Glad you are okay @Spikedriver. I hope that situation does not repeat itself.
Also, it seems like something is telling you to go Keto! Other than just SheepDog (and me).
What's everybody doing today?
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Glad you are okay @Spikedriver. I hope that situation does not repeat itself.
Also, it seems like something is telling you to go Keto! Other than just SheepDog (and me).
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Home again, Patchouli and ready for Christmas??? Hooray! That's pretty Scary, Spike. One of my sister's has hypoglycemia and she used to freak me out before we knew she had it. Maybe you should have a gym buddy. Anyone heard anything from Timmie? Worried about her leg.
80/40 is very common for her. Her lowest so far is 60/22.
@Spikedriver Wow - don't you be doing that. I agree with AH. Night, alone, maybe at least have someone check on you at certain time. You could also carry a small hardtack candy in your pocket. My Gpa was hypoglycemic and always did. Of course we loved it because sometimes he would share
. I'm glad you had a granola bar and managed to get to it.
@Amish Heart Good for you. Makeup at 8! That's nuts. Wishing her a much brighter future in your home.
. I'm glad you had a granola bar and managed to get to it.@Amish Heart Good for you. Makeup at 8! That's nuts. Wishing her a much brighter future in your home.
Be careful!!Well, crap...
Had to call 911 tonight. I was at the gym and had an episode of exercise induced hypoglycemia. No one else was in the gym and I think I passed out but I'm not sure. All I know is that I lost about an hour and a half of time, I don't remember at all. Then I remember a terrifying nightmare like series of images, where I thought I was going crazy. I suppose that was my brain being short circuited by lack of glucose. And then I was pulling myself up onto the padded bench, and somehow I got the granola bar out of my sweatshirt and opened it and ate it. But I didn't have the dexterity to call 911. It took several tries. Not sure how I ate a granola bar if I couldn't dial the phone. God is looking out for me I guess.
The town cop responded but the gym door was locked, of course. You need a swipe key to get in. I managed to get to the door and he checked me out. EMTs got there a couple minutes after. They checked me over, blood glucose was almost within normal range and BP was 160 over 100, which I guess is not abnormal for something like this. I'll check BP again shortly.
Apparently my legs cramped up, or the muscles contracted and spasmed. My thighs feel like I ran a marathon. (Well, not that I'd know what running a marathon feels like, but still...
Well, crap...
Had to call 911 tonight. I was at the gym and had an episode of exercise induced hypoglycemia. No one else was in the gym and I think I passed out but I'm not sure. All I know is that I lost about an hour and a half of time, I don't remember at all. Then I remember a terrifying nightmare like series of images, where I thought I was going crazy. I suppose that was my brain being short circuited by lack of glucose. And then I was pulling myself up onto the padded bench, and somehow I got the granola bar out of my sweatshirt and opened it and ate it. But I didn't have the dexterity to call 911. It took several tries. Not sure how I ate a granola bar if I couldn't dial the phone. God is looking out for me I guess.
The town cop responded but the gym door was locked, of course. You need a swipe key to get in. I managed to get to the door and he checked me out. EMTs got there a couple minutes after. They checked me over, blood glucose was almost within normal range and BP was 160 over 100, which I guess is not abnormal for something like this. I'll check BP again shortly.
Apparently my legs cramped up, or the muscles contracted and spasmed. My thighs feel like I ran a marathon. (Well, not that I'd know what running a marathon feels like, but still...
Don't make me come over there....
Always in 2s...pair up.
Older you get the more you'll remember bthis...no ALONE stuff .
Seriously, glad it wasn't any worse..
Take care man.
Jim
Terri, Peanu, and Spike my prayers are with you all as well.
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Not home yet, no. I chime in when I can. Soon tho.
Ready for Christmas? Nah. Not this year. It'll just have to be Christmas anyway. I'm sure next year's Christmas will be different and better.
@timmie we're calling for you!
