#a1c

[serotosin]

had a diabetic appointment today and i had to see a new doctor and she goes

“sorry i wasn’t expecting this, i almost never get patients who are as healthy as you”

LIKE LETS GOOOO HARD WORK IS PAYING OFF

this actually means a lot because i used to have an a1c of 10.3 and i did NOT care for myself and ive been working on better my diabetes management for the last two years

[butchoscar]

Being with a family that likes to pretend my very concerning chronic health symptoms don’t exist is genuinely horrifying. It makes me question what I am experiencing in my own body. My body is screaming that something is not right. Anyway, time to get that A1C test.

[thechillseekr]

Cut my A1C nearly in half + dropped 11 poùnds in 3 months and got cleared to start my biologic grade psoriasis medicine. H*ck fuckin yeah.

[indycinders]

best news I've gotten today and this week: my A1C dropped a lot and I'm no longer prediabetic!

[diabetesinsider]

Simple Layered Salad

Sometimes I not in the mood to put much effort into lunch or dinner, there's nothing made ahead (surprise!) so what to do I ask myself. One of my fall backs is a layered salad. It's just romaine lettuce sliced thin, cottage cheese, fruit - pears, cantaloupe, berries, topped with sunflower seeds or what ever seed variety is to hand. Stack it up, grasp your fork and dig in. A healthy meal with little to no effort. Tip - the romaine and fruit can come already bagged/chopped so there is not even that chore for you - nice!

Romaine greens, sliced thin across the leaves

1 c.+ cottage cheese

1 - 2 pears, cored, sliced with skins

1/2 c.+ sunflower seeds

On a dinner plate, layer romaine, cottage cheese, pears, sunflower seeds to then grab up your fork and enjoy! Yes, it can be just that easy to make a healthy meal for yourself with little effort...sounds good to me and it is.

When I'm not gamboling up the stairs to throw together a healthy meal, I'm sewing cotton pocket aprons for my online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads .

Or I'm putting the finishing touches on hand crafted throw rugs torn from upcycled recycled thrifted cotton sheets which are then crocheted into round and oval throw rugs for my other online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .

My daughter's have an online shop - www.etsy.com.shop/yesdesigns - where they design and sew cotton pocket knickers to wear for leisure, fun, or frolicking occasions.

My older daughter has an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/wildwovenwomen - where she works upcycled recycled thrifted yarns into brightly striped afghans to curl up into on those summer evenings you just want to sit outside and enjoy the starlight.

[spaciousreasoning]

Diabetes Under Control

One week from today it will be Christmas Day. There is actual blue sky showing through the clouds this morning. No fog to be seen. And no rain in the forecast.

My blood sugar bumped up a few points, to 147. My A1C results came in overnight: 6.8. For someone with diabetes, a value under 7% indicates their diabetes is well controlled. I got a call before 9 a.m. from the PCP’s office to let me know the results. They confirmed that I’m doing a good job controlling my diabetes. So did the diabetes care specialist who called a little bit later.

After having our coffee and doing the usual brain games, we headed down to Creswell for more sourdough bread as well as the chipotle ham brioche breakfast sandwiches. Then we returned to Down to Earth for some non-garden shopping, followed by a mocha from the Farmers Union Coffee Roasters to go with the gingerbread muffin we had also bought at the Creswell Bakery. After that, we went by Rooted Remedies so Nancy to pick up some more things.

Once we got home we took a bit of a nap. Then we started out on a walk together. Nancy made it 1.55 miles. I finished the walk with a total of 4.91 miles in an hour and 37 minutes. The average pace was 19:45 per mile and I walked 10,900 steps.

We reserved a spot at Onsen for some hot tub time. Starting a little before 5 p.m. we soaked for a good 45 minutes. We stopped by Mezza Luna in downtown Springfield on the way home for a couple of slices of pizza.

Our streaming for the evening started with Colbert’s Tuesday night show, with guests Elton John and Brandi Carlile. Elton has long been a favorite of mine, starting with his self-named album and continuing through “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” Brandi first came to my attention with her debut album in 2005, and I continue to be enthralled by her work. It was fun to see them together and to hear about the relationship that has developed between the families of the two musicians.

We followed Colbert with the eleventh episode of the current “Shrinking” season and wrapped up the evening with the final story in the third series of “Dalgliesh.” We have already learned that there will be another series of “Shrinking” on the way. I hope there will be more of “Dalgliesh” as well.

