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

Annb said:
Libre woke me at 12.45 am to let me know my BG was 3.8. So - another of those emergency sweets and I went back to sleep. I'd only got into bed about 11.45 and it had taken longer than usual for me to drop off so getting up at that stage was just ridiculous. But by 2.30 I was so sore that I couldn't stay put and had to get up. I have never, as far as I know, screamed in my life (I was a very stoical child) but this morning I came close - it was the loudest, sharpest groan I have ever heard myself make! That axeman is back and having a go at my knees and hips. But the "cry" came when I was just telling myself that it was improving because my left knee was feeling like my arm did when I broke my elbow - stiff and sore but bearable. Then the axeman hit out again, my knee twisted and the stiffness was gone and the knee gave way. But I hung on to the worktop and just gave that involuntary cry. I had my alarm in my pocket, but didn't press it to call Neil - the worst was over by then and I got myself into the chair. Painkillers came to my aid. Unfortunately, I was just telling myself yesterday that doubling my dose of painkillers to twice a day (could go up to 4 if I want to be zonked out all the time) would have to stop and I would have to stick to once a day. Maybe tomorrow.

BG then was 8.9. It was 9.7 before breakfast and is 7.9 now. Not intending to move around too much today. That, in itself, is a bad idea though. I really need to move or I'll stiffen up completely. Heigh ho! Can't win. Not complaining though. It was my choice not to have surgery when it was offered - my priority at that time was my husband and I didn't want to take time out from caring for him. I knew it was a risk but thought it was one worth taking. No regrets, I would make the same choice again.

I was discussing with Alistair, building a multi bird nesting box and putting it amongst the trees for the starlings to nest in next year so that I can get new ventilation covers put into the holes in our overhanging roof. He told me a story he had heard on some radio programme about someone who had starlings nesting in their roof. It was an old roof and there was a hole which gave access to the birds. The home owner decided that the whole house had to be reroofed and so, at the next breedings season the birds came back to find that their former home had gone. The roof wasn't replaced for 2 years and the starlings found another nesting spot. In the third year the roof was on, there were no access holes and the starlings built their nest on the wall of the house, directly below where the hole used to be! They clearly have long memories. I'm not so sure that my nesting box idea will work now.
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Hugs for you @Annb

I am having to wear knee braces, ankle supports, and a lower back support today, to be able to move. Mine isn't the axeman, but something that appears to have a powerful longsword, and he slices through my body at the joints. If it's my knee, then there is this sharpest intense pain, and nothing exists below my knee. I am aware of missing that lower leg, it does not exist in my brain. So, I don't cry out (Like you I am stoic), I do controlled panting for a moment or two (or sharp intakes or outtakes of breath), and then slow it down to normal deep breathing. By that time I am aware I do have a lower leg, but that knee joint hurts even more now as feeling returns. It is probably the body protecting you from an even more intense pain...

It is my arthritis. It varies with the intensity of sharp pain.

I feel like I have wasted a day today. I meant to get some stuff done. But I feel like going back to sleep again, however I am not going to. I think some gentle movement helps. I am going to sit on the swing with Midnight, and rock the swing with my feet...

You take care. But if you need to sleep, then sleep for a bit. And I suggest doing a little bit of very gentle movement, just for a few minutes when you get up...

I wish there was an elixir we could take to return the body to the normal it could be...
 
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Heard this morning that yet another of my friends has died. She was pretty old (even older than me) and had been ill for a while, so it wasn't entirely unexpected. Still sad to lose her though. There seem to be so many of my old friends passing away these days as well as quite a lot of well-known people. These things do tend to go in waves but I'll be glad when this wave is over. There are getting to be fewer and fewer of us APs left, which makes sense, but, worryingly some who wouldn't be considered APs yet and could have hoped for a bit longer and the chance to reach that venerable status.
 
Good morning England..( & Others of course, but that doesn't lend itself so well to robin Williams version )

A great first few days.

Journey went as smoothly as could be expected.

Male pride had me poo pooing her questioning if we might need special assistance, yep, I made a bad call.

But jet2 had it all in hand, & speedily offered once they realised we could be in need of assistance...respect to them.

Transfers, hotel all smoothly done if a lot slower with all my stopping than previous years.

Ground floor room, as requested
Owners & staff lovely.

Almost on top of the main restaurant area of town & beach mere moments away.

I couldn't have planned it any better. All respect to Lauren for organising everything just so to limit too much walking or stairs, for us.

Arrival day, leg was in pain from all the travelling etc I expect , a bad day leg wise, but since then it's not been so painful nor have I allowed it to impact the blessed enjoyment of feeling a foreign sun on my face, once more.

