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

lindisfel said:
Morning all, I still look in quite lot but I am having difficulties following things. I am afraid I can relate to some of your discussions related to dementure.
I hope you all continue to thrive and cope with your problems.
A year ago I was a different person
God bless you all
Derek
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How typical of you to think of the problems of others which is the true measure of you as a man. Wonderful to see you here and God bless you now and always.
 
lindisfel said:
Morning all, I still look in quite lot but I am having difficulties following things. I am afraid I can relate to some of your discussions related to dementure.
I hope you all continue to thrive and cope with your problems.
A year ago I was a different person
God bless you all
Derek
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Good afternoon Derek.
Great to see you here.
Hugs for your problems
Take care @lindisfel.
 
jjraak said:
Hi mate.

You know my background on this.


I have nothing but the
utmost respect for you or anyone dealing with a loved one with such an illness.

I saw my dad bend himself double to cover mum from the worst life threw at her with this wretched disease.

He became her shield from life as it slowly became for her, and he shielded her from herself.

Did he get frustrated and angry...You bet he did

You'd have to be a machine to not feel the intensity this brings and how it stretches the very sinews of mind & body.

But did he love.... unconditionally.

That man, much like you right now, went to the end of his endurance to care, love & protect mum, for many years.

I can't find any words to make this right or easier.

But one word sums up how you & people like You, do what really can't & shouldn't be possible for just one person to do, yet they do it, alone, because it needs to be done.

Sure, people get help, dad did, but none of us lived that life he had with mum, day after day, 24/7....

Yet what exhausted me, he just did relentlessly week in, week out, until he couldn't .

That word.....?
Unbelievable.

Unbelievable what people manage to do
Unbelievable how they cope with the un-copeable
Unbelievable the depths of love they have for another

Yet totally believable, that at times they break, at times they weaken, and at times they get frustrated....who wouldn't.

But that doesn't stop them picking up where they left of and doing it all again tomorrow....and the days after.

I know your not after praise, and as many say, do please post here, please .

Let that angst have form, let the pressure be released in written form

But be in no doubt, I among many here I think, standing on the sidelines, are in awe of all you do for Mrs L.

No one carries such a burden & escapes being unscathed by frustration.

It's a sign despite the super human efforts they make, they are mere flesh & blood.

And acknowledging that is the hardest thing to do,when you think being strong IS the answer.

Sometimes the storm is too strong for us to stand tall, and at those times, sensible people bend into the storm.

You're doing alright @Lamont D
You're doing alright, mate.

God bless you .
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I have now read this three times now.

Unbelievable is this mate.
Unbelievable is now I think.
Unbelievable is my motto now to what I do.
Already this morning chores have taken most of the morning, obviously keeping an eye on the cricket but so much of what I do is for her. There is no way of getting around this.

You cannot believe the gratefulness I feel from your post. It actually brought a tear and a lump to my throat.
I won't stop writing, I may miss off days but I feel a draw here with my diabmates. ((Not a real thing, but I like it)
I will keep battling and looking after Mrs L.
I am honoured to receive such a post.
Unbelievable mate.

7.4 this manic Monday.
Mrs L has destroyed the bedroom.
I'm exaggerating cos, as we listened to the weather and the high winds, which we have had most of the night, are forecast to be stronger and colder, so Mrs L decided that the bedroom window needed closing, which Mrs L has achieved by pulling the curtain rail down.
Have sorted.
And cleaned the kitchen thoroughly, cos Mrs L had made a cuppa which the floor enjoyed.
Just another day in paradise.
Incidents and accidents.
Hints and allegations.
You did it!
No, you did!
No, I never!
Yes, you did!
Yes dear.
Have you ordered the......?

Garden furniture away insisted on by Mrs L.
Garden looks empty now.
Footie pitches took the insistence persistence precipitation all day yesterday, replaced by stiff cold winds, mid afternoon 15degrees.

Cuppa required by you know who.

Be back later
Thanks so much for your support.
 
