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

dunelm said:
Oh dear, another dietician hanging onto that water drinking myth that probably stems from a decree from the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board issued back in the 1940s. It suggested that everyone drink 2.5 liters (84.5 ounces) per day — so not far off from today's standard. But even back then, that same recommendation clarified that a majority of that water comes, not from a glass, but from "prepared foods." It’s pretty arbitrary but anyhow, This article offers a plain explanation.
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Very interesting. However, the thirst safety valve doesn't operate for me most of the time and I do end up dehydrated and collapsing before I realise that I have forgotten to drink anything much for a few days. I do also retain fluid in my legs and the lower part of my body for which I take diuretic pills. Not that drinking more, or less, or taking the pills or not, makes any difference to the swollen legs and feet. Also drinking less seems to encourage even higher BG levels (no real evidence for that - just the way it seems to me). There is, of course, fluid in food but not much in 2 small meals a day.
 
Good morning everyone on a day of free entertainment on the beach here in the dark and dangerous north. A truck driver decided to park up on the beach for a kip. Makes a change from numpty car drivers; “I’ve got a 4WD so it’s not a problem” - well good luck with that then on the sinking sands. Lucky for him/her the tide doesn’t hit that bit. According to the words on the side of his vehicle, he is delivering excellence! Wonder how much the recovery will cost and how it will be achieved. Car in for a service and MOT this morning. Art bit - detailing completed. Have a wonderful day if you can. I need koffy and then will ponder upon when to put the bins out for tomorrow.

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dunelm said:
Oh dear, another dietician hanging onto that water drinking myth that probably stems from a decree from the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board issued back in the 1940s. It suggested that everyone drink 2.5 liters (84.5 ounces) per day — so not far off from today's standard. But even back then, that same recommendation clarified that a majority of that water comes, not from a glass, but from "prepared foods." It’s pretty arbitrary but anyhow, This article offers a plain explanation.
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Very interesting article @dunelm
 
Fbg 8.6

I had some ginger biscuits in the night. Hence this rise. I have been supporting my friend, particularly in the night, who went back to the Netherlands to be with her dying mother. My friend was telling me of the angels and light beings her mother spoke of in the room. But my friend could see nothing despite her mother pointing them out. I could see it all in my mind as my friend was describing it all. Her mother passed away peacefully in the night. I painted an Angel and sent it to her.


Wildlife nighttime cameras...
Cats & Fox & Badger
The hungry wet fox.



Last night I managed to fall back asleep after talking with my friend, Midnight was outside I presume, and I was woken up by a cat licking my hand. I turned on the light, but it was a tortoiseshell I call Merry. She was bedraggled, wet, shivering. She belongs to a neighbour over the road who chucked both his cats outside permanently it seems, once they got a dog. I dried her off. Gave her food and a blanket, and went back to sleep. Then in the very early hours I got the final message from my friend, and that was when I painted the Angel for her. I managed to get back to sleep, but a cat jumped on my bed. I reached out to stroke it, thinking it was Midnight, but it was the wrong shape. I turned on the light. It was Amy, but she wanted me to follow her. I followed her to the kitchen, where there was no cat food again. Something had managed to take all the biscuits together with the foil tray. I have ordered new trail cameras for the kitchen but they have not come yet. I sorted out Amy with some food.

Went back to sleep again. I felt a cat on me again. Reached out in my half sleep to stroke it. It was definitely Midnight shaped, so I fell back asleep for another couple of hours, then Midnight woke me up. It is daylight by now. He wanted me outside. So, I went. No foil trays of cat biscuits there either, the trays had gone with the cat biscuits for the nighttime stray cats. The regular strays were starving, hanging about in the bushes. Sorted them, came back to bed with a new hot flask of tea.

I am ready for a night's sleep, and the daytime has only just begun...

I cannot go to back sleep. I am expecting some medical supplies today. And a special delivery letter with something expensive inside that should have arrived by 1pm yesterday is still wandering around this country according to tracking and thus looks doubtful about being delivered even for today.

I need some Kip, I have no choice in this matter, my eyes are pulling me under...

Have your best day...

Oh, Creative is apple blossom done between Procreate and Snapseed...I did that in the early hours too trying to fall back asleep...

ZZZzzzzzz.......

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Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who expect to win the Eurovision song lottery, yes lottery.

Blood sugars this morning were a safe 6.8 phew no kneed to do mind numbing calculations to establish my insulin dose.

Today is the start of my retirement week and therefore my Monday and yes the weeks come round quickly.