I started my day by shaving my head, taking a shower, and doing a couple loads of laundry (something I do at least 2x a year as a gesture of good will to my wife). Then I got my oldest daughters Christmas present ready, a S&W M&P9C that now features a manual safety, an APEX forward set trigger, a stainless Stormlake barrel, Warren Tactical rear sight, Ameriglo front sight, two 12 round mags, and two 17 round mags with grip sleeves. She wanted a "custom" pistol that would work for home defense or carry. I gave her the choice between the 9C and a Shield 9mm, she wanted the 9C. Lucky for her I had some NIB sitting on my gun shelf. Now I only have 2 left. Yeah...I might have a gun addiction. But I have no plans to seek treatment.
The rest of the day will be spent doing chores, running to the store for a new ice chopper, stopping at the range to test fire the 9C, making a thermos full of keto hot cocoa, exercising the dogs, cooking meals, and eventually going to go out to see some more Christmas lights and perhaps some impromptu caroling.
The rest of the day will be spent doing chores, running to the store for a new ice chopper, stopping at the range to test fire the 9C, making a thermos full of keto hot cocoa, exercising the dogs, cooking meals, and eventually going to go out to see some more Christmas lights and perhaps some impromptu caroling.
Just got home with the hubby after his cataract surgery this morning.
Have him in his chair with a quesadilla for something to eat and a movie to watch
I have his chores to do today ( he can't bend over or lift anything) and I doubt I'll get much of mine done besides supper lol
Have to be at the eye doc's tomorrow morning at 8am for him to check the eye, then we can relax for the holidays ( hopefully)
@Spikedriver do you wear an emergency alert bracelet or necklace just in case someone finds you like you were? I've been noticing that people stopped wearing them for some reason
Have him in his chair with a quesadilla for something to eat and a movie to watch
I have his chores to do today ( he can't bend over or lift anything) and I doubt I'll get much of mine done besides supper lol
Have to be at the eye doc's tomorrow morning at 8am for him to check the eye, then we can relax for the holidays ( hopefully)
@Spikedriver do you wear an emergency alert bracelet or necklace just in case someone finds you like you were? I've been noticing that people stopped wearing them for some reason
Thanks for your concern, everybody.
Feeling a little rough today, but all's well. Probably lucky I didn't injure myself. It came to me today that I was wearing my sweatshirt when I went down, which meant I was ready to leave. Also I made a post in the fitness thread indicating I was done working out. I've no idea why I didn't make it out the door and to my home, which is quite literally less than a block away. Like I said last night, God was looking out for me. I intend to live like I'm dying, and to die living. On occasion I push it a bit. Time to reel it in a little.
Once again, thanks for your concern...
Feeling a little rough today, but all's well. Probably lucky I didn't injure myself. It came to me today that I was wearing my sweatshirt when I went down, which meant I was ready to leave. Also I made a post in the fitness thread indicating I was done working out. I've no idea why I didn't make it out the door and to my home, which is quite literally less than a block away. Like I said last night, God was looking out for me. I intend to live like I'm dying, and to die living. On occasion I push it a bit. Time to reel it in a little.
Once again, thanks for your concern...
@Spikedriver , back a few months , the night after my knee surgery, my BP dropped to 70/40 and stayed there for 24 hours. They worked like crazy to get it back up.
They think it was a collision of my BP meds and the anesthesia.
Beware that during that time , I was taken off pain meds of all kind until my BP top number reached 100...which was more than 24 hrs.
I attest to the fact that during that time...I was barely conscious. Not a good state to be in.
Kids are out riding the sidexside and golf cart.
Lunch is over ..
presents are next..
Jim
They think it was a collision of my BP meds and the anesthesia.
Beware that during that time , I was taken off pain meds of all kind until my BP top number reached 100...which was more than 24 hrs.
I attest to the fact that during that time...I was barely conscious. Not a good state to be in.
Kids are out riding the sidexside and golf cart.
Lunch is over ..
presents are next..
