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A slight setback…
and I’m not talking about Game 5 of the World Series….
Went to the doctor today and found that
I not only gained back the 8 pounds I lost this spring,
but added 2 more pounds, putting me back @ 298 pounds.
Not good.
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A1c = 9.2 - not good
A1c = Glycosylated hemoglobin.
In English - a protein in your red blood cells (hemoglobin) occasionally
gets glucose attached to it, which stays for the life of the cell,
which is @ 120 days.
Since it stays around so long, it’s a really good indicator of
long-term blood glucose control (or lack of it, in my case).
The following table is from Wikipedia
| HbA1c (%) |
Avg. Blood Sugar | |
|---|---|---|
| (mmol/L) | (mg/dL) | |
| 4 | 3.3 | 60 |
| 5 | 5.0 | 90 |
| 6 | 6.7 | 120 |
| 7 | 8.3 | 150 |
| 8 | 10.0 | 180 |
| 9 | 11.7 | 210 |
| 10 | 13.3 | 240 |
| 11 | 15.0 | 270 |
| 12 | 16.7 | 300 |
| 13 | 18.3 | 330 |
| 14 | 20.0 | 360 |
Leopard launch and NFF shot to hell….
day started bad - late to work and breakfast a la Wawa -
dealing with a laptop situation that didn’t end as well
as the customer thought it might.
Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) launch was insane,
with lines winding through the aisles for the latest release.
back to work..
it was a nice week off, but now I must return to work.
visited the doctor today - my A1C came back as 9.7 -
I pretty much have to not eat fast food at all,
which will make lunch interesting.
Stocked up on Lean Cuisine,chicken breasts, bran flakes,
yogurt, wheat bread,and whole wheat tortillas.
My next appointment’s in January,
so I need to have the A1C down to @ 8,
which will be interesting given the holidays.
I’ll see how things go at work,
but now I need to sleep.
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