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

BG has been in the 6's since I got up at 3.30 this morning. I haven't eaten yet, of course, but then I don't usually have anything by now. Food has been quite restricted the last few days (just what I could reach without getting up or walking). Enough to keep me going but nothing cooked or very interesting. That's probably a hint to me about what I should be doing because there have been absolutely no starchy carbs in the things I could reach - not even RyVita because I couldn't reach the new pack of butter to have with it. I know - I could have asked Neil but I'm a stubborn old cuss sometimes. With the wheelchair, I can access more things, but the hob is still a bit too high for me to reach, so I may still not cook.

There is another visit planned for next Sunday - it's been planned for weeks now and I don't want to call it off but this time I'm not going to harass myself so I've asked Neil to add to the shopping list some shop made cake and biscuits. That'll have to do. There's a first time for everything and needs must (but is the devil driving? I hope not.)
 
Today's fbg is 6.1 same as yesterday so that's good.

Our GP's surgery merged with another before covid recently the merged surgery merged with another merged surgery which is about a mile from here so now I get the choice of two surgeries the one round the corner or the one a mile away.

It's worked out quite well as the new outfit texts me a reminder or confirmation of appointments very handy.

After the doppler test last Friday I got a text yesterday asking me to ring and book an appointment with the doctor and when I did got an appointment for this afternoon so since the merger the service has improved immensely after reading some of the awful experiences on here I realize how lucky we are.
 
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I am still in the hateful 8s and no better during the day. I am not sure if its the hateful 8s that's getting me down or something else is lurking. I know I fell down the stairs and the bruising was horrific - for me, and I know there are others that have far far worse. I have no pain now just a small memories of where the bruises were, but I still wonder if this is all playing into my mental health. I am petrified of falling down the said stairs again and have at times shuffled on my backside just in case I do fall. Everything is getting me down now, the weather, where we live, how we live and with not enough funds to move is seriously becoming an issue as I am constantly looking on various estate agents websites at the property listings, that I have no way of affording in the first place. I am hoping that this passes as at the moment I have lost my hairdressing and sewing mojo and it feels I wont get it back this side of the year. The impending winter is looming which is not good either, I just give up lol
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a somewhat late start here in the dark and dangerous north. The grandchildren are multiplying - four last night so all hands on deck this morning for breakfast, dressing, getting out buckets and spades and off they go! Luckily Little Miss Pamplemouse is a good organiser and a dab hand at setting a table. We went into town yesterday but unluckily for me I had to catch the bus back. I can usually sit on a bench part way into town for a few minutes and then be OK but it was raining so onwards we went doing a newly invented limping game with the youngest half of the Von Trapp family in tow. So sorry to read about some pretty awful experiences with GP surgeries or lack of. It reminds me of how lucky we are here to be able to get an appointment quite quickly and with a real, in the same room doctor or nurse practitioner. Art bit. Not satisfactory yet so may add some more colour and thicken the foliage - or not :blackeye:. Hope your day is a peaceful one. I have already had my koffy.


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I like this monochrome shading very much @dunelm
It might not be satisfactory to you, but it is to me...
It is more restful for me at the moment...

I wonder how you will add to it...like you say you are going to...
 
Annb said:
BG has been in the 6's since I got up at 3.30 this morning. I haven't eaten yet, of course, but then I don't usually have anything by now. Food has been quite restricted the last few days (just what I could reach without getting up or walking). Enough to keep me going but nothing cooked or very interesting. That's probably a hint to me about what I should be doing because there have been absolutely no starchy carbs in the things I could reach - not even RyVita because I couldn't reach the new pack of butter to have with it. I know - I could have asked Neil but I'm a stubborn old cuss sometimes. With the wheelchair, I can access more things, but the hob is still a bit too high for me to reach, so I may still not cook.

There is another visit planned for next Sunday - it's been planned for weeks now and I don't want to call it off but this time I'm not going to harass myself so I've asked Neil to add to the shopping list some shop made cake and biscuits. That'll have to do. There's a first time for everything and needs must (but is the devil driving? I hope not.)
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I know you love to bake @Annb
But shop bought cake and biscuits will be more than sufficient for Sunday.
 
