent to the local pharmacy electronically but they usually take several days to get prescriptions ready so Monday or Tuesday next week? I have also requested more test strips as I have none left. The pharmacy tell me they received the prescription yesterday so it may be ready to collect tomorrow. At least it will give my fingers a break from testing! That's my update. Thanks again to those who wished me well. I appreciate you taking the time and wish you all well too.

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Well I hope that the changes to your meds works for you and that the pharmacy has everything in hand for you.

gennepher said:

Fbg 6.2

The fox was keeping a lookout for cat, Midnight.
Fox number 2 was staying hidden in the bushes.
Just his eyes were dancing between the branches...


Last night, because Midnight was on my bed (I had allowed that because he was scared of the firework), he woke me up when he wanted to go to his bathroom ( he is normally in the kitchen for the night, so he takes himself off to his bathroom through the cat flap. I waited until he had been, and he came straight in, looked at me, and took himself off to the kitchen. I shut the inner door to the rest of the bungalow (because of the wild animals) and left him there. An hour later, I couldn't sleep, so went to look. No Midnight on the chair...

Then I noticed, he was under the chair. I have a plush comfy cat bed under there, but he has never slept in it yet. Because I have a blanket on the chair, draped over the sides and front, it was like a mini tent, and he must have found it quieter under there. He looked at me as if to say, go away I am comfy here...and so I did.

Creative is Autumn In Procreate.


Have a cuppa!

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Smashing - you are on a roll here. I hope that tonight is not too noisy for you all.

Cumbria has a cool wet day lined up so I shall have to have an easy day. I may just do some inside work and perhaps fill the feeders up outside after getting 25kgs of peanut kernels last week I usually start feeding in September.

Have a good day everyone.
Derek

ianpspurs said:

As a youngster I never fully understood something for the weekend sir? Presumably the barber had some amusing photos he was happy to share so here's two for you this weekend. If you need more just take a cold shower.

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Oh the photo opportunities. They will be in the souq on Sunday bartering for shisha water pipes and brass goods.

Good morning everyone and welcome to another au jour de hui here in the cosmopolitan dark and dangerous north. Some folk will be burning effigies of those start struck lovers Liz and Lettuce tonight, let’s hope they do it quietly so as not to disturb her phone which now resides in a safe within a safe inside the Kremlin. Christmas gifts. We use to congregate at the parents at Christmas and mum would write letters to us all (for that was before the 5th coming) and make declarations like, “no present to cost more than £5” (cost adjustments can be made if you are still on triple locked Maundy Money). Doctor phoned yesterday. Kidney and liver function blah blah, “you have a big heart”. - “Why thank you kind sir”. - “NO, not that. Come and see me on Monday, I need to warm my very expensive stethoscope upon thy chest but worry not, people can die of mere imagination”. - very Chaucer!
Art bit - moving along. Have a good day if you can. My koffy is now ready.

dunelm said:

Well I hope that the changes to your meds works for you and that the pharmacy has everything in hand for you.

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Thank you

6.2 this morning. Still a bit tired and headachey but am pleased that these are the only side effects from the vaccine.

Off to classes shortly. A busy day ahead.

I hear St.Dominic has set up an eye testing station on Lindisfarne. Perhaps if he gives them a cheap eye test he will make enough money from visitors so he can ignore the community.

Penny for the guy day here is grey and wet so far. They may need some accelerant in Edenbridge to ignite the lettuce. I've never been to their bonfire but I liked Edenbridge and have played rugby and cricket against their teams - we won both. I thought yesterday was a good day but Fitbit suggests some post Paxlovid rebound. Memo to self, be like Mr Asquith and wait and see. @dunelm that phone call was a bit of a curate's egg. Thank you for sharing your developing art and I hope Monday goes well @gennepher hug for Midnight. Presumably more fireworks tonight but he seems a very sensible cat. Thanks for the splendid leaves in today's creative. @Krystyna23040 good news on minimal side effects but make sure to take any breaks you can. @Annb I hope Alistair and yourself can have a day celebrating his birthday. @lindisfel sad story of the cat but you must have plenty of residual strength if you can still haul 25kgs peanuts about. The old Fen Boys and Girls would have collapsed with laughter at those limits. Plenty of sport to watch today but some conflict in my mind about how the need to win, the profit motive, dubious ownership/sponsorship, broadcast rights and concussion damage to the athletes in modern sport squares with Philippians 4:8. Have a spiffing day but be careful. Genn, I hope you can get a transcript.

Morening and whoops, overslept big time, didn’t wake up till gone 9:00am,
Blood sugars were 5.2

All my schemes, plans and tasks are now all shot to shreds. Now I have to reschedule grrrr
Stay safe and keep away Parliament those guy’s could be about.

FBG 7.4 and now 9.5 after 2 cups of tea and pills.

