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> "Cheri" wrote in message news >
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>> On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 11:09:05 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 10:48:29 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>> > "Terry Coombs" wrote in message news >>> >
>>> > On 11/3/2018 11:09 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> > > "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
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>>> > > On 11/3/2018 10:55 AM, wrote:
>>> > >> Mine is in a plastic gallon jug, so I wouldn't want to put SUBMERGE
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> bottle in boiling water, per se.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I managed to break up the bottom layer with a long skewer, but it
>>> > >> would
>>> > >> take forever to get the pieces out of the small mouth.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Anyway, just wondered how well putting a little boiling water into
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> bottle will work, which is what's recommended here. With comments.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> https://www.thekitchn.com/is-there-a...e-syrup-226325
>>> > >>
>>> > >> One thing I wonder is, if I drain all the syrup before putting in
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> water, aren't the crystals likely to have little maple taste left?
>>> > >> (I
>>> > >> can't see into the bottle.)
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Lenona.
>>> > >>
>>> > > I'd not want to dilute the syrup. I wonder if microwaving it would
>>> > > heat
>>> > > it enough to dissolve? You can always cut the top of the bottle
>>> > > for
>>> > > access.
>>> > > OTOH, is there enough crystals to even bother with? I've had a
>>> > > small
>>> > > layer and just tossed it. It would be about a tablespoon at best.
>>> > >
>>> > > ==
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>>> > > It is what I did yesterday with a jar (glass though) of crystallised
>>> > > honey.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > Please tell me you did NOT put your honey in the microwave ... that
>>> > will kill all the beneficial properties of the honey . The accepted
>>> > practice is to put it in a pan of hot but not boiling water to
>>> > redissolve the crystals .
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Snag
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>>> > ==
>>> >
>>> > Oh Heck!!! I didn't know that!!!
>>>
>>> I have managed to avoid this problem by avoiding honey. It's pretty much
>>> the
>>> only foolproof way to combat sterile honey. Instead, I like to use
>>> HFCS -
>>> that stuff is bulletproof!
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>>> Fortunately I am not a huge fan of sweet stuff so I don't take a lot of
>>> notice where that sweetness comes from.
>>>
>>> D does like his honey and maple syrup though, so I do use those for him.
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>> I like sweet stuff but I can no longer eat much honey or maple syrup. If
>> I see someone in my clan with pancakes and syrup, I will help myself to a
>> bite or two. In this way, I can still have small amounts of sweetness,
>> and I'm fine with that.
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>> It's good that you can have the odd taste of it. How it all going
>> anyway, is the diet working? Is your doc impressed with your results?
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>> D is supposed to be diabetic too but his blood sugar was only bad once!
>> Of course he has been diagnosed so he has to keep up with the annual
>> tests etc.
>>
>> Hope it goes well for you!
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> OK, so how do you know that it was only bad once? Is he testing every day?
> Two hours after meals for instance? What do they consider an OK A1c in the
> UK for annual test? Not trying to be a smart aleck, just curious.
>
> Cheri
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> Of course you are not being a smart aleck!!!!
>
> Here the max level before classification as diabetic, is a reading of 6 in
> Scotland but is a reading of 7 in England.
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> The initial test is done in the morning after 12 hours fasting. If you
> have a reading over that then there are further tests at 3 month
> intervals.
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> You only have to do the regular daily readings if two or more of the tests
> exceed 6. D. does have a test kit but only uses it if he experiences any
> symptoms. He has tested several times but the reading were always in
> the normal band so they weren't related to his blood sugar.

Thanks for the explanation O, I was curious what the criteria is where you
are. Glad that his readings are normal.

Cheri