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

ianpspurs said:
Morning all from a wet and dark L.A. which also describes the way I like my tea. No fbg to report but the venerable RR must be consigned to the breakers yard. Sadly, I won't have one last drive as I can't ask permission until December 5th at the earliest. @dunelm thank you for the wonderfully humorous post and more splendid red roof art. Well done on the A1c: that description of how one achieves lower levels resonates except that I rather like lettuce leaves, more than Koffy I think. @Annb sorry your cleaner won't be coming after the tidying but enjoy the feeling of tidiness. @Krystyna23040 Mr K is at it again with his Mondo Duplantis routine - how are we mere mortals meant to aspire to that? Another granddaughter has a virus which is causing issues but she managed to lose her coat between lunch and home time while merely sitting in a classroom - such a talented girl. She went to choir last night and is at school today. Tuesday is choir day here, she goes at 5.30 then her brother goes at 6.30. I mentioned Grunty Fen (CB6) last week. Clement Freud was MP for the Isle of Ely and had a racehorse named Grunty Fen. It is a real place but took on a life of its own as a metonymy for life in "authentic" Cambridgeshire Fenland (PW. - Pre-Waitrose) before it became a Silicon Fen (attached) dormitory area. Some of you may enjoy hearing true Grunty Fen wisdom - lyrics not available. Yes, we do all really talk like that and live as per attached - that really is me, minus glasses and cat, obviously. Though we now live in the IP28 postcode, which is literally on the borderline the difference is stark: proving impossible for me to come to terms with. Have a spiffing Wednesday.
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Thank you @ianpspurs even though the illustrated explanations contain spam - It’s on that work bench - a whole tin of it and that radio is suspicious. Elastic trickery - in Grunty Fen - hard to believe.
 
Lamont D said:
Good whatever.
no FBG.
too busy finishing boxroom, laundry day, bedding day and the usual.
I should say I just forgot in the maelstrom of the morning.

it was really cold last night at the footie.
nowt to warm the cockles either.
good thing Mrs L had put the heating onto sub tropical in my absence........

not a good night either, had stomach cramps for why, I have no idea, thought I was gonna be sick at one stage.
feel much better now after doing too much, and I still haven't had any thing to eat yet. I might not till tomorrow.

Gotta go..

My bestest wishes to you all as well as take care, be safe and keep warm and dry.
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Stomach cramps - ouch! Take care.
 
dunelm said:
Thank you @ianpspurs even though the illustrated explanations contain spam - It’s on that work bench - a whole tin of it and that radio is suspicious. Elastic trickery - in Grunty Fen - hard to believe.
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You may be casting around for those ideal gifts to fill a hamper for good friends, I know we are. Those one puts together are always so much more personal than the usual Fortnum and Mason hampers. Here are some useful ideas. I truly believe nothing says Merry Christmas like a mustard poultice. The captions work after a fashion @gennepher - very hard to transcribe true Fenish - also quite long for everyone so dip in and out or ignore.
 
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ianpspurs said:
Hug for the cold and tummy issues. The result won't have warned you up much. An ouchy football story but very sub Bert Trautmann. Take good care of yourself, myself and our King like the three degrees - anyone else? Keep away from Conall, the next one must surely be Donald.
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Ouch.
witnessed a couple of them.
The three degrees from 'The Philly Sound' were a Barry White and record company that brought together a collaboration of female backing singers. And when they had a couple of hits were given freedom to perform.
Hence, Love Unlimited were born.
'It May Be Winter Outside' an apt tune with the frost outside.
I would also say and believe that if Barry White had been in the network and record company's of the likes of Hollywood and the popular media. As with Smokey Robinson, they would have been hailed as the 20th century prolific popular music composers and lyricists. Geniuses both of them.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone from a frosty start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.6 this am and a text from GP surgery to say that my HbA1c results from last week indicated a score of 41. I has been down to 36 or something like that but what a miserable existence that was - nibbling at lettuce and trying to find interesting recipes that demand ingredients only available from back street apothecaries or your local wizard. Train journey home yesterday - a mystery tour due to some point faults in the middle of a boggy field causing a 2 hour static view of a marvelous sunset over a newly established inland sea. Train terminated two stops early - needed two more trains to get home. I read a book - the pleasure of tuning out the negative. Onboard train staff were marvelous - checking where folk were heading to - giving out best route to take info and assurances that all tickets will be valid for any journey - such a missed opportunity for fare dodgers. So nice to sleep in your own bed. Art bit - just a quick sketch. Have a nice day y’all and shun that which makes you angry - I just love a good shun. Best dive into some koffy - all the better for you now that it has been added to the gut friendly superfood hall of fame and fantasy. You know it makes sense - just ask your gut but best speak to it in biome - a bit like Klingon but without all that fighting.
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Interesting journey @dunelm
A great sketch, and red roof...
 
Fbg 6.8

No time to do any video editing....
Out all day.
Came back to blinding (despite wearing my prescription Polaroid driving sunglasses) afternoon sun in Wales, which gave me a visual migraine attack ...so I feel sick and not so good now...
No way can I edit a video...
And here is a kaleidoscope for creative....
Night night....

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Good happy national bin day Morening Ladies and Gentlemen.

Blood sugars this morning were a straight 6, this is perplexing because the number six is full of curves, so why do we say straight?

Today I will be unsupervised, but I will be expected to get the pagan festival decorations out from their storage place. While me me’s and myself carry out this task Mrs J will be a lady what lunches.

