Wednesday, March 07, 2018
March 2018 A1C Check In
I had another A1c check today. The doc asked me, "are you even diabetic? It says you are on your file however your A1c is normal."
Came in at 5.2, a little higher than the last two times. I'll have to keep an eye on that however I'm still much lower than 15 months ago when I came in at 9.3, and as you can see from the video on the link above 9.3 is HIGH!
My blood pressure and weight are a little higher than last time as well. I weighed in at 156 this morning and my blood pressure at the exam was 139/88 which is higher than when I measure at home. I've had few vertigo episodes the last week and I am trying to figure out what has triggered that. It has been over a year for that. I may also have scoliosis and will need to keep an eye on that. Lots to manage.
I'm lifting for sets of 3 this week, so a bit higher than last week, and also up to 24 on the resistance bike for the sprint portion of my cardio. Next week I'll do sets of 2, and I'll also go up to 25. Then I go back to sets of 5. I'll have to figure out how to increase to make best use of that final month of strength training before going back to sets of 8-12.
ABOUT THE BLOG: This blog started years ago to talk about self-care and weightlifting. It stopped for a few years. It was been restarted when I was told that I was diabetic. I had an A1C of 9.3. A1C is an estimate of your blood sugar level over the last 3 months and 6.5 is pre-diabetic, and usually over 7 is considered diabetic. In March I was re-tested and my A1C was 5.0. That's below pre-diabetic (so, essentially non-diabetic). It was nice to have my doctor say, "you used to be diabetic." I'm still working on improving my insulin sensitivity and not thinking I'm out of the woods yet. My September retest came back with and A1C of 4.9. I tested again March 7, 2018 and came back with a 5.2. It is exciting to be working on this and I'm pleased people feel inspired by reading this blog.
The results were from diet and exercise. Here is a quick summary of how I responded to being diagnosed as diabetic. I'm going to post this review every so often. Mostly when I post the blog to Twitter or Facebook.
Came in at 5.2, a little higher than the last two times. I'll have to keep an eye on that however I'm still much lower than 15 months ago when I came in at 9.3, and as you can see from the video on the link above 9.3 is HIGH!
My blood pressure and weight are a little higher than last time as well. I weighed in at 156 this morning and my blood pressure at the exam was 139/88 which is higher than when I measure at home. I've had few vertigo episodes the last week and I am trying to figure out what has triggered that. It has been over a year for that. I may also have scoliosis and will need to keep an eye on that. Lots to manage.
I'm lifting for sets of 3 this week, so a bit higher than last week, and also up to 24 on the resistance bike for the sprint portion of my cardio. Next week I'll do sets of 2, and I'll also go up to 25. Then I go back to sets of 5. I'll have to figure out how to increase to make best use of that final month of strength training before going back to sets of 8-12.
KEEP GRINDING!
ABOUT THE BLOG: This blog started years ago to talk about self-care and weightlifting. It stopped for a few years. It was been restarted when I was told that I was diabetic. I had an A1C of 9.3. A1C is an estimate of your blood sugar level over the last 3 months and 6.5 is pre-diabetic, and usually over 7 is considered diabetic. In March I was re-tested and my A1C was 5.0. That's below pre-diabetic (so, essentially non-diabetic). It was nice to have my doctor say, "you used to be diabetic." I'm still working on improving my insulin sensitivity and not thinking I'm out of the woods yet. My September retest came back with and A1C of 4.9. I tested again March 7, 2018 and came back with a 5.2. It is exciting to be working on this and I'm pleased people feel inspired by reading this blog.
The results were from diet and exercise. Here is a quick summary of how I responded to being diagnosed as diabetic. I'm going to post this review every so often. Mostly when I post the blog to Twitter or Facebook.
My lifting approach was to gain muscle to help with insulin sensitivity so I focused on compound exercises mostly (deadlift, bench, squat, overhead press) with some other things to round out such as pull-ups and bicep curls. I'm currently still doing full body workouts.
Between now and the end of April I will be focusing on strength. I will be lifting heavier with sets of 5 or less for the most part. I may go up to 4 "sprints" for cardio at some point. I didn't get an A1C between 4.8 and 5.0 that I wanted yet 5.2 is still good. Next test is in September.
Between now and the end of April I will be focusing on strength. I will be lifting heavier with sets of 5 or less for the most part. I may go up to 4 "sprints" for cardio at some point. I didn't get an A1C between 4.8 and 5.0 that I wanted yet 5.2 is still good. Next test is in September.
I did 1 rep max testing with Lee from the Power Plant and here is what I pulled on 11/22/17
Squat 235
Squat 235
Bench 220
Deadlift 285
Deadlift 285
