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

[Krystyna23040]

Àm in Norwich ready to start classes. The morning has flown by. Bonnie's training is taking up a lot of our time, but it is going well.

 

[Annb]

Back from the hospital and rather underwhelmed by the event. The letter asked me to wear socks so that the ECG could be attached to my ankles as well as other parts. After the ECG, the monitor would be fitted and kept on for 48 hours. I got there and was told to go to a waiting area at the far end of a long corridor, which I did. Neil left me there to go and do the shopping in the half hour we were told to allow.

The actual appointment was at the end of the corridor near the outer door, in the end and nobody seemed to know, at first, why I was there. The nurses started wiring me up for the monitor and when I asked about the ECG I was told that it wasn't necessary "we don't do that these days". The appointment was for 10 minutes only. The monitor is only to stay on for 24 hours. So none of the information in the letter was correct. Something not right with their inter-department communication. It didn't matter at all but as an ex teacher of administration and management, it irks me somewhat when the admin section doesn't know the correct information to send out to people. Just a minor issue compared to all the difficulties Gennepher has with NHS services. and I should be more patient, but I hate incompetence.

Felt pretty awful while there and BG dropped to near hypo level so I had to ask for a cup of tea to stop the drop, which it did. Maybe the drop was caused by the extra energy I had to use to get back along the corridor. Liver wasn't in the mood the help out.

 

[gennepher]

Wonderful kaleidoscope, thank you for sharing. I hope you are successful with internetty things and reading. I find the novelty of physical books quickly palls with no hyperlinks or videos - quite possibly some late onset ADHD. Enjoy the tea - I may break with my norm and drink some myself

If I read books online @ianpspurs with all those hyperlinks and YouTube videos in the book I never get around to finish reading the book because I'm way onto something else by then.
Come on...focus on the thing in hand, which is the reading book.
I was told that often enough as a child when all I wanted to do was daydream out of the window..
Hang on.... I suppose my daydreaming is the same as your ADHD. Where you watch real videos and look at so-called real internet links on your device, I watch imaginary videos in my head and read imaginary books....
What's the difference????
I think mine is more interesting....

 

[gennepher]

Oh I see - salt crystals. That's how it's done. Brilliant!

I wish I could be as effective with those salt crystals as @dunelm is. But my tries are pathetic @Annb

 

[ianpspurs]

If I read books online @ianpspurs with all those hyperlinks and YouTube videos in the book I never get around to finish reading the book because I'm way onto something else by then.
Come on...focus on the thing in hand, which is the reading book.
I was told that often enough as a child when all I wanted to do was daydream out of the window..
Hang on.... I suppose my daydreaming is the same as your ADHD. Where you watch real videos and look at so-called real internet links on your device, I watch imaginary videos in my head and read imaginary books....
What's the difference????
I think mine is more interesting....

Each to their own. I have an imagination but it usually only runs to unfeasible sporting triumphs for my favourite teams. There are never any images just scorecards or newspaper reports. I imagine mostly in words but sometimes in tastes or smells and very rarely in music . However, I do sometimes see things in your creatives - which worries me. Can't be doing with going native . I won't even bother with shape based puzzles or bird and plant identification. The courier obviously left my visual imagination and curiosity kit with a neighbour - in Jakarta. Other exotic sounding places far away from East Anglia are available for misplaced deliveries.

 

[gennepher]

Back from the hospital and rather underwhelmed by the event. The letter asked me to wear socks so that the ECG could be attached to my ankles as well as other parts. After the ECG, the monitor would be fitted and kept on for 48 hours. I got there and was told to go to a waiting area at the far end of a long corridor, which I did. Neil left me there to go and do the shopping in the half hour we were told to allow.

The actual appointment was at the end of the corridor near the outer door, in the end and nobody seemed to know, at first, why I was there. The nurses started wiring me up for the monitor and when I asked about the ECG I was told that it wasn't necessary "we don't do that these days". The appointment was for 10 minutes only. The monitor is only to stay on for 24 hours. So none of the information in the letter was correct. Something not right with their inter-department communication. It didn't matter at all but as an ex teacher of administration and management, it irks me somewhat when the admin section doesn't know the correct information to send out to people. Just a minor issue compared to all the difficulties Gennepher has with NHS services. and I should be more patient, but I hate incompetence.