Jim
I used to. I quit because of the possibility of getting it caught in industrial equipment.
If a person is down, it's pretty much SOP to do a glucose check right away. The equipment is cheap and quick to use. So, I think people just kinda gave up on the bracelets. Plus, a lot of people keep ICE info in their phone. Responders may not be trained to look, though.
Lol I just remembered something!
The gym is less than 100 yards from my place, as the crow flies. It's just around the corner to the East and North. When I called 911 the town cop responded. (Yes, cop, singular - my town is so little there's only one at a time on duty.)
Anyway, I couldn't make the words to tell them I was at the gym yet. Remember, I had just managed to eat the granola bar. I was only able to stutter that I needed help. But they knew the caller ID and my address, and GPS was close by, so the cop went to my home,which of course was locked. About that time I was coming around and told 911 I was at the gym. So he came there.
This is the good part. After responders showed up, and everything got settled, one of the county deputies came, who is a friend of mine. Apparently the town cop was chastising me for having my door locked. He said I should leave it open in case there's an emergency so responders don't have to force it open. Deputy says I looked at him kind of sideways and said, "I locked it because I wasn't there, ya clown!"
Hypoglycemia has a way of interfering with my mental filter, I guess...
The gym is less than 100 yards from my place, as the crow flies. It's just around the corner to the East and North. When I called 911 the town cop responded. (Yes, cop, singular - my town is so little there's only one at a time on duty.)
Anyway, I couldn't make the words to tell them I was at the gym yet. Remember, I had just managed to eat the granola bar. I was only able to stutter that I needed help. But they knew the caller ID and my address, and GPS was close by, so the cop went to my home,which of course was locked. About that time I was coming around and told 911 I was at the gym. So he came there.
This is the good part. After responders showed up, and everything got settled, one of the county deputies came, who is a friend of mine. Apparently the town cop was chastising me for having my door locked. He said I should leave it open in case there's an emergency so responders don't have to force it open. Deputy says I looked at him kind of sideways and said, "I locked it because I wasn't there, ya clown!"
Hypoglycemia has a way of interfering with my mental filter, I guess...
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My sis got pretty strange when her blood sugar got too low. Husband can get that way, too.
Had lunch with Terri, her kid, and the dog. Good time visiting.
While at lunch, we got a text from California, that said court won't be till Jan 28th for guardianship, but we can just keep her and not send her back on Jan 4th. Hooray! It took awhile for it to sink in with little granddaughter. Poor thing hasn't known what's up or down. She's busy frosting sugar cookies with big sis. Eating most of them.
Had lunch with Terri, her kid, and the dog. Good time visiting.
While at lunch, we got a text from California, that said court won't be till Jan 28th for guardianship, but we can just keep her and not send her back on Jan 4th. Hooray! It took awhile for it to sink in with little granddaughter. Poor thing hasn't known what's up or down. She's busy frosting sugar cookies with big sis. Eating most of them.
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Glad she is with you now.
I think that children in the foster care system are used as a form of income for families. If there were other children where she was staying, biological children, they got what she should have. Many children in the system don't have a suitcase or backpack, they move with garbage bags.
I remember several years ago when the mother of a student told me what a challenge it was to find decent clothing for her young daughters. Clothing for lower elementary children and younger is skimpy and risque.
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Scary stuff! Glad you made it through that!Well, crap...
Had to call 911 tonight. I was at the gym and had an episode of exercise induced hypoglycemia. No one else was in the gym and I think I passed out but I'm not sure. All I know is that I lost about an hour and a half of time, I don't remember at all. Then I remember a terrifying nightmare like series of images, where I thought I was going crazy. I suppose that was my brain being short circuited by lack of glucose. And then I was pulling myself up onto the padded bench, and somehow I got the granola bar out of my sweatshirt and opened it and ate it. But I didn't have the dexterity to call 911. It took several tries. Not sure how I ate a granola bar if I couldn't dial the phone. God is looking out for me I guess.
