Hi, I just joined the forum a few days ago. Awesome information and help available here so far. To recap my vitals, I'm 62 yrs old, 240 lbs, 6' tall, and last readings 2 weeks ago after a raft of bloodwork was A1C 14, fasting BG 15. My Dr. freaked out. He has prescribed Metformin at 2000 mg a day (2 500 mg tabs in the am, 2 in the pm) for now, but wants to see me again in 2 weeks after another BG test at the hospital. He said to start with just 1 Metformin in the am and one in the pm for the first week, then go to 2 at a time, so I'm still on 1 at a time.
I got a testing meter (1-touch Verio IQ) and have also started the LCHF diet. Supper last night was scallops fried in butter with some fried mushrooms, and some sliced cucumber and a few mini tomatoes. It was good! Breakfast today was 2 cold hard boiled eggs, a smallish piece of medium cheddar cheese, and a coffee with cream.
My fasting BG like others I have read about is higher that the others. But here's the results I've taken so far. Man, I hate poking my finger so much!
Thursday, 10:32 am (forgot to take the morning reading, but had 2 eggs and a piece of cheese and coffee 2 hours earlier)...13.3
Thursday, 11.45 am....13.2
Thursday, 1.55 pm...12.4
Thursday, 7.59 pm...13.0 (3 hrs after the scallops for supper)
Friday. Fasting BG at 8.10 am....13.3
Friday, 9.21 am....12.8 (1 hour after eating)
Friday, 10.15 am...13.5 (2 hours after eating)
Friday, 11.30 am, 12.7 (3 hours after eating)
It seems to me there's not much movement in the numbers through the day. Any comments would be appreciated.
I got a testing meter (1-touch Verio IQ) and have also started the LCHF diet. Supper last night was scallops fried in butter with some fried mushrooms, and some sliced cucumber and a few mini tomatoes. It was good! Breakfast today was 2 cold hard boiled eggs, a smallish piece of medium cheddar cheese, and a coffee with cream.
My fasting BG like others I have read about is higher that the others. But here's the results I've taken so far. Man, I hate poking my finger so much!
Thursday, 10:32 am (forgot to take the morning reading, but had 2 eggs and a piece of cheese and coffee 2 hours earlier)...13.3
Thursday, 11.45 am....13.2
Thursday, 1.55 pm...12.4
Thursday, 7.59 pm...13.0 (3 hrs after the scallops for supper)
Friday. Fasting BG at 8.10 am....13.3
Friday, 9.21 am....12.8 (1 hour after eating)
Friday, 10.15 am...13.5 (2 hours after eating)
Friday, 11.30 am, 12.7 (3 hours after eating)
It seems to me there's not much movement in the numbers through the day. Any comments would be appreciated.