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They have been processing this for over two months! I wonder if they will backdate benefits to the time of application. That would be nice...
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The doctor said, "It is down from 6.1 - great work!" I said, "I am a retired math teacher. Given the error in these things, 6.1 and 6.0 are really the same number. He said, "I know. Work with me here." Better to see it lower than higher anyway. It seems to be pretty stable.
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Feel free to add me if you want. I log every day...
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Welcome to the forum! Are you going to see a dietician? Are you checking BG? Logging meals? I realize I am asking lots of questions.
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Hello! Hope you are getting you BG under control. It can take a little time to settle into the new routine and adjust to the meds...
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Hey - I am active Teresa. Are you recently diagnosed? Glad to have you here!
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Serving size is always the "gotcha."
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Hey - glad you are here! Stay strong... getting that weight back off will help.
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The biggest ones for me were probably the liver enzymes and the blood glucose. I had NAFLD, and the doctor told me there was not really anything I could do about it. After maybe a year (maybe 15 months) on keto, my liver enzymes were low normal. I had to POINT THIS OUT to my doctor who said, "That is a heck of a thing." I…
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I used MFP to track weight while I was losing. I had an app on my phone to track the BG. I use MFP these days to track calories/macros and keep up with the forums.
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Props on the Dukes...
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No lie - we need an update with good news...
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I read that as 8.6 to 5.3. I might have misread it though.
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I say reduce calories to jumpstart things. My maintenance calories are lower than the charts/MFP would claim. Sounds like you are in maintenance.
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Welcome to the group! You are making progress at six months, and that is all good.
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Hey Barb and welcome! For me metformin and some changes in diet had pretty dramatic results. I lost weight and have kept it off. I found MFP and the logging to be big help in this process. What are your numbers like on just the metformin? With the diet, people seem to respond to different things. I think the thing to…
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It is a lifestyle really. You have acquire new habits (and maybe a new way of eating). You can do it!
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FWIW, I never had lows on metformin. If you can get your numbers more in line, maybe the doctor would let you go off the Glimepiride? The prospect of lows is scary. If you are checking BG, you will have a pretty good sense of where the A1C will be in July.
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Diet has a lot to do with it for me anyway. I think there is a human tendency to want to fix everything with the right med, and lifestyle/diet changes + metformin will make a world of difference for most T2's.
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Welcome to the forum! It sounds like you are getting things managed. The diet/lifestyle changes make a huge impact.
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The "trick" is staying on top of the glucose numbers I claim. I found logging everything (food too) gave me a chance to see how I was responding. Some people find the dieticians are a help and your doctor can refer you. It might help to try to get in a routine. It is a "lifestyle" and you have to adjust. We are here for…
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Sounds like a good meter. Had the strips been in that drawer too?
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Way to go on the weight loss! I am glad you are here. You can get that A1C down...
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This is great news for you! Helps that grocery budget too...
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Welcome to the forum. Diabetes can be managed, and you will have to figure out what works for you. My counsel would be to check BG a lot and see how you respond to things. Keep us up-to-date...
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Someone sent me one of those CBD gummies ads to ask what I thought about it. It is one of those products that is supposed to cure diabetes, erectile dysfunction and hair loss. Weight loss was in there somewhere too. Snake oil...
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I am doing OK. My wife had back surgery, and so I have been helping her as she recovers from it. I think $85 a week is pretty much a "just in time" strategy. I know for me, the damage control is key. That would be the nonsense purchases. I am the grocery guy here. My wife and I use an app called Cozi on the phone so if she…
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How are things going for you? Where did you land on the macros?
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Hey - we are here for you. I think there are people here who can relate to all that. I shoot for <100g of fat and >100g of protein, and that seems to work pretty well. The trick is lean meats. Roast chicken and pork tenderloin are staples of my diet.
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Hey - welcome to the group. Be strong - you have been through a lot. Are you on meds while you are getting things under control?