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

Annb said:
8.3 at 05.00 today. I know why that is, but I'm not telling you.

The sun has come up and it is reflecting a bright red on the white walls of the house over the road, there's some high cloud also reflecting the sun, so it's red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning. To add to the picture, there's also a rainbow. It's beautiful, but I'll bet it'll be raining in a bit.

Em is 13 today. I intended to make a cake for her yesterday but I was exhausted after going to see the podiatrist (at least I can get my socks on without catching my nails on them) so I've been making it this morning. It's in the oven now and when it is done, I'll be able to go and have my shower. Lemon drizzle is ready to go on so I'm doing not too badly. Just about to have my 2nd cup of coffee.

Soo stiff and sore this morning, but that was because of the effort I had to make yesterday - no parking spaces within 1/4 mile of the surgery so Neil had to drop me outside and go off and find a parking space while I had to wobble in to the surgery - not far but further than I would normally manage. Boy did that hurt! Still, I made it and was quite pleased with myself. Paying for it today. Still, that's the way it goes and it's not unexpected.
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Happy birthday to Em.
 
6.9.
More painting as rain stopped play, nearly finished the inside of our fence.
and Mrs L wants me to paint new front fence before outside back fence. Which is really confusing because that is different from yesterday and the day before. I had to go and get more paint, Mrs L said Wilkos is best and better value.
DiL took me and I also found a bulb suitable for the bedside lamp, Mrs L 's night light has broken already. Cheap rubbish. #8 went straight to the toys for some reason?
#8 now only a couple of weeks away from morning school and he is now in the why phase of conversation.
Best wishes.
 
29.08
7.15am FBG 6.2
Possibility of visitors this morning is not enough to inspire me to bake in the new oven which is apparently so sensitive that it has to be cleaned with a soft cloth using lukewarm water and mild detergent after every use. It is recommended to clean the oven while it is still hot.
Surely using a damp cloth on a hot oven is a recipe for scalds and burns.
In a different section vinegar and water is suggested.
Wipe after every use, then gently dry with a soft cloth. Is there a single person in the world who will do this? Certainly not me. Meanwhile the unpleasant chemical smell on first heating has not dissipated so i am reluctant to put any food inside.
My new DIL loves cats and took many photos of Kiki.


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5.8 at 05.50 today. Still there.

Momentous day today as I try to put lentils back into my diet after a disastrous diarrhoea attack a few weeks ago. It may, or may not, have been the lentil crackers that did it, it could just have been a bug, but I blamed the lentil crackers and stopped eating them. So, today is the day when I try it again - nothing planned for the next week, so if it happens again there'll be some time to get over it.
 
Inside back fence finished and painted.
Outside to do at a later date.
New bench has been painted as well, must admit looks good.
7.7 today.
I was able to do the painting because I had paint........... And Mrs L had a visitor this afternoon to talk to her......which is through social services.
Mrs L is a little bit better today. Hopefully it's not another infection thanks to her diabetes meds.
Knackered again........ Up and down through the night.
Have a wonderful weekend
Best wishes.
 
4.9 sitting on the edge of my bed at 03.10 today. By the time I got to the kitchen it was 4.4. 4.2 10 minutes ago but back to 4.5 now. I'm keeping a close eye on it as part of the experiment I am undertaking using walnuts to control BG.

Does anyone know anything about walnuts and BG? This was an accidental find for me which just seems to work for some reason - unless something else is going on that I haven't noticed.

EDIT: Just found articles online which support the idea that walnuts can help reduce BG as well as having other beneficial effects. Just shouldn't eat too many because they can cause weight gain.
 
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30.08
8.35am FBG 5.7
Kiki woke me very early, am assuming she was trying the full body slam to open her bedroom door, however this door opens inward, so no chance of success. Anyway made quite a racket and woke me far too early. 5.45am. Standard procedure for this is to insert her into her travelling crate to prevent repetition and then go back to bed. Then I slept until 8.25.
MrSlim has suggested an outing to a nearby town today. There is a huge charity shop there, we are need a small table for the kitchen, as well as some other things and there is a large Saturday market. He even offered to cook.
Poor Kiki has lost confidence after the tabby cat chased her into the house a few days ago and and last night to the door where she escaped through the cat door activated by her chip and tabby was unable to follow. I chased tabby to the end of the garden. Kiki is so much smaller than the tabby, she would not fare well in a fight.
 
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