A meeting with my intrepid endocrinologist returned some good news and some bad news. I’m an American, so felt somewhat dejected when the doctor told me that other than diabetes, I’m completely healthy. Honestly, I somewhat hoped I had some problem that a pill would fix. I would even be up for a surgery. Who wouldn’t? We’re human beings and naturally want the easy way out. I sat patiently through two veni-punctures and 11 vials of blood to get a complete picture of what’s going on inside my blood.
I have a follow up in three months and am curious how numbers will change now that I can exercise. My current A1c is 6.8, which is my second highest ever. When I quit taking glimepiride and started taking Byetta I lost 30 pounds but my A1c increased .4 points. My lipid panel also came back high even though I only stopped taking a statin three weeks ago.
Now I have to buckle down and fix this the old fashioned way: diet, exercise and medication. That’s a lot of miles, pull-ups and carrot sticks.
Diabetes Be Gone! 