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

Lamont D said:

Have had a bad few days, and not much time to post.
Migraine completely flooded me.
Mrs L has been intolerable. But it's not her fault.
Gasmen have been digging up the road again.
Further down road neighbouring us, woman won't have them in house.
House alarm and fire alarm knackered connection in electrical box, fuse changed.
Mrs L upset me.
Things just not going right, in middle of decorating and it's a mess.
Accidents, quite a few. Both of us have tell in bath taking a shower.
Too hot!
I like the sun but it's just so hot in my garden, around mid 30's in my suntrap.
Gotta go Mrs L, wants a shower
No chance of going through threads and posts.
I do apologise.
Lots of love and best wishes.
Lamont. D

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No reason to apologise @Lamont D - some things change and some things remain the same.

Krystyna23040 said:

What a shame about the strawberry plants @gennepher.

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Thank you for your commiserations @Krystyna23040

Krystyna23040 said:

I see a beautiful bird @gennepher

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Ah @Krystyna23040 Thank you.

Lamont D said:

Have had a bad few days, and not much time to post.
Migraine completely flooded me.
Mrs L has been intolerable. But it's not her fault.
Gasmen have been digging up the road again.
Further down road neighbouring us, woman won't have them in house.
House alarm and fire alarm knackered connection in electrical box, fuse changed.
Mrs L upset me.
Things just not going right, in middle of decorating and it's a mess.
Accidents, quite a few. Both of us have tell in bath taking a shower.
Too hot!
I like the sun but it's just so hot in my garden, around mid 30's in my suntrap.
Gotta go Mrs L, wants a shower
No chance of going through threads and posts.
I do apologise.
Lots of love and best wishes.
Lamont. D

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Extra hugs @Lamont D xxx

dunelm said:

Smashing beans which look as though you might graze on them. Is Mr Slim getting enough sleep with those painful ribs.

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dunelm said:

Smashing beans which look as though you might graze on them. Is Mr Slim getting enough sleep with those painful ribs.

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@dunelm thank you for your concern. MrSlim had two very painful and disturbed nights. But the ribs are less painful today so he thinks they are only bruised and hopes to be fully recovered for family visit in six days time.
The viewing Tuesday was cancelled, freeing me up to get outside. I really dislike being trapped indoors doing housework when i could be outside in the sunshine. Still there are now a few less tasks on my list.

gennepher said:

I have Sjögren's Syndrome @LivingLightly
And so I need to drink extra water anyway.
I drink more water than an average person.
But when we get to a heat wave, I really do need more extra water!
But, the point I want to make is, if I am becoming slightly dehydrated (and you would not expect that with the amount of water I drink on a daily basis), then my eyes become blurry, and that is one sign of dehydration.

I had an excellent Continence Nurse for well over a decade (about 15 years), all that went with Covid/Lockdowns/etc. It had been compulsory to see her in order to get my supply of continence pads. She would monitor my fluid/water intake, and I had to measure in a measuring jug the outflow...and fill in a chart for both...
She would also do an ultrasound, send me to the loo, and do the ultrasound again, and always tell me that I hadn't emptied myself enough, my bladder was not empty after I had been to the loo. She gave me strategies on how to empty my bladder better. And one was drinking enough water, it is harder to empty your bladder when you don't drink enough.

I appreciated this Continence lady at the time but I appreciate her even more now, and I wish she were still around.
The Continence Nurses now, say....are you okay, oh we don't need that water sample any more we don't bother with that and throw it in the bin, and sign the form for me to receive another year's continence pads. I am in and out in less than 5 mins now.

But with the Continence Nurse who did her job properly, it was an hour and a half by the time she had done all her tests and questions.

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Dear me @gennepher. It sounds as though standards have slipped since the COVID-19 pandemic.


Wednesday's FBG, 4.7 mmol on waking at 6.00 am.

ianpspurs said:

I'm won't lie, this is a real memento mori/Gethsemane moment like living through family life after me. Very strange and not remotely helped by living here or Elsie Keto. No hugs needed just journaling my pilgrimage as objectively as I can

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A hug does seem appropriate.
But I went with informative.

Because you outline a point, I felt I reached & where I think you may be.

A point where some or all of the trappings of what we believe are important, are slowly being tested & some are being stripped away by ourselves ?

