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[ColinUK]

Let me thank everyone who's passed on very kind thoughts for the loss of our family dog this morning. It's sincerely appreciated...

A couple of hours ago I received news my older sister has been rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke in Scotland. Mum is on her way from the Borders, brother who is a Doctor, teaches medicine in the northwest of England already on the road and I am flying into Glasgow Friday morning and renting a car out to Lanarkshire.

Been QUITE the day! My BG just checked is a whacking 8.8! Stress is a massive negative influence on glucose levels of that there is no doubt...

A small positive is the presentation went well to the assembled luminaries here and I am now instructed to act on behalf of the United Kingdom in a landmark case later in 2021, unrelated to my visit here.

One of those days where you wish it could start all over again with better news all round ...

Anyway, enough of my moaning, have a super evening everyone - and thanks again for all the virtual positive om.

That truly was “a” day and a half.
Hopefully your sister gets through her stroke without too much difficulty.

Mum’s had something like a dozen strokes over the years. Biggest impact is that one side of her vocal folds are frozen but you’d never know anything at all was wrong with her voice if you didn’t actually know.

A huge benefit your sister has is that you are all around to shower her with love.

 

[ColinUK]

Not going to bother testing today… sleepless night last night and off in a little while to the police station to do my VRI.
I’ve double checked the date this time and it’s 100% today!

Might pack gym stuff and go there afterwards to decompress maybe.

Yesterday I went for a stroll… 11 miles… to the favourite nursery. I wanted to maybe buy a 2.5m tall or so silver birch for the balcony to give lovely dappled shade and movement.
Came home on the train with a 3m tall metasequoia autumn gold instead

 

[HenryBennett]

Right, off to find a power lead and see what the day brings

Plugging yourself in to get going?

 

[HenryBennett]

Another fraught day in the home office today as a big project gets close to the deadline.

Best of luck with it.

 

[ColinUK]

Morning all and 4.3 for me.

Another fraught day in the home office today as a big project gets close to the deadline.

Have a good day everyone.

Change the deadline!

 

[eggyg]

Afternoon all! This Scottish air made me have a lie in until 9 o’clock! 6.7 for me.

Looks like I’ve missed a lot, reading through yesterday’s posts. Firstly @Clifton I can’t believe the day you had yesterday, best wishes and full recovery to your sister.
@ColinUK good luck today.
@SueEK I read that as gin spray! Think me and @Bloden need to go to Specsavers! Hope you never need it. Have a lovely break away with hubby.
@Gwynn as always, big hugs.
@rebrascora and @Spozkins I feel for you both, you’re having a battle at the moment aren’t you?
Think I’ve got everyone. Soz if I’ve missed anything.

We won’t be voting today, first time ever since 1979. Left it too late to do a postal vote as we weren’t sure if we would be on holiday. Nothing too important though in Carlisle. Police Commissioner. Still, it does feel very strange.

Pics from a more sedate walk yesterday below. Very excited to see the seals basking in the sun. Off to walk around the **** of Arran today, hoping to see deer today.
Have a great day all. 🙂

 

[Bloden]

Lol think you read that wrong Bloden, it’s a GTN spray hee hee 🙂

Bloomin auto correct! I wrote gtn - wot is it, anyhoo?

 

[rebrascora]

Bloomin auto correct! I wrote gtn - wot is it, anyhoo?

Its the under the tongue angina spray that contains gunpowder and blows your blood vessels open when they are too constricted! I'm with @eggyg and read gin spray even though I knew it was... maybe that says something about my lifestyle! 😱 I am sure spaying gin under your tongue would be equally effective and pleasanter to use. Can't see the NHS funding it though!

 

[adrian1der]

Morning all. A 5.7 for me at 05:54

@Clifton So sorry to hear about your sister. I hope she makes a full and rapid recovery

 

[rebrascora]

6.7 for me this morning but only because I had a 2unit Fiasp correction a couple of hours earlier for a 10.7 which was disappointing as it means I had been high all night despite a bedtime correction. Didn't sleep too well though.

Surprisingly I didn't have any lows yesterday despite the increased dose of 30units of Levemir in the morning and 5 last night so it looks like it my insulin needs are still increasing! Stuck with the 30 this morning again and we will see what happens.

@Clifton Hope your sister is OK. Please update us when you can.

