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

12.9 at 03.20 today. Another bad night, most of it in the chair in the kitchen. I've asked Neil if he can cut maybe 3 inches off the legs of my bed, to make it easier to get into it. The chair is comfortable, but a whole night spent in it leaves lots of aches and pains. Neil reckons it would be better to build a kind of retractable platform so I could get into bed in 2 stages. He's busy designing it at the moment. He never goes for the simple answer, but I do see the point. 3 inches might be enough for now, but maybe later it would need to be another 2 or 3 inches, in which case I would be too near the floor to be able to get up in the morning.

Meantime I will just have to spend an hour or more perched on my left side on the edge of the bed and finish the night in the chair.
 
SlimLizzy said:
24.06
6.20am FBG 5.7
Just a minor slip up after five days of sensible eating. The most consequetive days managed for months. Ate nearly a whole packet of biscuits last night. In my defence, the packet was already open - and the biscuits inside really small. The whole packet would have been 67g of carbs!
7.35am FBG 5.4
Monday is coffee morning day, had all the messages about location on Sunday evening, then Monday morning MrSlim is dressed before me, ready to go and buy the right colour paint, so hasty wash and dress and off we go. At the store can't agree on which colour, so buy some other things also on the list and are en route to collect some stuff from a friend when I get message about coffee group!
I'm supposed to be there already !! MrSlim very graciously abandons his plans and drives me 25 mins to coffee morning, which due to late arrival of two members overuns considerably, leaving him hanging about waiting for me. Without grumbling.
Off again to pick up stuff, then home, paint purchase abandoned until Thursday. MrSlim inserts the newly purchased glass into the frames and we spend a considerable amount of time applying decorative film. The rèsult is very pleasing. After that i second coat the coat hooks started yesterday and he does some more work in the back hall. Later, after visit to local supermarket there is pizza van, bought one. Pizza and salad for dinner. Not a very good pizza, base isn't crisp and dripping with oil from the chorizo topping. Plus two euros more.
Up early - not possible to catch up with jobs left undone yesterday, but can make a start on them at least.
So out into the garden to plant cucumbers
and beans now. After that another exciting day home renovating...
Quick shot of window tajen without lights to more accurately show colours

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Phew! It’s all go! I don’t know the term “window tajen” but it looks great
 
Annb said:
12.9 at 03.20 today. Another bad night, most of it in the chair in the kitchen. I've asked Neil if he can cut maybe 3 inches off the legs of my bed, to make it easier to get into it. The chair is comfortable, but a whole night spent in it leaves lots of aches and pains. Neil reckons it would be better to build a kind of retractable platform so I could get into bed in 2 stages. He's busy designing it at the moment. He never goes for the simple answer, but I do see the point. 3 inches might be enough for now, but maybe later it would need to be another 2 or 3 inches, in which case I would be too near the floor to be able to get up in the morning.

Meantime I will just have to spend an hour or more perched on my left side on the edge of the bed and finish the night in the chair.
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Hope you and Neil can find a solution that allows you more comfortable nights.
 
5.5 this morning. Lovely to see a reading in the 5s.
Our kitchen sink was blocked. Mr K tried everything yesterday but couldn't sort it. Our friend, who is a builder, came straight round this morning to fix it. He is such a good friend.

It was a tricky job and he had to take the trap off, but thank goodness we have a working sink again.
 
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debs248 said:
11.6

Pasta experiment last night inconclusive as I fell asleep less than 2 hours after eating but today's FBG suggests I was wise to avoid it for the last 2 months.
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Hi @debs248. Pasta, like rice, potatoes and all high end carbs do better when cooked, chilled overnight and then heated again to convert some of the carbs into residual carbs to reduce carb loading. Smaller portions of course!
 
dunelm said:
Hi @debs248. Pasta, like rice, potatoes and all high end carbs do better when cooked, chilled overnight and then heated again to convert some of the carbs into residual carbs to reduce carb loading. Smaller portions of course!
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I am aware of resistant starch but it can only reduce effects on BG by a fraction, hardly at all for some people.

It's no use if the dish is intended to be eaten immediately like last night's linguine carbonara, which would have been unpleasant eaten cold.

This was already a less than half size portion (40g dry weight of pasta), I'm not interested enough in eating pasta to further strain relationships with my family by asking them to add extra processing to what was a quick, easy dinner so will just keep avoiding pasta altogether.
 
7.1,
My head is battered.
Receiving good news yesterday, nothing today, it's like a void has opened up and I have no idea what is going to hauppen. I'm in limbo.
Quiet day, I actually made time to watch the last stages of the cricket.
Should I start getting things ready?
Should I wait?
Is there gonna be a time when I stop being anxious about Mrs L?
Stress is causing a headache.

Weather is awful. Sun has disappeared. Cloud and rain showers.
Roses after going wild with flowering, doesn't like the wind and cool weather.

I think I need to know if it is really happening?

Hope you are having your bestest day.
 
Lamont D said:
My head is battered.
Receiving good news yesterday, nothing today, it's like a void has opened up and I have no idea what is going to hauppen. I'm in limbo.
Quiet day, I actually made time to watch the last stages of the cricket.
Should I start getting things ready?
Should I wait?
Is there gonna be a time when I stop being anxious about Mrs L?
Stress is causing a headache.

I think I need to know if it is really happening?

Hope you are having your bestest day.
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It's horrible when you can't make definite plans because so many things are still undecided. Fingers crossed you get some firm answers soon and are able to move forward again. It will get better, even if it doesn't feel like it now.
 
debs248 said:
It's horrible when you can't make definite plans because so many things are still undecided. Fingers crossed you get some firm answers soon and are able to move forward again. It will get better, even if it doesn't feel like it now.
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It's the not knowing that does your head in!
 
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