# Random D thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** Fun\ **Created:** [July 19, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439 "2017-07-19T03:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/498 "2018-12-05T23:04:05Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > Remember to keep your holidays festive. My son proudly went to school showing this off today. Well played, Cody! ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/499 "2018-12-05T23:17:56Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > Savory Pies I don’t know what you guys get up to south of the border, but up here they’re sweet. Very, very sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/500 "2018-12-06T00:36:36Z")
What _is_ that?? Is that blueberry?? Or some kind of meat??? ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/501 "2018-12-06T01:25:47Z")
It is what the great Oracle Google returned when I searched Mince Pies. Here in “normal” land, my pie is pumpkin, apple, or blueberry. We don’t use “mince” My British friends refer to chopped up meat as mince, so I figure that is what they were referring to. Apparently there is an offshoot of minced fruit pies, also referred to as mince. So I am now totally confused. ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/502 "2018-12-06T01:32:05Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > So I am now totally confused. 🤣🤣🤣 Totally confused, maybe, but still totally normal with pie expectations like that. ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/503 "2018-12-06T07:51:02Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > Sometimes if I am low at a hardware store or something like that, it seems like such a waste. @Eric, repeat after me: “I will not eat the hammers.” ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/504 "2018-12-06T13:54:52Z")
Mincemeat is not mince, which is minced meat. Clear as day! ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/505 "2018-12-06T14:23:43Z")
> [@TravelingOn](#): > > “I will not eat the hammers.” Clear as day. > [@Beacher](#): > > Mincemeat is not mince, which is minced meat. Clear as day! Not clear as day. 😁 The only real question here is _what is_ a mince pie, and is it _real_ pie, or does it have meat? Minced or not? ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/506 "2018-12-06T14:33:03Z")
Beef suet and an assortment of dried fruits (such as raisins) and spices and booze was traditional. My dad loved it! Here is a modern recipe: > **[Christmas Brandied Mince Tarts Recipe | King Arthur Flour](https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/christmas-brandied-mince-tarts-recipe)** > > A sweet mixture of brandied minced fruit — apples, raisins, and candied peel — baked in a buttery crust. ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/507 "2018-12-11T18:42:21Z")
Snow shoveling break…chocolate milk in my coffee! ☕ 😺 ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/508 "2018-12-11T19:10:48Z")
> [@CatLady](#): > > Snow shoveling break…chocolate milk in my coffee! ☕ 😺 Have you ever made coffee using milk instead of water? ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/509 "2018-12-11T23:02:40Z")
No, but that sounds yummy! 😺 ---
**Author:** ![jag1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@jag1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jag1)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/510 "2018-12-11T23:09:28Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > Have you ever made coffee using milk instead of water? Would make expresso-machine cleanup rather time consuming, wouldn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/511 "2018-12-12T00:33:58Z")
You could do it with one of the old type pour-over drip filters. I have never made it like that, was thinking about trying it. ---
**Author:** ![Pianoplayer7008](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/pianoplayer7008/32/1507_2.png) [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/512 "2018-12-12T05:30:32Z")
New diabetic level achieved - stabbing myself with a lancet when my lancing device suddenly stopped working. At least I got to reward myself with a big spoon of peanut butter to head off a low. This stands out to me because when I was pregnant with my first child (pre-diabetes), I opted to do BG testing rather than the glucose drink (for other health reasons), and my mom said she always just stabbed herself with lancets rather than bothering with a device (she had GD with one of her pregnancies). I told her I could never do that. Little did I know… ---
**Author:** ![bkh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/513 "2018-12-15T17:28:48Z")
…An amusing and positive post on dealing with the complexity of the holiday season and diabetes [https://diabetogenic.wordpress.com/2018/12/14/revisited-silly-season-survival/](https://diabetogenic.wordpress.com/2018/12/14/revisited-silly-season-survival/) ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/514 "2018-12-16T16:09:36Z")
I just saw the Freestyle Libre commercial on TV, and noticed the guy riding up on his bicycle, when he scans his Libre, has a CGM-like track on his receiver. And the track has a decided down trend, but the receiver shows an up arrow. First, how does a Libre show a CGM trend unless it’s scanned every 5 minutes, and why does it show an up arrow when that track is going down? My wife says only I would notice that! ---
**Author:** ![glitzabetes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/glitzabetes/32/4287_2.png) [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/515 "2018-12-16T16:13:49Z")
> [@docslotnick](#): > > First, how does a Libre show a CGM trend unless it’s scanned every 5 minutes, and why does it show an up arrow when that track is going down? It saves the last 8 hours worth of data in the sensor, so it fills in the trend once you scan. I think the number/arrow it displays are based on an average of the last 15 minutes of data so that may be partially why the arrow is screwed up ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/516 "2018-12-16T17:36:36Z")
> [@docslotnick](#): > > I just saw the Freestyle Libre commercial on TV, and noticed the guy riding up on his bicycle, when he scans his Libre, The guy’s got no skillz. He stops his bike, and even removes his helmet to do the scan. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/a/a6d2ce4836073fbb6a8d89dee66ae158ffa683ce.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/9/9121cd747e008e2887613a897ec2d0c950db6413.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/517 "2018-12-16T18:02:14Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > The guy’s got no skillz. Yeah, but he probably wipes his finger tips with an alcohol swab before he scans 😜 [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439.md?page=23) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439.md?page=25)