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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)
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Annb
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All this talk of oximeters made me remember to check mine. As usual - 95%. It's never more than that but often lower around 90%. Lowest I've measured it was a while ago and it was 88% which concerned me a bit, but it sorted itself out. My brother - after he recovered from his heart surgery was testing at 98-99% - obviously has better lungs than me.
Annb
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Oddly, couldn't get top sleep when I finally got to bed last night - couldn't breathe comfortably but didn't bother to test sat levels again. Just got up again at 2 am and sat (and slept sitting upright) in the big chair. Still a bit congested - must be a cold coming on. Sat level now 95% and pulse 66bpm - that's slow for me.
Have to go to get my Covid jab this afternoon. Sad that this is the high point of my week but that's life. Looking like a better week next week when my brother and SIL will be in Stornoway for a few hours off their cruise ship.
Have to go to get my Covid jab this afternoon. Sad that this is the high point of my week but that's life. Looking like a better week next week when my brother and SIL will be in Stornoway for a few hours off their cruise ship.
Hug for the uncomfortable night @Annb
On the jab front, might be worth checking it's advisable with a cold on its way.
Given that its designed to give you a small dose of COVID to contend with to allow your body to identify & battle it.
Last thing you need is to have a bad reaction to the jab, and then find the cold is a bit worse then expected ..mmhh
Hope it all works out & you have a better night's sleep this evening..
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dunelm
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Good morning everyone from a dull and windy start here in the dark and dangerous north for the extraveganza that is double dip bin collection. As suspected, some serious gardening took place yesterday so that garden bin is not as inocent as it looks. Walked into town in the morning but needed to catch the bus for the return journey as hip playing up. Must remember to apply for bus pass renewal tomorrow - the excitement of it all. We have decided on an afternoon tea on Saturday. I shall get ingredients in tomorrow and make it myself. A traditional one for Mrs Miggins and a savoury low carb one for me. I got pretty good at afternoon teas during lockdown - finger sandwiches made using a steel ruler and a sharp knife. Tea pots, table cloths and doilies at the ready. Art bit, some detailing added, more tomorrow. Hope your day is kind to you and medical appointments result towards the positive. I best make some koffy and then hang the washing on the line before doing a few exercises.
Good luck with tests .
Hope potassium is back to better levels .
I know I'm telling you stuff you know better then me....
But one battle at a time, Derek.
Your front lines shifted to heart recovery....
When my battle lines changed
Bananas where exactly what the doctor ordered for me.
A rich seam of potassium I was told.
But others available too
Avocado might tick a box ?
Potassium Rich Foods: 18 Foods High in Potassium
Bananas are often the first food you think of when you want potassium, but plenty of other foods are rich in this mineral. Here are 18 foods that pack more potassium than a banana.
www.healthline.com
Morning all on T-Minus 48 to a new reign, and the closure of most of London for a weekend.
Hip hip hooray.
Greedy goblin mode punishing me this morning.
Lauren left her keys indoors yesterday, I was at work until later, so while waiting she bought a supermarket pizza & garlic bread.
Shame to waste it, so I partook of some.
The stress of a busy day meant Lauren wasn't particularly hungry, so left most of her portion on the serving dish.....ooh err..decision, decisions.
Yes, dear reader, one greedy grande gourmand, did think he had the resilience & discipline to just eat the tiniest of tiny bit more.
But sad to tell, our heroes feet turned to sand.
One begat two, two begat..... until voilà...it had all disappeared in the blink of an eye.
A light carby coma took him to bed, and once rested this very morn, the tale of last nights debauchery was gleefully revealed in all its sordid details, by none other then our heroes confusing confidante/Nemesis, Monsieur M'tre, chief inspector at T2Interpol London offices
Suffice to say a reading of 8+ has left him chastened.
"T'was nice, but not as nice as below 8 feels "
The victim is alleged to have said, in his impact statement to officers, while being interviewed at the T2Interpol station.
"The general public are at no real extra risk," said a spokesperson.
"But we do warn people to carry on keeping their eyes peeled, for suspicious characters at dinner"
Well, today is another day.
So We fight, we duel, we move on.
Sunny day here, hope it's as good wherever you are.
Bon appetit, Mon Amies.
Hip hip hooray.
Greedy goblin mode punishing me this morning.
Lauren left her keys indoors yesterday, I was at work until later, so while waiting she bought a supermarket pizza & garlic bread.
