Doctor

(Scott) #1

Had a physical today and doctor very pleased. Always said my numbers were too good for my size. Right now 6ft2 ,52 years old and now 270 was 320 end oh January .

He said everything was very good except low B12, said my blood glucose was 5.3. Test was done at 9am after not eating since 9pm the night before . It’s not just the physical weight loss but the self confidence and feeling good again . Riding the bike outside but loss strength in legs and upper body and a little insomnia. Thanks again this is the best bday gift I could have gotten ( or at least top 5)

(CharleyD) #2

Great work Scott!! :bacon::bacon:

If you want to get that B12 up, I’d recommend eating lightly cooked meats, or supplement with methylated (more bioavalable) B12 before the next test.

(Scott) #3

Thanks he said go buy I multivitamin . It was more about cholesterol and pre diabetes I was worried about

(Running from stupidity) #4

Multivitamins are good in theory but mostly pointless in practice, it seems, due to the low bioavailability of their supposed contents.

(Scott) #5

Thanks , inhave b12 vitamins at home as my daughter needs more b12 from her doctor

(Running from stupidity) #6
(Consensus is Politics) #7

Your a1c doesnt seem close to pre disbetes, so you are in good control there. Have you been taking metformin to assist with that? I have heard metformin destroys B12.

I have been supplementing B12 incidentally. My last blood work showed my B12 was on the low side of normal. Makes sense, I do take a lot of metformin to assist with insulin resistance recovery.

Edit: oops I read that 5.3 as HbA1c value instead of BG. My BG spends most of it’s time in the 70’s to 80’s.

(Scott) #8

I don’t take anything , I am lucky I never have. No vitamins or meds. Only thing is s couple tunes a year some Tylenol for migraine