The Great Journey

 So I was re-reading my earlier blog entries and realized I hadn't brought you all up to date on my latest blood tests results. I had another 90-day check in mid-July. Same ritual: Get up, no coffee, no shower, jump into my clothes and drive to the lab, bleed a little and pee a little, then back home to start the day and wait wait wait for the results to come in.  The two most important results, of course, are the Fasting Blood Sugar (or Fasting Glucose) and the A1c. FBS came in first: 105. Well within normal...depending on who you ask. The Mayo Clinic says a FBS for a male over 50 is "normal" if it's 140 or below. The American Diabetic Association says 120. Sutter Pacific Medical says 100.  The Big News, however, is my A1c. If you remember from our previous episodes, 100 days post-hospital discharge, I had 5.9, which is amazing. It is now about 180 days post-hospital discharge, and my A1c result was...drum roll, please... 5.6. Normal.  In other health news, I've ...

 Been a minute, huh?  My legions of dedicated fans have been battering me with emails and phone calls and texts begging me to bring them up to speed on my journey. There have been some developments, most good, a few bad. So now seems a good time to bring The Internet up to date.  First, the good: As of last blood check in July, my A1c is 5.6, which is considered "Normal." I've lost almost 75lbs since starting this in December of 2022. I'm moving easier, and exercise isn't nearly as arduous as it used to be. (More on that little factoid in a bit.) My daily FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar) reminds in the sub-120 range. I've discontinued ALL insulin. I've discontinued one of my two BP medicines, and as of my last check my BP was 125/83, perfectly normal as all things should be.  The Bad News:  After a low of around 306, my weight has started to creep up again. I'm currently at 311lbs. I thought it was 299, but later discovered that the rear edge of the scale ha...