Attached hopefully is Mrs J’s latest painting, this I’m attaching for @gennepher and @dunelm our regular painters. Mrs J uses tiny brushes, a pot of water and a myriad of tiny pots of acrylic? paint.
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Interesting article on water consumption Dunelm.

Stay safe all while having a great day, 7th covid jab for me later.
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who expect to win the Eurovision song lottery, yes lottery.

Blood sugars this morning were a safe 6.8 phew no kneed to do mind numbing calculations to establish my insulin dose.

Today is the start of my retirement week and therefore my Monday and yes the weeks come round quickly.

Attached hopefully is Mrs J’s latest painting, this I’m attaching for @gennepher and @dunelm our regular painters. Mrs J uses tiny brushes, a pot of water and a myriad of tiny pots of acrylic? paint.
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Interesting article on water consumption Dunelm.

Stay safe all while having a great day, 7th covid jab for me later.
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I love Mrs J's artwork. Stunning @alf_Josiah
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a day of free entertainment on the beach here in the dark and dangerous north. A truck driver decided to park up on the beach for a kip. Makes a change from numpty car drivers; “I’ve got a 4WD so it’s not a problem” - well good luck with that then on the sinking sands. Lucky for him/her the tide doesn’t hit that bit. According to the words on the side of his vehicle, he is delivering excellence! Wonder how much the recovery will cost and how it will be achieved. Car in for a service and MOT this morning. Art bit - detailing completed. Have a wonderful day if you can. I need koffy and then will ponder upon when to put the bins out for tomorrow.

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Great little ruin, like that Truck Driver's career now...
Probably he parked on the sinking sand because of notices everywhere on the roads saying you cannot sleep in your vehicles...

Oh dear...
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who expect to win the Eurovision song lottery, yes lottery.

Blood sugars this morning were a safe 6.8 phew no kneed to do mind numbing calculations to establish my insulin dose.

Today is the start of my retirement week and therefore my Monday and yes the weeks come round quickly.

Attached hopefully is Mrs J’s latest painting, this I’m attaching for @gennepher and @dunelm our regular painters. Mrs J uses tiny brushes, a pot of water and a myriad of tiny pots of acrylic? paint.
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Interesting article on water consumption Dunelm.

Stay safe all while having a great day, 7th covid jab for me later.
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Mrs J's got talent! Love that painting.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a day of free entertainment on the beach here in the dark and dangerous north. A truck driver decided to park up on the beach for a kip. Makes a change from numpty car drivers; “I’ve got a 4WD so it’s not a problem” - well good luck with that then on the sinking sands. Lucky for him/her the tide doesn’t hit that bit. According to the words on the side of his vehicle, he is delivering excellence! Wonder how much the recovery will cost and how it will be achieved. Car in for a service and MOT this morning. Art bit - detailing completed. Have a wonderful day if you can. I need koffy and then will ponder upon when to put the bins out for tomorrow.

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Liking where this art is going. Looking forward to seeing the finished article.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 8.6

I had some ginger biscuits in the night. Hence this rise. I have been supporting my friend, particularly in the night, who went back to the Netherlands to be with her dying mother. My friend was telling me of the angels and light beings her mother spoke of in the room. But my friend could see nothing despite her mother pointing them out. I could see it all in my mind as my friend was describing it all. Her mother passed away peacefully in the night. I painted an Angel and sent it to her.


Wildlife nighttime cameras...
Cats & Fox & Badger
The hungry wet fox.



Last night I managed to fall back asleep after talking with my friend, Midnight was outside I presume, and I was woken up by a cat licking my hand. I turned on the light, but it was a tortoiseshell I call Merry. She was bedraggled, wet, shivering. She belongs to a neighbour over the road who chucked both his cats outside permanently it seems, once they got a dog. I dried her off. Gave her food and a blanket, and went back to sleep. Then in the very early hours I got the final message from my friend, and that was when I painted the Angel for her. I managed to get back to sleep, but a cat jumped on my bed. I reached out to stroke it, thinking it was Midnight, but it was the wrong shape. I turned on the light. It was Amy, but she wanted me to follow her. I followed her to the kitchen, where there was no cat food again. Something had managed to take all the biscuits together with the foil tray. I have ordered new trail cameras for the kitchen but they have not come yet. I sorted out Amy with some food.

Went back to sleep again. I felt a cat on me again. Reached out in my half sleep to stroke it. It was definitely Midnight shaped, so I fell back asleep for another couple of hours, then Midnight woke me up. It is daylight by now. He wanted me outside. So, I went. No foil trays of cat biscuits there either, the trays had gone with the cat biscuits for the nighttime stray cats. The regular strays were starving, hanging about in the bushes. Sorted them, came back to bed with a new hot flask of tea.

