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I inherited a new one in the practice when my former doctor left. The don’t have my blood tests run before (won’t do it), just after. While she was extremely accommodating about my Freestyle Libre prescription (T2 on no meds), she also basically finger-wagged me about waiting a year between...

I stepped up to 280 lbs (127 kilos) on the leg “sled”. I don’t know the correct name, but it’s the “free weight” leg press where you sit below it and press up, not the machine where sit upright you press out. 3 sets of 12-14 reps. A trainer stopped by to say my form was good, but wasn’t...

As requested by Little Bird :) 1 (14-ounce) firm tofu, drained and dried. I give it a quick press of an hour or two, though the original recipe does not call for it. Marinade: 1/4 cup mirin 2 Tablespoons soy sauce 1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil (you can sub any oil, or skip it, but the...

If you are looking for some new, but simple, ways to prepare your veggies, the new cookbook by Dan Buettner is a great option, IMO. He breaks down recipes into geographic zones: Sardinia, Okinawa, Nicoya, Ikaria, Loma Linda. As is typical of Blue Zone recipes, they are mainly vegetable based...

Just found out I will be going in a few month. Business trip, I’m the entertainer not entertained, so I will have little choice in restaurants. Level with me...will I be pushing food around my plate, drinking ale, and eating nuts and power bars in the hotel after :) I kid, hoping there is...

Does anyone else get nervous getting tests even at a regular checkup? I always feel like I’m on pins and needles until I get the labs. My heart rate jumps when I see that they are added to the on line portal. Liver, kidneys all chugging right along. A1c 5.3%. The only thing out of range was...

In 2017, 1 week before Thanksgiving, I got the dreaded call. The nurse told me I had diabetes and they had called a prescription into my pharmacy. I was scheduled to be off work that following week, so, in my panic, I did the only thing I could think of. I started exercising, for the first...

its so darn hot this summer, I’ve been eating lunch late and skipping dinner. I feel better this way and sleep better. Even eating a cold meal when it’s hot just doesn’t feel good. The problem is, on two meals I’m losing weight. At a BMI of now 21.5, I can still lose a little without danger...

I’ve been a T2 for a little over 18 months. Managing very well on diet and exercise only. My A1c at diagnosis was 11.8% (105 if I have my conversions correct), but I dropped it quickly to around 5% ( low 30s) following a moderate carb whole foods mainly plant based diet and getting plenty of...