Last year, when I got my yearly blood work done, i had a nasty shock when my results came back as borderline pre-diabetic : A1C 5.7
After the shock and despair, i started looking around and researching how to fix it and I came across the Lose-it forums here on reddit and I was buoyed by the results of how many people had managed to lower their A1C. I started tracking my food and weight and reducing my sugar intake and carbs and managed to knock off about 10 pounds ( I would have managed to do more but the advent of covid and work from home and easy access to snacks made me fall off the wagon and I had to constantly fight to get back).
My stats are
Height : 5'10
Weight : 176-178lbs (dont remember what it was when i was weighed in the doctors office)
Weight now : 167 lbs
All said and done, I had my blood work done recently and my reports just came back
A1C levels : 5.5
Fasting blood sugar : 97 (a little higher than I like but I'll work on it)
The only thing that slightly worried me was a higher than normal red blood cell count but the doctor was not bothered and doing some more research seems like dehydration could be a cause (Yes I know, i havent been drinking water properly).
Next goals
- drop another 6-10lbs to get to my ideal weight
- drink more water
- improve my cholesterol levels (still slightly high and I want this to drop- any advice on this would be great)
- Ideally knock down my A1C levels to like 5.1 or 5.3
Thank you everyone for quietly motivating me, i dont think i have ever posted here but I have been inspired by what I see here.
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