[greencreeker]

I wish this was accurate, but my sensor has been a little wonky. Would be so fucking cool though. 2 more months before another a1c check.

[crowslunasidhe]

So my A1C is back to a pre-diabetic borderline diabetic range of 6.2.

I never should have stopped the metformin but my PCP insisted back in April after my bout of pancreatitis because of the hypoglycemic episodes. I should have just lowered my dosage. But nope I was taken off it and now my A1C is the worse it's been in like 4 years. This is a nightmare.

Diabetes type 1 and 2 runs in my family on both sides. This is not good.

Hopefully I can get this sorted.

[vanitysunday]

Went to my doctor yesterday

I haven’t been feeling well this entire month after having that cold the last week of September. My body just hurts constantly, whether I stretch or not, workout or not. My joints hurt, my neck is on fire all the time. And I’ve been having annoying headaches that don’t go away with medications. I’ve also gotten so tired randomly throughout the day, like cannot keep my eyes open tired. I was thinking my vitamin D might be low again.

The NP I saw was so nice and listened to me. We discussed and both agreed I’m likely stressed and not realizing it so my body is displaying the overloading stress I have. Cause really if you asked me I’d say “psh no I’m not stressed I’m perfectly fine.” Except I’m not apparently.

So I got some labs done. When I was at the lab the nurse notified me that there was an order my pcp had put in probably in the summer when I saw her about my neck pain. I didn’t know about the order though, so the nurse asked if I wanted to do that now as well. I said sure, not knowing what the labs were.

Turns out it was to retest my A1c. And lo and behold it has gone up. From 5.7 in March to now 6.0.

I really thought I was doing better with my health. I’ve lost some weight, I’ve stopped eating out a ton, I’m cooking at home more and healthier meals. I don’t understand 🥹. This is going to stress me out even more.

[fatgirlgetsfitatlast]

Well, a mixed bag on the blood test this time. Some improvement in Cholesterol numbers, but no improvement in Hemoglobin A1c, which is really annoying, given how few times I went off Low Carb and had a treat in the last few months... like 2 or 3x, IN 6 MONTHS! So annoying.

I looked back at tests from 2017, when I was working out more frequently and weighed less, and the A1c was about 5.3, so it never has been super low. Does it get super low? I don't know. I'm going to have to do more research on it.

I have a DR appt tomorrow to go over all this, so we'll see what they have to say about it all. These doctors haven't been as asshole-y as some I've had, so hopefully they will have something useful to say.

I really don't want to go on more meds; I'd like to get off the BP meds I'm already on, but that isn't in the cards at this point either.

Sigh.

[burnouts3s3]

Sumika Murasame is a high school girl who is in love with her female best friend Ushio Kazama, but is unable to confess how she feels as Ushio only likes girls she considers to be "cute" and "small", while Sumika is tall and athletic.

[uswe]

Oh hey did u kno a1c (the way blood sugar over time is measured and a diabetes diagnostic) isn’t a number in isolation, it’s specifically in relation to hemoglobin (which is why it’s also called hba1c) and the numbers can be fucked up by anemia?

Anyway I’m going to try to put together an actual for reals study because I am mad as all hell, but poll time!!

[thenewsinfinite]

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[thingsiwishihadknownsooner]

Mounjaro, semaglutide

My A1C is high (6.6)

Taking metformin hasn't lowered it

Nurse practitioner recommended continuing the metformin

Nurse practitioner recommended also starting Mounjaro and taking it for 3 months

Health insurance won't pay for Mounjaro

So I'm starting on compounded semaglutide from an Aesthetics & Wellness (beauty) place that my mother recommended

I was wary of the beauty place at first

because I've had negative experiences such as asking for product suggestions at the beauty counter at the mall and they pointed out flaws in my skin that I didn't even know I had :(

But when I told the lady at Aesthetics & Wellness that I want to take semaglutide to lower my A1C (and not for "beauty" purposes)

She was totally on board with that and only talked about the medication in terms of how it works with the digestive system to lower A1C

Yay!

It turns out she also works at the hospital, so she understands healthcare

Anyway I did my first injection on 4/22/2025

Current A1C: 6.6

Current age: 44

Current appetite: as usual

Current side effects: none so far

Mostly I am posting this for the sake of one mutual who is thinking of starting Mounjaro and wants to know about other people's experiences with it

But I figure it might be of interest to other people too