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

My gut feeling if it's failing and from a water leak, presumably spraying electronic components, draining the water off is a waste of time. Concentrate on the problem that causing it to fail, don't get sidetracked by drilling holes.
I speak from forty years fixing difficult problems in my job.
D.
 
Is my fasting BG even relevant here since it’s driven by my pump and insulin?
In my non medical opinion yes posting your first reading of the day is relevant, probably attaching a print out of your graph might be over doing it, but whatever you decide welcome to this little corner of this useful thread.
 
Morning all on the start of a busy few days what with half term child care duties - including 2 earlyish trips into Cambs to fetch them - medical procedures plus something or other not to forget on Friday. I need to hold my peace over making Halloween cookies etc - I don't approve. @gennepher thanks for sharing the creative - to me it seems more upbeat so I hope it reflects your mood lightening. @Krystyna23040 enjoy relaxing after the vet trip. The Crown and Castle looks very picturesque and Jake's food looks wonderful. Y'all have a good day now.
 
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Fbg 6.7

Wildlife nighttime camera
Cats & Badger & Fox...
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Creative...
A cat (Midnight) in ZenBrush2 and Procreate

Have your best day

Time for a cuppa...


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What a happy looking cat. Yesterday my mum downloaded Zen Brush 3 and is over the moon that you can add ‘water’ to the paper and have it work just like it does with sumi
 
Good morning everyone from another overcast start to the day here in French Froggy France. Home help came this morning so I escaped to the supermarket with a list of produce to hunt down. Free range eggs are labeled ‘plein air’ - very artistic. Art bit, a sketch looking over the Charente, towards town from our walk yesterday. Hope your day is kind to you and that my mum’s red dalek is fully charged for our lunch trip. Must be time for another koffy, surely?

 
I believe IQ has absolutely nothing to do with dementia of any sort. Tom's IQ was in the top 1%age in the country (he had to be tested because he had to administer tests) but that didn't make a jot of difference in the end. Dad was never tested but he was very intelligent and possibly did have a high IQ and that didn't protect him from the strokes he suffered and the resultant dementia. There shouldn't be any embarrassment when a loved one develops dementia. It's a very sad part of life and nobody is immune. I don't think anyone is embarrassed if a loved one develops, say, heart problems. Dementia is no different.
 
Thanks for sharing the sketch. I like that paired back style but I'm a rum cove. I hope the supermarket hunter gatherer expedition goes well, the red dialek is fully charged and the meal is a triumph daahling, a triumph.
 
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As you rightly say there should be no stigma attached to any mental health issues. Perhaps the death and backstory of Sir Bobby Charlton will help people see that anyone can fall prey to this. Sadly Thatcher and Reagan's issues and demise didn't alter attitudes in certain quarters, just pretended they didn't happen for those reasons. I detect much more sympathy and understanding among the younger Gens, helped by sports people and media personalities speaking out. Boomers - as a cohort in general - once again have so much for which to answer and apologise. What doesn't help is the prevalent narrative that with the "correct" diet and lifestyle one can live forever at the peak of one's powers. Well documented convergence between healthy/ wellness/ lifestyle prozlitysers and the far right. Too conspiracy theory to see that as "The Man" offloading responsibility and, conveniently, tax payment- cf @dunelm's link? Now, where's my JCB and tin foil hat?
 
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I think I may have worded my post badly.

My mum & Lauren's grandad apparently, were both good with money, but as their health declined money became an obsession for both .

Accusations of trusted family stealing are common, sadly.

Interesting link here
 
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen and those who feel left or right out. No middle ground here or their, there or they’re.

Blood sugars this morning were 5.6

The BBC’s work of Science fiction and fantasy ( weather forecast) predicted a good day for a trundle out on my motorcycle, but Mrs J spoke sense suggesting we continue in the garden. To hear is to obey.
So I have been clambering up a short ladder to tackle the overgrown brambles and ivy that is growing over the fence from next doors. Later this afternoon chopping up and disposing in the “ green “ recycling bin.
Mrs J has been heavily pruning her Forsythia bush and later will be shredding that, I hope, or it will be another job for me, me’s and myself.

It’s now time to nap prior to continuing my full on supervision.
 
Afraid this cold has knocked me for six. I don't feel upbeat. In bed with leccy blanket and a black living fur heated blanket @ianpspurs

First time I have had a cold in years.
 
Hope you all had a good lunch @dunelm
Great sketch, it seems a flat region....
 
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