The results making our view clearer, until we see things in a more purer form.
(A moment of clarity, I hear it called in some circumstances)

Shorn of the excess baggage, I personally think we travel lighter.

To know ourselves, and our relationships with those around & beyond better...no bad thing, in my eyes.

Was it Churchill who said it's not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning ?

I've come to think this IS that moment many of us arrive at.

Not the end, certainly.
But perhaps an acceptance the end comes regardless, and offers a moment to pause, look around us, take in all that's good & prepare ourselves for the next part of the journey, ( if you believe in such )

Chronical away, as you see best I say.

Big believer here in it's "better out, than in".

Just the fact of writing down on here, can offer positives for the writer & reader alike.

And we are all richer for having taken something from this thread of ours over time.

A thread that so freely gives to others, (from our many differing interests, lives & viewpoints)
is what offers us the opportunity to do so.

Long may it continue.

Peace.

jjraak said:

A hug does seem appropriate.
But I went with informative.

Because you outline a point, I felt I reached & where I think you may be.

A point where some or all of the trappings of what we believe are important, are slowly being tested & some are being stripped away by ourselves ?

The results making our view clearer, until we see things in a more purer form.
(A moment of clarity, I hear it called in some circumstances)

Shorn of the excess baggage, I personally think we travel lighter.

To know ourselves, and our relationships with those around & beyond better...no bad thing, in my eyes.

Was it Churchill who said it's not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning ?

I've come to think this IS that moment many of us arrive at.

Not the end, certainly.
But perhaps an acceptance the end comes regardless, and offers a moment to pause, look around us, take in all that's good & prepare ourselves for the next part of the journey, ( if you believe in such )

Chronical away, as you see best I say.

Big believer here in it's "better out, than in".

Just the fact of writing down on here, can offer positives for the writer & reader alike.

And we are all richer for having taken something from this thread of ours over time.

A thread that so freely gives to others, (from our many differing interests, lives & viewpoints)
is what offers us the opportunity to do so.

Long may it continue.

Peace.

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Thank you for that @jjraak I appreciate the feedback because I was apprehensive about that post. I think George Alagiah said it best:
"It is a painful yet exclusive luxury to be living with cancer because for the most part it is a story of a death foretold," he began. "Many of us cancer patients know that our time is running out so there is time for reflection. It is not the brutality of a car crash." Managing The D and this latest issue are side shows and ultimately a complete waste of time if I am honest. Probably mostly performative/reassuring for others - JKP mostly - to show I'm not giving up yet. The end part of this, his instructions, is simply wonderful and nothing we can post here will beat it imho. Oh, no known fbg - see above.

I came across a Facebook group the other day support for Pulmonary Fibrosis what struck me the most was the number of posts by widows .

Ok, something closer to what I had in my head as today's offering before responding to @jjraak's excellent post. Big hugs and huge kudos to you sir for opening up there, very brave for us men raised/molded in a toxic masculinity era. Today is Lammas Day - the harvest must have been way earlier back in the day possibly because it took so long by hand and scythe? Two grandchildren here today which neatly picks up George Alagiah's point for me. I am not at the point of stairs being like Everest yet and anyhow we have a stair lift for MIL. Tea, peanut butter - 100% peanuts, crunchy obs (M and S because standards still matter chaps ) Jarlsberg and steroids come next but IF means not just yet - read the words in the song. @JohnEGreen thank you for sharing this way back when, it fits the IanP/JJraak sentiments perfectly imho. Other incurable conditions also give the same privilege but some don't and are even more cruel imho. Y'all have a great day.

