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Statins + Diet: How Much Each Changed My Cholesterol
Short answer: My cholesterol numbers all normalized, total from 275 to 141, LDL from 193 to 78, and triglycerides from 206 to 93, but I take a statin (atorvastatin), so I can’t claim diet did it alone. My read on my own data: the statin deserves credit for the LDL drop, while the dramatic triglyceride fall…
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How I Lost 131 Pounds (No Surgery, No Ozempic)
How I Lost 131 Pounds. Short answer: I lost 131 pounds, from a peak of 356 down to 225, by eating low-carb (about 20 to 40g a day), losing the weight as a side effect of fixing my blood sugar, and walking, starting from just a block at a time. No surgery, no Ozempic, no shortcuts.…
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The Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms I Ignored for Months (My Honest Story)
Short answer: For months before my type 2 diabetes diagnosis, I had symptoms I dismissed or was too embarrassed to mention: constant fatigue, frequent and nighttime urination, intense thirst, and genital irritation. I assumed it was a UTI or an STD (somehow!). It was high blood sugar; my reading at diagnosis was 343. These are recognized…
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The Truth: How I Lowered My A1C From 12.5% to 5.8% in Under a Year
Short answer: In February 2023, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with an A1C of 12.5% and a blood sugar of 343. By cutting carbohydrates, losing weight, and tracking every number, my A1C dropped to 7.5% in about 60 days and to 5.8% by 2024, where it has stayed. I did it without Ozempic…
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Did metformin or diet lower my A1C? The truth.
So, did metformin or diet lower my A1C? Short answer: Both helped, but the math points clearly to diet and weight loss doing most of the work. Metformin typically lowers A1C by roughly 1 to 1.5 percentage points on its own, per published clinical data. My A1C fell 6.7 points from 12.5% to 5.8%, and no…
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My Full Lab History, Diagnosis to Now
Here is every key verifiable number from my full lab history in one place. At diagnosis in February 2023: A1C 12.5%, fasting glucose 207, total cholesterol 275, LDL 193, triglycerides 206, and weight 327.6 lbs. Last lab result in August 2024: A1C 5.8%, fasting glucose 109, cholesterol 141, LDL 78, triglycerides 93, and weight 225.…