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

[Annb]

FBG at 4 am 8.5.
3 teas and some pills later (8 am) 12.9.
That's about normal. I'll take some insulin and have some food and I daresay it will come down a bit.

 

[dunelm]

Beginning to remind me of Rosslyn Castle (near Edinburgh). It is built in to the side of a cliff so the kitchens and store room are on minus one floor and other, dark chambers of some sort are on minus two floors. I seriously disliked exploring down there. Much better to see it in a lightened room and on a screen.

Ah yes, we have visited there, a really good day out.

 

[Annb]

As I understand it.
Type 1 produces little or no insulin, hence the need to inject.
Type 2 produces too much insulin
But as we become immune (resistant to it) it takes more and more to push the glucose we ingest in and around our bodies.

The goal, as I understand it is to find a measure of what we CAN eat..(monitoring & eating to the meter)
Thus reducing the need for so much insulin & theoretically reducing our insulin resistance.


Presumably our bodies will change over time and that includes what we can actually eat without spiking, so it's good to keep an eye on things we think safe, at certain points in time, just to be sure.

I wonder if for you @Granny_grump_ oats have now crept into your spiking foods list, if you didn't spike before.

And for you @Annb (& me )
Porridge / oats is already a spike specific food, so a good one for us to avoid.

Lots of references on line.
But I found Dr Fung book on T2D to be very informative about the mechanism of just what carbs do to us & the roll insulin plays in that.

Unfortunately, there is little that I can eat without pushing BG up - not exactly a spike, but a high kind of plateau. The only thing that gets it under control is added insulin - quite a lot of it - or eating nothing at all for many hours. Oats, though, does cause a spike.

 

[Annb]

Ah yes, we have visited there, a really good day out.

We rented the castle for 4 days for our 40th wedding anniversary and took our 2 sons, 2 sisters-in-law and a cousin of my husband's to spend some time together. I actually didn't really enjoy it because, although I don't really believe in ghosts, I felt that the castle just didn't like me. An odd atmosphere that was vaguely hostile. Doesn't help that I have a strong streak of claustrophobia - that's why the "dungeon" level was so uncomfortable for me. Nobody else felt it so maybe just my peasant origins coming to the fore.

 

[jjraak]

Unfortunately, there is little that I can eat without pushing BG up - not exactly a spike, but a high kind of plateau. The only thing that gets it under control is added insulin - quite a lot of it - or eating nothing at all for many hours. Oats, though, does cause a spike.

Yes, fully understand @Annb

Have a cousin T2D, who also requires insulin.
Who Has similar issues.

 

[dunelm]

Great art bit @dunelm

Looking forward to the colour...

Thank you @gennepher

 

[dunelm]

Fbg 6.4

The nighttime trail cam.
Sorry about the noise a part way through. I had turned down the interference nose for each clip section, and then listened to it before uploading, but that section had come up to 300% again. I normally have the noise/sound at 20% so you can still hear the natural sounds.

The noise is from 1:00 to 1:33, then it goes quiet again...

It took half hour to get this to load. I am not doing it again!!!

I am working from an iPad and that doesn't let me into the video to edit it. You need a laptop to edit a video that has already been posted.

The fox was searching a lot for food this night...

Cat & Fox

I have been training Midnight!
With the same commands as I gave my dog.
'Leave it' (that is my meal even if I leave the room for the bathroom)
'Sit' (he will sit in exactly the spot I tell him to)
'Stay' (he is very good at that, and waits until I get back in the room)
But what I cannot get him to do is 'Come here'. He just stares at me.
The difficulty is, Midnight does not respond to food treats.
What he does respond to is 'Good boy' and a few nice adjectives that go with it. And he is beaming with pride it seems when I say 'Good boy'. His eyes well up and his face is so happy, and he purrs and purrs.

I will get there with that.