Shame to waste it, so I partook of some.
The stress of a busy day meant Lauren wasn't particularly hungry, so left most of her portion on the serving dish.....ooh err..decision, decisions.
Yes, dear reader, one greedy grande gourmand, did think he had the resilience & discipline to just eat the tiniest of tiny bit more.
But sad to tell, our heroes feet turned to sand.
One begat two, two begat..... until voilà...it had all disappeared in the blink of an eye.
A light carby coma took him to bed, and once rested this very morn, the tale of last nights debauchery was gleefully revealed in all its sordid details, by none other then our heroes confusing confidante/Nemesis, Monsieur M'tre, chief inspector at T2Interpol London offices
Suffice to say a reading of 8+ has left him chastened.
"T'was nice, but not as nice as below 8 feels "
The victim is alleged to have said, in his impact statement to officers, while being interviewed at the T2Interpol station.
"The general public are at no real extra risk," said a spokesperson.
"But we do warn people to carry on keeping their eyes peeled, for suspicious characters at dinner"
Well, today is another day.
So We fight, we duel, we move on.
Sunny day here, hope it's as good wherever you are.
Bon appetit, Mon Amies.
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gennepher
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Thanks for the potassium link @jjraakGood luck with tests .
Hope potassium is back to better levels .
I know I'm telling you stuff you know better then me....
But one battle at a time, Derek.
Your front lines shifted to heart recovery....
When my battle lines changed
Bananas where exactly what the doctor ordered for me.
A rich seam of potassium I was told.
But others available too
Avocado might tick a box ?
Potassium Rich Foods: 18 Foods High in Potassium
Bananas are often the first food you think of when you want potassium, but plenty of other foods are rich in this mineral. Here are 18 foods that pack more potassium than a banana.
gennepher
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Oh deary deary me @jjraakMorning all on T-Minus 48 to a new reign, and the closure of most of London for a weekend.
Hip hip hooray.
Greedy goblin mode punishing me this morning.
Lauren left her keys indoors yesterday, I was at work until later, so while waiting she bought a supermarket pizza & garlic bread.
Shame to waste it, so I partook of some.
The stress of a busy day meant Lauren wasn't particularly hungry, so left most of her portion on the serving dish.....ooh err..decision, decisions.
Yes, dear reader, one greedy grande gourmand, did think he had the resilience & discipline to just eat the tiniest of tiny bit more.
But sad to tell, our heroes feet turned to sand.
One begat two, two begat..... until voilà...it had all disappeared in the blink of an eye.
A light carby coma took him to bed, and once rested this very morn, the tale of last nights debauchery was gleefully revealed in all its sordid details, by none other then our heroes confusing confidante/Nemesis, Monsieur M'tre, chief inspector at T2Interpol London offices
Suffice to say a reading of 8+ has left him chastened.
"T'was nice, but not as nice as below 8 feels "
The victim is alleged to have said, in his impact statement to officers, while being interviewed at the T2Interpol station.
"The general public are at no real extra risk," said a spokesperson.
"But we do warn people to carry on keeping their eyes peeled, for suspicious characters at dinner"
Well, today is another day.
So We fight, we duel, we move on.
Sunny day here, hope it's as good wherever you are.
Bon appetit, Mon Amies.
Resilience & discipline?!?!?
Next time cut that tiny piece off (I am not saying deny yourself it all), and before you eat it, pop the rest in the waste bin/food recycle and mix it thoroughly into the unmentionable contents.
Then sit down at leisure and savour that tiny sliver of a slice with a cuppa...
There is no way you are going to fish the rest out of the messy bin for more...is there???
Yes, one of my strategies, and yes I do lift the lid off the bin to check ....but alas I have mixed it in well...
EDIT: I do not buy things I shouldn't eat, because I live on my own I can do that, but it's virtually impossible when you live with someone else. But my problem is my friend D who always comes with a carrier bag with some stuff, all this will be a nice little treat for you. I tell her I do not want it. I do not need it, but she never listens and says oh a little bit won't do you any harm she insists. She doesn't have diabetes, or she has not been diagnosed with diabetes. And what I do now... I never take the bag home now, I never even open the bag, it always ends up in a litter bin on the way home, because I know I will not be able to resist, especially if it's some of her home-cooked stuff, and I know it won't be good for me…
Now, as I park my car, so I don't hand it back to her, she opens my boot, puts a carrier bag (or two) in of whatever, shuts my boot, as I am turning my engine off. And comes to my driver's door and says oh, I've put a couple of things in the boot for you. This now means I have to stop at a litter bin on the way home and put the carrier bag/s in the litter in. She always ties the handles. So that makes it easy for me not to be tempted to look in, because any resistance to her cooking is nil...
