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

dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a dull, overcast and rainy start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north.
5.4 this a.m.
Mrs Miggins and other family members are due back from Spain today. I wonder if the forecasted strong winds will cause any delays? The trees are already begining to dance.
Art bit - a couple of trees
Hope your day is not too blustery. Best make some koffy.
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I like these trees very much @dunelm
 
6.2 sitting on the edge of my bed at 05.45 today. By the time I got through to the kitchen (took about 4 minutes to cover the 3 metres) it was 10.4. Liver being helpful again. Came down to the 8s after a while but back up to the 12s after basal insulin and coffee.

Breakfast soon, and then we'll see how we go.
 
5.5 this morning.

After the early morning dog walk we went into our local market town. We had to sort out stuff at the post office, get photocopying done at the superb colour photocopier at the library and then bits and bobs to get from various shops. We did an amazing amount of steps. I used the Nordic Walking poles so felt that I had definitely worked 90% of my muscles.

After lunch l settled down at the computer to plough through admin. I got heaps done - so a really good day.

Have spent the evening relaxing and .the - and drinking coffee. The perfect evening. Am definitely enjoying time off from teaching.
 
Good morning everyone from a blustery, sunny start here in the dark and dangerous north.
5.1 this a.m.
Mrs Miggins and gang had a bumpy decent to the runway in the strong winds yesterday. Some quiet fretful folk on the plan maybe not helped by The Girl In The Bubble laughing and saying things lie, “Woo hoo, down we go” and “weee! Now to the side” and just taking it all in as part of the ride.
Mum back home from her jaunt to Paris - we will have a chat this afternoon.
Email, watch out - dead ringer from Royal Mail about rescheduling a delivery. - checked the senders email and sent it straight to the phishing email at Royal Mail.
Art bit - well it’s tree shaped.
Hope your day is low down on the woe ladder. I shall finish my koffy and then I think we are off for a walk into town. The force of a bacon butty is strong within Mrs Miggins.
 

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Lamont D said:
Not long day down and thought to myself, I must bring you lot up to date.
No FBG.
Yesterday was horrible.
And Mrs L didn't have a good night, not much sleep. Uncomfortable. Wanted to come home.
By this morning, and got looked after breakfast, my son and DiL went to settle Mrs L into the main room for the inmates. The head cook a friend of the other DiL, got Mrs L to help in the kitchen and chat to other staff. This put her at ease and by the time Sunday lunch was served, quite hungry.
Cleared her plate, except for the broccoli. Don't blame her.
By the time I arrived and had a cuppa with her. And as the weather had brightened up, a good half hour in the lovely gardens.
Left shortly after as the home was getting ready for the tea, and lots of cake for Mrs L.
A cuddle, a couple of snogs, and a wave and a smile, I am now as calm as I could be.
Still heartbroken to leave Mrs L there, but deep down, I know Mrs L needs this.
She is confused, forgetful, not in the real world, but aware of other things,
The home can give Mrs L more than I can, and Mrs L knows she is safe.
The staff are great, and my family are fabulous in so many ways. I love them all so much.
Early to bed, things to do and get tomorrow morning, before going back to the home tomorrow afternoon.
I think I'm good.
Hope you are having a better Sunday.
Best wishes my friends.
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Oh my friend.
What an exhaustive day you all had.

And I hear the heartbreak in your post.

One would need to be made out of stone for it not be such.

Such is the price we pay for being given the chance to love another so deeply

I'm sure whatever god we choose , knows we'd suffer any pain, for the moments that they filled our lives with such a love.

Hopefully the joy on Mrs L's return makes up for the heartache of her departure.

So pleased the goodbye, as bitter as it must have felt wasn't more distressing.

And it's so Hard, but essential you get the benefits of the stay for all of you .

For you so much needed rest (if possible)

And a chance for those more experienced to see exactly what you've been coping with alone, so manfully.

Maybe that overview will add to the weight of evidence of just what amount of help you both need from the authorities in charge.

I pray it results in more & faster assistance when needed.

When it comes down to it's an emotional equation for you & the family
But a financial one for the council (and nhs I suspect ) & tte government of the day.

Better for you all to have Mrs L home as much as possible.
And cheaper for the NHS.

A brutal fact but still true.


The relevant powers that be in situations like yours is very much a too loosely connected chain of care, I personally feel.

But good to see action taken in your case.



My best wishes the time apart repays you both with a better quality of life, with the assistance you both need to get the most out of your time together.

God bless you both.
 
