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

Just had a delivery which involved a card board box...unwrapped the items & before you could say 'fish' they were in it...in the background you can see their expensive cave bed EMPTY...ironically when they were rescued because they were found in a cardboard box & new kittens names were in short supply their names were 'Cardboard & Box' I guess it must be in the genes.

 
Thanks all for your kind responses. GP says it's a case of trial and error re my sore mouth, including possible relation to my diabetes, so has given me drops to use 4x/ day and asked me to see my dentist too then get back to him. Appointment made at dentist's for next Friday. I hope it gets sorted soon as it's getting really painful to eat/ drink. Had a mixed salad last week containing a few chopped red onions. Very healthy but felt like acid burning the inside of my mouth! Can't wait to have a coffee/ tea without having to wait for it to cool down.
 
dogslife said:
like acid burning the inside of my mouth!
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Are you able to use any kind of mouth wash?...wondering if you could tolerate a warm salt water solution...likely to sting a little but may give you some relief in the coming week...it does sound like some kind of infection IMHO hope those drops are the solution & give you some respite.
 
jjraak said:
Who in their right mind is going to go through all the trouble of keeping farm animals if no one buys the product anymore, or there's no enough profit in it to keep going... Mining ring a bell.?
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Sheep farming rings a bell. I read something years ago about sheep and wool being replaced by PolarTek and other synthetic fleeces. The Prince of Wales wrote something about a breed of sheep who did not have to be clipped. I wish I remembered more details.
The areas around Birmingham, Alabama have coal mines. In my lifetime I have never known of anyone who used coal as a fuel in their home. I do know of one huge coal mine that either ran out or was closed for some other reason and the land was "developed" into an extensive, exclusive gated residential community with gates and guards and a golf club. Lovely landscape, but not open to the public to enjoy. And most of the residents leave their cars in the garage and drive around the community in electric golf carts.
 

for the story
for the fall

for the full recovery!
 

Ah, yes, Cyril and Methodius. Good men ... used to play for ... (scuttles off to Google Cyril and Methodius ... )

It is good to hear that your move to be near your family is already working out well for all of you. The love of family is a huge blessing for the family and can be a gift to all the world if everyone would just follow suit.

How on earth did the commemoration of a martyr become an occasion for chocolates, roses without thorns or fragrance, and candy kisses?
 

I hope the drops will help and also the visit to your dentist. I think there is no pain worse than pain in the mouth.
 
Thanks @HarryBeau for taking the time to offer advice. I have been using mouthwashes for the past few weeks, both salt and antibacterial as suggested by the nurse practitioner 4 weeks ago but no success. Never had anything like this before. Usually minor mouth problems resolve themselves really quickly. The lining of my mouth is swollen/ red and sore and mouth very dry despite lots of water to drink. Blood sugars are above normal but not at a high enough level that you'd expect to cause such a problem. Just taken my first of my drops so fingers crossed.
 
7.3 this morning. I can't get postcards this high above the McGarrett Plains but at least I can see them afar off and believe they're actually real ...
Like the Carpenters, I'm "on the top of the world, looking down ... "

 

Sounds like a really good outing Saskia , so glad you got your drivers licence renewed and well done for challenging yourself with the stairs. You must have been in heaven in the saddlery shop, was the smell the same - All leather and polish?
 
Woke to 5.3 this morning but forgot to post, now I am waaay behind again.
A quick skim through shows me that @dogslife could do with a hug for sore mouth, I hope the drops help. Are there any white plaques which could indicate a yeast infection?
@HarryBeau hugs and laughter over your slapstick ‘gentle’ introduction of Harry to C&L Prosecco seems to be the answer to a lot of life’s ups and downs.
@ianpspurs it sounds like the settling in has begun in earnest, being near all my family is the best thing ever, I’m very happy for you.
 
Thanks,@DJC3. No obvious signs of white plaques or thrush but the drops are anti-fungal--worth a try as antibacterial mouthwashes haven't helped.
 

Hello

Thank you for this post
Can I ask if the whole of your feet hurt or just the toes?

I understand when you say that you wanted your toes amputated, with me it’s all of my feet to the ankle I keep saying to my doc to chop the bleeders off

Pain varies from stinging nettle sensation, pins and needles, to stabbing or slicing with a sharp knife

I’ll be looking for Colman’s mustard next time in Tesco
 
Mrs MC spent the afternoon cooking tarts with our granddaughter so I snook off to do a watercolour painting, then snook back to be the Nave of Hearts, I'm sure Dracula will see I pay for it later.

So here is my watercolour, A4 took just over one and a half hours not counting the sky drying time. Inspired by all the ploughing on the nearby farm and the sunsets we have been getting in this neck of the woods..

 
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