Diabetes

[daugen]

Don, thanks, so far have had zero side effects
and all my labs are in range.
for me excess weight is my biggest risk factor other than recurring cancer.
can't do much about the latter other than eat healthier and take a lot of vitamins,
but I can try something new with my weight.
nothing else was working
I started out at lowest dose and it has quit working for me. Time to go higher, as per normal protocol.
seeing primary doc on Friday, will ask him what his experience has been in the practice.
5400 steps, busy day for me

 

[ArlyA]

Don, thanks, so far have had zero side effects
and all my labs are in range.
for me excess weight is my biggest risk factor other than recurring cancer.
can't do much about the latter other than eat healthier and take a lot of vitamins,
but I can try something new with my weight.
nothing else was working
I started out at lowest dose and it has quit working for me. Time to go higher, as per normal protocol.
seeing primary doc on Friday, will ask him what his experience has been in the practice.
5400 steps, busy day for me

Can you bump those step numbers higher?

 

[daugen]

Can you bump those step numbers higher?

no, limited by lower back pain aggravated by walking

 

[ArlyA]

On Monday I had one cataract eye lens replaced. Now I'm taking steroid eye drops to keep the inflammation down and I noted that my BG was running higher than normal. My eye doc said my eyes could be draining excess drops into my gut. I bumped up my units by 3.

 

[daugen]

picked up my Wegovy prescription today, double dosage from last time, effects had worn off.
last labs showed glucose drop from 105 to 87 taking semiglutide.
would have liked to see AIC results but that's next trip.
I'm down 13 pounds, another 13 to go
if I keep taking weight off I will continue, if not, I'll stop.

 

[newbury]

What do you people use for step counters? I tried a fit-bit years ago, it worked SOMETIMES, then just recently my son loaned me a fit-bit and it hardly counted my steps at all. Come to find out that one depended on arm-swings and most of the time that day I was carrying stuff back and forth, so my arm wasn't swinging.
/edit - because it was loaned I didn't have any instructions to read before I tried it.

 

[daugen]

I use my Iphone which I always, always carry with me
(I live alone, use it like a medic alert)
am headed out to suck up last of leaves before rain tonight and I'll be jiggling
along on the mower. Does that count as steps?
how smart is the Iphone?
does it know what is a step and what is just movement per se?

In your case Drew lose some weight
still good advice Buppies

I average about 2500 steps a day, pretty sedentary compared to many of you. Often do 5000 or 6000 if working outside,
but I always really hurt later. Don't want to take painkillers so guess I self limit. But my lower back is getting worse, I'm about four years overdue
for major surgery. I can't walk 1000 feet and up one flight of stairs without pain in back starting to move lower.
I've been off hydrocortisone for two weeks as a test and about to go back on. Too much hurts.
I know I need to do at least 5000 a day. Maybe I'll get a treadmill. Walk til it hurts too much.
But push it a little, try to build up stamina. More likely aggravate and worsen but willing to try.
everything I've read includes increased activity for good health. There is sure no magic pill for this
but at least for sugar, clocking an 87 when I used to be 105 certainly means this stuff works to some degree.

I started this thread because I knew friends here on TBN with real diabetes issues. One good friend died.
since my last labs show everything in range, I'm more relaxed about this.
But also realistic if I get off this wegovy, my numbers will go back up. One can only hope not so high.

am envious of the data/info those of you with glucose monitors have. I think that would be good for all of us to have if
only to know how foods affect our body.
always thought we should be born with a port, likely a few zerks and a full set of gauges.

 

[ArlyA]

I may have misstated my last a1c as lower that it was, my last was 6. Need to have it done again soon.

 

[daugen]

I already got the scrip to get AIC next time, on fridge with magnet so I don't lose it.
I asked doc about it and he said there was a limit of either three or four a year.
I get labs every six months and want to get it taken each time.
when I see my 6.1 go down, I will feel better.

 

[NorTracNY]

I already got the scrip to get AIC next time, on fridge with magnet so I don't lose it.
I asked doc about it and he said there was a limit of either three or four a year.
I get labs every six months and want to get it taken each time.
when I see my 6.1 go down, I will feel better.

Please be aware that the accuracy of the A1c test is several tenths.