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Keep up the good work on getting down to your target of 6 for your A1C.
Hope this helps you.
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I'm glad this community is here and wish I had found it way sooner.View Thread

I'll stick with Zetia, Fish Oil, non-flush niacin, oatmeal, smart balance and diet to lower my cholesterol. Having a trifecta of diabetes, high cholesterol and hbp makes it hard to find foods to eat at times, but I manage. My cholesterol is currently doing pretty well, total is 200. Triglycerides are a tad higher than I'd like, but I know they will come down again.
I'm more concerned with controlling the diabetes at this point and working on that as hard as I can. Numbers finally back down in the 100 range, but a tad more tweaking by my doctor I think.
I'm not sure this answered your question, by the time I got down here, I was panic stricken at the thought of taking a statin again I may have digressed.View Thread

I know how hard it can be and how stubborn a man in his 80's can be. Good luck and please keep us posted.View Thread

I have some nice carb counting books that I try to use religiously but I do slip up every once in a while.
It's nice to hear I don't NEED to snack because the nutritionist told us to. I'm rarely hungry, I guess from all that water I drink to try and lose wt., so I have to force myself to eat 3 meals a day.View Thread

Thanks for suggesting I go to decaf and that I be even more careful about the carbs. I will implement those changes immediately.View Thread


He seems to be more worried about my cholesterol which is actually very good for me, closer to normal than it used to be.
He wants me moving more, I agree that needs to happen....I'm just so tired all the time right now, that's hard to do.View Thread

My numbers went to mid 300's almost immediately. Doctor increased the Novalog from 10 units twice a day to 14, then 18.
I did not change my diet in any way...since posting this I have since found Josephs Flax, Oat Bran and Whole Wheat Pita bread that has only 8 grams of carbs per slice and am using that in place of sandwich bread. It seems to have helped somewhat.
Thank you for your replies. After reading them, I feel way calmer about my situation. I'll check in after I see my doctor tomorrow morning.View Thread

Now, my numbers are in the mid 300 to low 400 range consistently. This is a HUGE jump for me since on oral meds they were in the mid 100's to mid 200's. Is it normal for it to seem like you're on a placebo the first month of being on insulin?
This is really scary, plus I'm always tired and can't sleep anymore. I see my doctor again on Tues I think and I'm about ready to say put me back on the oral meds.View Thread
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