First post-dx A1c's are in...

and look very nice.

But, since I get to celeberate, let me be verbose.

test		May 9		August
blood pressure  104/88		112/60
weight(lbs)	171		155	(I'm 5'8" and 3/4)
pulse		78		70 	(15 mins after biking 5 miles)
cholesterol	196		177
hdl		44		43
ldl		99		110
vldl		53		24
triglylcerides	319		143
microalbumin	6.9		6.9
glucose		266		101

(drum roll, please)
Hemoglobin A1c	10.1		5.8

Thank you, thank you.

Now, some other notes from the appointment.

1. Doc doesn't want to reduce my meds. I'm currently on 2000mg Metformin; 1000 at breakfast and 1000 at dinner. Which reminds me...

2.  Doc doesn't want me testing 1 hour after.  Just 2 hours.

3.  Doc wants my goal to be 180 at two hours after meal.  He feels that
    the goals suggested on
    http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.html are too
    aggressive and will be setting myself up for frustration and
    discouragement.

4.  drop back testing to 3 times a week, unless I don't feel right.

Obviously, this is something I need to settle on myself. Right now, I'm happy with these lab results, and I'm not sure I see the need to be much more agressive than I already am. I guess I'd like to adjust my breakfast and cut the spike, but I'm not convinced I want to go totally no-carb in the morning, even if I am exceeding 180 (by a little). 200, however, is too high, and I will be working on that.

So, that's where I am. The Spousal Unit and I will have to talk this through. I'll also talk it through some with Chris, a good friend of mine who's and RN and manages the rehab ward at a local hospital. Another friend happens to also be an RN, but he's a wheelchair bound diabetic (t1, I think), so I'm sure he's got some good perspective.

thanks for your encouragement, and I'm looking forward to further advise as I continue this journey.

mt
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