For the first time since 2019, my A1C is under 7: 6.8, baby!
This upgraded medtronic artificial pancreas is WAY better than the previous model. I have made NO changes to my lifestyle. And I've only had it for about five weeks. #type1diabetes #a1c #health

Because I'm focused on hopefully reversing my #diabetes (got my #A1C down to 6), I have severely restricted my #alcohol intake and still haven't tried #BlackGirlMagic #wines I've seen.

Given the blinding #whiteness of the #industry, globally and in the #US, I definitely plan to add their delicious-sounding #SauvignonBlanc and #CabernetMerlot blend to my list of selections when I do buy and drink bottles again (I don't "collect").

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今月のA1c……6.1

来月が勝負になりそうだ💦
#A1c

We've been working back towards a more vegan diet and I'm at that stage where I could eat 6 hamburgers, or chopped beef sandwiches NOW!

#A1C

I made it to 20 minutes on the elliptical before my knee started to go numb. Thats a victory! Go me.

#A1C

I anted up and started swimming again. Maybe I'll become svelte. Don't hold your breath...

#A1C

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For health and financial reasons I've been limiting my diet, including how often I indulge in fried and junk foods, and restaurant meals.

My cravings for burgers, dogs (both of which I rarely eat normally), and fríes are constant, along with restaurant-prepared meals, healthy(ish) and not.

But my #A1C was 6.0 a month ago, down from an anomalous 7.4 in January (6.6 last August), and my average #blood #glucose level is down from 137 to 123 since late September.

Blog Oklahoma Newsletter: A Poke in the Arm
Time for a morning of doctor visits.
May 22, 2023

https://blogoklahoma.substack.com/p/a-poke-in-the-arm?sd=pf

#Oklahoma #BlogOklahoma #Newsletter #A1C

Well, that was a surprise...

Lab results done for the past 3-4 month stretch. This is a period with the holidays AND my birthday, so unusual amounts of extra restaurant food and even sweets.

My #A1C? Down from 6.1 to 5.8. 😲
#Metformin and #Trulicity don't mess around!

Weight down, blood pressure under control, blood sugar doing great... what the heck is going on? I'm afraid of the results if I actually threw in exercise of any shape at all. 😅

Limiting my consumption of sweets to the weekends only from now on. Tonight I ate my last piece of cake (mango mousse cake) 'til next Saturday. #a1c

I told my dad about how I always treat myself to a breakfast after a morning blood draw for the dreaded #A1C results. I was watching Mom while he was gone and I wanted him to take some time for himself.

His lab went offline and his 30 minute trip took a good 2 hours. Later, he admitted he took me up on the idea and how nice it was to get breakfast. He deserves all the #selfcare I can get him to take.

#caregiving #diabetes

Dear body, please stop telling me I need sweets when it's cold and rainy outside. #A1C Send #cinnamonbuns

Discovered a "learn German" video on The Great Courses to supplement my Duolingo. Maybe it will help, along with other hints from others on here.

In the meantime, it's been a very long day for me. The good news is that I got my a1c down to 6.3 from over 9 a year ago, so yay me! i've also lost over 20 lbs, so if I lose double that this year...it will be a good thing. Since I've kind of lost interest in food in general, it might be easier than it used to be.
#Diet #Diabetes #Food #a1c

2023 #resolutions
- Less energy chasing what I think I want, more reciprocating the energy, love and effort people already in my life give me that I overlook
- Less time splitting my focus with my phone when with family and friends
- Be more consistent with my #ballet classes
- #a1c under 5.5
- more reliable doggo walking and training
- #organisation : less clutter in the house (esp my closet), better task tracking at work to decrease dropped balls.

Not the way I wanted to end the year, or the diet, but if my #A1C isn't drastically improved by being in #Ketosis, then there's absolutely no point in me enduring the restrictions of a #KetogenicDiet.

#Diabetes

Doing my second at-home #A1C test about a month after my first, which was 5.6, and just over 3 months since I first got into full and consistent #Ketosis by following a (tough) #KetogenicDiet.

Result in about a minute... 🤞🏿

Well, fuck. Either the meter is off, or I did one of the tests wrong, because I got a 6.5 this time, no different than my last checkup which was months before I started my new diet.

I'll see what I get at my next checkup, in January. I'm very disappointed.

#Diabetes

What I will likely use this space to talk about:
- learning #ballet as an adult
- being a #plussize lady working to become healthier (specifically, working to lower my #A1C as a person with #prediabetes and BP)
- #food - #recipes #baking #restaurants
- #travel - next year I have trips on the books to England, Germany and France next year, and hoping to add a tropical island to this list
-my #dogs and foster #cat
-dating, poly and kink, occasionally in a less than work safe manner 😂
-glasswork

Christmas season and my one week in the office is about to raise my #A1C to 4 million with all the doughnuts and cakes.

I'm trying to stay away, but how could I pass up a sliver of homemade lemon cake?!

(And a few chocolates, it's all madness, madness I say!)