Well that’s my day, I hope you fellow posters and painters have the best day you can.

Stay warm, stay dry, stay safe.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.8

No time to do any video editing....
Out all day.
Came back to blinding (despite wearing my prescription Polaroid driving sunglasses) afternoon sun in Wales, which gave me a visual migraine attack ...so I feel sick and not so good now...
No way can I edit a video...
And here is a kaleidoscope for creative....
Night night....

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Thank you for the kaleidoscope and hope that your migraine is over.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.8

No time to do any video editing....
Out all day.
Came back to blinding (despite wearing my prescription Polaroid driving sunglasses) afternoon sun in Wales, which gave me a visual migraine attack ...so I feel sick and not so good now...
No way can I edit a video...
And here is a kaleidoscope for creative....
Night night....

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Hope you are feeling a lot better this morning @gennepher. The kaleidoscope is brilliant.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.8

No time to do any video editing....
Out all day.
Came back to blinding (despite wearing my prescription Polaroid driving sunglasses) afternoon sun in Wales, which gave me a visual migraine attack ...so I feel sick and not so good now...
No way can I edit a video...
And here is a kaleidoscope for creative....
Night night....

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Hope you're feeling better after a sleep Gennepher.
 
Busy day today. Neil has to have his flu job first, then I go to have my legs rebandaged while Neil does the shopping. Then this afternoon I have an appointment with the Medical Consultant (6 monthly review) while Neil goes to the recycling plant with loads of cardboard from all the Amazon parcels over the last couple of weeks since Alistair took the last load for me. Then a Zoom meeting this evening.

BG was 8.8 at 03.00 but up in the 10's now. And I've put more weight on! :arghh:
 
Good morning all from a very frosty Thanksgiving here in, L.A. which one could almost describe as pretty in the same way as the attached. Fortunately, I shall be busy not working from home today. @gennepher hug for the visual migraine and thank you for the kaleidoscope. @Krystyna23040 thank you for the mention of that programme. Tuesday's poorly granddaughter was sent home from school yesterday and later diagnosed with tonsillitis requiring antibiotics. Sad news about Liz Hatton. Have a poem and an (the?) Advent song - the scenery and her voice are glorious even if the message isn't to your taste. Quiet here today as our protectors (for now?) are feasting - best wishes and sincere thanks from myself (and turkey producers/sellers who enjoy a double dip) Enjoy Thursday your way, always provided that isn't unjustly at the expense of other people.
 

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Good morning everyone on a cold, bright, sunny start to bin day here in the dark and dangerous north. Thanksgiving today and a good excuse to get out there and do a practice run on Christmas lunch at a local eatery. Needs research mind as such festive bargains may be as big a flop as opening a new colonic irrigation clinic during a hose pipe ban. Girl in The Bubble over yesterday after school. We did some painting and made our own green, purple and orange by mixing. I am now calling her Paula Rego. I thought Freda Kahlo at first, but no. She will be staying over tonight after her swimming lesson so we might do a bit more. Going to bring some art materials into the house from the art room as it’s getting cold and am loath to put on the electric heaters - humbug! Art bit - a bit of water and some red roofs. Temperature is falling, which influences the production of hats and gloves so wrap up warm and don’t trust even the brightest looking bit of sunshine. Really must have some Koffy.
 

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dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a cold, bright, sunny start to bin day here in the dark and dangerous north. Thanksgiving today and a good excuse to get out there and do a practice run on Christmas lunch at a local eatery. Needs research mind as such festive bargains may be as big a flop as opening a new colonic irrigation clinic during a hose pipe ban. Girl in The Bubble over yesterday after school. We did some painting and made our own green, purple and orange by mixing. I am now calling her Paula Rego. I thought Freda Kahlo at first, but no. She will be staying over tonight after her swimming lesson so we might do a bit more. Going to bring some art materials into the house from the art room as it’s getting cold and am loath to put on the electric heaters - humbug! Art bit - a bit of water and some red roofs. Temperature is falling, which influences the production of hats and gloves so wrap up warm and don’t trust even the brightest looking bit of sunshine. Really must have some Koffy.
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Thank you for sharing yet another in the series of splendidly tranquil red roof pieces. I may be reading too much into this to see this series as an attempt to create a sense of inner tranquility or, even better, a reflection of just such a felicitous state? Enjoy every second of the precious time with TGIB, as I can tell you do, but you know that already (does that sound too Rita Skeeter?). The “now but not yet” world into which she and all our grandchildren will eventually be thrust is sadly more often that Fran Cotton image than your art or the Enya video. Those are the glimpses, the cracks in everything which let in the light. Our task is to create that deep reservoir of love and peace which we had as children and carry with us into life's vicissitudes. Austerity was universally awful but the education "reforms" of the last government were, in my opinion (and many others I might add) much the worse part in that they seemingly attempted to deliberately make schooling the antithesis of that. God bless all those who ameliorate (d) the worst effects - often at great expense to their careers, health, family life and even their own life.
 
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A bumpy 7.2 this day of lounging cos it's too cold outside.
Froggy, frosty, frumpy, freezing fursday from frodsham. (Not really) could have said formby, but that is stretching it a little.
Bedroom just needs new carpet and that is arriving next week.
Chrimbo decs next. And cards, and .......!

Garden has suffered with the deep frost.

Didn't want to get outa my pit this morning. Two reasons, the cold and the usual stuff.
But once again, needs must.

Bestest wishes you lot, lots of things to do....... Tomorrow!
 
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