01.08
7.15am FBG 5.5
Yesterday was 5.8
Grey foggy, muggy morning. The heatwave broke with a thunderstorm last night. Yesterday max temp. 40.4°C, much too hot to be working outside in the sun, although with the slight breeze was pleasant in the shady spots.
Am still plodding on with the marathon task of weeding the drive. Bit like painting the Forth bridge. Nearly finished now so ad several short goes at it before heat drove me indoors again. After the rain last night am expecting a growth spurt of weed seedlings.
The apple tree out the front( no. 24) has started to cast off its leaves. Have already raked up a full 130L bag. Still acting, mostly, as if we will be here next year, (except for the incessant housework) that first " Can we come and look in twenty minutes?" Has piled on the pressure, so still making provision for nourishing the garden in spring. Tidying up as well. Two birds and all that.
Huge glut of courgettes so baked two courgette cakes. Left out to cool overnight along with two apple crumbles made with windfall apples gifted by a friend. Somehow Kiki got into the kitchen and feasted on one of the cakes. Cake crumbs spread over a wide area. Seems she doesn't like sultanas. Am surprised she ignored the crumbles which were made with butter. She loves butter and normally anything containing it is a target.
Since the huge thunderstorm back in May which she endured outside because she was too scared to respond to calling. Kiki is now very afraid of thunder, so she was on the doirstep before the rain started. Very frightened of the noise and startled by the lightning flashes, but i eventually calmed her down enough to sit beside me. She is not a lap cat and was too agitated to be held.
Here she is being very brave and watching the rain.
Please notice the refurbished gates. Nearly three weeks work for MrSlim, they now have a solid lower half. This is for flood protection. Luckily there wasn't an abnormal amount of rain. So not really a
proper test, better that way though. We are also adding garden waste under the hedge where the water breaks through. Weeds from the drive are a great resource for this. Later there is a plan to slightly modify the camber of the drive, but this requires MrSlim to be fully fit and well motivated. A very physical task not to be attempted in a heatwave.
I managed to drop Kiki's breakfast so cleaning the kitchen floor has made it to top of the jobs list for today. Think Kiki enjoyed playing Hunt the Croquettes which had scattered far and wide. Like the leaves from no. 24 Apple tree - always first to drop them.
Am a little concerned about my onions which were drying nicely in the heat. Should I have attempted to drag them out of the ground before the rain? Will they go mouldy now? Need the sun to break though to dry them and to help ward off tomato blight. Damp and warm ideal conditions for it. So far only a few odd leaves affected but today's misty weather could change dramatically that.
MrSlim is still asleep in the bedroom directly over the kitchen. Will have to be quiet when shifting chairs etc. Maybe clean the shower room first...

LivingLightly said:

Dear me @gennepher. It sounds as though standards have slipped since the COVID-19 pandemic.


Wednesday's FBG, 4.7 mmol on waking at 6.00 am.

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COVID provided a convenient excuse for taking money away from such services to give National Insurance cuts. Also no doubt made worse as @gennepher is in Wales and it has a Labour devolved leadership so starve it of funds and blame the Labour party. Other views are available i.e. all due to "boat people" according to beer and fags man. Your computer doesn't work? Boat people's fault - what rubbish. Attached taken from here but B and F man stirred the pot and pretended he didn't.

SlimLizzy said:

@dunelm thank you for your concern. MrSlim had two very painful and disturbed nights. But the ribs are less painful today so he thinks they are only bruised and hopes to be fully recovered for family visit in six days time.
The viewing Tuesday was cancelled, freeing me up to get outside. I really dislike being trapped indoors doing housework when i could be outside in the sunshine. Still there are now a few less tasks on my list.

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Only bruised is good - house sale viewing can steal away huge chunks of your days but as you say, fewer tasks, less time indoors.

Good morning everyone on a splendid start to the day listening the rain bouncing of the parched earth and the faint cheering of plants. 5.8 this a.m. and just under 7 miles yesterday. Down on the beach by 0930 yesterday and had what we had suspected was the best of the day for beach lounging before it clouded over just before noon. It will be plan B today - just as soon as plan B has been formulated. Art bit - tree sketch of course. May the bin lorry cavalcade continue to be present for you, I need to finish slurping koffy before the requests from tiny people start coming in.

dunelm said:

Good morning everyone on a splendid start to the day listening the rain bouncing of the parched earth and the faint cheering of plants. 5.8 this a.m. and just under 7 miles yesterday. Down on the beach by 0930 yesterday and had what we had suspected was the best of the day for beach lounging before it clouded over just before noon. It will be plan B today - just as soon as plan B has been formulated. Art bit - tree sketch of course. May the bin lorry cavalcade continue to be present for you, I need to finish slurping koffy before the requests from tiny people start coming in.

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Yesterday sounds like an Elbow day for you and the grandchildren. Thank you for sharing your artistic skills. Enjoy plan B - whatever happened to him?.

5.3 this morning. Really pleased with that number.
Daughter and granddaughter going back to London later. They will stay with our younger daughter until they fly back to Toronto early Saturday morning.

It has been lovely seeing them. The whole family will be back to visit next summer.

