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

Can't quite remember but I think BG was 7.9 at 0350 today. Not great but not as bad as sometimes. Down to 5.5 now though, so - apart from the yo-yoing - it's not bad.

Said to be 15C outside today and a slight breeze, but the slight breeze is whipping our trees around again, so it's a bit more than the 5 mph the BBC weather site says.

I'm using too much insulin recently, to keep my BG under reasonable control, so am going to have to crack down on the small amount of carbs I have been having, right back to keto levels, or even carnivore. I've been looking for information online and found a couple of American doctors who seem to be giving good advice, on YouTube, but I don't know how good they are. Has anyone heard of Dr Ken D Berry, or Dr Sten Ekberg?
 
Annb said:
Can't quite remember but I think BG was 7.9 at 0350 today. Not great but not as bad as sometimes. Down to 5.5 now though, so - apart from the yo-yoing - it's not bad.

Said to be 15C outside today and a slight breeze, but the slight breeze is whipping our trees around again, so it's a bit more than the 5 mph the BBC weather site says.

I'm using too much insulin recently, to keep my BG under reasonable control, so am going to have to crack down on the small amount of carbs I have been having, right back to keto levels, or even carnivore. I've been looking for information online and found a couple of American doctors who seem to be giving good advice, on YouTube, but I don't know how good they are. Has anyone heard of Dr Ken D Berry, or Dr Sten Ekberg?
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Not heard of either of those doctors. Dr Ken D Berry seems to be an MD and Dr Sten Ekberg seems to be a Chiropractor.
 
7.2 this morning and it is very windy out today, told #8 to hold onto his hair, just in case.
A casualty of this extreme wind was my garden glass table. I heard it go. Good thing no one was near. Took an hour to clear up.
I agree about our missing posters, I remember them in my time on my more than a decade of posting on here, I do miss them all.
Mrs L has been obsessive about cash flow this afternoon. According to Mrs L, more cash should be flowing into her purse. There is no rhyme or reason why Mrs L is doing this, other than her misremembering. It is her money, not ours, even though we have a joint account.
For so many reasons, this has to be explained, with much end of tether, to a point that becomes exasperation, and making myself unavailable for further comment.
Aaaaaggghh!
Gotta go.
Best wishes.
No news yet.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a much cooler and thankfully drizzly start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north.
5.2 this a.m.
It’s reunion time again this weekend - class of 1968, what is left of us and who can make the trip. One blind, another on one leg, some scars not to be seen. As I prepare, I am reminded about duty and circumstance and applaud @Lamont D for his fortitude. Our duty, whatever it may be, is rarely easy but it is important. It’s also usually the harder choice, but we must do it.

On a lighter note, I had some disaster relief duties yesterday - replacing my tea mug, the crack in it finally finding it just too much; ‘this is my tea mug, there are many like it but this one is mine’ - I know, of little importance really and nothing profound occurred like it did when Diogenes gave up his only bowl or the transformation of Silas Marner when he lost all his gold - still, another few years and it could have appeared on the antiques road show.
Art bit - not been doing much lately so just a daub from my sketchbook.
I hope your day is a cool one. I need to finish my koffy.
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A lovely daub from your sketchbook @dunelm
 
No power since 3:30 am
They are hoping to restore it about 10 am... according to the site... I am hoping my fridge and freezer are okay the fridge may not be but the two freezers should be...

I've just had some crackers and meat paste so I can have my medicines.... and it looks like I'll have to go out for my breakfast this morning....
 
Morning all from L.A. on a sunny start to the Eve of mass cookout and fireworks. Fbg was 4.7 this morning at 7.25 and is now (10.15) 4.9. @gennepher hug for the power cut - do we now say outage? Thank you for sharing the creative. Yesterday I managed more steps than I have for a long time as well as watching rugby, cricket and tennis. I am watching more sport as I am largely based on my own in the dining room which has the only chair my back can now tolerate for long. The step count was due to me moving more frequently. Slightly sore today but my back is o.k. We need new sofas and have tried some, of which one set worked for my back and JKP liked. Have a good Thursday if possible everyone.
 
Good morning everyone on a so far blue Savanah song sort of day.
5.4 this a.m.
Quick trip to opticians this morning with Mrs Miggins and then back to find the washing now dry and the day still young.
Out to lunch with family and then packing for the weekend - a five minute job really.
Art bit - another bit of blending practice in my sketchbook.
Hope your day is a pleasant one; more get to do rather than have to do.
 