LivingLightly said:
Yes, indeed @Krystyna23040. When some comedian used our address plus a fictitious name in order to avoid a series of parking fines, it took almost six months to resolve.

Thankfully, your case was dealt with promptly.
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That must have been a nightmare @LivingLightly. It is so stressful when something like that happens.
 
gennepher said:
I did some paintings, of sunbeams @Krystyna23040 which I quite liked when I was with my art group pre covid and lockdowns, not sure where the paintings are but photographs are on that recalcitrant recharging iPad Pro. If I can find them, I'll post one or two.
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That would be lovely if you could find them, although more important that you rescue your pictures of Popeye and your hearing dog Meg @gennepher
 
ianpspurs said:
Good morning all from a dull and damp L.A. at the start of a week of more autumnal weather before a week when something vaguely like summer is slated to return - confused.com or what? Unknown fbg but Abbott/Parcelforce kindly woke (sorry Alf :) ) us with a voice text informing us that a parcel - the sensor - will be delivered this very day. What earthly good that will do is beyond me but while I'm tracking what my bg is doing and hypothesising why that may be so my mind isn't on anything even more sinister. @Annb good news on the mattress seeming to give you better sleep. @karen8967 great fbg and wonderful to see you here, hope all is well with you. @gennepher thank you for sharing both yesterday's and today's splendid kaleidoscopes. @jjraak your post on caring was amazing, heartfelt and a tribute to your spirit. My keto raspberry granola should have absorbed enough kefir to be vaguely squishy by now so I can eat it and take some meds. Hopefully y'all won't need to work hard to enjoy all/some/parts of your Monday.
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Thanks ian
 
lindisfel said:
Morning all, I still look in quite lot but I am having difficulties following things. I am afraid I can relate to some of your discussions related to dementure.
I hope you all continue to thrive and cope with your problems.
A year ago I was a different person
God bless you all
Derek
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Good to hear from you Derek

Blessings to you & Marjorie.
 
Annb said:
5.6 at 05.10 today. Later than usual - my new mattress is making a difference. Tea, basal insulin and pain killers and it is now 5.7. Onto my first cup of coffee now. Shouldn't make any difference. I seem to have gone off tea for a bit and am drinking much more coffee. I daresay I'll go off the coffee in a few days - I usually do.
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Brilliant news, so good to hear.

You've had a rough run of late, good to see you get some respite in the form of that mattress & some decent sleep.

I remember an old saying that stuck with me.

Always spend good money on shoes & mattresses.

Because if your not in one you're in the other.

Many a true word
Sleep natures secret medicine.

Here's to more night of it, for you @Annb
 
jjraak said:
Brilliant news, so good to hear.

You've had a rough run of late, good to see you get some respite in the form of that mattress & some decent sleep.

I remember an old saying that stuck with me.

Always spend good money on shoes & mattresses.

Because if your not in one you're in the other.

Many a true word
Sleep natures secret medicine.

Here's to more night of it, for you @Annb
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A similar saying is, always wear clean underwear and no holes in your socks in case, others have to see them!
 
Lamont D said:
A similar saying is, always wear clean underwear and no holes in your socks in case, others have to see them!
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I remember my mother advising about the clean underwear - never mentioned the socks to me and in any case, when I was younger my stockings/tights were always laddered.
 
In the early sixties, football socks, we're known as stockings, for some reason.
Our teacher coach in junior school, always referred to as such.
The hand me down school kit, was even then awful.
which reminds me of the equipment, boots, shin pads, balls. Eek!
The stockings were full of holes, and really uncomfortable.
They must have been woolen.
yellow and black stripes they were.
yellow and black quarters, shirt.
black shorts.
I remember my first game.
I scored,
I'm the wrong end.
In my career as a footballer, my oggies, outdid my goals.
Strangely, weirdly. My first goal in junior football, was on a pitch, which is now my local clubs training ground.
And where my last job for my club was based.
decent footwear was so important as a kid.
 
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