When last I visited a diabetes specialist, he gave me a rosy report. HbA1c was an excellent 6.1, and he recommended that I stop my last oral medication, Januvia. But this morning, my first glucose check of the new year came through at around 200! So I'm going to restart the Januvia until I see him again in March.
I'm a bit bummed, though. Had my gastric bypass to "cure" my diabetes, and it certainly seemed to be doing that. It's brought me many good results, including a 95-lb weight loss so far, and I hate to give in to Old Devil Diabetes.
On a brighter note, I bought a smaller dress shirt and it fits just fine. First shirt of my adult life that is only 16/16.5. For decades I wore 17-1/2, then over the past six years upgraded to 18 or larger. Now all of those "fluffy" shirts have been donated, and this week I'm giving away 6 of the 17-1/2s. I'm feeling good about my clothing makeover. Last week I took in a pair of suit pants that were too tight to wear until August or September, and had the pants taken in an extra three inches!
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