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

@Lamont D .

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When diet doesn’t improve RH

Hi kids, I was diagnosed with RH about a year ago and subsequently cut out sugar and simple carbs from my diet. However, nothing has changed. I still have the same hypos at the same time each day (10:30am, 3:30pm and 5:30pm occasionally), more often with simple physical activity. My warning for...
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Hi Folks

Good to read your latest news. Just done my first task of the new growing season which is to make my seed germination mix. I have used a coir/vermiculite/worm castings mix recommended by Kim from California. Only made 2.5lt as it's a seed mix, not a potting mix. March 1st for sowing the first seeds.

Noon BG 7.2 mmol/lt.
 
ianpspurs said:
That's a shame. For a long time I have felt eating out in the UK always represents very poor value for money and is best avoided.
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Here in Normandy we have had a few meals that were not as tasty as one would hope, but in the main, they are good value for the money. À few days ago we ate at a restaurant nearby. Chez Agnes, Lapenty. Huge open fireplace with enormous grill for cooking on. Def. USP.
Starters: decent size slice of the best homemade quiche Lorraine I have ever tasted with the obligitary lettuce leaf and dressing. One of us had tartifleche. He said it was very good.
Mains: I had rabbit leg which came (unusually) with vegetables and chips. Normally one or the other. Didnt eat the chips. Two of us had steak, the other had a chicken escalope.
We were all feeling a bit full so no cheese course for any of us. It would not have added to the cost.
Selection of desserts, two small ones on each plate.
Wine, water and coffee included.
The bill? Divided in half €37.45 each couple.
We will be eating there again.
 
Lovely kaleidoscopes. Stay indoors - it’s under the blankets day!
 
Thank you @ianpspurs - the trip to Whitby was smashing. Shall sing “Home, Home on The Range” for that A1c reading. All the best as always with that drip trip.
 
Good to see you back @True Blue and we like to use vermiculite in our raised bed/veg trug mix. @SlimLizzy that sounds like a wonderful setting and meal. Should I have moved to France (Perigord Noir probably) ? I'll never know but nagging doubts persist from time to time. @gennepher glad you managed to get warm. Here's a piece from a longer poem (selected for Shrove Tuesday) that reminded me of you - the muddied kaleidoscope was an obvious link. I may share some of the poems which are my companions on my Camino this Lent if people don't object. It would be wonderful to have some actual companions - albeit virtual - on sections of my pilgrimage.
 
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Krystyna23040 said:
It is like that here in Central Norfolk. My sister has broken a tooth and cannot get an appointment with her private dentist until next Tuesday.
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When I finally managed to get into a dentists client list , the earliest appointment they could offer was eight months away. When one of our ukranians had a serious tooth infection she had to wait three months for an urgent appointment.
We should all be encouraging our children and grandchildren to train as dentists, plumbers or electricians.
 
Reading to Southampton fair old walk bit of a monumental task if intent of going the entire way to Santiago de Compostela.
 
JohnEGreen said:
Reading to Southampton fair old walk bit of a monumental task if intent of going the entire way to Santiago de Compostela.
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I was thinking more of the figurative meaning:

not so much the attached which for many of us is fast receding into the distance. I do hope the BBC has a Pilgrimage series again this year. The co-opted version of this will soon hove into view - I prefer the original. Technically Bury St Edmunds would be my Mother Cathedral but I see Ely much more often and for over 60 years it was my Mother.
 

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With the total lack of sleep last night, FBG is meaningless. Anyway, BG is erratic just now - maybe something to do with the antibiotics. They always upset my system but it's better to put up with that than just ignore infections.

Since I am cold, tired and hungry, the breakfast I had much earlier today, has disappeared from my memory and from my stomach's memory (or so it keeps telling me), so 2 meals today. Will have to start making it pretty soon.
 
So upsetting for you all. Sympathy and hugs . You have done all that you could , of course you are distressed and exhausted, so be gentle with yourself and each other while you adapt to a different reality.
 
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Here is one I made earlier last week. I did complete it, but photo was taken in WhatsApp and didn't save.
And another one from last week
 

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SlimLizzy said:
So upsetting for you all. Sympathy and hugs . You have done all that you could , of course you are distressed and exhausted, so be gentle with yourself and each other while you adapt to a different reality.
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Thank you@SlimLizzy for your kind words.
 
I didn't make any more food. I sat in the chair and fell asleep (under a sweater, a knitted poncho and a blanket) and by the time I woke up it was too late to cook and I was full of pain (must have done too much exercise), so I just had a cup of coffee or 2. BG sitting at 5.2 all afternoon.

Not sure whether these classes are doing me any good. Kirsty always says not to do any more than we feel comfortable with, but I do feel comfortable at the time - it's the following hours and days that are the trouble.
 
That is dreadful to have to wait that long @SlimLizzy. You are right that we need more dentists, plumbers or electricians.
 
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