The town cop responded but the gym door was locked, of course. You need a swipe key to get in. I managed to get to the door and he checked me out. EMTs got there a couple minutes after. They checked me over, blood glucose was almost within normal range and BP was 160 over 100, which I guess is not abnormal for something like this. I'll check BP again shortly.
Apparently my legs cramped up, or the muscles contracted and spasmed. My thighs feel like I ran a marathon. (Well, not that I'd know what running a marathon feels like, but still...
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Terri you saying there is still an A&W as in A&W RootBeer curb service burger place? I car hopped at one of those in the mid 60s.
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There sure is. Not so many as there used to be, but there is one in the town about 15 or 20 miles west of me. I ate there last summer. All the seating is inside now, so no carhops, but the burgers are pretty good...
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Well, crap...
Had to call 911 tonight. I was at the gym and had an episode of exercise induced hypoglycemia. No one else was in the gym and I think I passed out but I'm not sure. All I know is that I lost about an hour and a half of time, I don't remember at all. Then I remember a terrifying nightmare like series of images, where I thought I was going crazy. I suppose that was my brain being short circuited by lack of glucose. And then I was pulling myself up onto the padded bench, and somehow I got the granola bar out of my sweatshirt and opened it and ate it. But I didn't have the dexterity to call 911. It took several tries. Not sure how I ate a granola bar if I couldn't dial the phone. God is looking out for me I guess.
The town cop responded but the gym door was locked, of course. You need a swipe key to get in. I managed to get to the door and he checked me out. EMTs got there a couple minutes after. They checked me over, blood glucose was almost within normal range and BP was 160 over 100, which I guess is not abnormal for something like this. I'll check BP again shortly.
Apparently my legs cramped up, or the muscles contracted and spasmed. My thighs feel like I ran a marathon. (Well, not that I'd know what running a marathon feels like, but still...
My gooness, that is very very dangerous.A friend of ours didn't survie the same kind of thing. Not trying to scair you Spike, just takr it srious .
Hubby and I keep all of yall in our prayers.
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One I worked at was near Atlanta Airport its been closed for at least 40 years. We were on skates.
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There are several A & W's around here, but no skating waitstaff.
There is one in Des Moines, Iowa that shares it's building with a Long John Silver's. Also, there is, or at least was a couple years ago, one in Pine Bluff, Wyoming. I used to stop there when I was traveling out west for work...
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I think that many of them share a building with another restaurant. Two that I know share with a Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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Congrates on the GKids Amish.
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Of course not Weedy, peopel are sue crazy now, run over a toe and they own the place.
Sunday we went to church and there was only sacrament and not other meetings and we had a good time with a musical number from our primary and young men.
We did a bit of shopping and picked up a few things we needed in the way of fruit for Christmas, some more cat food and I found a discounted pork roast at half price so couldn't pass that up. We came home and I cooked up the pork roast in our new convection oven (which I love) while DH had a nap. Once he woke up and the roast had cooled enough we sliced it up and put it in the freezer in meal sized portions for cold meat and salads as it is still hot here.
Yesterday we went to our elderly friends home and finished loading the rest of the small branches into our trailer to clean up her yard, drilled a few holes in some tree stumps she wanted dispatched and poured in some poison. We then shoveled some dirt left everywhere by madman she hired with a dingo who didn't finish the job and filled all the major holes in her driveway that he had gouged out. Only have the gutters to clean with our blower vac and after Christmas will get rid of our old stove and a BBQ from her home in the same trip. She is immensely happy that the yard and driveway are now clean, tidy and functional.
Round 1 of today is that DH washed the dishes and cleaned the benches and I wiped the dishes and put everything away. DH them harvested the silverbeet that was ripe and washed the leaves while I stain removed some clothing and got a load of washing on. DH chopped all the silverbeet and top, tailed, peeled and chopped the turnips we picked a few days ago. They are now blanched and cooling and ready to package shortly for the freezer.
