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

trick60 said:
I feel that I’ve missed something here
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Here you go:



PenguinMum said:
Very funny....what a great present for a Diabetic male!! St Valentines Day ?

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I dont know what happened there but hope you can read my reply above.
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SaskiaKC said:
Yes, I can. And I think your St Valentine's Day idea is a very good one -- perhaps something Mrs Trick could give to Trick60 as a first Valentine for them?
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PenguinMum said:
We need to keep this secret from @trick60 though.
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I would like to have a copy of the book myself. After all, there's no "My" in the title.
 

Hahaha you know I did. That's like telling a little kid not to look in the cookie jar.
 
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Good shout @Barb McD

Back in the day when they WERE real Stars, huh..
ooohh, and burt reynolds in deliverance...fabulous film.

not these 2 bob z list 'reality' celebrities, they trundle out at the opening of every envelope, it seems.

(though i don't mean will smith, obviously..Fresh prince, MiB, bad Boys..independence day..what's not to love*..)
(*well After EARTH, probably....absolute pants,,,0* )
 
Fbg 6.3

Going down...

Why?

Not sure, but I did read what several of you posted about inulin. But I don't eat the kind of food you can put a spoonful in. I don't sweeten tea or coffee. So I had a think. It's derived from chicory, so I am thinking that I used to drink chicory coffee...Camp coffee it was. Looked it up, but it has sugar in it I think.

So I looked up an organic chicory. Ordered it, and thought about when to take it. I think timings of food and drink is important, not always specifically what we eat.

So randomly I decided to take a mug of chicory before I went to sleep. The jar suggests 3 heaped teaspoons, but I thought first of all, that jar is not going to last if I use that much and it might be a bit strong. So I started with one level teaspoon in a mug of hot water. I liked it like that.

I have been doing this about 5 days now at bedtime.And my morning fbg has been coming down.

I don't think I have ever been 6.3 for fbg before.

I will keep you updated on my thoughts on this.

Now for my painting today. A red rose. Mostly done with a palette knife. A4 sized. Acrylics.

I despaired as I was doing it. It looked nothing like a rose, more like a begonia. Then I slapped a bit of orange on, blended it, then in s*d it mode I slapped some white on the petals and walked away.

When I came back with a cuppa, hey presto, it looked like a rose. I am sure the fairies had a go with improving this while I was away making my cuppa...



Have fun
Have a great weekend
Hugs for anyone who wants one
Take care
 

Inulin - I stir mine into a glass of water an hour or so before bed.
 
Good morning everyone from the wild and wacky microverse of Birmingham - well this little bit at the very least.

The wonder wheel of turkey burgers topped with eggs and the suspicion of putting too much ice into a glass of perfectly good scotch came in at 3.8 this am and has been pretty much that way all night.

The grandchildren (twins Chaos and Mayem and their sister Little Miss Pamplemousse) are sitting round the dining room table watching an episode of Peppa Pig and eating breakfast cereals. Little Miss Pamplemousse has already declared that going out for lunch and a visit to the swing park are absolute musts for today.

For those of you who like graphs and the deep delving of statistical analysis you might want to dive into these thoughts on reversing T2 and some of the factors involved; https://optimisingnutrition.com/2018/12/28/how-to-reverse-type-2-diabetes/

Have as wonderful a day as you can, you can’t pour from and empty cup so take care of yourself first.






 
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All the best with placing the old oak beam into the slot - photo evidence required of course.
 
Morning All. 6.2 not good after fish fried in butter but I did also eat a handful of walnuts and 4 squares of Lindt 90. I havent eaten any chocolate since Christmas and am wondering if it is now a no no. I have two bars left so will use them up as slowly as I can.
@gennepher fab FBG the chicory sounds promising. Thank you for the rose which is a fully blown rose to me in its last glory before the petals float to the ground. I have a designated rose bed and love them. My late mum who was a talented gardener always said roses are easy to grow and look after so you also made me think of her. @trick60 I love the sound of an oak beam above the fireplace really my sort of thing. When/if we move you might get a call . I so hope @ianpspurs is enjoying his first day at the new home and is making lots of plans and not doing too much too soon.
Have a great Saturday everyone. Batten down the hatches for storm Ciara. Most importantly, stay well, stay safe.
 
good morning all

5.0 yesterday and 4.4 today

took mum out to try a local community hall yesterday, they have a cafe four days a week over the lunch hour. Pensioner's special rate available on Tuesday and Friday, two courses plus a drink for a price

Only mistake was a vague assumption that the portions would be smaller, they weren't
Large bowl of very good carrot and ginger soup (all veggie and stock - I asked about added thickeners and was assured none used), came with a small fresh bread roll and butter (which I took home), mum and mr gee had the 'special' of the day which was bangers and mash served with peas. Mr gee says the two sausages were good and the mash was the real deal and nicely creamy

I had the chicken mayo salad, very good and plenty of it, homemade chicken mayo and coleslaw, lots of grated cheese and, unexpectedly, about a dozen chips of which I ate two , mr gee and mum also tried a couple of chips each because they looked so good. Mr gee rated them the best chips he's eaten in a long while. He's already pondering a return to try their fish and chips

Shopping today for lunch tomorrow, chicken breasts stuffed and baked wrapped in bacon I think, plus we need to stock up on a few other bits too. Hopefully we'll be back before the latest high winds get here .

loving the daily art gallery @gennepher and @Muddy Cyclist it's very inspiring

Stay safe everyone and I hope your day treats you kindly
 
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Good Morning and another higher than wanted reading 6.3 for me.

@gennepher Admiration for your Still Life Art, I'm not very accomplished or feel relaxed with Still Life painting or Portrait art come to that, great rose.

Granddaughter, oldest is 9 today so birthday party time later.

Spread good will and achieve much today.
 
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