How are you all doing?

[SB2015]

Chilly start here today. Glad I did my pottering in the garden yesterday!

Managed to get some seeds planted, and put the sweet peas in that I spotted in the Supermarket on Friday. Maybe we *will* have some summer colour after all!

Sweet peas are always lovely, and just go on and on.
We have some sunflowers to go in but a bit early as yet (I think)

Have a good day.

 

[SB2015]

I’m wondering if my continuing weight loss is “normal”? Lost 3lbs since last Sunday. Im 5’2” and am now 9 stone. I’m carb counting and sticking to approx 130/140 carbs a day but that’s not equating to many calories. Any suggestions please?

It will be worth mentioning the continued weight loss to your team. However this could be due to the reduction in carbs. I dropped from size 16 to size 10 then stabilised to my current weight as my body got used to the 120g of carbs each day. I was quite pleased as I then ‘deserved’ some new clothes.

Glad your team are working with you on adjusting doses. Now that you are carb counting they may be able to help you calculate your ratio and into adjusting your own doses. It was a while before I did this as things took a while to settle. Just keep in touch with your team.

 

[SB2015]

How exciting!!

Which of these tantalising options will he opt for I wonder?

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I have had the same hairdresser for over forty years.
It is quite entertaining looking back at the ‘styles’ we have chosen over the years.
I remember the perm!!

I tackled my own fringe this morning. I suspect that my hairdresser might notice!!

 

[eggyg]

That had me falling about laughing!

This will be Mr Eggy.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Day 11 of injecting insulin as a newbie Type 1.

Glad to hear you are getting on OK and ,an aging to keep in co tact with your DSN despite the current situation @Calf00

Don‘t forget you can change your diabetes type in your user control panel - click on your avatar/picture in the top bar 🙂

 

[m1dnc]

In our tropical island 'paradise' we are now under official lock-down, thank goodness. The last UK flight left yesterday night, and that's it for a month at least. The last plane from the US arrived yesterday with 50 returning residents, who were promptly locked up in quarantine for two weeks. All the tourists are gone. Everyone is hoping that with the island sealed off, we might fare better than some. We'll see. At the last count we had 7 confirmed cases, 6 imports and one local.

As of last night we are under a formal curfew. We cannot leave our homes between 8pm and 6am under threat of a $5000 fine and/or 6 months in the slammer. I’ve never been under a curfew before!

I did a freezer audit yesterday, and we should have enough food in house for two months or so. While we can get fresh food though, we will. The government have said that they will keep the port open whatever, which is essential for our food supply security. We have plenty of booze in stock. We can access Netflix and Amazon Prime TV, as well as Sky News, the BBC, ITV and Chan 4. We've had plenty of rain this year too, so water should not be a problem. This time last year, we only had enough water in the tanks to last for 6 weeks or so.

All in all, I think we are as well prepared as we can be. But as we have all found out this year, you never know what's round the corner.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

As of last night we are under a formal curfew. We cannot leave our homes between 8pm and 6am under threat of a $5000 fine and/or 6 months in the slammer. I’ve never been under a curfew before!

Goodness that does sound dramatic @m1dnc!

Thank goodness you seem fairly well set up to cope 🙂

 

[grovesy]

We have had numerous snow/sleet showers , interspersed by short sunny spells. It is bitterly cold.

 

[Ivostas66]

Just spoke to my sister in Spain. A friend of hers drove home from work and pulled over by the side of the road for a moments relax/ rest. He said to her he just wanted to remind himself why he had moved from the UK to the beautiful island by looking at the amazing view of the sea from the picturesque cliff side road. Police motorbike pulled up, saw him leaning on the bonnet of the car looking out to sea, with no-one else anywhere for miles. He asked him what he was doing and he told him he was just driving home from work, but had just pulled over for a second - officer saw that he had taken a slightly longer route home to the more direct one, told him he should be indoors or in his car and not potentially spreading Coronovirus and slapped him with a 600 euro fine!

 

[SB2015]

I did a freezer audit yesterday, and we should have enough food in house for two months or so.

I look forward to hearing what you find in there, including the meals that you make from those items from which the label has become detached, and they are no unidentifiable, although you are probably more organised than us.

 

[SB2015]

We have had numerous snow/sleet showers , interspersed by short sunny spells. It is bitterly cold.

Keep warm Grovesy.
I find it feels so much colder after a few lovely sunny days.

 

[SB2015]

Just spoke to my sister in Spain. A friend of hers drove home from work and pulled over by the side of the road for a moments relax/ rest. He said to her he just wanted to remind himself why he had moved from the UK to the beautiful island by looking at the amazing view of the sea from the picturesque cliff side road. Police motorbike pulled up, saw him leaning on the bonnet of the car looking out to sea, with no-one else anywhere for miles. He asked him what he was doing and he told him he was just driving home from work, but had just pulled over for a second - officer saw that he had taken a slightly longer route home to the more direct one, told him he should be indoors or in his car and not potentially spreading Coronovirus and slapped him with a 600 euro fine!

The police there certainly mean business.
We have had some youngsters fined here.
It might get others to take things seriously.

 

[Maz2]

I have my OH who is working from home so better off than some. Very concerned about my friends who are alone. As a people person who will start chatting to people on the metro, chat to people when shopping, have loads of friends and interests and a member of lots of groups, lunch with friends a lot, this is exceptionally difficult for me. A hermit I am not.

I am a member of two U3As and was attending classes with them. I did Tai Chi, went to Barn Dancing, went out to lunch with friends, went to holistic talks locally, volunteered in our local library. All this has gone.

