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Bear in mind, I was putting up an 11.3 HbA1c back in September of this year. My labs earlier this month showed a 6.4, clearly much improved. This is today's number set, this pattern is probably pretty solid for at least 2-3 weeks. Impressions? Thoughts? Thank you:

... but better than the alternative. Back in September of this year I clocked in at an 11.3 A1c. Obviously something had to change, and it did. I started Metformin and Jardiance and a low-carb diet. I also started using a CGM, mostly to keep a close eye on my numbers after eating certain foods...

When you are first diagnosed (or even before), invariably you will end up talking to someone whose grandmother/uncle/aunt/cousin/bartender (twice removed) "died" from the diabetes. Or, they lost a foot or both, or some other calamity befell them - maybe sprouted a 3rd eye. Yeah, I dunno'. Either...

I am a 53 y/o male with T2 and gout. First question, anybody else dealing with these conditions? Second, due to the diet constraints of both, how are you managing both?