The doctor thinks I'll live

[hobbit709]

Just had my 6-month diabetes checkup. A1c was 6.3, everything else was well within limits. And I somehow managed to lose 6 pounds.

[Bertha Venation]

1. Excellent news, Hobbit!

I am so happy for you!

[In_The_Wind]

2. That's great.

[Phentex]

3. Good!

That's nice to hear!

[antiquie]

4. Fantastic!

Congratulations for a six-pound weight-loss.

[Aristus]

5. Glad to hear it. 6.3% is pretty good.

Well out of 'worry territory'.

Keep up the good work!

[OriginalGeek]

6. Nicely done!

My A1c was high last check up. It had been doing well but somehow I forgot to stop eating dessert between check-up before last and last one and it was getting close to 10 I think (I forget the number but it was more than 7 and doc was mad at me lol).

He put me on a twice a day pill instead of the 1 a day Metformin. I've been doing the glucose check most every day but it'as swinging crazy style - from 90 in the morning to 230 after dinner and some weird numbers in between during the day - I've gotten weak and dizzy and my mouth went numb and went and checked glucose and it was 63 - this after not eating all day...I generally don't eat during the weekends except for one big meal. I drink black coffee and water all day...I guess I need to be more consistent no matter what I eat...

[Wounded Bear]

8. Yeah, you've violated about 10 rules of how to manage diabetes there...

Seriously, you gotta eat avery couple of hours or so. Keep the blood sugar more on an even keel and all.

Take care of yourself, geek.

[hobbit709]

10. I wonder how many rules I violated on National Banana Split Day-Aug. 25.

[OriginalGeek]

11. Man I miss banana splits

I will get one every year or two but that is a HUGE drop-off from my previous consumption levels...


I tell ya, sugar is WAY harder than cigarettes were to quit...

[OriginalGeek]

12. thanks, will do :-)

I really need to learn how to eat like that - I wonder if I should get a mini-fridge for my office...might help with a lot of things if I can keep lunch and snacks in there...

I share an office with one other guy and maybe I can get him to go in with me on a little bit bigger one...then if one of us leaves the other can buy him out or vice versa...Sounds like a good plan...only problem is he;s a repub. Noit sure I wan tmy good liberal food hanging out with his right-wing stuff...lol

[Wounded Bear]

13. Of course, the flip side of grazing is dangerous, too...

Danger of just too many calories.

I tend to go for a snack bar or a piece of fruit on every break (2 hours, generally). Then eat regular meals at 'normal' hours. I'm currently on nights, so it can be difficult.

I'm not sure I could go a full day on just one meal. Like you said ealier, I get jumpy and irritable when my blood sugar drops. I don't think I've had it go down to the 60's, though.

[bluesbassman]

7. Wonderful news hobbit!

Sounds like you've been taking good care of yourself, keep up the good work!

[steve2470]

9. great news ! woot ! nt