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

lindisfel said:
I came to the conclusion a long time ago being right wing is about privilege and spreading any jam on your friends.
Doris never spoke a morel less forked tongued word when he admitted to his friends how the financial side of the vaccine success had been run.

Oh and when you are in office, be nice to your friends and a cushy job awaits your retirement.

But lefties do that as well.
D.
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The equation. Greed: fat cat pocket bulge+cronyism= 130,000 UK dead so far. That'll be a knighthood and/or a Life Peerage then.

Cynical. Moi??
 
karen8967 said:
it did thanks jjraak,had a bit of a night of them lowest being 2.5,was very busy painting back of the house and fences should have lowered my basal insulin but didnt think i would do as much as i did,but all good now and i will be doing a lot less today xx
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Oh goodness Karen Sending hugs your way...In awe of all those who have to manage insulin...
 
BRSBRI said:
As the old song goes, I've left on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again.

Departed a little earlier than projected, 4 hours into flight estimating Blighty I'm told in 8¼ hours from now - perhaps a touch sooner as we're cruising higher than conventional airliners and a touch faster I'm told at Mach 0.91.

Hamish or Wan as he is really known, waved me off up those stairs and I'm sure he waited as he said to watch the silver bird climb away into partially mottled skies turning on her heading taking me home.

FBG this morning was 7.0 - likely stress from last minute meetings and a fitful sleep. Slept deeply on board for 4 hours or so and have just eaten breakfast of eggs, smoked salmon, Greek yoghurt. Will stab the finger later...

Took the guys on the flight deck their coffees and managed to catch a 747 freighter underneath us powering on her way to Hong Kong I believe. The joys of non-commercial travel.

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Smashing photo of the 747 - enjoy the flight and I hope that your cabin crew pay grade is as high as the flight path
 
Good morning. 4.7 on Swipey which arrived 8 days after Abbott took my money - neither of those impress me. Howbeit, my vital data for an almost 66 yo would have probably been seen as good when I left Uni (1978). Today we are all expected to be lifestyle magazine/instagram? perfect. Here's news guys, we all deteriorate eventually. Safe flight @BRSBRI. I feel for you in those inhumane working conditions you suffer. @Krystyna23040 being from The Fens I don't do hills - there is a mountain rescue team at Pidley (real village). and fruit trees only. @dunelm great beach photo. We have No 5 grandchild today while mum and dad have new windows fitted and I don't even need to pay:woot:. @Muddy Cyclist my hunch about your fbg is your helpful liver assess your active lifestyle as in need of a boost in the mornings. @geefull I will let you know about whey protein isolate probably as a shake. Morning coffee would probably spook me too much.
 
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dunelm said:
Smashing photo of the 747 - enjoy the flight and I hope that your cabin crew pay grade is as high as the flight path
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Cabin crew are 2 amazing ladies. Flight deck the same (one of whom is the Captain) and a bloke to keep me company who is the relief pilot. 6 of us in all speeding north west on a great circle...still catching time - 6 hours 40 is the latest estimate which they tell me will start to extend as they slow and descend, but still, pretty darned brill. Let's hope GWR is as good getting me home to be attacked by Gerald the cat
 
Good Happy International Bin day Morening Ladies and Gentlemen, a slightly more relaxed start to the day here in Tilehurst Towers than recently.

A 7.3 on that meter of mystery this morning, I, me and me's have no idea why, such are the vagaries of diabetes and that simple simultaneous equation with an infinite number of unknowns. Not to worry, just accept it and move on with life, as we know it, a slight bit of Startrek there, their or they're.

My day is planned, we all know about plans!

Stay well, stay safe and stay outside if possible, oh and almost forgot, stay away from the very depressing media.
 
When I reminded them about my diabetes they were horrified. What a lovely thought for tomorrow nevertheless by the crew. Gobsmacked. So, sharing it between the 5 of them with their coffee and me sipping a glass of fizzy wine instead...not quite pub opening hours in normal times unless it's a Wetherspoons of course...so justification in my head has occurred

Wan has emailed me and said "Haste ye Back". Only a few hours later... thousands of miles away heading for home. Still catching time...less than 6 hours from landing. We'll make UK landfall over Norfolk and descend cross country to deepest Hampshire from there.

