Well, seems that this #GrumpyOldMan will be hanging around for a little while yet. Well, at least it won't be #BowelCancer doing me in.

I've also had a recent blood test at my doctor's surgery and will go back fro the results of that next week. The only concern is that I know I'm #preDiabetic and so I'll find out if that has got better or worse.

I've always managed to avoid needing to see medical professionals but looks like getting old has put paid to that. Ho hum.

At least we still have an NHS that works in this respect. Thankfully it is a very resilient NHS as just about every government we've had recently has tried to bring it to its knees. Bastards.

So I decided to come off #gluten (close family have tested as strongly intolerant in recent years, but I didn't) as during this cold my digestive system has been rubbish. When I've been eating healthily (big changes about 2.5 years ago after testing as #prediabetic) it's been low carb and either intermittent fasting (typically no breakfast) or one meal a day. We've been mostly #vegetarian for a few years.
So "normal" is fairly low gluten, but stress eating comfort food is opposite.

#NotNews24 | #UnbreaklingHomeAgainNotNews... #IT's #DefinitelyNotNews; because we're #HomeAgain...

While #MyLittleBigBuddy has been #HittingThingsWithHammers and #TheBFF is #Preparing #FishFingerSammidges for #Supper, I went to my #Local #GPSurgery to #Discuss my #SlightlyHigh #BloodPressure...

#BookingAnAppointment was #SimplicityItself and #VeryQuick (within 24-hours)... #MyGP recommended some #VeryCommon and #VeryCheap #Medication and some #SmokingCessation; but, because he was also #ChronicallyObese, I also #Recommended that he try #WorkingOut maybe #TwoToThree #TimesPerWeek and #NotSitting #BehindADesk #AllHisWorkingLife...

That seemed like a #FairTransaction, right... | #LookNoQuestionMark

There will be a #FollowUp #InSoFar as I have an #ECG #Booked for #NextWeek and "they" also want a #UrineSample to #MakeSure I'm not #PreDiabetic, which I #AlreadyKnow I'm not...

He was #MightyRelieved to #Learn that he was #NotTheOnlyDoctor in #TheConsultationRoom...

#So... #That's #AllFine...

#AsYouWere... #KeepCarryingOn... | #SelfExamination #ZeroFallOut

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Being pre-diabetic, I’ve had to reassess my lifestyle, and part of this change involves moving towards a flexitarian diet. While my motivations are primarily health-related, learning that intensive farming practices account for around 34% of greenhouse gas emissions (11-20% from beef), I was glad to discover that a shift towards more plant-based eating benefits our planet.

#diabetes #diabetic #prediabetes #prediabetic #flexitarian #sustainablediet #healthyeating

https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/resilience-and-adaptation/food-swap-the-planet-needs-to-curb-its-appetite-for-meat

This airport chocolatier sorely tested my pre-diabetic discipline. 🥲 But after the past 4 carb-filled WWDC days, I really REALLY shouldn’t… so I didn’t!!

How did fellow pre-diabetic conference-goers handle the food situation? 😅

#prediabetes #prediabetic #wwdc24 #WWDC2024

I recently got diagnosed as #prediabetic and so as well cutting down on the sugar I eat (I don't eat any Mon - Fri) I've been trying (but mostly failing) to do this 20 minute full body Joe Wicks #HIIT routine at least a couple of times a week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og_f0_QO_Ko and so I just tried doing the "scientific 7-minute workout regime" using this free #opensource app called Feeel instead https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.enjoyingfoss.feeel/ - and I can certainly feeel it! But does feel like something I'm more likely to do often.