Alistair's birthday today but he's working so there will be a special dinner for him when he gets home. He usually makes the dinner but today he won't have to. I think DIL and Em are making a cake for him but he's not bothered about birthdays really. He does enjoy making and decorating novelty cakes, but not specially eating them. That comes from the little business I used to run making novelty cakes - he really enjoyed the modelling elements and was a super help then, and never got tired of it. Em shows signs of going the same way.

ianpspurs said:

Penny for the guy day here is grey and wet so far. They may need some accelerant in Edenbridge to ignite the lettuce. I've never been to their bonfire but I liked Edenbridge and have played rugby and cricket against their teams - we won both. I thought yesterday was a good day but Fitbit suggests some post Paxlovid rebound. Memo to self, be like Mr Asquith and wait and see. @dunelm that phone call was a bit of a curate's egg. Thank you for sharing your developing art and I hope Monday goes well @gennepher hug for Midnight presumably more fireworks tonight but he seems a very sensible cat. Thanks for the splendid leaves in today's creative. @Krystyna23040 good news on minimal side effects but make sure to take a

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ianpspurs said:

ny breaks you can. @Annb I hope Alistair and yourself can have a day celebrating his birthday. @lindisfel sad story of the cat but you must have plenty of residual strength if you can still haul 25kgs peanuts about. The old Fen Boys and Girls would have collapsed with laughter at those limits. Plenty of sport to watch today but some conflict in my mind about how the need to win, the profit motive, dubious ownership/sponsorship, broadcast rights and concussion damage to the athletes in modern sport squares with Philippians 4:8. Have a spiffing day but be careful. Genn, I hope you can get a transcript.

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No I have to transfer them to several old feed bags to take them up to the shed where I keep my birdfeed in metal dustbins to stop the rodents.
We fortunately are well above the river flood level and my shed is on top of a small drumlin so I have to walk up hill.
37 fractions of radiotherapy and three years of hormone therapy knackered me for life, but it was better than the alternative and I am still here nearly twenty years later, thanks to Newcastle.

How can I modify text my comments seem to have added unwritten text?

dunelm said:

Good morning everyone and welcome to another au jour de hui here in the cosmopolitan dark and dangerous north. Some folk will be burning effigies of those start struck lovers Liz and Lettuce tonight, let’s hope they do it quietly so as not to disturb her phone which now resides in a safe within a safe inside the Kremlin. Christmas gifts. We use to congregate at the parents at Christmas and mum would write letters to us all (for that was before the 5th coming) and make declarations like, “no present to cost more than £5” (cost adjustments can be made if you are still on triple locked Maundy Money). Doctor phoned yesterday. Kidney and liver function blah blah, “you have a big heart”. - “Why thank you kind sir”. - “NO, not that. Come and see me on Monday, I need to warm my very expensive stethoscope upon thy chest but worry not, people can die of mere imagination”. - very Chaucer!
Art bit - moving along. Have a good day if you can. My koffy is now ready.


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Best wishes for Monday

lindisfel said:

Our friends daughter lives on a farm and loving cats, she has many. One an old white cat is deaf and decided to go to sleep under her car in the garage.
Sadly she took the car out and the cat didn't wake up and was run over and killed. She was very upset.

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Omg...how horrible.
Poor lady.

My biggest fear when starting the car is our Marley (or others) is underneath asleep .

A lazy rev & pull off, listening for any "squeals" is common.

What a horrible experience she had.

lindisfel said:

How can I modify text my comments seem to have added unwritten text?

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Next to REPORT below left of post
3 small dots
Includes edit & delete

jjraak said:

Next to REPORT below left of post
3 small dots
Includes edit & delete

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Is that on a phone? Attached is what shows on my Chromebook - no dots unless I'm failing to see what is clear to other people but I do get edit and delete. No platform and cancel culture again. This forum has gone all woke. Snowflakes in charge. Next thing you know we'll all be doxed.

ianpspurs said:

Is that on a phone? Attached is what shows on my Chromebook - no dots unless I'm failing to see what is clear to other people.

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Yes - that's what I see too, Ian. You can delete using the Edit function if you click on the Reply button.
Edit: I should have said once you have clicked on the Reply button and the reply is uploaded, then you can see the Edit link.

ianpspurs said:

Is that on a phone? Attached is what shows on my Chromebook - no dots unless I'm failing to see what is clear to other people but I do get edit and delete. No platform and cancel culture again. This forum has gone all woke. Snowflakes in charge. Next thing you know we'll all be doxed.

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Yes...I fired off a helpful message, without identifying my platform etc or enquiring about others...

jj ...there IS only ONE true platform....

jjraak said:

Yes...I fired off a helpful message, without identifying my platform etc or enquiring about others...

jj ...there IS only ONE true platform....

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No problem we are all friends here, Bring it in famalam - (traditional Fenland saying meaning lend me your spare hoe and I'll help you hoe that 200 acre field of sugar beet)