Fasting BG

[skb]

In this part of the world, the rains have set in but until now we haven't seen any heavy rain. Some occasional showers now and then, but my lawns are very green again. I think like the 'Quotes' thread we should also start a new thread for one local story every day. Will keep us updated, engrossed and the forum counter moving. It's just an idea. I wonder if you're game for it.

[bigskygal]

I'll try, so little goes on here it may be hard to post every day. Plus I don't really keep up with the news.

[walkerwally1]

99 this morning.  We got to 100° yesterday and it is supposed to get to 104° today.  There is even a small chance of thunderstorms later in the day.
My Cardiologist had me take some lab work before my next appointment next Wednesday.  All of my lipids look good and my A1c was 5.2%.  A bit higher than my last 5.0% but I was actually expecting it to be higher.  I have loosened up on my carb intake just a bit but my testing has not been too bad. 
I don't have a problem with starting a separate thread for "local story" or whatever you want to call it.  If we do that this thread will just have the fasting reading and anything else would go to that thread.  I have gotten used to adding my daily chat here just to try and keep it interesting but all of that could easily go to another thread.  It is probably a good idea as this thread is really just for your fasting bg.  It would give me a better place to blab away as I sometimes do.
Barbara, you usually have some comments after you put your fasting bg there and those comments would be what you could put into the other thread.     

[bigskygal]

133 this sunny morning. Still feeling off I guess that is why # is higher.

I kind of dread my next A1c as I have been running higher than normal for me with the combination of meds and just not feeling well.

Yesterday's high was 65°, today's forecast is 77°/45°.

[skb]

I kind of dread my next A1c as I have been running higher than normal for me

Me too. My last A1c a couple of months ago was 6.0. During the mango season, I have feasted a lot more than required.

[bigskygal]

I kind of dread my next A1c as I have been running higher than normal for me

Me too. My last A1c a couple of months ago was 6.0. During the mango season, I have feasted a lot more than required.

My last A1c wasd 5.2% but with 6 weeks of steroids in my eyes and the Keflex for a week for my finger I am worried where I will be next month at the pcp. The only saving grace may be that because of my loss of appetite I have lost over 12# in the last couple of months... Nothing tastes/sounds good to me and it is kind of scary.

I ate a couple of fresh strawberries a bit ago which will probably mess with my bedtime # but they tasted good to me and at this point, that is what matters.

skb, I ask you this, it may be traditional in your culture to say when someone dies that "they are no more".  You will most likely outlive me and when I do pass, please don't say that. None of the people we have lost are "no more", Shanny lives in my memories, and every-time I use the Red Boat Salt I think  of Tamagno and how he shared it with us. Kathy graciously sent me a tester she wasn't using any more and when I use it I think of her. My friends and family will always think of me  and have good memories. I will be there in their memories forever not "is no more".  Sorry if I am waxing a bit morbid, but I haven't been feeling that well lately and just wanted to share this with you. In my world those that pass may not be here in the physical but the memories will always be there and make us happy and smile. That means a lot to me.

[skb]

skb, I ask you this, it may be traditional in your culture to say when someone dies that "they are no more".  You will most likely outlive me and when I do pass, please don't say that. None of the people we have lost are "no more", Shanny lives in my memories, and every-time I use the Red Boat Salt I think  of Tamagno and how he shared it with us. Kathy graciously sent me a tester she wasn't using any more and when I use it I think of her. My friends and family will always think of me  and have good memories. I will be there in their memories forever not "is no more".  Sorry if I am waxing a bit morbid, but I haven't been feeling that well lately and just wanted to share this with you. In my world those that pass may not be here in the physical but the memories will always be there and make us happy and smile. That means a lot to me.

OK. Noted. But where did that come from ? Have I used that term somewhere in our past threads and if it offends you I am really sorry. I never meant that. In our culture one is never dead, they take another life. The term we use, when translated would be more like "passed away" or "departed (soul)". The body is but a vessel.

Secondly, I have been going through some cardiac issues since Nov/Dec. The cardiologist I saw (once) feels that I have suffered a mild heart attack. They call it NSTEMI (Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction) which basically means that though your ECG and Echo is fine, but still you have undergone an attack. I disagree, and I have my reasons for it, but then that could be denial. When a person suffers a heart attack, his ST wave gets elevated and more or less merges with the T segment (see image attached). I have at times uploaded YouTube links of a Dr. B. M. Hegde from India. You can Google and read about him. I somehow managed to get his number and talk to him. Then there is another Indian doctor that I listen to a lot, known as Dr. Manu Kothari. After undergoing trouble and listening to them, I have come to realize that Good Health & Longevity should never be associated. Length of Life is really not in our hands, so it's not for us to say who will outlive whom.

Looking back, I lost my shooting team mate, a really young, energetic and enthusiastic fellow, in a plane crash in Africa. He died in his late 20s. More recently, 2 of my very dear friends just died without warning or reason. One never woke up from his sleep (wonderful way I think) and the other collapsed at the dinner table in a party. So, health is really not connected to length of life, but rather to the quality of it.

