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

[dunelm]

Speaking to the nurse sounds a little more promising so hopefully you may see action this day. @dunelm this is the sort of thing your art brought to mind. Didn't Dire Straits pen a ditty about him? Were they lewcle lairds - well from the D and D? Lyrics Genn. Also appropriate that I referenced George Herbert today as the C of E commemorate him Feb 27th.

Ah! I have been to his garden at Giverny, smashing place to visit - he wasn’t in.

 

[dunelm]

Fbg 6.7

Nighttime wildlife video
Cats & Cats
There were badgers about this night but they were boring shots of the badgers rear end as they were eating peanuts...
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Creative...yesterday I stopped at the car park to draw people and dogs. But it was so cold and bitter that I saw no people or dogs. And so I drew the trees instead. Drawn in SketchClub with my finger...
There was a massive oak tree behind the silver birches, but it wouldn't have worked as a quick sketch within this line sketch...but I might try later today to add to this digital sketch with an app which will allow me to do a faded watercolour impression of the oak tree...

Ready for a nap now. Awake since early.

Had my coffee & cream, so a cuppa tea from my flask...


Have your best kind of day.

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Yes, very cold yesterday but pleased you got to sketch these lovely trees

 

[dunelm]

7.0 today according to the hospital’s meter trying to be good food wise but not easy in here.
Hopefully may get a resolution to my situation soon and hopefully home on Friday with a bit of luck.
Not even the hospital use’s hospital corners these days well not round here anyway.

All the best with that and hope that Friday is a good day for you. Standards are slipping - counterpains should be drum tight, tight enough to bounce a coin off - and hospital corners of course. Slovenly, very slovenly. Does Matron look like Hattie Jaques?

 

[Krystyna23040]

5.5 this morning. The Village Hall will be freezing cold so we will get there early to put the heating on and walk Poppy around the field while it is heating up.

 

[gennepher]

Yes, very cold yesterday but pleased you got to sketch these lovely trees

Thank you so very much for the compliment @dunelm

 

[dunelm]

Good morning everyone from a wonderfully quiet start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. Very lazy day yesterday. The sofa had been sulking because we were away at the weekend so spent most of the day consoling it. Found a chunk of lamb breast in the freezer. I knew it was there but feigned surprise when I got it out this morning - Mrs Miggins does not like lamb but as she won’t be here this evening I won’t be disturbed and won’t have to wear a napkin over my head as if eating ortolan . Anyhow, art bit. Wet on wet on a strip of wallpaper backing paper and finished with a dry brush. Hope your day is a pleasing one. I shall finish my koffy and get ready - Mrs Miggins is treating me to a cafe experience - hope it’s like the Jimmy Hendrix one but without all that sweet smoke.

 

[Annb]

Standards are slipping - counterpains should be drum tight, tight enough to bounce a coin off - and hospital corners of course. Slovenly, very slovenly. Does Matron look like Hattie Jaques?

Standards have slipped! At our hospital, the sheets are so short and narrow that it is impossible to tuck them in more than and inch at sides, top and bottom. If the nurses can get them to stay put at all, they are doing well. Counterpanes are a bit bigger (not much), but they only tuck them in at the bottom and leave the sides hanging down. Doesn't look so neat but is actually more comfortable for the patients.

 

[gennepher]

Good morning everyone from a wonderfully quiet start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. Very lazy day yesterday. The sofa had been sulking because we were away at the weekend so spent most of the day consoling it. Found a chunk of lamb breast in the freezer. I knew it was there but feigned surprise when I got it out this morning - Mrs Miggins does not like lamb but as she won’t be here this evening I won’t be disturbed and won’t have to wear a napkin over my head as if eating ortolan . Anyhow, art bit. Wet on wet on a strip of wallpaper backing paper and finished with a dry brush. Hope your day is a pleasing one. I shall finish my koffy and get ready - Mrs Miggins is treating me to a cafe experience - hope it’s like the Jimmy Hendrix one but without all that sweet smoke.

