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

Good morning everyone on a wonderfully quiet start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. 4.9 again this a.m. I woke with a fleeting thought about a suitcase. I must expunge all such thoughts - tomorrow will be time enough. Mrs Miggins will be collection our boarding cards and such like today. I will be dashing up to Aldi to try and cause some panic buying of olive oil, if there is any left ;). Art bit - do trees ever look blue? They do now. Have a jolly good day if you can. My left shoulder and elbow are conspiring to ruin mine so I shall stink out the supermarket with oil of wintergreen. First, some Koffy.
 

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Morning all from a quiet, 14C start to Monday in L.A. TCFS start to the week, far too autumnal. Pitch rolled and #1 mug of tea gradually being ingested in the laynj, the pace of modern life is brutal. @dunelm hug for the aches and pains - wintergreen? Reminds me of village sport when I was salad green. All those who still dared to dream slathering themselves in that and warming up with several full strength cigarettes before wheezing their way onto the pitch. Thank you for sharing the art, enjoy the trip but give #AldiEVOOgate a miss until after this year's harvest just to protect those joints. @Annb hug for the issues but fascinating research. Of course it is all provisional theorising but still fascinating. I hope your bg settles. Despite watching so much sport and reading the online Guardian and New York Times I did manage over 4k steps dodging the sun: 'An ill-favoured thing sir, but mine own' The lox and bagel yesterday were inspired by these monsters JKP had had delivered staring at me. My evening meal was duck breast salad (Aldi EVO in the vinaigrette) which was both pleasing to the eye and most satisfactory to the taste. Zoe 30+ daily topping added to the look and taste. Today I may have afternoon tea since I discovered some Keto scones lurking in a freezer and some clotted cream lounging in a fridge. Elsie Keto never tasted so good , so good. Enjoy your Monday.
 
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Morning all from a quiet, 14C start to Monday in L.A. TCFS start to the week, far too autumnal. Pitch rolled and #1 mug of tea gradually being ingested in the laynj, the pace of modern life is brutal. @dunelm hug for the aches and pains - wintergreen? Reminds me of village sport when I was salad green. All those who still dared to dream slathering themselves in that and warming up with several full strength cigarettes before wheezing their way onto the pitch. Thank you for sharing the art, enjoy the trip but give #AldiEVOOgate a miss until after this year's harvest just to protect those joints. @Annb hug for the issues but fascinating research. Of course it is all provisional theorising but still fascinating. I hope your bg settles. Despite watching so much sport and reading the online Guardian and New York Times I did manage over 4k steps dodging the sun: 'An ill-favoured thing sir, but mine own' The lox and bagel yesterday were inspired by these monsters JKP had delivered staring at me. My evening meal was duck breast salad (Aldi EVO in the vinaigrette) which was both pleasing to the eye and most satisfactory to the taste. Zoe 30+ daily topping added to the look and taste. Today I may have afternoon tea since I discovered some Keto scones lurking in a freezer and some clotted cream lounging in a fridge. Elsie Keto never tasted so good , so good. Enjoy your Monday.
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Good to hear that the Aldi EVO with the vinaigrette was most satisfactory. The keto scones and clotted cream sound as though they may be rather delicious.
 
@Krystyna23040 the scones are indeed spiffing with clotted cream. I tried some Elsie jam with them last year but the aftertaste spoiled things. Staying on food, our cousins across the pond seem to think we've only just discovered this
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I'm just about to scrape and scoop around the bottom of the latest kg tub so where have the rest of y'all been? Take it easy again today.
 
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6.0 this morning.

After the early morning walk in the park with Poppy we made another trip to our local Aldi and bought the very last bottles of their PDO EVO on their shelves.

Felt a bit guilty at leaving the shelf empty as I was depriving other customers but not so guilty that it stopped me doing it.

Am relaxing with a coffee - a Joni Mitchell CD on in the background. A perfect Monday morning. I will actually do some work today - but not just yet.
 
Fbg 5.4 this morning.
The mention of our American cousins made me smile as of the 17000 odd DNA matches I got on Ancestry the majority seem to be in America it would appear that I have more relatives across the pond than here.
Oh and I have been making my own peanut butter for several years so I don’t know where they got that idea from.
 
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@Krystyna23040 the scones are indeed spiffing with clotted cream. I tried some Elsie jam with them last year but the aftertaste spoiled things. Stayg on food, our cousins across the pond seem to think we've only just discovered this



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I'm just about to scoop around the bottom of the latest kg tub so where have the rest of y'all been? Take it easy again today.
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Yes, the aftertaste of sweeteners is disgusting.
Good that the scones were much better without Elsie jam.

I do love crunchy peanut butter. It is amazing how something so healthy can be so delicious.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Yes, the aftertaste of sweeteners is disgusting.
Good that the scones were much better without Elsie jam.

