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

No gout atm but a trend has been cyclical trough = gout a week or so after. Lots of tea and naproxen. Don't think this is a WOE woe, just a factual account of what it does to me - feels like it has failed me.
 
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PenguinMum said:
A1c came back at 36 up 3 but still happy.
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Get in there PM fantastic score on those doors...you deserve a pampering session...up this morning to very lively kittens charging about the house... I have a new scratching post arriving with dangly furry things on it so hopefully that will take the 'heat' off the sofa...odd they were so tiny when they arrived just over ten days ago I did worry about the stairs could they get up & down okay...now the stairs are a constant source of entertainment...maybe save up for new stair carpet?...enjoy your day.
 
5.6 this morning. Sounds really wild out there this morning. Husband is doggie walking this morning while I sit and relax with a coffee because we are waiting for our free TV which we got with the supersonic broadband to be collected because it arrived with a cracked screen.

Yesterday I threw out everything I had saved over the last few months to read when I had the time & which I never did. Everywhere looks so tidy.

I looked through my blood sugar diaries for the four years I injected insulin. It was really shocking as they absolutely proved that eating 70g of starchy carbs with every meal and injecting insulin was absolutely the wrong way to treat my T2D. Lots of fasting readings in the 8s, 9s and 10s. Low carb and no insulin I never ever even get that high after a meal.

I kept the diaries but did throw away the brochure I got from the hospital in 2018 which said as a T2 I need to eat starchy carbs with every meal. Although I am being a little unfair on the hospital because it did add the proviso that we must watch portion size because a large portion of starchy carbs will increase BS. So not quite a U turn but shows that things were starting to change in 2018 - albeit very slowly.
 
good morning all

4.7 today

usually we're out early on Thursday's to volunteer in the 'big shed' but sadly we have a memorial service to go to this morning. A member of our village community injured in a road accident three months ago died last week without regaining consciousness

Hug your loved ones close and live every day my friends

Hope your day treats you kindly
 
ianpspurs said:
No gout atm but a trend has been cyclical trough = gout a week or so after. Lots of tea and naproxen. Don't think this is a WOE woe, just a factual account of what it does to me - feels like it has failed me.
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Hope it doesn’t lay you low over Christmas
 
Well done@Muddy Cyclist. That must be a great relief.
 
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5.7 this morning. Very good after all the stuff eaten yesterday evening.
Building progress has been fantastic. Today they started putting ceilings in.
More good news, the new assistant builder has let us know he is free (If only that were true) to work a couple of weeks in the new year. MrSlim will probably take him up on that offer.
Meanwhile. How do I get motivated to continue with tight control of carbs? So many delicious foods around this time of year am feeling a bit left out.
Luckily was never a big fan of mince pies.
But there are many interesting and tasty looking foods here that I would love to try.
Savory cake for example. Chorizo and red pepper.
 
6 month review was a crowded affair. Pharmacist, DN and a new Dr sitting in. They were all happy with my numbers - I wasn't. - Asked if I wanted an appointment with a dietician - laughed when I explained we might just annoy each other. and rolled eyes when I said we would disagree over the eatwell plate. They smiled knowingly when I said I felt it only right to decline any courses with plates of biscuits on offer as that seemed to be missing the point to me. First time pharmacist has been present - just when I am moving we join the C21st! All about 4.5 years late for me.
Corrected for @JohnEGreen
 
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Make your mind up Jeremy - foot or hand? No opinion on the most important issue of the day
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Nope no opinion at all, the most important issue of the or any day is subjective.
For background info and in no particular order I dislike.
Politicians
People harping on excessively about pets
People who take themselves seriously
Right thats enough of that.
Time to move on.
 
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Afternoon folks, still not 100% so no normal greetings yet.

8.3 still below 10 so good, but it was a late meal.

Mrs J was up early demanding tea and speaking at me, I think, I wasn't listening, but just nodding at appropriate times or so I thought.
Next thing I know is I'm being taken food shopping and then horror of all horrors being taken to a garden centre to look at Christmas tat.

Well folks enjoy things while you can and ignore the rest.
 
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