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

Fbg 6.8
Threw a lot of stuff out today.
Prepared the recycle and wheelie...
Another page from my sketchbook.
Painted in acrylics...

I hope you had a good day...

Link to my painting...

gennepher said:

Fbg 6.8
Threw a lot of stuff out today.
Prepared the recycle and wheelie...
Another page from my sketchbook.
Painted in acrylics...

I hope you had a good day...

Link to my painting...

Another page from my sketchbook | gennepher

All Rights Reserved ©️ gennepher 2025 >^..^< Another page from my sketchbook. Painted in acrylics... I hope you had a good day...

www.blipfoto.com

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Eerily Halloweeny

gennepher said:

Thank you for the painting compliment.

I agree, I thought that was the point of a retail park to spend time there, obviously I have that wrong...

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I don't think that you have got that wrong @gennepher. It is very short sighted of them to restrict parking.

Annb said:

Neil's back from the driving "lesson" and says that, actually, if the lad holds his nerve for long enough and does, for as long as the test lasts, some of the better spells of today's lesson, he might pass the test. Last chance early tomorrow - Neil will take him out again and try to iron out some of the remaining issues - that's being a bit hopeful I think, but he might be able to reinforce those slightly better points.

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Neil has done wonderfully well @Annb . He has really helped the lad improve his driving skills

Annb said:

Eerily Halloweeny

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Thanks @Annb !

6.3 fbg. Ate lots of bready stuff yday. Always the same story.

10.7 this morning day 13 since starting Metformin and day 6 of it being 500mg twice a day,
Got my appointment with the nurse at the GPs this morning, not really sure what to expect from it or if she has any knowledge of diabetes but I guess I’ll find out

LouT said:

10.7 this morning day 13 since starting Metformin and day 6 of it being 500mg twice a day,
Got my appointment with the nurse at the GPs this morning, not really sure what to expect from it or if she has any knowledge of diabetes but I guess I’ll find out

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“Although it can begin to influence blood sugar levels within a few days, it generally takes 3 to 4 weeks to reach its full and sustained effect.” Good luck with your appointment with the nurse! I hope they don’t make you feel they are judging you!

JonathanDenmark said:

“Although it can begin to influence blood sugar levels within a few days, it generally takes 3 to 4 weeks to reach its full and sustained effect.” Good luck with your appointment with the nurse! I hope they don’t make you feel they are judging you!

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Thanks @JonathanDenmark, hopefully she won’t but who knows,
It certainly seems to have done something to my levels already as they had been sitting a lot higher, between 14-17 especially overnight, and I was waking up feeling really rubbish, I’ve started to feel a bit better in the morning but by the time I get home from work after a 12 hr day as an HCA with special needs kids I’m knackered and just want to go to bed, I’m still needing the go for a pee a lot, last night it was 3 times

gennepher said:

Fbg 6.8
Threw a lot of stuff out today.
Prepared the recycle and wheelie...
Another page from my sketchbook.
Painted in acrylics...

I hope you had a good day...

Link to my painting...

Another page from my sketchbook | gennepher

All Rights Reserved ©️ gennepher 2025 >^..^< Another page from my sketchbook. Painted in acrylics... I hope you had a good day...

www.blipfoto.com

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Another smashing compositon. I like the variegation of the green that you got into the tree branches in the foreground.

30.10
7.35am FBG 5.3
FBG results are better today, but after a slight dip am still gaining weight. Not much, but enough that some clothes are uncomfortably tight. Think i need to lose about five to six kilos. Which would put me back into the officially underweight category I have lived in for all my life.(except when pregnant)
No cattery places available for Kiki at Christmas so yesterday spent a fun hour setting up and calibrating the new automatic cat feeder. Seems to work ok. Certainly when I woke this morning it had already dispensed the first meal and Kiki knew where to find it. Will probably work for the few days we are going to be away.
Have realised that while wine does not contain many carbs it does have calories, maybe not as many as biscuits, but will still need to cut down.

LouT said:

10.7 this morning day 13 since starting Metformin and day 6 of it being 500mg twice a day,
Got my appointment with the nurse at the GPs this morning, not really sure what to expect from it or if she has any knowledge of diabetes but I guess I’ll find out

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Hopefully a) a specialist diabetic nurse, b) who knows about diabetes and c) with up to date knowledge.
Knowledge is king.
All the best.

SlimLizzy said:

30.10
7.35am FBG 5.3
FBG results are better today, but after a slight dip am still gaining weight. Not much, but enough that some clothes are uncomfortably tight. Think i need to lose about five to six kilos. Which would put me back into the officially underweight category I have lived in for all my life.(except when pregnant)
No cattery places available for Kiki at Christmas so yesterday spent a fun hour setting up and calibrating the new automatic cat feeder. Seems to work ok. Certainly when I woke this morning it had already dispensed the first meal and Kiki knew where to find it. Will probably work for the few days we are going to be away.
Have realised that while wine does not contain many carbs it does have calories, maybe not as many as biscuits, but will still need to cut down.

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According to Mrs Miggins’ FODMAP chart, a single serving of red wine (150ml) is a safe bet.
But that’s just as bad as smelling freshly brewed koffy and not being able to have any.
Anyhow, I do restrict myself to only one bottle a day

Good morning everyone on a chilly but pleasantly sun shiny start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north.

5.6 this a.m.

Mother reports that her carer was a bit late yesterday - they go shopping on Wednesdays and have koffy and croissants prior to the trolley dash. Luckily there were still croissants available, the lack of is a dread harbinger of something or other.

I made fajitas yesterday - no onion though - Mrs Miggins has been banned from all things allium apart from the green parts of spring onions. Out to lunch today, taking brother in law who doesn’t get out much. Probably just soup then for dinner. Hot and sour probably. I use monk fruit extract to add the sweetness.

Granddaughter, The Girl In The Bubble, is back from a week in Dubai with her parents today so she will be full of tales of high living, swimming pools and keeping to the shade. I think that mum and dad didn’t expect it to be as hot at this time of year - red faces all round perhaps.

Got some autumnal inks so having a play with them.

Hope your day is called Thursday! Not sure about mine but it does include koffy.

Morning all from a sunny but chilly L.A. where my fbg was shown as 4.6 by Libre at 06.54. That may be as good as today gets since I have already taken painkillers and will take Naproxen soon. Whilst it isn't funny, one has to laugh at the three of us wobbling about using walking sticks. As our grandson (a very wise 4 years old) said, at least you're not dead. He also seemed to know why Hovis is called Hovis (attached) His best offering came when his sister showed signs of a cold so Nanny sympathised. Colds aren't nice quoth she. Forthwith her brother said, there's no such thing as a warm that's my boy. @dunelm enjoy the meal and soup later and thank you for sharing the art. JKP tried Fodmap - no use at all so I hope it works/has worked better for Mrs Miggins. Did TGIB bring back any real Dubai chocolate or is that trend over now? I assumed the wine quip was humorous but humour doesn't always travel well in these posts. Y'all enjoy your Thursday now. Congratulations and hugs to all needing them.