Toys are not a thing with him. I have tried. But a little fur fabric rat/mouse, he absolutely loves, and hugs it, and cleans it to death. There is absolutely no way I can take it off him if he is hugging it. I would be minus a hand if I tried.

Catnip? No interest in it.

Creative is an autumn digital painting in Procreate.
A bit brighter one than yesterday!

Have a good day.

Time for a cuppa.

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Marvelous art. I didn’t think that being on the staff of a cat works if you are barking orders.

 

[dunelm]

Good morning everyone on a bit of a late start here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.3 on the Janus screen of depression or joy. It’s Armistice day today, an important day in our calendar, for Mrs Miggins and me at least. People will be going about there business but do take some time, a minute, maybe two, perhaps at 1100hrs to reflect that despite all our aches, pains, complaints and moans, that we are still here, Veterans of our own lives and families.
Art bit - colour added so on with something else. Have the very best day that you can. Can I have more koffy? Yes I can.

 

[Annb]

Good morning everyone on a bit of a late start here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.3 on the Janus screen of depression or joy. It’s Armistice day today, an important day in our calendar, for Mrs Miggins and me at least. People will be going about there business but do take some time, a minute, maybe two, perhaps at 1100hrs to reflect that despite all our aches, pains, complaints and moans, that we are still here, Veterans of our own lives and families.
Art bit - colour added so on with something else. Have the very best day that you can. Can I have more koffy? Yes I can.


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Oh that's much more pleasant than the dark and gloomy depths of Rosslyn. I could wander through there without a qualm.

This is a day to remember my grandfather - who I only met once as a small baby. He was gassed in 1916 but lived another 30 years suffering the effects of it which, of course affected his whole family, which, in turn affected the next generation. The current generation hears the stories but can't possibly imagine the horrors that those who fought, died or were injured in WW1 saw and experienced. Members of the next generation fought in the 2nd WW but, our family was lucky in that none were seriously wounded or killed (a few close escapes, I believe) but they certainly saw some horrors and lost close friends. They are well worth remembering - their courage and stoicism and I, for one, make sure that my sons and granddaughter know about them.

Edit to add: But not only on this day. I am very anti-war, I suppose, and I make sure their sacrifices are known about throughout the year.

 

[ianpspurs]

Good morning everyone from a dull start here to a day of dual Remembrance for St Martin and all those who served and paid the ultimate price or lived with the impact. @dunelm respect to you and Mrs Miggins and all your comrades. Like many others I shall remember family members who served in both world wars, Korea and on our nuclear subs. A son works for the RBL The colour on your art makes that like a sepia photograph which may not feel like a compliment to you but it definitely is in my mind. @gennepher thanks for both the video and much more cheerful creative today. Amazing patience and progress with Midnight. I have test results to translate and a telephone consultation later and of course today is salmon day. Have a great day whilst mindful of those who were and still are prepared to go above and beyond. Full respect to you all.

 

[gennepher]

Aw, that brings back memories

Our belles had a small doll, furry fabric puppy.
No idea where it came from, but it was her baby, just like midnight's rat is.

Slept with it, cleaned it & just adored it .

And video, always surprising how nonchalant midnight is to the foxes etc.

Hadn't considered how our animals share their world with wildlife .

But for the pets who roam outside, it's more like a shopping centre, with shoppers mainly ignoring each other.......until one steps on another's toes...lol

Nice pic, btw.

It is funny how even an animal needs a toy soft furry baby...

You are right @jjraak Midnight is generally tolerant of other cats and wildlife, but if one oversteps his mark then....

Thank you for the picture compliment!

 

[gennepher]

Marvelous art. I didn’t think that being on the staff of a cat works if you are barking orders.

I may be on the staff of the cat @dunelm

But I have a few tricks up my sleeve...