I do love crunchy peanut butter. It is amazing how something so healthy can be so delicious.
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Winner would be purely for listening to Joni Mitchell without anything else. Yes, crunchy PB is the only way but it is very moreish. Fortunately, I have another kg tub (and some Jarlsberg) to help me follow the instructions on my medication. Steroids seem to make me hungry and I really don't need to weigh 74 kgs. I'm less convinced by the day that anyone actually has the faintest idea what is healthy whilst signing up for a Zoe Daily 30+ subscription. Acute cognitive dissonance here. :doctor:
 
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Morning all from a quiet, 14C start to Monday in L.A. TCFS start to the week, far too autumnal. Pitch rolled and #1 mug of tea gradually being ingested in the laynj, the pace of modern life is brutal. @dunelm hug for the aches and pains - wintergreen? Reminds me of village sport when I was salad green. All those who still dared to dream slathering themselves in that and warming up with several full strength cigarettes before wheezing their way onto the pitch. Thank you for sharing the art, enjoy the trip but give #AldiEVOOgate a miss until after this year's harvest just to protect those joints. @Annb hug for the issues but fascinating research. Of course it is all provisional theorising but still fascinating. I hope your bg settles. Despite watching so much sport and reading the online Guardian and New York Times I did manage over 4k steps dodging the sun: 'An ill-favoured thing sir, but mine own' The lox and bagel yesterday were inspired by these monsters JKP had had delivered staring at me. My evening meal was duck breast salad (Aldi EVO in the vinaigrette) which was both pleasing to the eye and most satisfactory to the taste. Zoe 30+ daily topping added to the look and taste. Today I may have afternoon tea since I discovered some Keto scones lurking in a freezer and some clotted cream lounging in a fridge. Elsie Keto never tasted so good , so good. Enjoy your Monday.
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Thank you @ianpspurs and oh too late, but never mind. Three bottles grabbed in a frenzy of nothingness - two whole boxes on the shelves and no one else remotely interested as they headed for the pies and instant meals.
 
ianpspurs said:
@Krystyna23040 the scones are indeed spiffing with clotted cream. I tried some Elsie jam with them last year but the aftertaste spoiled things. Staying on food, our cousins across the pond seem to think we've only just discovered this
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I'm just about to scrape and scoop around the bottom of the latest kg tub so where have the rest of y'all been? Take it easy again today.
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And I thought that the British invented peanut butter around the time when we invented gravity, swimming and historical facts.
 
JohnEGreen said:
Three Aldi stores in my vicinity non have that brand so I suppose just having to stick with Waitrose for now.
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This is becoming a very golden latte - (LC maple syrup) wokeratti thread. Swap quinoa munching for EVOO glugging to update Suella. We're now in danger of descending into food shaming
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Thank you @ianpspurs and oh too late, but never mind. Three bottles grabbed in a frenzy of nothingness - two whole boxes on the shelves and no one else remotely interested as they headed for the pies and instant meals.
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Good time to check our privilege. I know, I know
 
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Annb said:
Ooh. Big hug for poor your, having to slum it at Waitrose. ;)
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Good point well made Ma'am. This is brilliant and what I’m feeling Kamala Harris inching towards saying to rebut the foul Musk flavo(u)red Trumpism. To some extent Tim Walz has already been saying these things. Let’s hope someone at the DNC let’s rip at the rank hypocrisy and mendacity. Has to be done in the USA because for all the nonsense before, during and since THAT referendum Britain isn’t a major player anymore. Grate - as in an unpleasant rasping sound.is far more apposite.
 
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Good point well made Ma'am. This is brilliant and what I’m feeling Kamala Harris inching towards saying to rebut the foul Musk flavo(u)red Trumpism. To some extent Tim Walz has already been saying these things. Let’s hope someone at the DNC let’s rip at the rank hypocrisy and mendacity. Has to be done in the USA because for all the nonsense before, during and since THAT referendum Britain isn’t a major player anymore. Grate - make as in an unpleasant rasping sound.is far more apposite.
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Brilliant article.
 
JohnEGreen said:
The other day while looking through the family tree on Ancestry I came across a 2nd great grand uncle his name was James Lang and in the 1881 census his occupation was given as Innkeeper and the location was the Rockford Inn in Brendon Devon out of curiosity I googled it to find it is still in business and it is possible to stay there so I have decided that next year I am going to book a couple of days there. It is a beautiful place and I like the idea of staying in an inn that 140 odd years ago was run by a family member.
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The inn looks beautiful. Well worth a visit even without the family connection.
 
dogslife said:
Good afternoon everyone. Just thought I'd pop in with an update.I was preparing the evening meal's vegetables yesterday when I suddenly came over all " hypo-ish" including over heating with the familiar hand shaking and general weakness. Tested bloods and they were 4.8.( Not officially hypo level but low for me) Three jelly babies and a meal later they had only increased to 5.8. After an hour or so of feeling woolly headed I was back to my usual self and after nibbling cheese went to bed testing at 8.1.My recent HbA1c was 55, not perfect but when you consider that in January 2023 it was 93 I'm happy with that. Just have to sort out my liver etc now. I have an appointment for an abdominal scan next week so we will see see what that reveals.

What a great idea@JohnEGreen. Something to look forward to indeed.
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A big fat WELL DONE for that massive improvement in HbA1c.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Was going to start going over my videos of my recent training but I was still in holiday mode today.

Also, had started reading a new book and I can't put it down. It is so well written. I don't often get the chance to read fiction. Am so pleased that Mr K recommended it to me.
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Would be interested to know what you are reading? If thats not too nosy...
 
Krystyna23040 said:
It is called The Bag of Secrets by Joy Ellis and.is about 2 ex police officers who are now private investigators.
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Just looked it up.
The Bag of Secrets is book six in a series on kindle. Because I subscribe to kindle unlimited I can read for free.
 
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