SlimLizzy said:
03.08
8.55am FBG 5.4
The just a few minutes at 7am turned into an extra two hours sleep!
Day out must have tired us both out.
We went to visit the nearby city of Domfront-en-Poiraie which was hosting its annual Medieval Festival.
A good time was had by all, many people were in costume, sometimes glamorous, other times something out of
Fantasyland.
The parade was spectacular with knights on horseback, Vikings, warriors, jugglers, wood elves and many other characters.
That a were many small scenes being acted out among the stalls. A knight threatened and chased a 'theif" with his sword swinging. A scary wandering character tempted children with a plastic apple. It was strange to see the medieval damsels on their smartphones though. Many stalls selling food and drink, but almost impossible to buy water and I didn't want fruit juice or alcohol. Found some in the end though.
We bought cheese, sausage and bread then MrSlim chose a hand forged knife to cut them with. The man who made them laughed at my quip about a most expensive picnic.
lunch was vegetable curry served with two small pieces of flatbread and a samosa. We are bread, sausage and cheese, or, for me, cheese and bread when we got home.
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The day lost its shine a little when Kiki threw up on the new oak floor. No idea why, no insects this time, but if this keeps happening will be back to the vet.
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Amazing photos
 
jjraak said:
Oh my friend.
What an exhaustive day you all had.

And I hear the heartbreak in your post.

One would need to be made out of stone for it not be such.

Such is the price we pay for being given the chance to love another so deeply

I'm sure whatever god we choose , knows we'd suffer any pain, for the moments that they filled our lives with such a love.

Hopefully the joy on Mrs L's return makes up for the heartache of her departure.

So pleased the goodbye, as bitter as it must have felt wasn't more distressing.

And it's so Hard, but essential you get the benefits of the stay for all of you .

For you so much needed rest (if possible)

And a chance for those more experienced to see exactly what you've been coping with alone, so manfully.

Maybe that overview will add to the weight of evidence of just what amount of help you both need from the authorities in charge.

I pray it results in more & faster assistance when needed.

When it comes down to it's an emotional equation for you & the family
But a financial one for the council (and nhs I suspect ) & tte government of the day.

Better for you all to have Mrs L home as much as possible.
And cheaper for the NHS.

A brutal fact but still true.


The relevant powers that be in situations like yours is very much a too loosely connected chain of care, I personally feel.

But good to see action taken in your case.



My best wishes the time apart repays you both with a better quality of life, with the assistance you both need to get the most out of your time together.

God bless you both.
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What a wonderful post. I came here all those years ago looking for companions on my journey with T2 and found much, much more. Peace be with you all.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone from a blustery, sunny start here in the dark and dangerous north.
5.1 this a.m.
Mrs Miggins and gang had a bumpy decent to the runway in the strong winds yesterday. Some quiet fretful folk on the plan maybe not helped by The Girl In The Bubble laughing and saying things lie, “Woo hoo, down we go” and “weee! Now to the side” and just taking it all in as part of the ride.
Mum back home from her jaunt to Paris - we will have a chat this afternoon.
Email, watch out - dead ringer from Royal Mail about rescheduling a delivery. - checked the senders email and sent it straight to the phishing email at Royal Mail.
Art bit - well it’s tree shaped.
Hope your day is low down on the woe ladder. I shall finish my koffy and then I think we are off for a walk into town. The force of a bacon butty is strong within Mrs Miggins.
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I love that tree @dunelm
 
5.3 this morning.
The first job of the day, after a lovely dog walk in the park, was to tackle the huge pile of paperwork on my desk. Now there is such a neat tiny pile of paperwork on my desk.

A walk, with Bonnie, to the local post office to post stuff to daughter in Canada. A light lunch/dinner on our return, then shortly off to Tesco to get our Yeo Valley organic milk.

I might do a little more admin on my return. Or l might not. Haven't quite decided yet.
 
Fbg 6.5

In my A4 sketchbook... blackbird going in and out of the trees like they do here.... the blackbird eats Midnight's cat food. He sweeps down as soon as I feed Midnight, and dives in as soon as soon as Midnight stops eating. The blackbird likes the dry biscuits as well. But it is never the female blackbird, only the male blackbird that shares Midnight food.

It is getting dark in the evening early now.... it feels like the long light days are going away....

Night night
Sweet dreams.
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debs248 said:
12.2

Experimented by eating 3 spoons of egg mayo to try and shut off liver, an hour later 10.5. Will repeat tomorrow if I can.
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Having a wee dose of carbs, especially if accompanied by a smidge of protein, an hour or so before bed will give your internal chemical factory something to do as you sleep. A small cracker spread with peanut butter, a bit of egg mayo - whatever you like. But small. For some folks this helps when the dawn glugogen outpouring begins as you wake. I have heard that a few pistachio nuts is the latest fad.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.5

In my A4 sketchbook... blackbird going in and out of the trees like they do here.... the blackbird eats Midnight's cat food. He sweeps down as soon as I feed Midnight, and dives in as soon as soon as Midnight stops eating. The blackbird likes the dry biscuits as well. But it is never the female blackbird, only the male blackbird that shares Midnight food.

It is getting dark in the evening early now.... it feels like the long light days are going away....

Night night
Sweet dreams.
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What a (so far) lucky blackbird!! Wonderful art. I expanded it to get all the detail and see that lovely purple/black on your bird.
 
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