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Lainie71 said:
I am still in the hateful 8s and no better during the day. I am not sure if its the hateful 8s that's getting me down or something else is lurking. I know I fell down the stairs and the bruising was horrific - for me, and I know there are others that have far far worse. I have no pain now just a small memories of where the bruises were, but I still wonder if this is all playing into my mental health. I am petrified of falling down the said stairs again and have at times shuffled on my backside just in case I do fall. Everything is getting me down now, the weather, where we live, how we live and with not enough funds to move is seriously becoming an issue as I am constantly looking on various estate agents websites at the property listings, that I have no way of affording in the first place. I am hoping that this passes as at the moment I have lost my hairdressing and sewing mojo and it feels I wont get it back this side of the year. The impending winter is looming which is not good either, I just give up lol
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Don't give up! Things look dark at the moment - we all go through bad times now and again and they look as though they will never end, but they usually do. 8 isn't really desperately bad so if you are stuck there, it won't do much harm (my diabetes professionals get annoyed if I go below 8 - something to do with it being safer at my age). What's important is your mental health right now. That you should now be nervous about falling, especially down stairs, is completely understandable and sensible and shuffling on your backside a very wise precaution. I am sure that, given a little time and perhaps some self spoiling, it will pass and you will get your mojo back, so hang in there.
 
I came across this the other day on line.

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It is a memorial sculpture in county Cork Ireland to commemorate the Choctaw people who when they heard of the potato famine in Ireland sent a gift of food to the Irish people this was not long after the trail of tears took place so they were not so well off I think it's a beautiful story of an instance of common humanity one maybe we could learn from in today's selfish age.
 
Just taken the duchess to do the general shopping at Lidl then into town to our butcher to get some proper ham for the duchess. Plus nice eggs and some of their steak pies to fill in where preparation is short on time some days. Then back home, no Tai Chi in August for her till September.

It's great how you old soldiers care and support each other @dunelm, that kind of mutual friendship is the best one can get
D.
 
ianpspurs said:
Hugs for @dunelm and @alf_Josiah for mobility issues. @dunelm thanks for sharing the art and enjoy all the time with those precious youngsters. My take on the Doctors and ancillary staff issues is that post cynical and performative clap for carers, whilst ignoring all rules imposed on others, most carers have realised the game simply isn't worth the candle. They are merely variables on a spreadsheet - whatif indeed. Crudely put, if you pay peanuts (whilst throwing pooh everywhere) you eventually get monkeys. We are back in the era of the cost of everything and value of nothing.
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Thank you @ianpspurs
 
JohnEGreen said:
I came across this the other day on line.

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It is a memorial sculpture in county Cork Ireland to commemorate the Choctaw people who when they heard of the potato famine in Ireland sent a gift of food to the Irish people this was not long after the trail of tears took place so they were not so well off I think it's a beautiful story of an instance of common humanity one maybe we could learn from in today's selfish age.
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Preach brother, preach. @Annb sharing food is the blessing so relax. Would a bar stool at the hob be any use/practical? Food was made for mankind not vice versa. @Lainie71 much easier to say it will all be fine from the sidelines.
 
lindisfel said:
Just taken the duchess to do the general shopping at Lidl then into town to our butcher to get some proper ham for the duchess. Plus nice eggs and some of their steak pies to fill in where preparation is short on time some days. Then back home, no Tai Chi in August for her till September.

It's great how you old soldiers care and support each other @dunelm, that kind of mutual friendship is the best one can get
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Thanks @lindisfel. Proper ham - cut thickly from the bone - nobody should be subjected to that thin wet stuff crammed into sealed plastic. We buy our eggs from our local butcher - he gets them from a small free range producer just outside town.
 
JohnEGreen said:
I came across this the other day on line.

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It is a memorial sculpture in county Cork Ireland to commemorate the Choctaw people who when they heard of the potato famine in Ireland sent a gift of food to the Irish people this was not long after the trail of tears took place so they were not so well off I think it's a beautiful story of an instance of common humanity one maybe we could learn from in today's selfish age.
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Absolutely.
 
