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

Glad to hear that your 4 x 4 has got through its MOT. Even more glad to hear that the family issue you prayed about has been resolved. Praying always helps - even when you don't get the desired for answer, but even more so when you do. I have a friend who has said, more than once, you pray for something but the answer might be "no". If that is the case, it is for a good reason, which you might find out about later. But it makes you feel better anyway.
 
I had one slice of frozen/toasted wholemeal bread with 2 scrambled eggs this morning. Happily, BG dropped in a very satisfactory manner in the first 11/2 hours but by 2 hours it was rising and by the time I was able to take another reading (had my weekly visitor) it was 13.9 and still rising. So I guess it just delayed the rise by a bit. Well - that's what experiments are for - failure teaches something.
 
Well - that's what experiments are for - failure teaches something.
Unless you are the MAGA wing of the GOP, Conservative Party or Brexiteers who just dismiss every failure as fake news/the fault of the woke, ignore the problem or claim it as proof things are working wonderfully well. So you see, your experiment was a roaring success.
 
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I think logs will be a nice Xmas gift @dunelm , then we won't have to burn our furniture...hang on, do we have wooden furniture...

Scary finish to art bit...but effective...
Thank you @gennepher - no idea what came over me! We are already eyeing up floor boards and doors even though that would be counter productive. We do have half a ton of smokeless coal briquettes and a couple of cubic metres of logs on standby.
 
Hi @ianpspurs

Thank you for your kind words on my video and painting, and my mini zoo

I am glad your 4x4 passed its MOT
And that your other time consuming family issue has been resolved as you prayed for.

I like that song. I've watched videos of both Woody Guthrie, and Willie Nelson singing it with The Highwayman. Woody Guthrie's version is compelling, very visual, especially the story he tells of Steve Goodwin. I didn't know he'd died of leukaemia. I had a friend, Liz, who died of leukaemia when we were 21, and she too lived life to the full. That is all you can do. Time is always borrowed.

Anyway, I like this version best because of the way Willie uses his voice visually, and the way I can realise an incredible visual bond between The Highwaymen. I can see the way Willie's voice changes from watching his face. This makes the song for me.

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Hug for the untimely loss of your friend but I'm glad you seem to have good memories. As for the song and what it embodies where was a UK equivalent for the Beeching Axe? I guess Billy Bragg was too young at 6.
 
Love that song - and the singer
 
Big One Direction fan Ann?
Not really. I'm afraid I'm rather out of touch with modern life. The Everley Brothers and Simon and Garfunkel were more my kind of thing.

I just seem to have achieved so few of the things I thought I would when I was younger. However, I do have 2 major achievements. One is called Neil, the other Alistair. It might not be everything I wanted to do, but it's enough.
 
Had to make sure I have enough 28sec kerosene for over new year so getting a top up next week. Now c.10p a litre cheaper than Spring but still dear.
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By refusing to turn on the heating, we've managed to eek out the oil and have sufficient for another month at least, as long as we keep the heating off. Trouble is, working out when the oil will be at its cheapest and ordering then. Hoping not to need to buy more until January though.
 
Rice fridged overnight has fewer carbs. Look up resistant starch
 
Skipped all meals today until dinner. GB level before dinner 3.9.
Spag Bol...and a cuppa. GB 2 hours after dinner 4.3.
I felt GB was too low so I had a half glass of milk and 2 chocolate hobknobs. GB went up to 4.8... Off to bed now.
 
Hope you are feeling better by now
They are very difficult @Annb to check
Thank you.
Understand about checking ingredients on labels because I had two milk intolerant children. Was amazed how many foods contained milk once I started looking for it. Was in sausages; chicken slices; even beefburgers as well as the usual suspects of biscuits cakes and bread.
 
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