But I have to make sure there is no security camera trained on me, because I am sure this looks suspicious...
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Krystyna23040
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7.0 this morning. Aldi shop done. It was a huge shop as daughter and family are here for the weekend. I dread to think what it would have cost in Tesco.
Waiting for DPD to pick up my leaking Nespresso machine and swap it for a temporary one while mine is being repaired. Luckily it is under guarantee.
Waiting for DPD to pick up my leaking Nespresso machine and swap it for a temporary one while mine is being repaired. Luckily it is under guarantee.
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gennepher
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Fbg 10.2
I am thinking this is hopeful...
Had my usual breakfast.
Checked 2 hours later. This was now 12.9
Checked again, it didn't go lower.
After my usual breakfast, I am always lower than my usual Fbg
So this stupid server guy who put vegetarian sausage in my meat breakfast (and never told me ) and smothered it with tomatoes so I wouldn't see, needs to be hung, drawn, and quartered and left swinging from the gallows at Tyburn for eternity. I only took a bite out of one sausage...before I realised it wasn't just tough meat...
This has badly upset the equilibrium and balance inside my body.
I am now going to go on as absolutely zero carbs as possible now, until my body restores its finely tuned balance and I get the fbg's I should have.
I don't feel good with this blood glucose level. I feel grotty.
I used to be in charge of making sausages as a child, minced the meat, and used that skin to make sausage links...anyone else do that?
But I think all meat burgers would be quicker to make...
I just feel so lethargic this morning.
Wildlife nighttime cameras
A night of cats, fox, and badger, all feeding off the stray cats' biscuits on the swing...
This video is from when I didn't have everything tied to the swing like I have now, to stop the badger, pulling the cloths off. He was hurting one of his back legs after getting down from swinging on the swing. It is the fox and the cats which scatter the cat biscuits from the small bowl, at the back of the swing seat.
I actually watched this badger the other night, from my bed trying to climb on to the ledge at the side of the swing from my plant pots but he went flying, and limped sadly away.
Yesterday Midnight had taken his thrashing battery operated fish in the garden and was playing with it. It was a present from a well meaning friend who thought Midnight ought to find his inner child. I had to find that last night before I locked up, because I had visions of Midnight and KissyKissy playing tug of war with it....
Here is the sweet little Angel Midnight helping me with my painting this morning....he keeps touching the screen...
And here is the finished painting of the Jack-By-The-Hedge in my garden...
Now, I have to go back outside again, because that darned Mr Magpie is dancing on the swing ledge outside my bedroom window glaring at me because, despite putting out two lots of wet food out this morning, the stray cats have devoured it all and he needs that jelly wet food so he can carry a lump of that back to his babies...
I am exhausted before my day begins....
Have your best kind of day...
I am thinking this is hopeful...
Had my usual breakfast.
Checked 2 hours later. This was now 12.9
Checked again, it didn't go lower.
After my usual breakfast, I am always lower than my usual Fbg
So this stupid server guy who put vegetarian sausage in my meat breakfast (and never told me ) and smothered it with tomatoes so I wouldn't see, needs to be hung, drawn, and quartered and left swinging from the gallows at Tyburn for eternity. I only took a bite out of one sausage...before I realised it wasn't just tough meat...
This has badly upset the equilibrium and balance inside my body.
I am now going to go on as absolutely zero carbs as possible now, until my body restores its finely tuned balance and I get the fbg's I should have.
I don't feel good with this blood glucose level. I feel grotty.
I used to be in charge of making sausages as a child, minced the meat, and used that skin to make sausage links...anyone else do that?
But I think all meat burgers would be quicker to make...
I just feel so lethargic this morning.
Wildlife nighttime cameras
A night of cats, fox, and badger, all feeding off the stray cats' biscuits on the swing...
This video is from when I didn't have everything tied to the swing like I have now, to stop the badger, pulling the cloths off. He was hurting one of his back legs after getting down from swinging on the swing. It is the fox and the cats which scatter the cat biscuits from the small bowl, at the back of the swing seat.