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geefull said:
good evening all :)

4.4 yesterday and 4.3 today

quite a mixed day of rain and sharp showers, never seen so many rainbows in one day :)
I'm all out of whack, don't know how international travellers manage the time shifts, it takes me days to get used to the clocks changing by an hour :hilarious:

Hope your day is treating you well :)

@gennepher two interesting and pleasing pictures from you again, the figure in the first looks challenging and enigmatic and the in the second rather wistful, although more hopeful with that lovely golden glow in the sky :)

@dunelm - a strikiing and fine picture of High Force, though the rope crawl sounds fiendish :sorry: and a beautiful tree with that hint of a mountain background, I do so admire your stroke control :joyful:

@BRSBRI - I'm very much enjoying the vicarious travelling experiences, thank you for sharing :happy:

@ianpspurs - interesting, I hadn't thought of using whey protein for breakfast like that (or as a drink) though I do use unflavoured and vanilla in my baking sometimes. I shall be interested in your feedback on how you feel it works for you :)

@Muddy Cyclist - I'm afraid I like it too ;) it's interesting that now you've completed it the palette feels rather cooler but still feels airy.

@lindisfel - today we saw a beautiful yellow hammer and what I think was a reed bunting in the garden :joyful:

art bit - my version of an image by an artist named Mike Ibbotson, I like his strong graphic style plus I wanted to try out my rigger brush ;)

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Thanks @geefull
Thanks for the compliments
:)

I like your copse of trees among the fields very much.
Beautiful.
 
BRSBRI said:
When I reminded them about my diabetes they were horrified. What a lovely thought for tomorrow nevertheless by the crew. Gobsmacked. So, sharing it between the 5 of them with their coffee and me sipping a glass of fizzy wine instead...not quite pub opening hours in normal times unless it's a Wetherspoons of course...so justification in my head has occurred

Wan has emailed me and said "Haste ye Back". Only a few hours later... thousands of miles away heading for home. Still catching time...less than 6 hours from landing. We'll make UK landfall over Norfolk and descend cross country to deepest Hampshire from there.

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Brilliant @BRSBRI
:)
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a songbird trilling morning here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of a couple of rare steaks wafted towards the griddle pan with some mushrooms, tomato and slow cooked onions came in at 4.6 this am

A smashing morning on the beach yesterday with the girl in the bubble. The tide was still on it’s outward journey and the sand still a bit damp. Nevertheless, an assisted march for about 80m before she decided that that was enough. Still not quite got the hang of smaller steps. Snacks and a flask of koffy sat on the flood wall steps watching a group of horses being exercised.

Today’s piece, not exactly how I thought it would end up but there it is. Hope that everyone enjoys the pomp and ceremony of the parade of the bin lorry today - if it’s not coming your way today, write, nay email your local parade representative. Koffy time.

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I like this painting with the greens and pinks @dunelm
Great depth to it.
 
BRSBRI said:
As the old song goes, I've left on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again.

Departed a little earlier than projected, 4 hours into flight estimating Blighty I'm told in 8¼ hours from now - perhaps a touch sooner as we're cruising higher than conventional airliners and a touch faster I'm told at Mach 0.91.

Hamish or Wan as he is really known, waved me off up those stairs and I'm sure he waited as he said to watch the silver bird climb away into partially mottled skies turning on her heading taking me home.

FBG this morning was 7.0 - likely stress from last minute meetings and a fitful sleep. Slept deeply on board for 4 hours or so and have just eaten breakfast of eggs, smoked salmon, Greek yoghurt. Will stab the finger later...

Took the guys on the flight deck their coffees and managed to catch a 747 freighter underneath us powering on her way to Hong Kong I believe. The joys of non-commercial travel.

Hope all's well with all. I'll run through the postings in a mo! View attachment 48487View attachment 48489
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I love the second photo @BRSBRI
 
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