I am ready for a night's sleep, and the daytime has only just begun...

I cannot go to back sleep. I am expecting some medical supplies today. And a special delivery letter with something expensive inside that should have arrived by 1pm yesterday is still wandering around this country according to tracking and thus looks doubtful about being delivered even for today.

I need some Kip, I have no choice in this matter, my eyes are pulling me under...

Have your best day...

Oh, Creative is apple blossom done between Procreate and Snapseed...I did that in the early hours too trying to fall back asleep...

ZZZzzzzzz.......

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"I'll be with you in Apple blossom time..." reminiscent of my youth in Kent. Thank you for that. Enjoying this floral period of your work.
 
Good morning on a Swipeyless, dry, bright and mild start to a day of probable thunder here in L.A. Naturally, the thunder is due to start at school pickup time. @gennepher sad news about your friend's mum but fascinating what mum saw. So kind, and typical, of you to support your friend and create the angel. Thanks for the creative - I absolutely know what apple blossom is although not many people grew apples in my part of Cambs. @dunelm how kind of the lorry driver to provide free fun. Thanks for sharing the artwork. Do I live in the only area where bin collection is subject to Bank Holiday rescheduling? @alf_Josiah do pass on my thanks to Mrs A.J. for the wonderful art. Have the best possible day you can with the ingredients provided.
 
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We have now seen the demise of Nightingales in Lincolnshire with their disappearance from Whisby nature reserve at Lincoln this year. They have been the most northerly Nightingales for some years. They have now disappeared from Cambridgeshire but still should be present in Norfolk and Suffolk in very small numbers.
Their numbers like most birds, particularly song birds, have gone down by 80% to 90% since I was a lad.
D.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 8.6

I had some ginger biscuits in the night. Hence this rise. I have been supporting my friend, particularly in the night, who went back to the Netherlands to be with her dying mother. My friend was telling me of the angels and light beings her mother spoke of in the room. But my friend could see nothing despite her mother pointing them out. I could see it all in my mind as my friend was describing it all. Her mother passed away peacefully in the night. I painted an Angel and sent it to her.


Wildlife nighttime cameras...
Cats & Fox & Badger
The hungry wet fox.



Last night I managed to fall back asleep after talking with my friend, Midnight was outside I presume, and I was woken up by a cat licking my hand. I turned on the light, but it was a tortoiseshell I call Merry. She was bedraggled, wet, shivering. She belongs to a neighbour over the road who chucked both his cats outside permanently it seems, once they got a dog. I dried her off. Gave her food and a blanket, and went back to sleep. Then in the very early hours I got the final message from my friend, and that was when I painted the Angel for her. I managed to get back to sleep, but a cat jumped on my bed. I reached out to stroke it, thinking it was Midnight, but it was the wrong shape. I turned on the light. It was Amy, but she wanted me to follow her. I followed her to the kitchen, where there was no cat food again. Something had managed to take all the biscuits together with the foil tray. I have ordered new trail cameras for the kitchen but they have not come yet. I sorted out Amy with some food.

Went back to sleep again. I felt a cat on me again. Reached out in my half sleep to stroke it. It was definitely Midnight shaped, so I fell back asleep for another couple of hours, then Midnight woke me up. It is daylight by now. He wanted me outside. So, I went. No foil trays of cat biscuits there either, the trays had gone with the cat biscuits for the nighttime stray cats. The regular strays were starving, hanging about in the bushes. Sorted them, came back to bed with a new hot flask of tea.

I am ready for a night's sleep, and the daytime has only just begun...

I cannot go to back sleep. I am expecting some medical supplies today. And a special delivery letter with something expensive inside that should have arrived by 1pm yesterday is still wandering around this country according to tracking and thus looks doubtful about being delivered even for today.

I need some Kip, I have no choice in this matter, my eyes are pulling me under...

Have your best day...

Oh, Creative is apple blossom done between Procreate and Snapseed...I did that in the early hours too trying to fall back asleep...

ZZZzzzzzz.......

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Lovely apple blossom. I hope your deliveries turn up without a hitch.
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who expect to win the Eurovision song lottery, yes lottery.

Blood sugars this morning were a safe 6.8 phew no kneed to do mind numbing calculations to establish my insulin dose.

Today is the start of my retirement week and therefore my Monday and yes the weeks come round quickly.