I actually watched this badger the other night, from my bed trying to climb on to the ledge at the side of the swing from my plant pots but he went flying, and limped sadly away.
Yesterday Midnight had taken his thrashing battery operated fish in the garden and was playing with it. It was a present from a well meaning friend who thought Midnight ought to find his inner child. I had to find that last night before I locked up, because I had visions of Midnight and KissyKissy playing tug of war with it....
Here is the sweet little Angel Midnight helping me with my painting this morning....he keeps touching the screen...
And here is the finished painting of the Jack-By-The-Hedge in my garden...
Now, I have to go back outside again, because that darned Mr Magpie is dancing on the swing ledge outside my bedroom window glaring at me because, despite putting out two lots of wet food out this morning, the stray cats have devoured it all and he needs that jelly wet food so he can carry a lump of that back to his babies...
I am exhausted before my day begins....
Have your best kind of day...
ianpspurs
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Morning all from a dry, bright but too windy and cool for me L.A. Another goose down gilet start for me today, still not warm enough for pre-6.00 am starts. That was why HITT/long slow ex-bike was such a good idea back in the day. Still, a (loose) theme hit me/came back home today. Call it heaven in the ordinary - thanks George Herbert via Malcolm Guite.. This version of Dreams - latest earworm - exudes joy which is what a Cathedral should do, imho. Wonderful sound system doing justice to the pulsing rhythm About 30 seconds in this poem came to mind - seemed a natural link. One way or another (yes Debs) - dodgy food, mobility issues, heart attacks, hip pain, pacing oneself, richter scale etc - events dear boy, events can impede such simple joy. Moving on. @dunelm thanks for sharing the art and enjoy afternoon tea prep and eventual eating. @gennepher hug for prolonged impact of "that" - very partial - meal. Thanks for the creative and introducing me to Jack by the hedge. I think you did so last year, I googled and sadly forgot. My brain latches on to things like these lyrics or sporting moments. Am I just wired wrongly? @Annb do check if the covid jab is advisable. @jjraak lesson learned - for now. Too smug of me for remembering cutting 5 gms from JKP's birthday cake? Pizza would be no problem - lasagne/pasta/sourdough more of a challenge. Pretty sure I'd fold at lentil dahl. @Lainie71 the bind moggles as to what is happening in your body to feel like that. @Krystyna23040 have a great family weekend. (I genuinely don't find Aldi cheaper than Ocado even if they had the same range. What am I missing here?) Enjoy your day : make your own kind of music, find your own heaven in the ordinary.
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I think I took photos of my garden flowers last year. So I would have posted Jack By The Hedge.
A lot of the wild stuff in my garden is edible, and that is why I have encouraged those plants. The problem with cultivated leaves and vegetables is that everything that eats stuff likes to eat them, but they tend not to eat wildflower stuff.
This is also called poor man's mustard and hedge garlic.
I use them as salad leaves.
I also encourage them to grow in my container garden then I know that the fox and the badger are not going to do their business on them.
Thank you for the links and the words.
I need treats, and sweet treats just like the next person. But it's no good for me taking a bit, because the sugar in it makes me want more, and I have a big longing for more. So I am making my own treats. I just make things up based on what I fancy that day with safe ingredients for a diabetic, and I don't have any recipes to offer.
You have a good day @ianpspurs
Annb
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Actually, my chest has cleared and I don't seem to have any cold symptoms. It has taken me a long time to get this appointment and I don't want to pass it up. So, despite what I'm sure is good advice, I will go for my jab this afternoon.
The dietician at the hospital just phoned with an appointment to see her next Tuesday. This is after the consultant at the medical clinic referred me last February. She's a new one, so maybe she'll have some idea about low carb, unlike the previous one. Not that the refferal is for diabetes, it's to see if she can come up with any ideas about losing weight. Maybe I just eat too much and need to have smaller portions, although I don't really think so.
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@Annb good news that your chest has cleared and you have an appointment with the dietician. @gennepher good on you for growing your own leaves. I would need (needed) 2 poly tunnels. Also well done on making your own sweet treats. JKP has lovingly tried to make lc sweetstuff over nearly 8 years, hrs and hrs of her time and distraught that it (mainly) never works. Goodness knows how much money spent on ingredients to eventually throw away. Just about the only way I can include non savoury foods is to buy them, even then few work. There is Cambridge based company which people in here rave over - not cheap but I had to bin much of their produce due to taste of that e stuff.
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