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Today, I received the results of two blood tests. One was done on March, 2020, and the most recent was last month, May. March A1C result: 6.2 (blood sugar that day was 5.9) May A1C result: 6.1 (blood sugar that day: 5.5) I am now on pre-diabetes stage. Blood pressure is normal...

Since it's early in the morning, that might be caused by what is called, "dawn phenomena." It can last until around 8 am. Try to have a maximum of only 20 grms of carbs a day, for a few days and see. Also, before bedtime have a little snack of protein. Maybe, your liver has a lot of stored...

Get right back on the wagon by going back to square one! Here's how I'd do it, if I were in your shoes: Make a simple menu. Start with simple, whole foods. Carbs are easier to count that way! Get a handle on what foods are friendly to you (by testing before and after meals). Supplement that...

Diabetes runs deeply in my family (mother side). Looking back, I think my mom dealt with it in her own way. I don't think she was in any medication. Her illness was not explained - I don't even know what type of diabetes she had. There were no diabetes-related incidents that I can remember...

I hear you. Facial muscles get weak as we age. I find that brisk walking daily - or dancing - or any form of aerobics - help tone muscles, including neck, along the jaws and face. Massaging your face/neck/jaw lines regularly (as in when we apply facial creams), can also help. Massage in...

Start with simple foods since they're easy to carb-count.

You said you "haven't made huge changes to your diet" - what diet do you do? From my experience, I gain weight awfully fast when I eat more than my maximum carb-intake along with high-fat foods! That happened even when I exercised! For me, a lot of carbs and fat together on the same day...

I don't use breadcrumbs when making meatballs, but I find that I had to add 2 tbsp flour, otherwise my meatballs seem like "cardboard" textured. I put a lot of chopped onions and add homo milk to make them juicy-tender. Marinating the meat for an hour or so at room temp before cooking them...

UPDATE! I got the STEP platform equipment. I recommend this one - the original, which is reasonably priced and very stable. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000GBKEWM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I got this dvd to go with it. I love it! It teaches the basic. Lol...

Hip Hop for beginners!

Been exercising all indoors now. It didn't help that my computer broke down and that means I couldn't get to youtube to select my dance songs. I ended up buying a couple of dance video to relieve the monotony of having just the Walk, Walk, Walk. I like an old video by Billy Blanks, and it's...

According to my doctor, for main meals maximum 60 grams of carbs. But I don't follow it - I eat way lower carbs than that. I aim to have a reading of under 7.7 mmol (after meals).

Sometimes I get a higher reading after morning exercises. The effect of dawn phenomena could also be the culprit. It occurs during the wee hours of the morning until around 8 am.

I eat half of a medium avocado and I don't get a spike from it. It's good.

Someone gave a link somewhere that explains about a research on that. If I'm not mistaken, maintaining a non-diabetic reading for 5 years is considered reversed or cured.

I must add that physical activities such as walking or dancing, or exercising (at least 5 days a week), along with a low-carb diet will really bring it down fast. I've ignored the recommended diet (30 grams of carbs for snacks, 40-60 grams of carbs for main meals). It's the low-carb diet that...

I told my doc that I followed Keto. Come to think of it, I think her reaction was "neutral." She was nodding with a smile on her face - but I don't remember her giving any opinion about it. Mind you, she later told me "keep doing what you've been doing."

My doctor burst into the room and ecstatically claimed, "You've done very well! You've done what's quite hard to do in 3 months!" The result was 6.5 (down from 7.0). I mentioned the support I got from this forum - and she wrote down the name of this site, which I assume she'll be recommending...

Somebody gave a link a while back - can't recall where - and it says that non-diabetic reading for fasting is between 4.0 - 6.0 mmol.

You have to do before and after reading. Btw, beef menudo and kaldereta sound yummy!