Fasting BG 2021

[bigskygal]

114 this still smoky morning.

85° was the high yesterday, today's forecast is 93°/59°.

I haven't gotten any emails from the old forum at all. Odd because I was a moderator there...oh well, don't really care.

I haven't had coffee in a long time. I used to take it all the time with heavy whipping cream, but it started bothering my stomach so I switched to tea. I make a mason jar of sun tea every day for the next morning.

[Grammabear]

114 this still smoky morning.

85° was the high yesterday, today's forecast is 93°/59°.

I haven't gotten any emails from the old forum at all. Odd because I was a moderator there...oh well, don't really care.

I haven't had coffee in a long time. I used to take it all the time with heavy whipping cream, but it started bothering my stomach so I switched to tea. I make a mason jar of sun tea every day for the next morning.

I love sun tea too and I make it even when the sun doesn't shine.  Do you have a favorite flavor tea Barbara?

[skb]

I haven't gotten any emails from the old forum at all. Odd because I was a moderator there...oh well, don't really care.

They may be going to your Spam/Junk folder. Mine are. Their emails definitely indicate low activity and when I browsed the forum a few days ago, as a Guest, I could see that attendance and post counts were very poor.

Weather wise we are in the midst of the monsoon, and every few days there is a surge in the downpour, otherwise it drizzles on and off.

I have 2 cups of regular tea in the mornings followed by a green tea. Usually a Black Coffee with breakfast, as the missus loves it. She gets beans from all across the world and keeps experimenting with them. I drink what I am given.

[bigskygal]

I love sun tea too and I make it even when the sun doesn't shine.  Do you have a favorite flavor tea Barbara?

I make a different tea every day. I think the one that is my favorite is Genmai-cha which is a green tea with toasted rice. I do Earl Grey, Oolong, Constant Comment, English Black Breakfast, and others I can't recall off the top of my head.

My first husband was Chinese and we always drank tea, loose leaf and I don't recall what kind. 2nd DH (Hungarian) was a dedicated coffee drinker and no tea crossed the threshold of the house. Until he got too sick, he brought me coffee in bed every morning before breakfast and I loved it!

After diabetes dx I added coconut oil and heavy cream to the coffee, but after a few years my stomach started to rebel against the acid in coffee and I switched back to tea which so far hits my caffeine requirements and satisfies me in the morning.

[Tamagno]

High this morning - CGM failed.

My pump and CGM alarms started yelling at 4:15am so I had to get up. CGM had failed (one day ahead of schedule) and my pump insertion set had to be changed. I did a finger stick which read 390 - oh well, on with the day.

I have coffee every morning, but in actuality not even a whole cup. I used to make it with heavy cream, butter and so forth but quit as the texture began seeming cloying. Now its just sweetener and milk. I think the main thing about making really good coffee is grinding beans fresh for every pot. A good analogy would be the difference between freshly ground pepper and the pre-ground stuff - its really noticeable. Of course, I don't grind beans as I'm far too lazy plus I don't want to make that much noise at 5:00am.

I don't drink tea at this point but always have smoothies around to drink - mostly for extra calories.

[Grammabear]

112 this morning.

I used to do the bullet-proof stuff with coffee and it got to my stomach too, so I quit that.  Now I just have coffee and heavy whipping cream with a smidgen of Sweet Drops sweeetener.  I am also lazy and do not grind beans, although I have a small grinder for anyone wanting to grind their own.

My husband is the tea drinker in our family, except when I drink Sun Tea.  We have enough tea, both loose tea and tea bags to last the rest of the year.  We put the used tea and tea bags in our compost pile and it eventually ends up in the garden.  The only kind of tea that we have tried and don't like is Matte.

Tamagno - What kind of ingredients do you enjoy in your smoothies?  We often share a smoothie in the mid-afternoon because it is too early for supper.