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03.07
7.20am FBG 6.0
9.30am FBG 5.7
HH today, but just for the morning, he has storm damage to deal with too.
Artisan is here, taking out the skylight.
MrSlim stained the new floor, which is a gorgeous colour and varnished it and both the kitchen and utility floors yesterday. Big improvement.
He is refitting the bottom step of the stairs now and then the water softener. Another invisible step forward.
We now have all the events for a kitchen, sink, hob, oven etc, but no cabinets to fit them into.
 
Just back from the leg bandaging. More complicated today because Neil has hurt his back and couldn't get the wheelchair in and out of the car, or push me in it - and that's not even thinking about the shopping. Phoned and asked if Em could help out, but she had just gone to bed after working with her mum all night in the laundry to get an order done. But my grandson, not long in from work, having done a night shift at his place of work, offered to give us a hand. He hasn't passed his driving test yet so Neil drove us into town, grandson did the lifting and shoving around and we forgot about the shopping. Just as well there's stuff in the freezer.

I am so lucky to have so many kind souls around and happy to help.

BG was 8.1 at 03.45 today (too much pain to stay in bed any longer) and after a cup of coffee it dropped to 5.6, then, after breakfast (and insulin) down to 4.4. Now still in the 4's even after another coffee.
 
Annb said:
Can't quite remember but I think BG was 7.9 at 0350 today. Not great but not as bad as sometimes. Down to 5.5 now though, so - apart from the yo-yoing - it's not bad.

Said to be 15C outside today and a slight breeze, but the slight breeze is whipping our trees around again, so it's a bit more than the 5 mph the BBC weather site says.

I'm using too much insulin recently, to keep my BG under reasonable control, so am going to have to crack down on the small amount of carbs I have been having, right back to keto levels, or even carnivore. I've been looking for information online and found a couple of American doctors who seem to be giving good advice, on YouTube, but I don't know how good they are. Has anyone heard of Dr Ken D Berry, or Dr Sten Ekberg?
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I have had to drop to somewhere between 12g to 15g of carbs a day to get my blood sugars back to lower levels @Annb
 
ianpspurs said:
Morning all from L.A. on a sunny start to the Eve of mass cookout and fireworks. Fbg was 4.7 this morning at 7.25 and is now (10.15) 4.9. @gennepher hug for the power cut - do we now say outage? Thank you for sharing the creative. Yesterday I managed more steps than I have for a long time as well as watching rugby, cricket and tennis. I am watching more sport as I am largely based on my own in the dining room which has the only chair my back can now tolerate for long. The step count was due to me moving more frequently. Slightly sore today but my back is o.k. We need new sofas and have tried some, of which one set worked for my back and JKP liked. Have a good Thursday if possible everyone.
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Thank you very much, Ian. The power company are now digging up the pavement to sort out the problem.....

I hope you had a good Thursday @ianpspurs
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on a so far blue Savanah song sort of day.
5.4 this a.m.
Quick trip to opticians this morning with Mrs Miggins and then back to find the washing now dry and the day still young.
Out to lunch with family and then packing for the weekend - a five minute job really.
Art bit - another bit of blending practice in my sketchbook.
Hope your day is a pleasant one; more get to do rather than have to do.
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A successful day @dunelm
Art blending practice went well...
 
Fbg 6.5

No electric power since the early hours this morning....
I didn't know whether it was just me. Or, if it was the whole road...
The street lights were not on, but then the sky was just lightning and maybe they've been turned off.
So I went down the road, one house has a security camera normally has a blue dot in the middle of it which shows the electrics on... another house usually has the TV on standby and the lights you feel that was not on so I made the assumption it was not just me.....

I went back to sleep again. And got up in time to put the recycle out.. and then another neighbour was out because the badger had completely messed up with all her recycling and kitchen waste...
She confirmed no electricity...

It came back on some hours later, and the power company came round and started digging up all the pavements....

I was going out for my breakfast, since I couldn't cook anything with no electricity. But afterwards that gave me tummy ache... so I wasn't very happy about that....

I am still sorting out and throwing away stuff... and here's a painting I did sometime ago.... so this is my creative for today....

Night night

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