Lil, that is simply terrific. I'm thrilled to hear that your doctor is pleased, and I'll be waiting with crossed fingers on your lab results. Congratulations, definitely, on the 102, though.

My blood sugars are actually something I will be discussing with my doctor on Thursday. Since going off of my diabetes medication a few weeks ago, I have consistently been running what I consider to be low sugars. My fastings are in the low 80s, and averages throughout the day run from my two-hour after breakfast average of 85 to two-hour after lunch of 117 to two-hour after dinner of 98. I had one huge slice of pepperoni pizza plus a half of another for dinner tonight. My two-hour after dinner number for pizza? 103.

The scary part to me is how quickly the numbers drop. For instance, my blood sugar, thanks to a mid-morning granola bar, was 108 before I did the two miles of walking today. Immediately after we finished, I took it again--and it was 79. And then yesterday's two-hour after lunch was a paltry 82. A half-hour later, I felt a little funny, so I took it again--and it was 71. That's 2-1/2 hours after lunch, and at least three before when I planned to eat dinner. I'm wondering if I should be focusing on stabilizing my sugars more and not be so darn focused on future weight loss. I do know that if I keep having to eat something every 2-3 hours it's going to make counting calories/points difficult.

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