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<blockquote data-quote="DragonBits" data-source="post: 125015" data-attributes="member: 18023"><p>Well, I am not a diabetic, so I am not even sure what meds a doctor would prescribe for a non-diabetic who tested in the pre-diabetic area?</p><p></p><p>However, my grandmother, several aunts and uncles are diabetics, so I test for this all the time.</p><p></p><p>The blood test you quoted that I was talking about was Sept 9th, it was the first time my A1C veered into pre-diabetic area, which really surprised me, multiple times in the past A1C was 5.3% - 5.6%. It’s as though TRT pushed me over the edge, though that doesn’t make sense.</p><p></p><p>I got a blood glucose meter on Sept 20th, $45 with 200 strips. My blood glucose really seems to jump around a lot. I must have stuck myself 100 times already just to see what happens at various times.</p><p></p><p>I was thinking about taking metformin, it seems useful for glycemic control and has other benefits. However, I think I can lower my A1C/ fasting blood glucose with diet and losing weight. I was hoping a little diet and losing weight will being fasting BG solidly under 100, and A1C to ~5.4%. Exercise I am not so sure about as I already do a lot of exercise. But I could take a walk after a meal.</p><p></p><p>I make small efforts to control my eating, but certainly not in any strict manner. Mostly just to avoid too many calories.</p><p></p><p>I had classic French onion soup and a crepe filled with sweet red chili pork belly & avocado for lunch on Friday, on Sat a hot dog for brunch and Italian beef sandwich W/a few French fries for dinner on Sat. Both with water as a drink.</p><p></p><p>If I haven’t gotten a full night’s sleep, a meal like the crepe will make my very sleepy and a nap very easy to take. My BG went to 156 after the hot dog but 145 after the Italian beef but only 147 after the crepe lunch. Of course time of testing postprandial varies a little.</p><p></p><p>I had thought biking would being BG way down, but it actually went up a little to 115 after 2 hours of biking. But 45 min of walking got it down to 93. I surmise lite exercise is better than a lot of cardio. 15 minutes of dumbbell squat curl and press was pretty effective at lowering BG. I was using 25 lb dumbbells.</p><p></p><p>I did intend to use metformin, mostly because that seems like a useful drug beyond it’s benefit for glucose control. And the longer I am on TRT, the more likely BG will come down, at least I hope so.</p><p></p><p>I started the thread because it seemed like clean eating sounds good, but everyone seems to have a different idea of what that meant, I was curious about the specifics.</p><p></p><p>Next time I get an A1C test, I will update the thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DragonBits, post: 125015, member: 18023"] Well, I am not a diabetic, so I am not even sure what meds a doctor would prescribe for a non-diabetic who tested in the pre-diabetic area? However, my grandmother, several aunts and uncles are diabetics, so I test for this all the time. The blood test you quoted that I was talking about was Sept 9th, it was the first time my A1C veered into pre-diabetic area, which really surprised me, multiple times in the past A1C was 5.3% - 5.6%. It’s as though TRT pushed me over the edge, though that doesn’t make sense. I got a blood glucose meter on Sept 20th, $45 with 200 strips. My blood glucose really seems to jump around a lot. I must have stuck myself 100 times already just to see what happens at various times. I was thinking about taking metformin, it seems useful for glycemic control and has other benefits. However, I think I can lower my A1C/ fasting blood glucose with diet and losing weight. I was hoping a little diet and losing weight will being fasting BG solidly under 100, and A1C to ~5.4%. Exercise I am not so sure about as I already do a lot of exercise. But I could take a walk after a meal. I make small efforts to control my eating, but certainly not in any strict manner. Mostly just to avoid too many calories. I had classic French onion soup and a crepe filled with sweet red chili pork belly & avocado for lunch on Friday, on Sat a hot dog for brunch and Italian beef sandwich W/a few French fries for dinner on Sat. Both with water as a drink. If I haven’t gotten a full night’s sleep, a meal like the crepe will make my very sleepy and a nap very easy to take. My BG went to 156 after the hot dog but 145 after the Italian beef but only 147 after the crepe lunch. Of course time of testing postprandial varies a little. I had thought biking would being BG way down, but it actually went up a little to 115 after 2 hours of biking. But 45 min of walking got it down to 93. I surmise lite exercise is better than a lot of cardio. 15 minutes of dumbbell squat curl and press was pretty effective at lowering BG. I was using 25 lb dumbbells. I did intend to use metformin, mostly because that seems like a useful drug beyond it’s benefit for glucose control. And the longer I am on TRT, the more likely BG will come down, at least I hope so. I started the thread because it seemed like clean eating sounds good, but everyone seems to have a different idea of what that meant, I was curious about the specifics. Next time I get an A1C test, I will update the thread. [/QUOTE]
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