 

[gennepher]

Good morning everyone on a bit of a late start here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.3 on the Janus screen of depression or joy. It’s Armistice day today, an important day in our calendar, for Mrs Miggins and me at least. People will be going about there business but do take some time, a minute, maybe two, perhaps at 1100hrs to reflect that despite all our aches, pains, complaints and moans, that we are still here, Veterans of our own lives and families.
Art bit - colour added so on with something else. Have the very best day that you can. Can I have more koffy? Yes I can.


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The colouring is absolutely wonderful @dunelm

 

[Annb]

Yes, fully understand @Annb

Have a cousin T2D, who also requires insulin.
Who Has similar issues.

I'm very annoyed with myself now! I knew it would be a mistake, but I had a slice of bread this morning - should be within my limit for carb for the day, but, I suppose my BG was already a bit high (13.3 pre insulin and pre food) but Em, in a rush this morning, left her slices of ham and a fried egg and rushed off to school so I thought I'd just have that for my breakfast. 60u of Humalog (insulin). Added the slice of bread, with plenty of butter and 11/2 hours later it had dropped to 10.3 but another half hour saw it shooting up to 15.5 (Libre alarm warned me). Not looking good today. Unfortunately, I was intending to make Carne con chilli later but I suspect beans would be too much of a risk today, so will probably have to make it a beef ragout and hope for the best.

Fbg 6.4

The nighttime trail cam.
Sorry about the noise a part way through. I had turned down the interference nose for each clip section, and then listened to it before uploading, but that section had come up to 300% again. I normally have the noise/sound at 20% so you can still hear the natural sounds.

The noise is from 1:00 to 1:33, then it goes quiet again...

It took half hour to get this to load. I am not doing it again!!!

I am working from an iPad and that doesn't let me into the video to edit it. You need a laptop to edit a video that has already been posted.

The fox was searching a lot for food this night...

Cat & Fox

I have been training Midnight!
With the same commands as I gave my dog.
'Leave it' (that is my meal even if I leave the room for the bathroom)
'Sit' (he will sit in exactly the spot I tell him to)
'Stay' (he is very good at that, and waits until I get back in the room)
But what I cannot get him to do is 'Come here'. He just stares at me.
The difficulty is, Midnight does not respond to food treats.
What he does respond to is 'Good boy' and a few nice adjectives that go with it. And he is beaming with pride it seems when I say 'Good boy'. His eyes well up and his face is so happy, and he purrs and purrs.

I will get there with that.

Toys are not a thing with him. I have tried. But a little fur fabric rat/mouse, he absolutely loves, and hugs it, and cleans it to death. There is absolutely no way I can take it off him if he is hugging it. I would be minus a hand if I tried.

Catnip? No interest in it.

Creative is an autumn digital painting in Procreate.
A bit brighter one than yesterday!

Have a good day.

Time for a cuppa.

View attachment 57454

Your art always has so much action in it. Just looking at it enlivens the day.

 

[gennepher]

Good morning everyone from a dull start here to a day of dual Remembrance for St Martin and all those who served and paid the ultimate price or lived with the impact. @dunelm respect to you and Mrs Miggins and all your comrades. Like many others I shall remember family members who served in both world wars, Korea and on our nuclear subs. A son works for the RBL The colour on your art makes that like a sepia photograph which may not feel like a compliment to you but it definitely is in my mind. @gennepher thanks for both the video and much more cheerful creative today. Amazing patience and progress with Midnight. I have test results to translate and a telephone consultation later and of course today is salmon day. Have a great day whilst mindful of those who were and still are prepared to go above and beyond. Full respect to you all.

Good morning @ianpspurs
still 9 whole minutes left of morning...
Dull dreary weather here too...

I was thinking of you when I did the more cheerful creative for today.
Thanks for the compliments.

I hope the test results are what you need.

Enjoy that salmon!

