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

Lamont D said:
6.6. On this lovely late October morning. But cool, but sun trying to warm things up!

Nos 7 & 8 paid a visit and cheered me up.
Got a roast on, just meat, to watch cook for a few days. Chicken and gammon joint.

I'll be back!

Prediction is another storm coming!

Flooding everywhere! Ark prices have suddenly gone up!
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Beautiful morning and afternoon here ,we got away with a light touch storm Babet. If we do it next time we shall do well.
Helen off to Scargill House in the Dales for the week tomorrow.
D.
 
Lamont D said:
6.6. On this lovely late October morning. But cool, but sun trying to warm things up!

Nos 7 & 8 paid a visit and cheered me up.
Got a roast on, just meat, to watch cook for a few days. Chicken and gammon joint.

I'll be back!

Prediction is another storm coming!

Flooding everywhere! Ark prices have suddenly gone up!
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The price of Gopher Wood has gone through the roof and very scarce, it's probably worth having an expedition to Ararat to see if I can find some.
:) D.
 
Annb said:
I was thinking of suggest drilling a hole in the base to let water drip out, but we would probably end up with a constantly flooding floor, so probably not a good idea
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It's definitely better to get it fixed properly, but....

In your shoes, IF I knew that was the issue.

I'd be inclined to try 2 holes.

One underneath fitted with a rubber grommet (hardware stores/Amazon)

And one on the side , quite low down.

Some clear plastic piping, (think aquarium tubing)..secure and make waterproof.
Suggest blocking at end & taping up an unseen side of dishwasher.

Use, then see if there is anything to drain.

Side pipe let's You aim run off water into a bottle, etc.

If it's particularly bad, once run off, then it's pop off the grommet underneath, to properly drain it.

A little cumbersome & messy, but what's to lose if it stops the cutting out.?

Best case, that pinpoints Neil's guess is correct about the problem...
& It keeps on working and You have a functioning dishwasher until you are able to get it properly repaired, (or not)

Worst case you get it fixed properly, and it doesn't leak, and you have a couple of holes you can fill in no one will ever really see ..
 
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jjraak said:
It's definitely better to get it fixed properly, but....

In your shoes, IF I knew that was the issue.

I'd be inclined to try 2 holes.

One underneath fitted with a rubber grommet (hardware stores/Amazon)

And one one the side , quite low down.

Some clear plastic piping, (think aquarium tubing)..secure and make waterproof.
Suggest blocking at end & taping up an unseen side of dishwasher.

Use, then see if there is anything to drain.

Side pipe let's You aim run off water into a bottle, etc.

If it's particularly bad, once run off, then it's pop off the grommet underneath, to properly drain it.

A little cumbersome & messy, but what's to lose if stops the cutting out.?

Best case, that pinpoints Neil's guess is correct about the problem...
& It keeps on working and You have a functioning dishwasher until you are able to get it properly repaired, (or not)

Worst case you get it fixed properly, and it doesn't leak, and you have a couple of holes you can fill in no one will ever really see ..
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ianpspurs said:
That's obviously the one with a red door and a picket fence.
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That is very funny Ian. :)
 
Lamont D said:
You have to remember a big part of number ten, was the current idiot running it now!
I do believe that many of the boffins are testifying and it isn't the version that Boris and co are trying to sell or hide!
at least some of the partygoers have now received fines.
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I do hope they were large fines. Have been seeing people on TV fined thousands for holding parties. One we saw the video footage. Four people in a huge office all wearing masks and about three metres apart. But still fine of £000,s.
Disgusting that the prime minister at the time got away with £50.
 
jjraak said:
Evening all.

Hugs to @JohnEGreen for a speedy recovery.

A hug for Marjorie @lindisfel
Maybe the hot toddy is a good idea.

And good to hear you're feeling better @Lamont D

Still no testing here.

A long work shift yesterday left me knackered today, so a day spent laying down or sleeping

As some might remember my mum had Alzheimer's/dementia, so it's a subject I take note of.

This ( very early days admittedly) report of one early sign of onset caught my eye.

Maybe of use in reassuring ourselves or adding to other concerns about ones we love.

Looking back, & from what I've read, increasing concer about money, oddly enough was a clear sign I didn't know about.

None on their own perhaps prove the case, but early diagnosis is recommended.

Anyway link is here for those wishing to know more.

Here's a screenshot of the report note of the test itself.

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In my experience arguments with family and friends, esp leading to estrangement, are an early warning sign.
 
SlimLizzy said:
I do hope they were large fines. Have been seeing people on TV fined thousands for holding parties. One we saw the video footage. Four people in a huge office all wearing masks and about three metres apart. But still fine of £000,s.
Disgusting that the prime minister at the time got away with £50.
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There was a programme on channel four, about it.
You can still see it on their catch up.

