2024 New Year's Resolution?

[R2elk]

I'm diabetic and am still expected to fast. Maybe it's not necessary for the A1c, but I'm pretty sure it is to get an accurate read on cholesterol, in which mine is high, and maybe for iron, potassium, thyroid and a few other things I have to keep an eye on. I accidentally didn't fast before my last check-up and he told me to come in another day, fasting, and get labs drawn.

https://www.testing.com/news/have-diabetes-take-care-when-preparing-lab-tests/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323910

https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/fasting-for-lab-tests-isnt-good-for-patients-with-diabetes

If you have diabetes and are taking meds to control your blood glucose level, and are fasting for your blood draw, you run the chance of getting your blood glucose too low.

Where I get my blood draws they have a warning sign up telling people that they don't need to fast if they are diabetic and also telling them to take their normal meds.

I am diabetic and I do fast before the blood draw but I do not take the meds because the ones I take get taken with food.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

https://www.testing.com/news/have-diabetes-take-care-when-preparing-lab-tests/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323910

https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/fasting-for-lab-tests-isnt-good-for-patients-with-diabetes

If you have diabetes and are taking meds to control your blood glucose level, and are fasting for your blood draw, you run the chance of getting your blood glucose too low.

Where I get my blood draws they have a warning sign up telling people that they don't need to fast if they are diabetic and also telling them to take their normal meds.

I am diabetic and I do fast before the blood draw but I do not take the meds because the ones I take get taken with food.

The only Rx I take is Metformin with breakfast. Very seldom is my fasting bs over 120.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I can see that fasting would not be a good idea if my diabetes were more severe or if I were insulin dependent, or for Type I diabetics.

 

[sourland]

Two months in averaging 11,392 steps/day.

 

[Kiki]

Two months in averaging 11,392 steps/day.

I went to the gym yesterday.

 

[sourland]

Three months in averaging 11,068 steps/day - need to step it up.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I didn't make a New Year's res, except to be nice to myself. It's working! I'm off sugar (using a little Truvia when needed), walking more, and according to my digital scale I'm down 10#.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

My resolutions were to:
1. Read the Bible all the way through
2. Run 300 miles throughout the year
3. Practice learning Norwegian every day.

So far, I'm up to date on my Bible reading schedule, have run 89 miles, and missed practicing Norwegian twice. I'd call all of those a win!

 

[tranquiliti]

I didn't make a New Year's res, except to be nice to myself. It's working! I'm off sugar (using a little Truvia when needed), walking more, and according to my digital scale I'm down 10#.

If I did make a NYR, I’ve forgotten it already.

I’m eating healthier, though, among other notable self-care improvements.
“Cura personalis”

 

[sourland]

Four months done, and I am averaging 11,211 steps per day. That's up a bit from last month.