Rolled into ER with congestive heart failure and an EF of 30, BP of 230/130 A1c 11 and Sugar at 400.
Discharged 3 days later no stints or surgery.
Heart monitor/defib machine 24/7 for 2 months until EF was at least 45 and enough meds to take down a horse.
Later diagnosed with retinopathy, sleep apnea and skin cancer.
Blood work is normal as of late June.
Last A1c was 4.6 but PCP took me off one med and lowered the metformin by half.
I will probably be back in pre-diabetic range when I get blood done next week. Sugars in the 120s -140s range. Testing was demoralizing so I have quit for now. A1c is going to be whatever it is. She said she would be fine with a 6.8 BUT I WILL NOT BE.
I am sticking with the plan. Low carb but I am probably not in ketosis. However, I continue to loose weight. Intermittent fasting, strength training, sauna and sets of 10s sprints until HR goes over 150. I need to be more consistent on the strength training, sauna and sprints.
Training is at Y using weights and pulley machines. Arm press, core, pull ups and leg press is all. For me Its purely to help lower sugar and i consider the gains a bonus.
I may go carnivore to knock out the last of the insulin resistance so I can go into full remission without meds. I am eating some low carb bread (1g net) and desserts (7g net). Its nothing crazy but that may be holding me back a bit. Dietitians were saying I could have 45g a meal and 135g a day. I said negative. I am trying to keep carbs below 20g/meal and less than 80g a day. I may need to lower those to less than 50g a day
Next and hopefully last skin cancer surgery on the 16th. Apnea was borderline and before I lost weight so I have not addressed it and my sleep is significantly better anyway.