I hit a new milestone this morning. My fasting blood glucose cracked 130 and almost cracked 120. My reading was 121 and I was pretty damn happy. It's been a long journey towards better health and control of my diabetes. I consider this a sign that I am on the right track. The previous three readings had been disappointing and much too high given my recent downward trend. I learned that taking Aleve to fight a mild gout outbreak affected my readings. After just 24 hours off the drug my normal trend continued, and now this morning I'm breaking new ground.
When I started the process, I had a morning reading of 300 to 330. Three months later things are looking up. My target is 90-100. Over the years I've been fighting diabetes, I've never come close. I think the combination of paleo, a strict drug regime, and slowly building muscle via exercise is starting to show real results.
On the downside, It's been two weeks since I lost any weight. I'd like that number to move too...
That's awesome, Joe!
ReplyDeleteJust remember that muscle is more dense than fat, so the scale should only be one part of your measurement. Might want to try body measurements too.
I just noticed, since I've been doing crunches before my morning stationary bike ride, that my belt is down to the second to last notch.