Ian-J

ON-GOING HEALTH:-
  • Asthma (42+ years)
  • Retinal vein occlusions - blood clots on retina (10 years) – Eye clinic could not determine a reason why.
  • Dry Eyes – bad in right eye (10 years)
  • Short sighted – Presbyopia recently becoming more an issue (35 years)
  • Going deaf - hearing damage / hereditary issue (8 years) – No aids yet, but they tell me soon!
  • Tinnitus (4 years)
  • Diabetes Type 2 (diagnosed a few weeks, probably had for years)
  • Enlarged Prostate (diagnosed a few weeks, an issue for 1 year)
……but there is good news, I still have a full head of hair!


CURED HEALTH:-
  • Poro Keratitis Milibi - skin lesions (4 years ago & 2 months ago) – Two episodes cured through treatment.
Location
Stonehaven
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Other
Medication
Metaformin

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Oct. 2016 - HbA1c 100, weight 78 kg (diagnosed Type 2), Metformin. No chocolate ever from now on.
Mar. 28th 2017 - HbA1c 46, weight 70 kg, Metformin slow release.
Sep. 20th 2017 - HbA1c 43, weight 66 kg, Fat=23.7%, BMI=23.9
Mar. 6th 2018 - HbA1c 46, weight 70 kg (of Metformin as test)
Aug. 2018 - HbA1c 51, weight 66 kg (back onto Metformin)
Feb. 5th 2019 - HbA1c 44, weight 66 kg
Aug. 30th 2019 - HbA1c 55 (oops!....too much oats), weight 68 kg
Dec. 15th 2019 - HbA1c 46, weight 68 kg
Jan. 1st 2020 - New exersize regime with Fitbit & diet tweak, my HbA1c in March gotta be better!
Mar. 8th 2020 - HbA1c 48, weight 67 kg
Nov. 12th 2020 - HbA1c 57, weight 68.6 kg
Apr. 15th 2021 - HbA1c 44, weight 64.0 kg

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