Well, I went to my primary care doctor yesterday, and had a bunch of labs done.
In the words of my wife "They are disgustingly good". (She is jealous of my cholesterol reading).
My A1C is a bit high (I've had diabetes for a while) but just barely over what we want it.
Everything else checks out... the low side of normal.
Interesting!
@Da_Gut I found a primary care center that does the blood draws on-site for labs. They're associated with a private hospital in Seattle, which is why I think they do that. It make its a lot easier for me because I'm pre-diabetic (slowly beating it back) and hate to get my blood drawn, not a great combo when it needs to be done every few months. It's hard to procrastinate when the doctor says, "Just go into the waiting area, they'll call you".
You want to get that A1C fully under control? Go Vegan. I did for six months (my wife went vegan, that meant I went vegan). She fell off the wagon after six months, so I did too. But in that six months I lost 60 pounds and my A1C went to the low 5's. My eye doctor commented " I don't have diabetes. You do have diabetes, and your A1C is lower than mine!"
@Da_Gut Mine is almost entirely from a voracious soda habit. I just stopped cold except the occasional can of Sprite. My food diet intake wasn't really a concern, I eat pretty light normally, but too much cholesterol and processed food (tbh, I eat because I have to). I started eating more fruits and vegetables. I've lost like 6 lbs but I wasn't that overweight to begin with (20 lbs or so). Crossing my fingers with my next blood lab in a couple months that my A1C drops into the low 5s.
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