Brilliant art bit @dunelm

 

[gennepher]

Standards have slipped! At our hospital, the sheets are so short and narrow that it is impossible to tuck them in more than and inch at sides, top and bottom. If the nurses can get them to stay put at all, they are doing well. Counterpanes are a bit bigger (not much), but they only tuck them in at the bottom and leave the sides hanging down. Doesn't look so neat but is actually more comfortable for the patients.

Yes more comfortable for the patient, because the old way you were 'trapped' in the bed @Annb

 

[Annb]

Good morning everyone from a wonderfully quiet start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north. Very lazy day yesterday. The sofa had been sulking because we were away at the weekend so spent most of the day consoling it. Found a chunk of lamb breast in the freezer. I knew it was there but feigned surprise when I got it out this morning - Mrs Miggins does not like lamb but as she won’t be here this evening I won’t be disturbed and won’t have to wear a napkin over my head as if eating ortolan . Anyhow, art bit. Wet on wet on a strip of wallpaper backing paper and finished with a dry brush. Hope your day is a pleasing one. I shall finish my koffy and get ready - Mrs Miggins is treating me to a cafe experience - hope it’s like the Jimmy Hendrix one but without all that sweet smoke.

Loving these artworks. You are inspiring me to try painting again, using your tips. I always used to do pen and ink drawings (usually buildings) but I alway managed to ruin everything when I tried painting. Must find the time to try again. Maybe when we've got the house sorted out ready for the builders coming.

 

[ianpspurs]

Morning all from a grey and distinctly still not spring L.A. Alas and alack I wot not my fbg - does that make me a bad person? @dunelm and @gennepher thank you both for sharing your amazing artistic talents. @JohnEGreen I hope you are being well cared for - can Judith or Mel visit with secret LC food parcels? - and soon discharged with the problem solved. @dogslife hug for the bg issues and understandable desire to ensure the final act of love is the best you can organise. @Krystyna23040 how typically thoughtful of you to warm the hall well first. @Annb did you get the antibiotics yesterday or must you wait for today? I've rediscovered this : having tried a few brands I do like this best. Tea O'clock here so ttfn - is J Y still on the safe list? - diabetic posse, go well

 

[dunelm]

Brilliant art bit @dunelm

Thank you @gennepher

 

[dunelm]

Loving these artworks. You are inspiring me to try painting again, using your tips. I always used to do pen and ink drawings (usually buildings) but I alway managed to ruin everything when I tried painting. Must find the time to try again. Maybe when we've got the house sorted out ready for the builders coming.

Thank you and yes, you must.

 

[Annb]

Morning all from a grey and distinctly still not spring L.A. Alas and alack I wot not my fbg - does that make me a bad person? @dunelm and @gennepher thank you both for sharing your amazing artistic talents. @JohnEGreen I hope you are being well cared for - can Judith or Mel visit with secret LC food parcels? - and soon discharged with the problem solved. @dogslife hug for the bg issues and understandable desire to ensure the final act of love is the best you can organise. @Krystyna23040 how typically thoughtful of you to warm the hall well first. @Annb did you get the antibiotics yesterday or must you wait for today? I've rediscovered this : having tried a few brands I do like this best. Tea O'clock here so ttfn - is J Y still on the safe list? - diabetic posse, go well

No prescription yet. For some reason they've started sending my prescriptions to a pharmacy in the town instead of the local one. I'll ask Alistair to try to get it for me when he finishes work.

 

[gennepher]

Morning all from a grey and distinctly still not spring L.A. Alas and alack I wot not my fbg - does that make me a bad person? @dunelm and @gennepher thank you both for sharing your amazing artistic talents. @JohnEGreen I hope you are being well cared for - can Judith or Mel visit with secret LC food parcels? - and soon discharged with the problem solved. @dogslife hug for the bg issues and understandable desire to ensure the final act of love is the best you can organise. @Krystyna23040 how typically thoughtful of you to warm the hall well first. @Annb did you get the antibiotics yesterday or must you wait for today? I've rediscovered this : having tried a few brands I do like this best. Tea O'clock here so ttfn - is J Y still on the safe list? - diabetic posse, go well

Thank you Ian...