However, we have to beat this virus and I will have to do what I have been asked. My OH has been working from home and has been told they cannot go to the workplace for at least three weeks without permission. I like walking so can do that but, other than shopping, that is it. I was visiting a friend once a week as we could socially distance in her lounge. I cannot even do that now. I am keeping in touch with people via private FAcebook, texts, phone and email until we can get some normality back. Every day is one day nearer to the end of this crisis and we will all get there.

 

[Maz2]

Just spoke to my sister in Spain. A friend of hers drove home from work and pulled over by the side of the road for a moments relax/ rest. He said to her he just wanted to remind himself why he had moved from the UK to the beautiful island by looking at the amazing view of the sea from the picturesque cliff side road. Police motorbike pulled up, saw him leaning on the bonnet of the car looking out to sea, with no-one else anywhere for miles. He asked him what he was doing and he told him he was just driving home from work, but had just pulled over for a second - officer saw that he had taken a slightly longer route home to the more direct one, told him he should be indoors or in his car and not potentially spreading Coronovirus and slapped him with a 600 euro fine!

Wow. This is a bit harsh as he wasn't really doing anything wrong. He wasn't spreading it as it is not in the air. I wish the Spanish Police were on my estate. They could do far more good doing the speeding drivers doing 40 and 50 mph in a 20mph limit. That is not essential imo.

 

[Maz2]

Struggling today and eaten far to many carbs, including some chocolate, yet I know I need to keep myself as healthy as I can, but got a bit upset as hubby was going to go shopping this morning before his shift in Tesco warehouse/distribution centre, but saw on our local Facebook group that it was so over run that they had to shut the car park. For the first time I put a negative post on the group reminding people that those who work behind the scenes to keep supermarkets stocked need to eat, and although they are not panic buying now, in a way they are if the car park has had to be closed at 8am. He is going to try again tomorrow when it is NHS and staff only before the shop opens at 10am, but if people outside those 2 groups go ready to start queuing the car park might have to shut again. Luckily his day off is Monday, so I have told him he is not to work any overtime as we need to eat.

I know what with dried food, canned food and frozen food, luckily I froze a lot of meat when I was ill back in Feb and earlier this month, so we can get by for a week or two with being inventive, will be a bit like the invention test on Masterchef. But would be nice to have some fresh meat and veg, but he will get what he can get either tomorrow or Monday, either that I have to get over my current fear of leaving the house and go get some food.

I also need to start doing some exercise instead of sitting on the sofa when I am not working.

But I am going to be honest as I can't say this anywhere else, but I am totally convinced I am going to get this and be seriously ill or die, I know that is going overboard but my anxiety has taken over.

Trying to stay strong to help my parents get supplies in.

Easier said than done but try not to worry too much. It is still affecting only a very small percentage of the population. Too many, of course, but just trying to give a bit of perspective. Worldwide there have been 137 plus recoveries and 95 percent of cases are mild. The media won't tell you that because they just want to dwell on death.

I am very cross indeed with people with this panic buying. There is no need. There are plenty of supplies. The Manager at my local store said they have been subjected to abuse, punched, had cans of tomatoes thrown at them. It is utterly disgraceful. I took two boxes of eggs to the counter and was told I could only take one due to rationing (because of these idiots panic buying). I eat lots of eggs and make bread with them. I did not grumble at the assistant but just let her take them. It is not their fault people are being silly and they are having to ration. If everyone bought normally this would not happen.

 

[grovesy]

Keep warm Grovesy.
I find it feels so much colder after a few lovely sunny days.

I am ok , I am more concerned about the geranium plug plants i potted up yesterday, they are in the Greenhouse.

 

[Maz2]

That sounds like some good things to return to after a cold journey home.
Thanks for helping us all to keep going.

It is a shame the transport has been cut. Our local Mayor has asked us not to use it if we have a car or can walk as it is required for those who have no choice. I prefer public transport when I go to towns or cities as I cannot be bothered with parking but am taking the car now so that I can leave the transport for those who have no choice.

 

[Maz2]

Easier said than done but try not to worry too much. It is still affecting only a very small percentage of the population. Too many, of course, but just trying to give a bit of perspective. Worldwide there have been 137 plus recoveries and 95 percent of cases are mild. The media won't tell you that because they just want to dwell on death.

I am very cross indeed with people with this panic buying. There is no need. There are plenty of supplies. The Manager at my local store said they have been subjected to abuse, punched, had cans of tomatoes thrown at them. It is utterly disgraceful. I took two boxes of eggs to the counter and was told I could only take one due to rationing (because of these idiots panic buying). I eat lots of eggs and make bread with them. I did not grumble at the assistant but just let her take them. It is not their fault people are being silly and they are having to ration. If everyone bought normally this would not happen.

Sorry should have said 137,000 plus recoveries!!!!

 

[grovesy]

Wow. This is a bit harsh as he wasn't really doing anything wrong. He wasn't spreading it as it is not in the air. I wish the Spanish Police were on my estate. They could do far more good doing the speeding drivers doing 40 and 50 mph in a 20mph limit. That is not essential imo.

They are not supposed to be out in Spain this has been going on for 2 weeks. A friends Daughter got escorted back to her holiday villa by a gun touting Policeman. When it started.

 

[Maz2]

You will be informed some time this week if you are classed in the very high risk. Most Diabetics will not fall into this group, as they only think this covers around 1.5 million. There are more Diabetics than that.
Unfortunately like other things, there are different degrees of risk, and the group they are giving priority are extremely high risk.

I believe it is those over 70, those with multiple medical conditions. The 1.5 million I think are people with certain cancers, those who have just recently had or are undergoing radio and chemotherapy, those with immunosuppressed systems, COPD and pregnant women with heart disease. One of my friends with COPD has already had hers and is devastated. I have another friend who has one kidney, heart problems, diabetes, COPD and Parkinson's so he is bound to have had one too.