Wish you were here
Day 3

 
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Off to Sheringham Park shortly to see the Rhodedendroms. Yesterday we had a power cut while on my Zoom class. Luckily it was near the end of the class and they carried on with the wind down at the end of the class without me.

Also the SIM card has stopped working so I can't use my phone. We have an appointment at the WE shop in Norwich to fix it but actually the phone is getting old so it might be a good time to change it.
 
First silly mistake yesterday.

Lauren out getting provisions, spots some goodies in a bakers.

Bertie big eyes here, spots a sausage roll looking lonely .

Cue a few bits of flakey pastry, the only evidence it ever existed....

Apart from its instant karma legacy when I tested an hour later and was shocked at an unknown, never been heard of, extreme for me since DX of 12.6...omg.

Bakers now on my avoid list.

Otherwise foods been ok
A real carnivore extravaganza at the moment, grilled everything to date, all tasting blooming great, and I'm hopeful morning numbers will now start matching expectations.

But the plan is to enjoy the time & experience as safely as possible without making it purgatory for all concerned.

Viva la beach.
 
Good morning everyone from a day which could go either way here in the dark and dangerous north. Had a marvellous time on The Gower but not back home. Tomatoes, peppers and eggs - if that’s what you like then you could try This. Probably have it for supper tonight. Might need one more egg or some lardons to overload the protein. Art bit - quick sketch of the bit of Oystermouth Castle that I have decided to do. Have a great Sunday wherever you are and whatever you may be doing. Take it easy @jjraak. I shall now make some lorry.


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The little starlings in the nest above my kitchen window are starting to flex their muscles. They can be heard fluttering their wings to develop those flying muscles. A few more days and I guess they'll be airborne. I do so admire the dedication of those parent birds, backwards and forwards from nest to field to gather increasingly large amounts of food in their beaks for their young. I know it's instinctive and they don't think about it or wonder why. Pity not all human parents show the same level of dedication but we are far removed from our natural instincts these days. I know that much of that is about money, which the birds don't have to worry about, but who was it that invented money? I suppose it's a matter of what you lose on the swings ...

BG 11.0 at 5.30 this morning. 11.4 now. Slept later because I didn't get to bed until about 1.45 am. Still a bit dozy but it's a nothing-urgent-to-do Sunday - other than a little memorial Zoom gathering for my recently departed friend at 10 am. How useful Zoom has become.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone from a day which could go either way here in the dark and dangerous north. Had a marvellous time on The Gower but not back home. Tomatoes, peppers and eggs - if that’s what you like then you could try This. Probably have it for supper tonight. Might need one more egg or some lardons to overload the protein. Art bit - quick sketch of the bit of Oystermouth Castle that I have decided to do. Have a great Sunday wherever you are and whatever you may be doing. Take it easy @jjraak. I shall now make some lorry.


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That recipe looks good and I will try it. Oystermouth Castle looks as though it will be pretty substantial.

Tea for me rather than lorry. A bit on the solid side for my taste buds.
 
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gennepher said:
Fbg 7.2

Nighttime wildlife video - Foxes mooching about...


Creative is some Chickweed in my garden. Painted in Procreate.

I need a nap and a cuppa. See you later. Have your best day...

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Nice little portrait of my favourite "weed".
Did you know it is edible for humans? Although I have been careful to avoid picking for salad the hairy variety.
 
Fbg 7.1


I went to bed early last night because I was really tired.
I fell asleep before I'd had a chance to take my cochlear hearing processor off.
I felt Midnight move off me and that woke me up and at that point I heard some kind of crash somewhere.
It was 10:00 p.m. and I managed to get out of bed and get to the kitchen. And not only was the tray of dry cat food gone, but also the tray with milk in it. Some of the milk has been spilt indicating that something had tried to pick up the tray and was figuring it out how to balance it in their mouth without spilling the contents.

So with the tray of milk gone as well, so that is the tray as the milk, I'm very confused as to what is going on here.

I put in another tray of cat food out but that was still there this morning.

And it took me ages getting all my joints comfortable with pillows and things so I can fall back to sleep again.

I've downloaded the SD card to see what was on it from the swing in the back garden. And I see a fox wondering round and round looking for someone? He's not eating the peanuts on the ground he's not eating the cat biscuits but he does keep looking into my bedroom door and does this a few times.

Fox is looking for something - he is wandering round and round...




Creative is a painting in Procreate of Ground Ivy.

Have your best kind of day...

A nap is needed and a cuppa tea...

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jjraak said:
First silly mistake yesterday.

Lauren out getting provisions, spots some goodies in a bakers.

Bertie big eyes here, spots a sausage roll looking lonely .