I then used some of the cooled blanching water to water the potted lemon tree in the back yard, cleaned out our hand washing water and watered a garden shrub, washed it out and refilled it with clean hand washing water for the day.
We did a bit of shopping and picked up a few things we needed in the way of fruit for Christmas, some more cat food and I found a discounted pork roast at half price so couldn't pass that up. We came home and I cooked up the pork roast in our new convection oven (which I love) while DH had a nap. Once he woke up and the roast had cooled enough we sliced it up and put it in the freezer in meal sized portions for cold meat and salads as it is still hot here.
Yesterday we went to our elderly friends home and finished loading the rest of the small branches into our trailer to clean up her yard, drilled a few holes in some tree stumps she wanted dispatched and poured in some poison. We then shoveled some dirt left everywhere by madman she hired with a dingo who didn't finish the job and filled all the major holes in her driveway that he had gouged out. Only have the gutters to clean with our blower vac and after Christmas will get rid of our old stove and a BBQ from her home in the same trip. She is immensely happy that the yard and driveway are now clean, tidy and functional.
Round 1 of today is that DH washed the dishes and cleaned the benches and I wiped the dishes and put everything away. DH them harvested the silverbeet that was ripe and washed the leaves while I stain removed some clothing and got a load of washing on. DH chopped all the silverbeet and top, tailed, peeled and chopped the turnips we picked a few days ago. They are now blanched and cooling and ready to package shortly for the freezer.
I then used some of the cooled blanching water to water the potted lemon tree in the back yard, cleaned out our hand washing water and watered a garden shrub, washed it out and refilled it with clean hand washing water for the day.
@timmie I hope you are back home soon and feeling better we shall keep you in our prayers .
@Spikedriver not good that you had a gluco event and glad they were able to get to you.at lack of filter when you are really sick but we have a few friends who are like that naturally without being sick and they simply don't read social clues as to whether they have offended people or not.
@phideaux glad your meds arrived and you have leveled out a bit.
@Amish Heart so glad your granddaughter is there to stay. Good on you for throwing out the not so modest clothing and preparing earlier by buying her clothes. Makeup at 8 ?? hmm that is rather strange and in my opinion she is way to young.
.@Spikedriver not good that you had a gluco event and glad they were able to get to you.
at lack of filter when you are really sick but we have a few friends who are like that naturally without being sick and they simply don't read social clues as to whether they have offended people or not.@phideaux glad your meds arrived and you have leveled out a bit.
@Amish Heart so glad your granddaughter is there to stay. Good on you for throwing out the not so modest clothing and preparing earlier by buying her clothes. Makeup at 8 ?? hmm that is rather strange and in my opinion she is way to young.
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You're right Weedy about the skimpy clothes for young girls. Granddaughter has gained a ton of weight this year, so I bought sized 14 jeans girls for her, and took off 5 inches from the length. Mostly what's available for kids her age are the colorful yoga pants. Skin tight and printed with patterns. Bought her 3 dresses, a number of jeans, and long sleeved shirts, and a winter coat. I kept 2 pair of the yoga pants that she can wear under her dresses. I don't know what the foster parents do with the money. Saw the same thing with the twins. I don't know what the payment rate is nowadays, but 4 1/2 years ago it was $550 a month each for the twins. They had crappy clothes and shoes. I know foster parents get extra money for the child's birthday gifts, Christmas, school clothes, and school supplies. Well, a big bag of unacceptable clothes will be going to the thrift store to donate.
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What a day Sewing., lots of progress.
I wonder why you ,most people still par boil veggie for freezer. I stopped doing that 45 years ago and can't tell the diffcerence. We put whole tomatoes in freezer, to peel just put in hot water and peel falls right of with only a little stem to cut. I just did a few pounds of turnips and as usual just cut up, bag em throw em in the freezer. Maybe some needs parboiling but none I found. Have lots of cut up onions, broccoli, celery in freezer now. Antway glad you got so much done and helped somebody at same time.
