Tue 8 July

08:17:00   7.5  / 135  Fasting   
12:18:00   6.1  / 110  Pre-Lunch 
15:55:00   7.2  / 129  Post-Lunch
23:28:00   8.4  / 151  Post-Tea

Driving Totals: Daytime: 1230 mins of 2400 req // Nighttime: 530 mins of 600 req

Total Steps: 6180

Breakfast: half toasted cheese sandwich on low GI bread
Lunch: sausage roll & cottage cheese
Tea: satay pork & veggies, 1 slice low GI bread


Notes: Returning to regular updates because Chris asked me to, and I promised I would. I had a dressing change this morning. The hole hasn't shown much difference in size since I started going to the RDNS clinic (I think I started there in April), but it is drying up a bit and looking better. Had a cough the other night that made my whole right side where the hole is hurt, but it is getting better now. It didn't seem to have any visible effect on the hole. Starting on Sunday, I had some odd redness show up on the skin but it looked like irritation from like my last dressing change, so the nurse put some extra barrier wipe over that area today.

On way home, stopped at discount chemist for allergy tabs and decided to get the bare minimum and go home and order these online. 30 for $25 when I can get the same stuff online for the same price, but a quantity of 50. Ordered 2 boxes as I'm tired of running out of the stuff. These are 24hr tablets that due to my skin allergies and the bandaging I've had for the last 16 months, I have to take twice a day to keep from having bad rashes with the bandaging. Expensive but worth it as a skin breakdown would be really bad news.

A few weeks ago I ordered a small ceramic heater to use outside that finally arrived yesterday. Love it! Much nicer than the old heater we were using. It's tiny and looks like a pair of speakers. Good week for it to arrive too. Yesterday morning was the coldest morning in 3yrs. We're having a whole week of rain, which may seem gloomy, but it's really needed so I won't complain.

Had lunch out on Saturday with the 'Lunch Group' - we get together on the 1st Saturday of the month. This time we went to the Old Noarlunga hotel for lunch. Was quite nice. Rod and I had the 'Salt & Pepper Chicken' which was excellent.

On Monday, I had lunch out with the Breastroke girls at the Marion Hotel. This is a rare treat as it's not something we do very often, maybe once or twice a year. One of our members is caring for her elderly mother and rarely gets to come to the meetings, and was able to have some respite time on Monday so we got together with her, and farewelled another member who's off to the UK for the next few months.

Oh, and before I forget it, y'all get on Twitter and then you can follow my occaisonal comments and daily BGL stats. Here's a link to get you started: http://twitter.com/gaelyne

I wanted to start work on converting my website to Drupal, or at least work on adding views to another site, but neither happened. I got stuck trying to find some way of showing Flickr pics as a slideshow or gallery and have the titles and descriptions show. I never got any further.... I did, however, write a blog entry. That's better than 'nothing at all'. Anyway, tomorrow will be better.