I had my tea around 3pm. this afternoon, in the livingroom. It was just beginning to rain at that time, now two hours later the sun is shining but it's chilly. Glad you could have tea outdoors Lass, sounds like you needed a break.

Didn't do much at all today but go to my six months checkup at the doctor. She's urging me to do the fasting glucose test - ugh. Three times she ordered it, but I never went. This time I guess I'll make the effort, have a feeling it may be positive so that's why I don't want to go!

Schoolhouse- Glucose fasting test...what is that? Is that a diabetes test? I know what you mean about hating to take tests. I think we all do.

Hopefully, they'll just tell you to "eat healthier and get more exercise". I think that's replaced the "take two aspirins and call me in the morning".

Next week....Halloween tea!!! LOL I'm excited to see what you come up with. You have such great theme teas :)

Yes, it's a test for diabetes. Diabetes runs in my family on my father's side. I'm calling the hospital today to see if the doc's orders from six months ago are still good. The doc asked me if I still had it, if not she'll write a new one.
I'm curious myself as I feel weird sometimes and do eat alot of sweets. Mostly pastry as my tea tray can testify. Better just get the darn thing over with. I lost 12lb. over the summer, but that wasn't good enough for my doctor. She wants 15lbs. more - and in six weeks! With gardening season over, I'll never be that active until next April, ha.

While shopping with a friend last week, I spotted a couple of things for my Halloween tea. She looked at me like I was nuts when I bought the.......you'll have to wait and find out!

Well, better to find out. As for losing that much weight, yikes, that's not going to be easy without gardening.

I can't wait to see what you have planned for the Halloween tea. Very exciting!

And remember, the sugar you know about isn't always the problem, such as the occasional cookie or pastry. There is a lot of hidden sugars in many pre-packaged foods, so checking labels for ingredients might make a big difference :)

I had tea again this afternoon. It's a cool, dreary day outside and tea felt so right, especially when I feel as tho I'm on a Victorian farmstead via DVD. No pastry! waaaaa.

I will be so disappointed if I have to start watching my sweets intake and checking labels; but I should have been doing that all along.

A really good friend of mine has diabetes, since she was in high school, and it's amazing what she can and cannot eat.

Sugared soda is terrible, but she can have a small ice cream at McDonalds. Some pastries are fine, while others are not. It just depends on how much sugar is in them and what her blood sugar is doing at the time.

I hope you don't have any problems, but if you do have to change your diet, there are still a lot of yummy things you can eat :)