@AloeSvea well last weekend was Christmas party time so I did have some celebrating to do. I’m pleased to get my BG down, I wouldn’t celebrate it as such as in hard on myself and feel I should not have let it get to this, but to go from 74 to 37.5 I’m happy my body reacted well to my efforts. I am always driving myself harder and want to get it even lower, people get angry with me as they say “but it’s normal, be happy” but I fear complacency and want to go as low as possible, next step is to quit nicotine to see if tar also helps. I still eat carbs but don’t go overboard, limit them most days but keep an eye on weight too as I think the belly/visceral fat thing is the key with me, and carbs are the main contributor to that! Thank you for your kind words and advice
Agada - Clearly only you can decide how to live on a day-to-day basis, however, please be mindful that you can't drive your A1c down forever.
In my experience, many have their own "sweet spot" where they seem to run, quite happily and repeatedly. For me, it seemed to be toggling 31<>33, and repeat, then I did have one lower, at 27.
My advice would be to try to find a place that controls your blood sugars in a good place, but that still allows you to enjoy life, and live it in your family and social circle. In my view, there's little point in living a hermit lifestyle, just to chase a number, when it means passing on enriching life adventures and experiences.
Life is for living. Few can get away with total hedonism, but we only pass this way once, and as my avatar suggests, I need to get busy living!
Good luck with it all.