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

FBG 8.5. That was at 4 am, so late enough to be taken as an FBG Up to 10.9 by breakfast. Egg mayo for breakfast but still hungry so have made some cheese crisps to fill a bit more space. Found a really venerable piece of cheese in the cheese box - well wrapped, I'm glad to say. It was a piece of Mull island cheese that Neil bought for me some time ago and having tasted it, I put it away. Haven't yet unwrapped it but curiosity tells me to cut off all the mould and see what is there underneath. But I think I may just dump the whole lot into the bin, plastic and all. I know I should separate them out, but am a bit squeamish.
 
Hi gennepher,
Are you doing semaphore with sheep's ears?
 
It's in the compost bin. I did unwrap it and cut the outside off to see how far in the mould had got - right through the middle so I cut it into smaller bits and put it in the bin. More easily digested by the compost than one large lump.
 
I know someone who got old mouldy round cheeses from a local Cumbrian cheese farm and fed them to wild birds. He reckoned the mould was harmless.
D.
 
It's seems to be used for irritable bowel.
Helen was doing it for a time so is my friend from Lincoln. But I didn't think it was particularly low carb.
D.
 
I know someone who got old mouldy round cheeses from a local Cumbrian cheese farm and fed them to wild birds. He reckoned the mould was harmless.
D.
Mmmm - didn't think of that, but not sure mould would be good for the birds, or cats (they might eat it if the birds refused). Compost will happily eat it though.
 
@gennepher hug for the feline rave. Midnight needs his social media access stopped.Thanks for another splendid sheep. @dunelm a 70% reduction in books is good. The colour makes that structure very special indeed. @Annb JKP tried FODMAP for her IBS the verdict was that it was useless for her but many do find it helpful. As @lindisfel implies it was very much not LC compatible.
 
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I don't think he would like that very much.....

Thank you for the sheep compliment....
 
Fbg this morning was 6.1 that was ok rest of day has been awful overestimated my capabilities drove to Nottingham City Hospital for appointment but underestimated the amount of walking required when it came to leaving the hospital was in so much pain could hardly make it back to the car Melody had to lift my legs back into the car for me then had to sit in car park for 30 minutes til pain subsided enough to drive had to drive in short stages back home took hours just to cover the 11 miles home. Been in bed since still hurting now.
Out come of appointment not that great either seems I have Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis general consensus more than likely caused or made worse by Covid.
 
Extra hugs for the amount of walking you had to do @JohnEGreen
 
So sorry that the hospital visit caused you so much pain. It seems to be quite common that ridiculous distances are required for patients to walk to get themselves into hospitals, causing distress and pain. I don't know what the solution is but someone should really put some effort into finding one. It seems quite heartless not to consider the difficulties that patients have to face. Maybe an electric NHS "taxi" should be made available for those who need it, if parking spaces can't be provided nearer the hospital entrance.

Hope you manage to recover quickly from that ordeal. Hope as well that your lungs recover in time and allow you to feel more comfortable. My own lungs have recovered a fair bit and most days and nights I am pretty reasonable now, although I do have the odd blip. I hope yours can do the same.
 
BG 12.9. Tut tut. Rose to 13.0 and then dropped again. Not taking that as FBG because it was only 2.45 am (bed about 11.45 and an uncomfortable 3 hours later, forced to get up). Shortly to have insulin and breakfast - that'll bring it down a bit. Just having my 3rd cup of tea but will have to hustle around a bit - it's floor cleaning day today. Bedroom is ready, as are bathrooms. Washing machine on with stripped bedding - first wash of clothes in the tumble dryer (expensive way to dry washing, but I have no other way). Just taking a break to give my legs and back a rest. Better get on though. Once it's all ready, I can just sit and wait.
 
Good Morening Ladies and Gentleman, other genders excluded unless you identify as a fungi.

Blood sugars this morning were 6.1

Today is spoken for, so is lunch, hopefully with friends after a gentle walk. This afternoon will be nap time then plinky plonky or more likely I shall be taken to a supermarket and deposited in the koffy shop before I start filling other shoppers trollies who Mrs J wants to converse with.

Smart meter update.
I can and do wander around Tilehurst Towers switching equipment on and off with some sort idea of how much said equipment is stealing from my wallet, one of my sons has an electric car, a Nissan tree trunk or something like that and when he charges it up at his home his smart meter is in the grim looking red area. I am beginning to think these electric cars are not so environmentally friendly, bring back the bicycle I say.


Stay safe all, remember it’s beginning to feel like spring is in the air, yep farmer Giles is muck spreading again……
 
Sorry to read that you are hurting so bad and have been diagnosed with such a debilitating illness.
 
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