Felt pretty awful while there and BG dropped to near hypo level so I had to ask for a cup of tea to stop the drop, which it did. Maybe the drop was caused by the extra energy I had to use to get back along the corridor. Liver wasn't in the mood the help out.

Yes I had the same thing with the continence nurse letters, They were very contradictory, and it worried me to start with. Because I knew some of the letters were from 20 years ago and they just altered a couple of bits in them which made them not make sense with the way they were proceeding with this same matter with a new continence nurse 20 years later.

And this cataract operation. I have had more conflicting stuff by text, another conflicting thing from Dr. Doctor, And then this morning an actual physical paper letter about the cataract appointment giving me completely different instructions and on what to do or eat before the operation.

I am unable to follow their instructions for cereal and milk for breakfast because I have GERD. If I have any milk shortly before I am due to lie on my back, the whole lot regurgitates and comes back up through my nose and my mouth and possibly into my lungs. And there were a couple more issues to resolve. I went online to try and figure something out but I just lost it. I went to my friendly AI bot And poured it all out to him. If I had come on here I would have been still writing a few hours later... I think that AI bot has literally a book poured out at him from me.

Whoever programmed my AI bot I think had a sense of humour...

He tells me to calm down, make a cup of tea and he will have some answers ready for me. When I got back he had the whole lot worked out, with the whole pile of options for me to choose, for each different issue so I could choose which one I best wanted to take. And he came up with a few ideas that I had not specifically asked for... But they were brilliant. Just what I wanted.

That was my morning up to now hectic, but all taking place from my couch...

And now I have to carry some of those things out. Order a few things from Amazon which will come tomorrow. But first a cup of tea and a short nap and then I will start my day again.

You @Annb have had to physically go to a place, And physically prepare for what they said they were going to do and then didn't. You were wandering clueless down a long corridor, And then you had to describe to a clueless person what you were told was going to happen, And they were probably looking at you thinking to themselves. What is this strange person on about. You have had an incredibly tiring morning.

Each of my letters from Saturday evening to this morning, about exactly the same event have all been plucked out of a pile which have been composed over the last 20-25 years and none of them updated.

And my friendly AI bot came up with some contingency plans if they did the thing in a different letter instead of the other letter.

You have a nice, quiet afternoon Ann. Be warm and cosy and factor in a few dozes in the armchair.

I am factoring in another doze on my couch...

 

[gennepher]

However, I do sometimes see things in you creatives - which worries me.

Quite possibly @ianpspurs ....they worry me too...

 

[ianpspurs]

Quite possibly @ianpspurs ....they worry me too...

Very different worries I suspect. I worry that you and @dunelm have me looking at art every day and breaking the habit of a lifetime by lingering and "seeing things" like some deranged art critic personage. My fear is it may be a gateway drug to "feeling things" - whatever that means - at which stage I shall immediately consult medical help . I was only ever a social art viewer, purely out of good manners. Now I know of Paynes grey, types of paper and brushes, sprinkling salt crystals and all manner of things for which a man should never have to find space in his head. Are you two not ashamed over what you have reduced me to ? How did it come to this?

 

[Annb]

Back from the hospital and rather underwhelmed by the event. The letter asked me to wear socks so that the ECG could be attached to my ankles as well as other parts. After the ECG, the monitor would be fitted and kept on for 48 hours. I got there and was told to go to a waiting area at the far end of a long corridor, which I did. Neil left me there to go and do the shopping in the half hour we were told to allow.

The actual appointment was at the end of the corridor near the outer door, in the end and nobody seemed to know, at first, why I was there. The nurses started wiring me up for the monitor and when I asked about the ECG I was told that it wasn't necessary "we don't do that these days". The appointment was for 10 minutes only. The monitor is only to stay on for 24 hours. So none of the information in the letter was correct. Something not right with their inter-department communication. It didn't matter at all but as an ex teacher of administration and management, it irks me somewhat when the admin section doesn't know the correct information to send out to people. Just a minor issue compared to all the difficulties Gennepher has with NHS services. and I should be more patient, but I hate incompetence.