Just got and tested before I have something to eat, a pre meal 6.7.
Had my counselling and I used the word frustrated about a million times, and I have told you a million times, I do not exaggerate!
I do need to relax after eating, to get some sense of proportion of my appointment.
Asked at the doctors to move the wifes important appointment, next week, alas nowt for a month or so for the specific doctor cos of hols and other engagements, and that day, no appointments earlier or later!
So I phoned my physiotherapy department to move my appointment, and I managed to get late September, as the earliest possible appointment. The receptionist did say, if there was a cancellation etc.
So that is sorted! Sort of!
Found list of passwords, it was so obvious it would be down the side of the couch! Why didn't I look there first, doh! So with the milky sunlight and no wind as such, a breast of chicken demolished, I am gonna get in the garden. More lawn cutting needed! And the possibility of going the togger (footie) tonight!
But I must get prepared for hospital in the morning.
Have a traditional Tuesday. Treat yourself to something really nice and relax a little!
Chill out!
Don't worry about a thing! Every little thing will be alright!
My best wishes as always!

And I shouldn't get so frustrated!
Or the feeling of impending frustrations!
 
I've just has a very interesting discussion with Neil about Fake News and the concept of "He who wins writes the history". I've been quite concerned over the way people these days, so easily believe the stories told by one source without checking for alerrnative views or supporting fact. A mention was made on a TV cookery programme about The Alamo and the battle between "the Spanish" and the state of Texas. I queried Neil about the Spanish element and he told me that that was the least of the issues around the story.

The tale I had in my head was that the Mexican state in the 1800's was oppressing Texan citizens and those citizens were fighting for their rights and for liberty from a corrupt and oppressive Mexican dictator who wanted to annex the state. I learned that in the late 50's/early 60's. Davy Crockett was a hero who gave his life defending the Alamo (I never thought to ask why or what he was defending) and the right of Texas not to be annexed.

For the first time now I've looked up what I could and found that the story was very different. It was a war over whether or not Texans should be allowed to uphold slavery and benefit from it in their cotton growing enterprises. Texas was part of Mexico, not one of the American states. Mexico had passed laws outlawing slavery and Texans had a lot of money to lose. Texans were not really looking for independence because they pretty soon joined the US which still, of course, endorsed slavery. OK there's more to it than that but the point is that way back then, I accepted the given version because I didn't realise that what was written or produced in the media was not necessarily so. And the same kind of myths are being perpetuated now across all the media and most of us never check any alternative sources for our potentially prejudiced information.
 
Had the appointment with the doctor he has referred me to vascular department at the hospital he suspects PAD as did I.

Before leaving asked him for a prescription for anti nausea tablets Pirfenidone makes me sick as a dog. So he sent the prescription tp the pharmacy next door electronically.

When I went into collect the prescribed medication at the pharmacy was informed that I would have to wait because would you believe it their robot had broken down had to laugh. so much for AI replacing people.
 
JohnEGreen said:
Had the appointment with the doctor he has referred me to vascular department at the hospital he suspects PAD as did I.

Before leaving asked him for a prescription for anti nausea tablets Pirfenidone makes me sick as a dog. So he sent the prescription tp the pharmacy next door electronically.

When I went into collect the prescribed medication at the pharmacy was informed that I would have to wait because would you believe it their robot had broken down had to laugh. so much for AI replacing people.
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Trouble is - these days it's not so much a question of can AI replace people as can people replace AI when it breaks down. Seems that AI systems are a bit like solid state - humans are not allowed to intervene; there is no access to the systems to allow them to do so. Who is in control here?
 
The increase in slavery in the southern states, was for the demand in cotton from Europe particularly the northern cotton towns of England. The need for African people to work the cotton fields. Because only African coloured people could be out in the sun all day. The ever expanding new states that were coming into the union. And the new markets that included the northern states, and, finally an invention that meant that the amount of cotton crops that could be grown multiplied by so much, the price of slaves also multiplied.
And a famous historian of the beginnings of the American civil war gave this discovery as one of the biggest causes of inevitability of the war.
The cotton gin created by Eli Whitney.

Their are so many conflicting reports of history. And a lot of English history is full of it!
 
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