What was your fasting BG today?
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114 (6.33)0
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236.0
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I'm catching up again...seems I keep forgetting to log each day. FRI 5/5 fasting = 105, after lunch 115, SAT 5/6 fasting = 100, after lunch 76, SUN 5/7 fasting = 104. Today fasting = 99, after lunch = 92.0
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117 (6.5) since stopping januvia on april 10th this seems to be about my morning normal.1
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981
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This am fasting = 970
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Great progress.
How much Metformin had you been taking, and how high are your PP levels?
When I first went in Feburary my fasting was 204 and my a1c was 9.5, I was originally prescribed 2000mg/day, but took myself down to 1000mg/day (more because of how badly it messes with my guts than because my blood sugar was at a range i liked and thought I could do without it), and then 500mg/day before ditching it, and doctor gave me Glimepiride as well, but I told him i'd see how i was doing on blood sugar at end of month 1 before I'd decide if i was gonna take that as well as the metformin (a week and a half of keto and my averages were less than 120 fasting and 2h pp so I never took the glimepiride at all.)
He kinda pissed me off by being so dismissive and condescending of attempting to correct the issues for myself, yes, I know that I'm a fat *kitten*, but that doesn't mean I'm a damn idiot, lack understanding of how to lose weight, am unable to do research, or that I lack will power. Just that I'm fat... and isn't like he's the epitome of in shape either, so was kinda double insulting.
He wanted me on the ADA diet which would have had me on glimepiride 8mg/day and metformin 2k/day to *maybe* get blood sugar under control, he insinuated that current meds wouldn't be enough, so we'd probably be adding more meds (my pre-diabetic diet had about same daily carbs as ADA diet... and less 'fast carbs' like fruit and sugars (I like oats, wheat, etc... not so much really sweet foods) Wanted me on Lipitor as well due to age (40) and being diabetic... but I told him we could discuss that next I saw him if things weren't notably better, I wasn't comfortable going on a pile of new meds in one go because I'd be unable to tell which were helping and which if any were having negative side effects.
All said and done, I've lost ~40lbs, blood sugar is 98% of the time less than 100, my bp went from ~145/95 to ~120/75, I know my cholesterol numbers have to be better than they were (triglycerides was over 400), and my 'liver function and enzymes are indicative of metabolic syndrome' when blood work was done in feb (whatever that means, but I'd wager its improved), my meter currently says 7d avg = 93, 14d avg = 90, 30d avg = 93, 90d avg = 101, so a1c should be greatly improved from 9.5... I'll be curious to see what the blood work next week shows. He is probably going to *kitten* because I didn't ask permission to change my medications, but frankly I don't give a *kitten*.
My recent (since dropping metformin) PP levels fluctuate between 86-103 at 2h (usually about 95ish is where it ends up, but I've had a couple higher and lower, seems to correlate strongly with when I last exercised, even when it was no where near the meal or testing.)1 -
113 (6.28)0
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I was never told not to drink because of diabetes. I am not supposed because of my pancreas, which is why i haven't in like 6 months. Since the two are related I should have guessed there would be an issue
Now I know. Learning curve.
I haven't drank alcohol in nearly 20 years , only because I was worried about overdoing it like some of other family members. Now I know I can't because of my pancreas. I've been called a party pooper, but we have to do what's right for us.
This morning. 6.8 (123).
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.174 this morning0
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97 again today...I'll check to see just before lunch where I'm at later
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You'll get this dialed in with the help of your new endo. Biggest thing is, you're on it![/quote]
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
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105 (5.83)0
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931
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99 (5.5)1
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112. Happy Friday.1
