Archive for May, 2025
Feeding the 10
thousand? No, ten people, well actually nine, one person RSVPd after I’d done the shopping, so it counts as ten… Concentrate. Sorry. I thought I’d share how to “do it all”: cook the buns, make the burgers from scratch, coleslaw, salad, etc. for a home barbecue. First, and foremost, do not panic. Each time you […]
Posted: May 31st, 2025 under 42.
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Treating hyperglycemia
I’m type 1 diabetic: that means my natural state is hyperglycemia or having blood sugar above 7mmol/l when fasting above 11mmol/l two hours after eating. For days when nothing else is happening, I generally manage to keep to those limits, which gives me a long term measure of glycated hemoglobin of between 5.2% and 6.5%. […]
Posted: May 26th, 2025 under Diabetes.
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First day, almost off grid
The week 28th April to 4th May has had some brilliant solar collection days in our little part of the world. Indeed, April itself was the sunniest we’ve ever had, with a whopping 524.5 kWh being generated by our grid – and the thing about solar is that everyone whose cells were orientated in the […]
Posted: May 24th, 2025 under Driving off the grid.
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Coming clean…
I was reading my plans for my holiday and felt I should be honest about what actually happened. Best laid plans, do not always come to fruition and my holiday was certainly that, although, more from my gaze being further than my reach. For a start, my gym was manic, so I didn’t get to […]
Posted: May 10th, 2025 under 42.
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Control what you can
You can control what you eat and exercise levels is the statement often touted on facebook and linkedIn. Unless you have an immune condition that means you are manually providing the means to control your sugar and potassium levels – things are a bit more complicated when you do that. I have resisted a high […]
Posted: May 3rd, 2025 under 42, Diabetes.
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