~ 75 days in, and had my physical today.
motown13
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First thing my doctor said when she saw me today was "Well, don't you look a bit thinner?" ( about 5" gone from my waist )
We ran through the blood work numbers, and everything was better, except my triglycerides - which I talked about in a different thread about 3 weeks ago.
So, she knew a tiny bit about this WOE, and we had a discussion where she asked me to talk about what I eat and how much I eat. So, I pulled out my iPhone and showed her my MFP food logs.... she was a bit "concerned" with the high sat fat numbers, but overall, she didn't have any big issues with LCHF. She was more - like she usually is - "Well if it is working, then roll with it."
She asked me if I would take another blood test in August. I said I would take one in late June, if she wanted me to. ( I kind of wanted to do that ) But she said August, so August it is.
Finally she said that she thinks that I can get my A1c down to under 7 by August.... I was tested at 7.9, which was down about 2 points from January.
My blood pressure - with a pill - is usually 132 / 85ish. Today it was 122 / 78.
I told her that I no longer want to take Invokanna because of all the law suits I have read about it.... She was OK with that, and didn't even ask me to replace it with anything else.
Anyway, about 75 days in, and that's where I am....
We ran through the blood work numbers, and everything was better, except my triglycerides - which I talked about in a different thread about 3 weeks ago.
So, she knew a tiny bit about this WOE, and we had a discussion where she asked me to talk about what I eat and how much I eat. So, I pulled out my iPhone and showed her my MFP food logs.... she was a bit "concerned" with the high sat fat numbers, but overall, she didn't have any big issues with LCHF. She was more - like she usually is - "Well if it is working, then roll with it."
She asked me if I would take another blood test in August. I said I would take one in late June, if she wanted me to. ( I kind of wanted to do that ) But she said August, so August it is.
Finally she said that she thinks that I can get my A1c down to under 7 by August.... I was tested at 7.9, which was down about 2 points from January.
My blood pressure - with a pill - is usually 132 / 85ish. Today it was 122 / 78.
I told her that I no longer want to take Invokanna because of all the law suits I have read about it.... She was OK with that, and didn't even ask me to replace it with anything else.
Anyway, about 75 days in, and that's where I am....
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Awesome news!!0
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That's just full on incredible! Good for you. And good for your doctor for ignoring her "beat into her head" training and "rolling with it."0
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Hooray! Awesome work!0
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Congrats! Anytime you can get off a med is a major win!0
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That's awesome! Sounds like you're moving in a very positive direction. Congratulations0
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Great news! Congrats!0
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Strong work. Can't wait to hear about blood work.0
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Great news! And your doc sounds cool.
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Great job0
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Ringbearer2 wrote: »Great news! And your doc sounds cool.
She is pretty good. I found her just a couple of years out of med school.... so she isn't too old school.
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What an awesome deal!0
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Well done! A1C down two points and off a med! Wonderful!0
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FANTASTIC!!0
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That's great!0
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Thanks all.... honestly, I wasn't posting for "good job!", but really wanted to show anybody who is new what can happen in such a short time.0
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Fabulous news!!!0
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Great job. I expect it is just going to get better.0
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Wow. That's an impressive and fast change! I'm looking forward to the August comparison!0
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Yay for the great news! Well done!0
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Congrats! Hopefully that a1c will drop significantly. I'm not diabetic but I'm always checking my blood sugars. Tested my a1c a week ago and I was 5.8. I'd like to see it drop a couple tenths. My Dr. asked me how I had dropped weight and improved my HDL/LDL and tri numbers when I told him LCHF he was ok with it since I had put up the best numbers in the last 6 yrs. Good luck on your journey!
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Thank you for this info! Reading things like this, it lets me know I'm on the right track. Congrats on your success!0
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Great job!0