Blog Seventeen - Bigger Day with Smaller Numbers

Okay, if you've been reading you'll already know that I don't really try to track numbers. Don't want to make myself neurotic with things that don't always go where you want them to go. That being said, had my quarterly diabetic check up today and the news is super all the way down the board. The important thing to note with this check up is the A1C test. So that you have some understanding I'll quote another website:

the guidelines state that people without diabetes will normally have a reading around 5 percent. People with pre-diabetes will have a reading between 5.7 and 6.4 percent. Lastly, a reading of 6.5 percent or higher will be diagnosed as having diabetes.

Now that you've been educated on this, to some extent, I'm going to provide some numbers so that we can all review my progress.

6 Mnths Ago -   321 lbs,   183/102 bp,    11.8 A1C
3 Mnths Ago -   303 lbs,   127/  82 bp,      7.9 A1C
Today            -   290 lbs,   116/  63 bp,      6.5 A1C

Officially I have been reclassified from "uncontrolled" diabetic to "controlled" diabetic.

Under physician's orders I can now stop with the blood pressure medication (though they want a few check ups over the next month or so) and if I can keep up the good work managing my diabetes and weight loss: I can do away with the glucophage as well. Then I'll be back to a zero medication life.

One must have goals!