@ColinUK Will be thinking about you this morning. Hope it isn't too emotionally traumatic and the gym afterwards helps with the recovery process. Look after yourself.

@eggyg Your photos are fabulous. Almost feel like we are there with you. So pleased you were able to go and enjoy your holiday even if the run up to it was a bit fraut!

 

[Spozkins]

Morning all, a 3.9 here this morning. First night my levels haven't gone a bit awol and I have a good feeling about today. Soo here's hoping levels are stable (for us all) and in target.

Take good care all.

 

[MeeTooTeeTo]

Afternoon all! This Scottish air made me have a lie in until 9 o’clock! 6.7 for me.

Looks like I’ve missed a lot, reading through yesterday’s posts. Firstly @Clifton I can’t believe the day you had yesterday, best wishes and full recovery to your sister.
@ColinUK good luck today.
@SueEK I read that as gin spray! Think me and @Bloden need to go to Specsavers! Hope you never need it. Have a lovely break away with hubby.
@Gwynn as always, big hugs.
@rebrascora and @Spozkins I feel for you both, you’re having a battle at the moment aren’t you?
Think I’ve got everyone. Soz if I’ve missed anything.

We won’t be voting today, first time ever since 1979. Left it too late to do a postal vote as we weren’t sure if we would be on holiday. Nothing too important though in Carlisle. Police Commissioner. Still, it does feel very strange.

Pics from a more sedate walk yesterday below. Very excited to see the seals basking in the sun. Off to walk around the **** of Arran today, hoping to see deer today.
Have a great day all. 🙂

That pic made me think

 

[pm133]

I guess you’re not supposed to pre bolus for breakfast when your fbg is 4.3? Did my usual 45 minutes-1hr prebolus for coffee and two toast but before I reached 45 minutes I felt too low to finish getting ready and bg 3.1!

I still bolus for my breakfast when I'm that low but I don't wait 90 minutes before eating under those circumstances.

I bolus, wait 15 minutes and then get started eating.
I think a temporary high is better than a hypo.

 

[SueEK]

@Bloden yep @rebrascora is right though the gin does sound preferable. They do have something in common as I’ve been told to expect a stonking headache after using it for the first time
@eggyg photos are lovely, I’ve never seen a seal in the ‘wild’ but would love to. We have 7 signets on the lagoon so will try and get a photo of them to show you. Enjoy yourselves x

 

[freesia]

think it is true of most jobs now that people are asked to do more and more. Focus on the children. You will have so much impact

Thanks @SB2015, some days you don't have time to stop and think let alone see the progress the children you work with are making. It can all feel like a never ending slog so being told by someone that what you do does in fact have an impact makes it worthwhile. There's always people who tell you how you should be doing things but never enough people tell you that you've done something well. Thank you.

 

[SueEK]

Thanks @SB2015, some days you don't have time to stop and think let alone see the progress the children you work with are making. It can all feel like a never ending slog so being told by someone that what you do does in fact have an impact makes it worthwhile. There's always people who tell you how you should be doing things but never enough people tell you that you've done something well. Thank you.

We all, especially parents, really do appreciate all that teachers and TAs do. I think that since parents have had to do home schooling they must, and should, hold you in awe, it’s a job most of us could never do. 🙂 🙂

 

[SueEK]

Managed to get some photos of the cygnets and the cooties today, so lovely.

 

[Lisa66]

@ColinUK I hope today went as well as it could and that you had a good gym session or walk. That’s quite a swerve on the tree choice....I picture you sitting in a train carriage with a sunroof.

Plugging yourself in to get going?

If only it was that easy...I’d have power leads and turbo boosters everywhere 🙂

Lovely pics @eggyg , sounds like you’re having a lovely time.

@Spozkins I hope you’ve had a steadier day today.
As requested I’ve (hopefully) added some pics of a few of the chairs I’ve worked on....fingers crossed, I’m not great with techy stuff
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I spent this afternoon sanding another frame🙄 . would be nice to see some more of your photos if you feel like a show and tell.

 

[freesia]

We all, especially parents, really do appreciate all that teachers and TAs do. I think that since parents have had to do home schooling they must, and should, hold you in awe, it’s a job most of us could never do. 🙂 🙂

Ah...thank you!x

 

[freesia]

Managed to get some photos of the cygnets and the cooties today, so lovely.
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Lovely pics @SueEK