Lamont D said:

Have had a bad few days, and not much time to post.
Migraine completely flooded me.
Mrs L has been intolerable. But it's not her fault.
Gasmen have been digging up the road again.
Further down road neighbouring us, woman won't have them in house.
House alarm and fire alarm knackered connection in electrical box, fuse changed.
Mrs L upset me.
Things just not going right, in middle of decorating and it's a mess.
Accidents, quite a few. Both of us have tell in bath taking a shower.
Too hot!
I like the sun but it's just so hot in my garden, around mid 30's in my suntrap.
Gotta go Mrs L, wants a shower
No chance of going through threads and posts.
I do apologise.
Lots of love and best wishes.
Lamont. D

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Nice to see you Lamont. You lead a busy life as a carer.
D.

Fbg 6.8

Nighttime wildlife video
35 secs
Badgers & Cats & The Swing


Problem yesterday meant my black ink hand painting did not work.
I had five canvas boards.
I was going to do some black Chinese in painting on them using my hands.
Problem.
It was 29° C.
And so the black Chinese ink dried on my hands in the nanosecond it took me to transfer my hand to the canvas board.
Tried every which way....
I did do some stuff on the canvas boards, but it is not finished and not what I had intended to do.
I did manage to do some paintings in my sketchbook with the black ink on my hand.

Next problem was trying to get the ink off my hands because it had been on it for so long, in that heat, as I was painting for quite awhile with my hands.

When I was a child, I used to have those delicate black or white lace gloves. Do you remember them? I could do with a black pair now.....

And so, my creative is one of the paintings I did in my sketchbook with the black ink hand painting, and also with the blue shop towel I was using to mop everything up. I was getting painted everywhere, and I turned that into a painting implement because there was so much ink on it.....

Waste not want not...

It was thunderstorms and rain, but now the sun has come out and I am going out there to paint again, I enjoyed yesterday afternoon even though every painting and idea I had was a mistake, I could see ways of using it and having fun with it, but it is not what I intended to do. I should never have an intention when painting because it never works out and always goes badly wrong. It only works (usually)/when I just leap onto the blank page with free abandon....

Now, have your best day.
Leap into the unknown with free abandon...go into and with the flow...

gennepher said:

Fbg 6.8

Nighttime wildlife video
35 secs
Badgers & Cats & The Swing


Problem yesterday meant my black ink hand painting did not work.
I had five canvas boards.
I was going to do some black Chinese in painting on them using my hands.
Problem.
It was 29° C.
And so the black Chinese ink dried on my hands in the nanosecond it took me to transfer my hand to the canvas board.
Tried every which way....
I did do some stuff on the canvas boards, but it is not finished and not what I had intended to do.
I did manage to do some paintings in my sketchbook with the black ink on my hand.

Next problem was trying to get the ink off my hands because it had been on it for so long, in that heat, as I was painting for quite awhile with my hands.

When I was a child, I used to have those delicate black or white lace gloves. Do you remember them? I could do with a black pair now.....

And so, my creative is one of the paintings I did in my sketchbook with the black ink hand painting, and also with the blue shop towel I was using to mop everything up. I was getting painted everywhere, and I turned that into a painting implement because there was so much ink on it.....

Waste not want not...

It was thunderstorms and rain, but now the sun has come out and I am going out there to paint again, I enjoyed yesterday afternoon even though every painting and idea I had was a mistake, I could see ways of using it and having fun with it, but it is not what I intended to do. I should never have an intention when painting because it never works out and always goes badly wrong. It only works (usually)/when I just leap onto the blank page with free abandon....

Now, have your best day.
Leap into the unknown with free abandon...go into and with the flow...

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Love it!

I can move again. By last evening I was beginning to feel less painful when I tried to move and overnight the worst of my arthritis flare-up has passed. I can stand up and I can crab my way around the house. This is the way these flare-ups usually go. Only problem is, I never get back quite to where I was before the flare-up. Still, why complain? This is just pain, not life threatening. I've got off very lightly really - just arthritis and T2 so far. I've had cancers but they have been diagnosed early and dealt with so other than being a bit battle scarred, i haven't had any long-term effects. Eyes are a bit dodgy but better than most at my age. Someone "up there" has been very good to me and I'm grateful. I just wish others could be so fortunate.

Managed to scramble some eggs, load and start the dishwasher and make my own tea this morning. Appointment for blood tests, urine sample and rebandaging of my tree trunk-like legs today, so better get going.