Cue a few bits of flakey pastry, the only evidence it ever existed....

Apart from its instant karma legacy when I tested an hour later and was shocked at an unknown, never been heard of, extreme for me since DX of 12.6...omg.

Bakers now on my avoid list.

Otherwise foods been ok
A real carnivore extravaganza at the moment, grilled everything to date, all tasting blooming great, and I'm hopeful morning numbers will now start matching expectations.

But the plan is to enjoy the time & experience as safely as possible without making it purgatory for all concerned.

Viva la beach.
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Have fun @jjraak
No more silly treats! It is just not worth it!
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone from a day which could go either way here in the dark and dangerous north. Had a marvellous time on The Gower but not back home. Tomatoes, peppers and eggs - if that’s what you like then you could try This. Probably have it for supper tonight. Might need one more egg or some lardons to overload the protein. Art bit - quick sketch of the bit of Oystermouth Castle that I have decided to do. Have a great Sunday wherever you are and whatever you may be doing. Take it easy @jjraak. I shall now make some lorry.


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Recipe looks good @jjraak

So does beginning of new art bit...
 
27.05
8.35am FBG 6.4. Bit high for me so waited half hour and tested again. 6.7
Ok. This is probably Dawn Phenomen. My recent binge on biscuits might have set DP off again.
So - finger size piece of cheese. Coffee with cream and set timer to retest in an hour. Let's see what that does
Didn't work. BG after an hour 7.2 another hour and it's 7.9
Late shopping trip so lunch was delayed until 2.30pm pre lunch 6.9. One hour 13.7.
Think this is the highest ever reading. My recent binge on biscuits seems to have really upset my body.
Busy in the garden and didn't test again until dinner. Phew 5.4. Forgot to test after meal. Too busy hoglet hunting. Kiki found one in the woodshed. Am wondering if it belongs to the badly injured hedgehog found nearby. Did I mention that? Took it to the vet. Anyway will be keeping an eye out for this hoglet and offering food and water if I see it.
28.05
8.10am FBG 6.1
Last night went out to check on barn hedgehog and she is gone. It's still light so she must be hungry. Left her a few cat biscuits. (chicken flavour, hedgehogs mustn't have either fish, or milk which can cause fatal diarorhea) I can see three small babies in the nest. Feeling quite sorry for Mama hedgehog because she had to make do with rubbish for her nest. It's constructed mostly out of discarded plastic and wood shavings. Thankfully she has returned to her babies this morning.
No sign of the hoglet in the woodshed, either last night or this morning. I am hoping that Kiki will reveal its wherabouts sometime in the day.
Meanwhile mass murder of greenfly on my Padron pepper plants and the aubergine which has a flower. Am moving the peppers to a trough outside so that natural predators on aphids can access them more easily. Need to decide what to do with the traditional variety tomato seedlings I am growing from pips. Have about sixty of them !!! Definitely not enough room to grow all to maturity.
 
Morning all on a sunny but distinctly cool Whit Sunday in this part of North Wales. @dunelm thank you for sharing the amazing art yesterday and the start of what will obviously be another wonderful piece. Glad you are home safely. @gennepher thanks for sharing your latest two creatives. Enjoy your cuppa and nap. @Annb hug for the pain you so graphically describe. It is taking my body a while to reboot from an 8 hr car journey and a night in a cold hotel room on a corridor with a stag party knocking on doors well in to the early hrs. Somewhat awkward for the location and itinary. @jjraak shame about the #sausagerollgate but well done Lauren and Jet2 for making the journey work for you. Enjoy the rest of your time in the sun. @Krystyna23040 I hope you acquire a new phone. Today is the first day in the actual house we have rented. Little things mean a lot. No teapot, normal sized mugs, no dishwasher and all kinds of things I have grown to rely upon for food not in any supermarket or shop in nearest town, Phwllhei. Main house where two sons and MIL are based has views out over sea and Holy Island - wonderful picture of all 7 great/grandchildren with that backdrop - plus all the home comforts one could wish for. The chalet next to it was booked by the time our full party was finalised. I appreciate how others can find the hills, lakes, beaches and walks beautiful but like certain foods they are just not for me. Now, the bison burger yesterday was. Enjoy your day
 
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gennepher said:
Thanks!
Yes I did @SlimLizzy
When I find it , I transfer it to my container vegetable garden so it doesn't get wee'd upon by the local wildlife.
I am no good with hairy varieties of anything!
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gennepher said:
We also eat groundsel and wood sorrel. But have not yet graduated onto plantains. Plentiful supply here. Although we did try Pennywort this year.
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Have been reading that Japanese Knowles is edible but none growing nearby and not  that curious to taste.
 
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