[walkerwally1]

98 this morning.  The overcast is gone and it is bright and sunny out today.  It is going to warm up a bit but normal for this time of year.  There is a Heat Dome that is going to cause very high temps for a lot of the country from the North West to the Mid West.
I have coffee every morning, about 3 cups.  I used to do the "bullet proof" coffee also but now I take it black.  I make sun tea in gallon jugs and the Lipton tea bags made for a gallon of sun tea work for me.  I usually have a large glass or two during the day.  I have never been a fan of hot tea.

[bigskygal]

94 this still smoky morning. Imam so tired of the smoke!!

86° was the high yesterday, today's forecast is 88°/55° with maybe a stray shower or thunderstorm. Had a light rain last night.

Had my first cups of coffee in more than a year this morning. Just black, I sprinkled some cinnamon over the grounds before pouring the water over. Gives a slight sweetness. Not bad, but oddly, I'm missing my sun tea.

[skb]

139 today 

I have tea/coffee the whole day. Approximately 9/10 cups, out of which 2 are coffee, one Black and the other one milked. Our cups are small. So each cup would be max 100 ml. But no long ago, this would have been in the region of 5/6 cups.

[Tamagno]

133 this morning.

I made up for yesterday's early rising by sleeping until a quarter til eight today. Felt good, but it makes me feel lazy.

My smoothies are all over the place. I've made them with ice coffee and cream, soda pop with sugar free pudding, whipped cream and sugar free lemonade, Boost drinks with a little soda, fruit with milk, some soda pop, and so forth. Often I'll add fresh lime juice and all have ice that I make with sugar free lemonade. They can turn into a big production but at the moment they're just soda pop, ice, Splenda and sugar free lemonade. Mostly I just like the coldness of the ice and the sweetness. I really don't taste much of the other stuff. I drink these throughout the day and keep one by my bed at night. Using good insulated cups keeps them cold and icy.

[Grammabear]

120 this morning.

Tamagno - Your smoothies sound delicious, especially when you are able to keep them cold and icy.

The humidity here makes being outside for very long very uncomfortable.  So here we are - just like wintertime - stuck in the house for an indefinite period of time.  Ugh...

[walkerwally1]

82 this morning.  Our humidity is higher than normal at 30% with overcast skies and temp around 104° to 105° and that will probably last through the weekend.
Off in a bit to see my PCP for a follow up after my last lab tests.  Results looked fair with A1c and lipids looking good but kidney functions not great and RBC low so I will talk about that.

[bigskygal]

109 this morning. Yet another smoky morning.

82° was the high yesterday, today's forecast is 91°/57°. Air Quality Unhealthy.

I only drink my tea or occasional coffee in the morning. Sometimes as late as 1PM but no later. The caffeine plays havoc with my sleeping if I have any later in the day.

Tamagno your smoothies sound yummy. I think I am going to have to start making some in the afternoon. I just received 2 containers of powdered Glucerna that has a recipe for a smoothie on the label, I'll try that. I need to get my weight back up...

Off in a bit to see my Gastroenterologist. Still dread going out and this trip is to a new office I've never been to before.

[Tamagno]

178 this morning.

Wally, I seem to get similar lab numbers off plus liver function and I seem to recall BigSkyGal having similar issues. Somehow, my doctors have never given me any explanation and I've always been curious why.

BigSkyGal, good luck with your new gastroenterologist - hope he turns out good!

By the way BigSkyGal, I thought of you yesterday when my wife mentioned seeing a cat around here lately. We rarely see them here as they most always fall prey to coyotes, however this one has taken to sleeping on our front porch. I'll adjust the sensitivity of my camera there and see if I can get some video. My wife says its skittish.

[Grammabear]

148 this morning.

Sometimes I wish I could take a "day of vacation" from having diabetes.  I know that is not possible, but just wish it was.

It has been a long time since we have seen stray cats or dogs as there are also coyotes here.  They hang out at the edge of corn fields or soybean fields.