Apparently some WhatsApp messages this week revealed what the sage scientists were telling No. 10.
One who is now our pm chief scientific advisor, called our pm Dr death, cos of the help out eat out scheme. And referred to the ex pm as the grim reaper in her texts.
And the pair have still not handed in their WhatsApp messages!
Can't find them apparently!
The other news stories have pushed these revelations out of the national media!
And of course the right wing rags, don't report these news items.

There is calls for a police investigation into a lot of people surrounding our government!
But I suspect that won't happen!
Pity!

They should all be locked up!
 
SlimLizzy said:
In my experience arguments with family and friends, esp leading to estrangement, are an early warning sign.
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For some it might be but it's not an infallible indicator. Some families are just like that and never a sign of alzheimers. Worrying about money is something I have done all my life (being aware of how my mother struggled with her weekly budget). It carried on into my adult life although Tom always told me "we never died a winter yet". That actually didn't help. My mother didn't have alzheimers, nor my father, nor my husband. Dad did have damage to his brain from a series of strokes but that wasn't alzheimers. Tom suffered from Lewy bodies but that wasn't alzheimers either.
 
Annb said:
For some it might be but it's not an infallible indicator. Some families are just like that and never a sign of alzheimers. Worrying about money is something I have done all my life (being aware of how my mother struggled with her weekly budget). It carried on into my adult life although Tom always told me "we never died a winter yet". That actually didn't help. My mother didn't have alzheimers, nor my father, nor my husband. Dad did have damage to his brain from a series of strokes but that wasn't alzheimers. Tom suffered from Lewy bodies but that wasn't alzheimers either.
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You are right. Some families are like that. I should have said "Can be an early warning syptom" MrSlims aunt fell out with her neighbour after being friends for over 15 years. About 18 months later she accused us of stealing from her and cut off all contact. Although we haven't heard anything since I am convinced she has some type of dementia.
It's difficult to find out as Aunt has few remaining relatives. MrSlim is devastated. Aunt is only 12 years older than him and they have always had a close relationship.
 
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lindisfel said:
Dogs mimic their humans, they know what's the best way to manipulate us.

I remember the time when one was not allowed to go onto Orford Ness.

Have a great break
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Dogs definitely do know how to manipulate us.

Sadly, because you cannot take dogs on Orford Ness, we have never visited there.
We do love visiting Orford though and I am so looking forward to staying at the Crown and Castle again. The food there is so good.
 
lindisfel said:
Yours is a different disease to type 2 Prancy, please don't be guided by T2D but you need to know how it responds to the overnight condition if your not compensating for small variations in blood glucose.
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It’s normally around 100 first thing in the morning, due to me being in auto mode on my pump. If not for that, I’d would’t survive through the night without insulin.
 
Annb said:
For some it might be but it's not an infallible indicator. Some families are just like that and never a sign of alzheimers. Worrying about money is something I have done all my life (being aware of how my mother struggled with her weekly budget). It carried on into my adult life although Tom always told me "we never died a winter yet". That actually didn't help. My mother didn't have alzheimers, nor my father, nor my husband. Dad did have damage to his brain from a series of strokes but that wasn't alzheimers. Tom suffered from Lewy bodies but that wasn't alzheimers either.
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We all live very different lives and some find it embarrassing that a loved one has dementia of any kind. Most of my family didn't live long enough to get dementia. I can think of a lot people who had dementia and some were of a very high IQ indeed.

When I went to work at 16 in 1955 I got £2 per week and had to give £1 to my Mum and this continued until I came out my time and eventually earned a working man's wage. My sister and I were still expected to help her until she and I got married. Mother was widowed when she was in her thirties and it was expected we would help. She had R.A. and used the money that my dad left in my sister and my name he intended for our educations. She thought it fair game to spend it as she felt necessary by getting me to sign papers and putting the amounts in later as she did with my sister.

I had no hard feelings I eventually got a good job with a better salary than I would have had as a working class lad.

So even then I never worried about money and I certainly don't now, but I know what it is to be poor.
 
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SlimLizzy said:
Amitripylyne is also addictive. Very difficult to stop taking it. Took me nearly two years.
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Prescribed for damage to shoulder after accident, on pretty potent meds in HDU after ops, just didn't touch the pain.

Oddly despite bits literally hanging off me, the shoulder (broken scapula) was actually the one that caused the most pain.

Pains reoccurred, so once again taking it, so the point about dementia was well noted by me.

I seem to be lucky in respect of anything I've asked for, despite all the addiction warnings just haven't been an issue stopping, thank god...(long may that remain so )

Bravo getting off after the addiction...can't be easy.

Though I do hear the hurt & worry for those it does affect.

EDIT: typing on train to work .. :rolleyes: meant to say i thought it a very effective drug when used correctly....sorted me out straight away almost .
 
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