Attached hopefully is Mrs J’s latest painting, this I’m attaching for @gennepher and @dunelm our regular painters. Mrs J uses tiny brushes, a pot of water and a myriad of tiny pots of acrylic? paint.
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Interesting article on water consumption Dunelm.

Stay safe all while having a great day, 7th covid jab for me later.
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Wonderful piece of artwork by Mrs J.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 8.6

I had some ginger biscuits in the night. Hence this rise. I have been supporting my friend, particularly in the night, who went back to the Netherlands to be with her dying mother. My friend was telling me of the angels and light beings her mother spoke of in the room. But my friend could see nothing despite her mother pointing them out. I could see it all in my mind as my friend was describing it all. Her mother passed away peacefully in the night. I painted an Angel and sent it to her.


Wildlife nighttime cameras...
Cats & Fox & Badger
The hungry wet fox.



Last night I managed to fall back asleep after talking with my friend, Midnight was outside I presume, and I was woken up by a cat licking my hand. I turned on the light, but it was a tortoiseshell I call Merry. She was bedraggled, wet, shivering. She belongs to a neighbour over the road who chucked both his cats outside permanently it seems, once they got a dog. I dried her off. Gave her food and a blanket, and went back to sleep. Then in the very early hours I got the final message from my friend, and that was when I painted the Angel for her. I managed to get back to sleep, but a cat jumped on my bed. I reached out to stroke it, thinking it was Midnight, but it was the wrong shape. I turned on the light. It was Amy, but she wanted me to follow her. I followed her to the kitchen, where there was no cat food again. Something had managed to take all the biscuits together with the foil tray. I have ordered new trail cameras for the kitchen but they have not come yet. I sorted out Amy with some food.

Went back to sleep again. I felt a cat on me again. Reached out in my half sleep to stroke it. It was definitely Midnight shaped, so I fell back asleep for another couple of hours, then Midnight woke me up. It is daylight by now. He wanted me outside. So, I went. No foil trays of cat biscuits there either, the trays had gone with the cat biscuits for the nighttime stray cats. The regular strays were starving, hanging about in the bushes. Sorted them, came back to bed with a new hot flask of tea.

I am ready for a night's sleep, and the daytime has only just begun...

I cannot go to back sleep. I am expecting some medical supplies today. And a special delivery letter with something expensive inside that should have arrived by 1pm yesterday is still wandering around this country according to tracking and thus looks doubtful about being delivered even for today.

I need some Kip, I have no choice in this matter, my eyes are pulling me under...

Have your best day...

Oh, Creative is apple blossom done between Procreate and Snapseed...I did that in the early hours too trying to fall back asleep...

ZZZzzzzzz.......

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A win for the gentleness of assistance to a friend when most needed.

And of course your love & care that would put Saint Francis of Assisi to shame .(heart)

But my goodness I feel tired just reading about all the interruptions to your sleep, no wonder you're cream crackered...o_O

Rest up as & when you can.
Time to look after YOU .

X
 
lindisfel said:
We have now seen the demise of Nightingales in Lincolnshire with their disappearance from Whisby nature reserve at Lincoln this year. They have been the most northerly Nightingales for some years. They have now disappeared from Cambridgeshire but still should be present in Norfolk and Suffolk in very small numbers.
Their numbers like most birds, particularly song birds, have gone down by 80% to 90% since I was a lad.
D.
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I wasn't aware, but that's a massive number.

How sad.
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who expect to win the Eurovision song lottery, yes lottery.

Blood sugars this morning were a safe 6.8 phew no kneed to do mind numbing calculations to establish my insulin dose.

Today is the start of my retirement week and therefore my Monday and yes the weeks come round quickly.

Attached hopefully is Mrs J’s latest painting, this I’m attaching for @gennepher and @dunelm our regular painters. Mrs J uses tiny brushes, a pot of water and a myriad of tiny pots of acrylic? paint.
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Interesting article on water consumption Dunelm.

Stay safe all while having a great day, 7th covid jab for me later.
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Nice painting.

Good luck with the jab & little or no reaction, please god.
 
lindisfel said:
We have now seen the demise of Nightingales in Lincolnshire with their disappearance from Whisby nature reserve at Lincoln this year. They have been the most northerly Nightingales for some years. They have now disappeared from Cambridgeshire but still should be present in Norfolk and Suffolk in very small numbers.
Their numbers like most birds, particularly song birds, have gone down by 80% to 90% since I was a lad.
D.
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Sad news for bird lovers and I guess for us all although I can't claim to know how that impacts the ecosystem. Reading your post prompted me to google reasons for their disappearance - some interesting reasons suggested.
 
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