 

[dunelm]

Morning all from a grey and distinctly still not spring L.A. Alas and alack I wot not my fbg - does that make me a bad person? @dunelm and @gennepher thank you both for sharing your amazing artistic talents. @JohnEGreen I hope you are being well cared for - can Judith or Mel visit with secret LC food parcels? - and soon discharged with the problem solved. @dogslife hug for the bg issues and understandable desire to ensure the final act of love is the best you can organise. @Krystyna23040 how typically thoughtful of you to warm the hall well first. @Annb did you get the antibiotics yesterday or must you wait for today? I've rediscovered this : having tried a few brands I do like this best. Tea O'clock here so ttfn - is J Y still on the safe list? - diabetic posse, go well

Thank you @ianpspurs - interesting yoghurt but only available in Ye posh southern shoppe. I do read the labels but it’s all Greek to me. Should we have a t shirt?

 

[ianpspurs]

Thank you @ianpspurs - interesting yoghurt but only available in Ye posh southern shoppe. I do read the labels but it’s all Greek to me. Should we have a t shirt?

Fortunately so far I've avoided insulin and LC food has zero chance of tempting me to eat too much - very much the opposite. I do wonder if many people actually feel this way but claim it is satiating and delicious hence the % saying how much weight they lose on LC/keto. I'm struggling to see any other explanation but what do I know? I do know many have what I consider plenty of alcohol which is calorific. The t shirt is a real doozy.

 

[Annb]

My Komboucha just arrived from Amazon. I didn't realise that it contained erythritol. That's very much a no no for me. So now I have 12x250ml tins of fermented tea that I can't drink. Nor can Neil, nor can DIL. I'll have to ask around and see if anyone wants it. How annoying! It never occurred to me that it might have any artificial sugar in it. Silly me, it should have done. It was Neil who realised that it was there; even with my glasses on I couldn't see the ingredients list.

Edit: back to decaf tea then. Did I read somewhere that it's possible to buy a culture to make it myself?

 

[Annb]

Fortunately so far I've avoided insulin and LC food has zero chance of tempting me to eat too much - very much the opposite. I do wonder if many people actually feel this way but claim it is satiating and delicious hence the % saying how much weight they lose on LC/keto. I'm struggling to see any other explanation but what do I know? I do know many have what I consider plenty of alcohol which is calorific. The t shirt is a real doozy.

I'm down to one meal a day now but it is a large one and is as low carb as I can make it. It is controlling my BG to a degree (along with the insulin of course) and I am losing weight, very slowly (sometimes two steps forward and one back, sometimes 3 steps forward and 2 back). I'm pretty sure that I am losing such weight as I am losing because of the reduced amount of food. Reduced BG is almost certainly due to low carb. It works better for some other people though. I suppose it's a matter of if the boot fits ... Huh, Libre sounding an alarm - BG down to 3.8 - must have been too much insulin for the amount of food I ate.

 

[ianpspurs]

My Komboucha just arrived from Amazon. I didn't realise that it contained erythritol. That's very much a no no for me. So now I have 12x250ml tins of fermented tea that I can't drink. Nor can Neil, nor can DIL. I'll have to ask around and see if anyone wants it. How annoying! It never occurred to me that it might have any artificial sugar in it. Silly me, it should have done. It was Neil who realised that it was there; even with my glasses on I couldn't see the ingredients list.

Edit: back to decaf tea then. Did I read somewhere that it's possible to buy a culture to make it myself?

Here. To me the images of plates and portions claimed to be large and filling on the menus thread are what I see as very rigorous diets. I don't see portion size included- weight - or calories. I'm not big man - 6 feet tall, still need large to x-large tops, 32 waist trousers, 11 and half stone - but those meals are by and large starters imho. If I'm wrong please put me right I don't want to do anyone a disservice.