Other news of November: Went to my diabetes specialist yesterday, and he told me all the numbers look great. HbA1c was 6.2, and the other tests were equally good. He told me I could stop taking the last diabetes medication that I still have. (I had been off insulin since surgery, but continued taking Januvia until now.) Earlier, they took me off blood pressure meds, and I'm gradually winding down the others.
Last night I started a custom exercise program offered through St. Vincent's, guided by a Physician Assistant named Brooke. There were five of us there. Four were experienced in the class, then there was me. I worked out for an hour, then burned out and relied on dear wife Virginia to take me home and feed me. My blood sugar was only 56, which was why I had crashed. Hopefully, dropping Januvia and eating a bit more on exercise nights will safeguard against this in future visits.
I remember looking at a picture a few Christmases ago, wondering who that girl was in the picture because I really liked her sweater. Duh - It was me. When I first started seeing myself in pictures after I had lost a lot of weight I didn't recognize myself. And I still struggle with the seeing the "fat person" even though I'm not anymore. You're looking great, and the exercise program will get easier!
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