Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 26th August 2025.

26th August, 2025.

Right … it’s now Tuesday.

Which is nice.

As — hopefully — it means the next batch of test strips and lancets will have arrived at my usual pharmacists.

They could’ve turned up, yesterday.

Except, of course, yesterday was a bank holiday: which always holds things up.

~≈Î≈~

I have to say, though, that strips — and lancets — are surprising.

Although ‘surprising’ is possibly the wrong word to use.

I’m still getting use to using them: so it’s surprising — amazing?   strange? — to me, how quickly I get through the things.

As are some of the results.

Apparently, my safe range is between four, and seven: and I’m supposed to do two tests a day

So getting through the strips, rapidly, is surprising: and getting results between roughly four and eight — 4·4 and 8·6 — seems even more surprising.

Especially when my usual range seems to be around 5·5 and 6·6

What’s more … ?

I don’t know the how figures from the machine — 5·6 mmol*, as an example — relate to the results of the quarterly HbA1c tests I have to take: I believe the HbA1c are supposed to be roughly ten times bigger than the glucose machine’s results.

So my last HbA1c result, ~forty (40), should translate to ~four (4).

Whether I’m right … ?

I don’t know.

Thankfully?

I’ve got an appointment booked with my GP’s nurse-practioner, in September.

I can ask, then.

~≈🪏≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum†, Irene‡ and Debbi§ putting in their answers: with Mum and Irene scoring nine out of ten, and Debbi on eight.


Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        To the Catholic Church, 26th August is the Feast Day of Melchizedek.   Melchizedek was an ancient king of where: Salem, Lebanon or Beta Israel?

Q2)        He’s first mentioned in which book of the Bible?

Q3)        26th August is Heroes Day, where: Mozambique, Namibia or Niger?

Q4)        Robert Walpole was born on 26th August, 1676.   He’s seen as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, and the First Lord of the what: Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Office or Home Office?

Q5)        Finally … ?   Antoine Lavoisier was born on 26th August, 1743.   He famously named what: uranium, oxygen or sodium?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        25th August is Nottinghamshire Day.   It’s in which of the UK’s home nations: England, Scotland or Wales?

A1)        England.

Q2)        It’s a what county: ceremonial, historical or legendary?

A2)        A ceremonial county.

Q3)        The Fosse Way goes through parts of Nottinghamshire.   It’s an ancient road, originally built by whom: the Romans, Celts or Chinese?

A3)        Romans.

Q4)        What’s Nottinghamshire’s county town?

A4)        Nottingham.

Q5)        Nottinghamshire’s best known hero is supposed to be from that town.   Who was he: Spring-heeled Jack, Robin Hood or Merlin?

A5)        Robin Hood.

Q6)        Nottinghamshire’s best known hero is also supposed to be from a forest.   Which forest?

A6)        Sherwood.

Q7)        Nottingham Forest and Notts County are from Nottinghamshire.   They’re well-known whats: association football teams, Rugby Union teams or Rugby League teams?

A7)        Association Football teams.

Q8)        D. H. Lawrence was born in Eastwood in Nottinghamshire.   He was a what: writer, chemist or guitarist?

A8)        A writer.

Q9)        Jake Bugg is from Nottinghamshire.   What was the name of his first album: Jake Bugg, Shangri La or On My One?

A9)        Jake Bugg.

Q10)        Finally … ?   Tom Scott is from Mansfield, in Nottinghamshire.   He’s a what: YouTuber, Tik Tokker or blogger?

A10)        YouTuber.

Here’s a thought …

“Anything but history, for history must be false.”

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, 26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745.

And a song …

The next ten question set is tomorrow: it’s about World Lake Day.

Comments will be published, tomorrow morning.

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        ‘mmol’ stands for ‘milli-mole’, one thousandths of a mole.   If I remember my schoolboy chemistry, correctly, a mole is a set number of atoms or molecules — 6.02214076 × 10²³ of them — that can be used to compare chemical substances.

        You can sing about moles … 

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        Yeah, Wikipedia can be rather dry, Irene: but the Simple English Wikipedia can be handy, sometimes: especially if you’re looking for articles about technical subjects.

§        Or trans people, Debbi … ?   At any rate, there’s a Vito Russo test: and a Magical Negro test.   There’s less versions of Moore’s Law!