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Hi everybody,


I guess that I am getting involved with the trimmer Grimmer deal. I am probably the one that needs this the most. I have not talked to Russell yet but plan to. This last summer has been one of the busiest and one of the best of any that I can remember. One of the bad things of this summer is that I kinda forgot that I was a diabetic. As a result of this, my last A1C test (a 3 month average of blood sugar levels) was really, really high. I have another doctors appointment Monday and I am sure that Gary will want me to go on insulin shots. I have been told that the pills will only work for about 5 years and I have been on them for about 7 so perhaps there effectiveness has diminished.

Anyway, I am not very anxious to start the shot thing. So, my goal for these next three months
is to get my A1C back down to 7 or below. This will entail regular exercise, changing my diet (less carbs and sugar), and losing some weight. I am going to be realistic of what i need to do.


Now Goal Change


Weight------------ 238 lbs 225 lbs 13 lbs


A1C--------------- 8.5 7.0 1.5


Exercise---------- none 4 days wk lots


So, this is what I am going to do. I guess I will have to set weekly goals to track my progress. I don't have a picture yet. This is my first experience with blogging.