 

[gennepher]

I'm very annoyed with myself now! I knew it would be a mistake, but I had a slice of bread this morning - should be within my limit for carb for the day, but, I suppose my BG was already a bit high (13.3 pre insulin and pre food) but Em, in a rush this morning, left her slices of ham and a fried egg and rushed off to school so I thought I'd just have that for my breakfast. 60u of Humalog (insulin). Added the slice of bread, with plenty of butter and 11/2 hours later it had dropped to 10.3 but another half hour saw it shooting up to 15.5 (Libre alarm warned me). Not looking good today. Unfortunately, I was intending to make Carne con chilli later but I suspect beans would be too much of a risk today, so will probably have to make it a beef ragout and hope for the best.

Your art always has so much action in it. Just looking at it enlivens the day.

Hugs for you about being annoyed with yourself over the effects of one slice of bread @Annb
Don't beat yourself up over it. I do the same.
Just an idea - I have been introducing a few more carbs, since the weather is cold, and I enjoy an extra carb or two.
Normally I keep to under 20 carbs a day. I'll have some extra carbs, eg a crumpet one day, but the next day I keep to near zero carbs as possible.
Say, if I have that crumpet for 3 days running, then my blood glucose will go into double figures.
But, if I stick to my every other day rule for some extra carbs, then I can keep my fbg readings in the 6's.

Thank you for the art compliment

 

[Annb]

@gennepher, we had 2 cats some time ago (before we discovered that Neil was allergic to lots, including cats) and we did manage to train them to a degree. When told to go to bed, they would both snuggle together in their cushioned fish box. They would walk on a lead - useful when travelling. When we said their names, they would stop where they were and wait to see what was wanted. We never tried them with treats though. Just, as you suggest, "Good boy" in an admiring sort of voice, seemed to be enough. They were both mousers - the older and bigger one was a farm cat and a dab hand at tracking and catching mice, rats, rabbits and birds, and usually not too annoyed when I took birds or rabbits away from him. He even learned not to touch a free running gerbil brought home for a half term break from Neil's school. Intelligent cat!

Having trouble loading this at present - I'll try again later.

 

[ianpspurs]

Good morning @ianpspurs
still 9 whole minutes left of morning...
Dull dreary weather here too...

I was thinking of you when I did the more cheerful creative for today.
Thanks for the compliments.

I hope the test results are what you need.

Enjoy that salmon!

Thank you for the good wishes and thinking of me when doing the creative. The blood test results all seem ok to a layman but the telephone consultation should reveal more when analysed by an expect. The PCR test revealed what I knew from the lat flow except the virus identifier - number not name or strength. The serum glucose yesterday at 12.15 was a shockingly high 5.3 fasted except for black tea but covid appears to have sent cortisol into overdrive so perhaps some excuse there.

 

[gennepher]

@gennepher, we had 2 cats some time ago (before we discovered that Neil was allergic to lots, including cats) and we did manage to train them to a degree. When told to go to bed, they would both snuggle together in their cushioned fish box. They would walk on a lead - useful when travelling. When we said their names, they would stop where they were and wait to see what was wanted. We never tried them with treats though. Just, as you suggest, "Good boy" in an admiring sort of voice, seemed to be enough. They were both mousers - the older and bigger one was a farm cat and a dab hand at tracking and catching mice, rats, rabbits and birds, and usually not too annoyed when I took birds or rabbits away from him. He even learned not to touch a free running gerbil brought home for a half term break from Neil's school. Intelligent cat!

Having trouble loading this at present - I'll try again later.

I have bought a heavy dog harness and lead for Midnight. He is too big for even my previous dog's harness @Annb
He hasn't seen them yet, so ...
But I need some way of transporting him. He needs a dog cage, not a cat basket, and I could never lift a dog cage any more.

I was having trouble uploading too. The site kept refusing to upload...

 

[alf_Josiah]

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and all who tried posting this Morening.

Blood sugars this morning were a worrying 4.0 necessitating in steam driven sliderule, log tables, teabag reading and good old guesstimate to calculate my insulin dosage. Just before lunch blood sugars were 4.8.

It’s time for an afternoon nap then busy, busy again.

Stay safe all.