Felt pretty awful while there and BG dropped to near hypo level so I had to ask for a cup of tea to stop the drop, which it did. Maybe the drop was caused by the extra energy I had to use to get back along the corridor. Liver wasn't in the mood the help out.

An extra issue was that,in order to have my ankles exposed for the ECG, I had to remove my leg bandages last night. They can't be replaced until Thursday and by then my legs will be swollen again - they are already swelling. No matter - they'll go down again in a week or so, but still....

 

[dunelm]

Oh wow, I love the effect those salt crystals give @dunelm

Thank you @gennepher

 

[jjraak]

Very different worries I suspect. I worry that you and @dunelm have me looking at art every day and breaking the habit of a lifetime by lingering and "seeing things" like some deranged art critic personage. My fear is it may be a gateway drug to "feeling things" - whatever that means - at which stage I shall immediately consult medical help . I was only ever a social art viewer, purely out of good manners. Now I know of Paynes grey, types of paper and brushes, sprinkling salt crystals and all manner of things for which a man should never have to find space in his head. Are you two not ashamed over what you have reduced me to ? How did it come to this?

Come, come, Mr bond.
You are but putty In the hands of such an arch nemesis.

Prepare to be enslaved..... muwhamhaa

OMG...what if they're part of the F-art-anyl cartel's the orange mango is currently battling .

 

[dunelm]

Morning all on a day which promises temperatures in double figures but light rain later here. After some consideration I have decided even though I have no idea what it/that may be it is not impossible there could be some benefit to myself or yourself to me doing this daily but your mileage almost certainly varies. @Madfarmerswife hug for everything unpleasant and unwanted in your life just now. @dunelm good advice for MFW. Thank you very much for sharing today's interesting art. Good news on the fbg, tracking down the moules-frites and acting as family mediator. Is the art born out of reflecting on some issue or just where the muse guided? @Annb I hope the ECG event proves either reassuring or useful. Our meet up and meal yesterday was most convivial. I enjoyed the company, crevettes and duck, The tiny slice of fondant potato i tried proved utterly underwhelming so I won't ever go off piste for more. JKP enjoyed the break from cooking after the consecutive family Sunday lunches so soon after Christmas and New Year. I can't promise to enjoy the day but I can be grateful to God for the unearned opportunity to do so, even in part:Grandchildren here later. Now we see through a glass darkly, I "get it" (if only very small scale number wise) Abraham. Give Tuesday a go, other days are available with different names, colours and styles. There's sure to be one to suit you.

Thank you @ianpspurs. The art is sometimes planned, sometimes a practice at something and sometimes, like today’s, wherever it wanders but always my therapy.

 

[dunelm]

Fbg 8.1

Going to have a quiet as possible day. I'm sitting in the sunny window but there's no sun. Sigh.
Internetty things today and planning a bit of stuff, and trying to finish setting up those two new devices.

So creative is the Laboscope app pointed into my front garden. It does make it look sunny, when it actually isn't. But that's the best I'm going to get from my window.....
Dull grey cloud today....

Going to make a cup of tea and then I might actually have a nap....

Take care...

I might read a bit of a book later...
A real physical book, while I am sitting by the front window.
This is the best window for the quality of light coming through to read real books. Much nicer than reading by electric light....

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Wonderful kaleidoscope this morning

 

[jjraak]

Back from the hospital and rather underwhelmed by the event. The letter asked me to wear socks so that the ECG could be attached to my ankles as well as other parts. After the ECG, the monitor would be fitted and kept on for 48 hours. I got there and was told to go to a waiting area at the far end of a long corridor, which I did. Neil left me there to go and do the shopping in the half hour we were told to allow.