Sorry in advance, if anything offends you. That's never my intent.

[bigskygal]

(((skb))) it is not that I was offended, just that it seemed you had erased in some way those that had passed in a few words. I am sorry for the friends you have lost as I am for those I have lost over the years. It wasn't that you offended me an any way, as I said I was feeling a bit morbid last night. With all I have had to deal with lately I have been on the depressed side of things and just didn't want to seem to be dismissed/deleted in that way. Everything lately has just caught up with me and living alone has compounded it. Forgive me if it seemed I was complaining or being negative, more just venting.

I am sorry you are having medical issues and hope you can have your heart issues dealt with in a positive and they can go completely away. We need you here to keep us going! LOL you are our hero!

[walkerwally1]

101 this morning.  We got to 104° yesterday and heading to 106° today but it is sunny and clear. 
I agree with you Barbara.  Shanny, John and Cathy will always be in my memories and that is one of the things about this forum is that it brought us together.  We all are here for what seems like a short time but at 80 years old I am blessed to have lived as long as I have.  Having friends and family that will hold us in their memories is something to cherish.  I don't know how much longer I have on this earth but I am grateful for the friends that I have and that includes the ones I have met on this forum. 

[bigskygal]

100 this sunny morning.

Yesterday's high was 70°, looks like it will be 87° today. Some fool was setting off fireworks last night. At least everything is green after all the rain we have had, but there are still several days until the 4th so I worry things will dry out.

Well. knee held up yesterday but today it is saying "Gotcha!" I am so tired of being in pain, it is exhausting. I'm sure you feel the same Wally.

Both my parents passed mid 60's and I figured that was my lot too so to have made it to 73 I feel blessed and hope I can make it longer.

[skb]

it seemed you had erased in some way those that had passed in a few words

Not at all. I miss them and think of them many a times. Sometimes I mutter a few words to them while going through the forum, as if they are still around and can hear me (who knows). I have an ongoing correspondence with Laura (John's wife) trying in whatever way I can to make her journey without John easier. I would certainly communicate with the husbands of Shanny and Kathy if there were any means of doing so. I see no reason in submitting proof of what I think and what I am doing.

With all I have had to deal with lately I have been on the depressed side of things and just didn't want to seem to be dismissed/deleted in that way.

If you take a deeper look, everyone who is alive has some issues or the other. What if I were to start talking about mine. Would it help us both in any way ? That is why I have never mentioned any of the issues that I have faced or tackle every day. During our shooting training, we learnt that it is best to forget about your bad shots. If you talk or think about them, they tend to linger and repeat. Instead focus on the good shots that you execute and repeat them. World Champion Lanny Basham was asked in an interview about the one "9" he had shot in his match. His reply was - "I have forgotten about that, Why don't you ask me about the 59 tens that I shot." 

Agreed, that living alone is emotionally painful and I do have Ami and my mother with me, as Wally has his BIL. I wish there was some way that I could make it better for you. But, you are all against any further communication. Every time I have suggested Face Time, Skype or Zoom, it has been summarily dismissed as if there was some ulterior motive. So I have not pressed for it.

I hope that I have laid to rest any negative thoughts that you have or had about me.
124 today morning.   

[bigskygal]

I am open to us Facetiming at some point, we are so few left, I'd like to meet each of you in person. Time zones may make it a problem...

We all have our medical issues and hopefully we will all get past them. I know heart problems are worse than a broken finger... but day to day, can't open a jar or even wash your hand and can't properly rebandage it each day and feel like a dummy...sheesh another 2 weeks of trying to learn how to do this right...if I ever will!!

[skb]

I am open to us Facetiming at some point

It will help immensely in getting to know each other and coming closer. But that's not a one way street.

[walkerwally1]

82 this morning.  We got to 105° yesterday and heading to 107° today but humidity is at a low 8% so the evaporative cooler is working quite well. 
Barbara, hope your finger is better soon.  I know what it is like to have to work around problems when your body won't co-operate.  Right now I am dealing with pain every day and it is just a matter of how bad.  In the morning I can only get around by using a walker but eventually I am able to walk without it, still hurts but not as bad.  Not desirable but I have been able to function albeit not nearly as well as I would like.  I am still hoping for a solution but have to realize that this may be the way it will be for the future so I will make do as well as I can.  I am fortunate that I live with my BIL and he helps with things that I cannot manage so that helps a lot.

 

[bigskygal]

112 this sunny morning.

Yesterday's high was 78° today's is forecast as 93° man, I hope not!! 10:30 now and it is 80° so I'm afraid it may get that high. I hate high heat almost as much as wind!

I need to go up to town to get my new glasses, but just don't feel up to the trip at this point. I don't know why I have no appetite and feel so tired, hoping it will pass soon.