OK - I can handle this now! My "cold" is definitely leftover summer allergies and the iron supplements are kicking in. Now to eat properly to help the tiredness. BGL has been OK although it should not be - beer and pretzels for dinner?

Today is big baking day for sales over the weekend but I handle that by wearing surgical gloves and sipping water while I cook. One taste would put me right over the edge so....

Wishing all the Canadians a great Thanksgiving Weekend!

Hi, all. It's been a rough week and next week will be worse. The head honcho is coming out to meet us and we will be watched for 4 days. We're having lovely Fall weather, sunny and not too warm. Wish I could do some walking, but between my weight and my foot problems, that's not doable. Sigh. My BGL has been on the high side, but today had a pre-lunch low of 67 and had to take some glucose tabs. Two of my favorite authors are coming to town for book signings on Sunday and Monday. Looking forward to that.
Have a good weekend!

Survived the cookie baking yesterday without a single taste!

My BGL is decent again this morning - yes, I am now testing regularly. This weekend will be a challenge with TD dinner plus company all weekend. I have lasagna or pizza on the menu for tonight as I have no idea when my guests will arrive. (They are going on a day trip to the States.) Anyhow, I'll do my best with a small portion and no dessert. Life goes on.

Hope everything goes great next week ROSETTA . . .

And as for you RUTH . . . definitely glad to see you testing regularly . . . just wish I could get good am readings like you do.

By this time next month, I'm sure my return to Insulin at the end of October will have settled my numbers down again as much as I'd prefer to be able to do it without having to 'shoot up', but guess it is not meant to be. First thing this morning was a 10.0 (180) I know it will go down over the course of the day, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

Our long weekend is shaping up well, weather-wise -- lots of sunshine and relatively mild temperatures in the forecast.

Nothing big in my plans for today -- a little last minute shopping for ingredients for a pumpkin cheesecake I've promised for dessert tomorrow -- it will be made with lighter ingredients, of course, but just the same, I imagine I'll overeat at Thanksgiving Dinner -- I'm not a turkey fan, but OMG, I the stuffing and the gravy.

Have a good Saturday, everybody . . . see you later . . .

Hi . . .

Naturally, I'm already running behind on this busy day . . . see you later.

Tested OK this morning but then faced the scale. Need to be really careful this week as I have another TD dinner on Wednesday with the Clinic clients and will be away for three days later in the week at Synod - big Ontario Anglican Church thingie with way too much food!

It's a good thing Canadian Thanksgiving is in October so we can have a break before Christmas.

By the way, I threw out a pumpkin pie and a half pan of brownies this morning. I probably should do the same with the leftover dressing and gravy!

I actually did better at dinner last night than I expected I would. Not exactly a perfectly OP kind of meal, but not too bad -- my BGL is (as usual) too high, but my weight is still holding. Have another meal to get through today and then, thankfully, this holiday will be over for another year.

See you later . . .

Well, the leftover dressing is gone.....but not thrown out!

Hi everyone..nothing new here..things are pretty quiet here with the dh gone on his dream elk hunting trip..just me and the dogs..they sure are skittish when the dh is gone they woof and bark at every little noise id like to think they are ina protective mode but it sure is loud and annoying..meowee and ruth sounds like u both had a nice thanksgiving and still managed to keep sl fairly normal wtg..it snowed like crazy 3 days ago had about 6 inch on the ground then it warmed up and rained buckets and the snow went..today i woke up to cold and more snow really strange weather altho i prefer the rain to snow..im finding it harder to cook for one and find myself snacking more cuz its easier than hauling out the pots and pans..my sl are still in the 80's..ttfn (((hugs))) rosey

In shock this morning - not over, FBGL but over the scale! I am very, very close to the dreaded 200 so need to really get it together this week. It'll be a tough one as I'm away at a conference over three days and have yet another TD dinner tomorrow at noon! Oy! I know I can control the blood levels and am hoping the weight stays the same rather than a blip upwards.

I've gained a bunch of my weight back. My doctor at the hospital appointment on Friday (that I've been waiting 2 years for) told me that he thinks I'm type 2 not type 1, which was confirmed in the USA in 2004 by my then doctor who said I had definitively gotten type 1. I am currently on phone to both uk and USA doctors trying to find out for sure what's going on. I had my hba1c done, and it was 9.4, lower than what I expected, but still high.

My landlady is being iffy on me about letting me have my Service Dog.

Sounds like you need an insulin test, CASANDRA . . . one fairly common difference between Type I and Type II is the amount of insulin you are producing naturally -- most Type I's don't produce any while Type II's tend to produce quite a bit (more than non diabetics) but just don't make good use of it.

Unfortunately, I managed to eat more calories yesterday than I did on Sunday. Back to reality today. Needless to say the BGL is still having awful morning numbers.

Hey RUTH . . . don't forget to VOTE today . . . speaking of which, I'd better get myself headed for the polling station on my way to the Doctor's office for the annual Flu Shot.

At least the sun is shining . . . . . . See you all later.

Sun is shining . . . my weight is up another pound . . . my BGL is terrible. In other words, SSDD . . .

Hi, all. I am wiped out and have another day of the OFFICE VISITOR looking over my shoulder. We had an office lunch today and I had a nice light seafood salad, but then went on to have a delicious pear tart with whipped cream, almonds and amaretto sauce. Yum. We're still having nice Indian summer weather here. I like it because it doesn't get too hot.
Cassandra - Are there any laws in Wales or the UK protecting people with disabilities that might force your landlady to accept the service dog? I hope you work that out along with whether you are Type I or Type II.

Good Morning . . .

Where is everybody . . . I know I was missing yesterday but that's no reason for all the rest of you to go into hiding. Woke up yesterday with a nasty pinched-nerve kind of back ache and spent most of the day flat out in bed. It's still with me, but a little less so this morning so I thought I'd try sitting and typing for a little while anyway.

Now on my good news; bad news front -- after seeing quite a few double digit BGLs, I decided to bite the bullet and put myself back on insulin. Oh my what a delightful difference -- 5.9 (106) this morning and 6.2 (112) the day before -- as compared to October 14 which was 11.5 (207) and October 15 at 11.3 (203). The first 6 months I was off insulin held together fine because I was still taking Actos. The past 6 months without the Actos have been getting consistently worse and worse. So, it was time to do something (past time, actually, but I kept hoping for a miracle) and I know the doctor will not let me go back to Actos so it's back to human pin-cushion for me. Have a doctor's appointment for the 27th and will then see what horrible A1C number I come up with. Will probably drop the glyburide over the next few months but will keep on with the Metformin.

Other than that, it's another rainy day around here and that is not kelping with the back ache either and I won't be doing too much of anything today.

Have a good one everybody . . . think this little guy is about all the moving and shaking that will be seen around my house today . . . . . . well, other than the cats; they never sit still for too long (when they are awake).