The actual appointment was at the end of the corridor near the outer door, in the end and nobody seemed to know, at first, why I was there. The nurses started wiring me up for the monitor and when I asked about the ECG I was told that it wasn't necessary "we don't do that these days". The appointment was for 10 minutes only. The monitor is only to stay on for 24 hours. So none of the information in the letter was correct. Something not right with their inter-department communication. It didn't matter at all but as an ex teacher of administration and management, it irks me somewhat when the admin section doesn't know the correct information to send out to people. Just a minor issue compared to all the difficulties Gennepher has with NHS services. and I should be more patient, but I hate incompetence.

Felt pretty awful while there and BG dropped to near hypo level so I had to ask for a cup of tea to stop the drop, which it did. Maybe the drop was caused by the extra energy I had to use to get back along the corridor. Liver wasn't in the mood the help out.

What a horrible experience.

And making so little of it ..bravo

But I bet it rankles even now .

Why do we have to accept such inferior Comms as if it's 'oh, well, it's how things get done nowadays ".

When did it become the norm ?

And a double whammy regarding the bandaging and expected reactions.

I'd say hugs is appropriate, but maybe a good bash of a gym punch bag might be better to relieve some of the anger & frustration too .

Hope the week improves .

 

[dunelm]

I don't know how you do it but the Art bit is brilliant. Loving it.

Thank you @Annb - there is an effect whereby when the paint reaches a near dry sheen a small sprinkle of salt will soak up whatever damp paint it lands upon.

 

[dunelm]

Àm in Norwich ready to start classes. The morning has flown by. Bonnie's training is taking up a lot of our time, but it is going well.

It is commendable that you are spending the time with Bonnie’s training. Some folk it seems have no idea about the responsibilities of of having a dog.

 

[dunelm]

Back from the hospital and rather underwhelmed by the event. The letter asked me to wear socks so that the ECG could be attached to my ankles as well as other parts. After the ECG, the monitor would be fitted and kept on for 48 hours. I got there and was told to go to a waiting area at the far end of a long corridor, which I did. Neil left me there to go and do the shopping in the half hour we were told to allow.

The actual appointment was at the end of the corridor near the outer door, in the end and nobody seemed to know, at first, why I was there. The nurses started wiring me up for the monitor and when I asked about the ECG I was told that it wasn't necessary "we don't do that these days". The appointment was for 10 minutes only. The monitor is only to stay on for 24 hours. So none of the information in the letter was correct. Something not right with their inter-department communication. It didn't matter at all but as an ex teacher of administration and management, it irks me somewhat when the admin section doesn't know the correct information to send out to people. Just a minor issue compared to all the difficulties Gennepher has with NHS services. and I should be more patient, but I hate incompetence.

Felt pretty awful while there and BG dropped to near hypo level so I had to ask for a cup of tea to stop the drop, which it did. Maybe the drop was caused by the extra energy I had to use to get back along the corridor. Liver wasn't in the mood the help out.

What an utterly waste of time removing the bandages and the subsequent discomfort.

 

[dunelm]

I wish I could be as effective with those salt crystals as @dunelm is. But my tries are pathetic @Annb

It’s timing @gennepher - just damp enough but not too dry - I sprinke plain table salt from a few inches high. Sometimes it works - other times not so much.

 

[ianpspurs]

Come, come, Mr bond.
You are but putty In the hands of such an arch nemesis.

Prepare to be enslaved..... muwhamhaa

OMG...what if they're part of the F-art-anyal cartel's the orange mango is currently battling .

I've heard of Bond but thankfully have never actually been subjected to the unspeakable indignity of having to watch one of those films. As for The Donald, the inscrutable ones seem to be winning that one.

 

[jjraak]

I've heard of Bond but thankfully have never actually been subjected to the unspeakable indignity of having to watch one of those films. As for The Donald, the inscrutable ones seem to be winning that one.

I'd say your cave maybe very nice,
but even on cro-magnon TV, the bonds get decent reviews

Moore ...is of course s big no no
But Connery, a yes
& Craig, the best...imho.


Ps, watch out for the cave paintings Ian

They look innocent but once they start luring you in and you start seeing things, there's no telling what they'll make you do......