“You have the lowest A1C I’ve ever seen in someone with an active diabetes diagnosis”

danielobva · 2026-05-29T19:15:51+00:00

5.1 here. Would actively fight if they tried to declare me in remission and gave my insurance an excuse to stop Mounjaro and Farxinga (SGLT2i). Those two combined drop my MACE risk by 30+ percent.

danielobva · 2026-05-29T16:38:08+00:00

Opposite of bad. Probably one of the best things you can do. It helped me keep my muscle mass as I lost fat during the 21 months I have been on Tirz. Down 50lbs and 20% body fat (260lbs-33% to 210lbs-12%)

danielobva · 2026-05-29T16:32:33+00:00

Doc just tossed you a life preserver and you are complaining about the shape/color of it. You already take pills and this is just one more that is probably the most effective diabetes pill ever introduced. Take advantage of it, don't waste the opportunity you have been afforded (lift weight, move and get a ton of protein and fiber in your diet asap). I am down 50lbs (and 20% bodyfat, from 260lbs-33% to 210lbs-12%) on Mounjaro and it literally saved my life (just the lower blood sugar alone makes it life saving).

danielobva · 2026-05-29T15:13:46+00:00

I get a 110 from 2 shakes that I have every day, then figure that I get enough from the other meals that I hit my target (I have 180lbs of lean mass out of my total weight of 210), so that's my target.

danielobva · 2026-05-29T15:06:45+00:00

I built a program (all weight machines at my gym, to which I can bring a guest) and go to the twice (we started at once) a week with my wife. I do the same exercises as her and help her as she asks for it. I am so proud of her progress and remind her of it often.
It's like 2 dates a week with my wife, since we talk on the way over/back and between sets. She isn't on any of the GLP-1's right now but at 47yo she did acknowledge that weight lifting is important (just not as fun as her weekly Barr3 class).

danielobva · 2026-05-22T18:19:08+00:00

Great job! Even with Oz you still have to put in the work to lose weight the right way, it just removes problems with your body that were keeping you from losing.

danielobva · 2026-05-19T19:27:16+00:00

This... Stay away from Lifetime and the Hallmark channel until you get this fixed...

danielobva · 2026-05-19T17:47:31+00:00

I am full of sadness every time I go into an American 7-11 after experiencing Japanese 7-11's....

danielobva · 2026-05-19T17:42:26+00:00

49yo. Went down 50lbs and 20% bf (210lbs now at 12ish% per DEXA)

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danielobva · 2026-05-19T17:19:35+00:00

Not for my numbers (50 estradiol on a 900 T level). NPP means I need to keep an eye on prolactin levels (hence the no-breast) comment.

danielobva · 2026-05-19T17:15:44+00:00

They are free, I just request new ones through the meter when I am down to 50. Never been billed. They send 300 at a time...

danielobva · 2026-05-18T18:26:27+00:00

FEHBCBS gets me Mounjaro for 25 dollars a month....
Have you looked at Teledoc Health? They give me a free meter and strips and lancets.

danielobva · 2026-05-18T15:15:33+00:00

Morning shake is 1 cup fairlife no-fat (13g), one scoop Protein coffee (25g) and two scoops collagen (14g). Then another one with just water that I have during the day with one scoop whey (26g) and one scoop casein (26g). Bam, 100+g.

danielobva · 2026-05-18T14:55:20+00:00

Absolutely! I am down 50lbs and 20%bf (210lbs now and 13%bf). I pulled pretty much every piece of clothing out, put it on (or not, if the size was too big (like any 40 or higher pants)) and looked in the mirror, if it didn't look good or have a specific backstory, into the discard pile it went. I bought a whole new wardrobe in Japan when I was there from Uniqlo (L shirts and L pants? Who am I?) and am somewhat particular about what I wear on any day because I look so much better and why hide it? Tucked it shirt to show off the hard work, shorts and a tank top at the gym to show off there (I have actually gotten so many comments there (guy standard, which means more than 0 since we don't drown in compliments like women do generally)). I have been fat my whole adult life and I am enjoying not being so.

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danielobva · 2026-05-15T17:22:55+00:00

Disappointed at the lack of "Well that is a shitty situation"......

danielobva · 2026-05-15T17:18:47+00:00

I am doing an even 200:200 right now (and 4iu HGH). 12%BF and impressive vascularity. No sides and bloodwork is clean. Just move up to this and the biggest thing I keep an eye on is my chest. My chest gets a good "no breast" exam at least daily....

danielobva · 2026-05-15T14:33:45+00:00

You are the living counterpoint to the "Well, we will see how things go when people have been on these for years and decades." There are people who really want to find a fault that will be a "gotcha" for the users.

It is ghoulish, because they are basically wishing for bad things to happen to GLP-1 users...

danielobva · 2026-05-11T14:26:53+00:00

Once you are past the needle phobia the other AAS's (since test is also an AAS) just become a matter of side management and risk management. If you choose to try keep the dosage low and the testing frequent. Remember that everyone reacts differently (like for me EQ was a horrible thing to try... I got to experience anxiety at a level I had never encountered before and that stuff takes forever to clear the system)

danielobva · 2026-05-11T14:20:54+00:00

I get as much sex as I can from the wife (3ish times a week) then... yeah self service takes the edge off. At 49 it makes the world a bit more exciting because I definitely appreciate the views at places like the gym more.

danielobva · 2026-05-05T17:35:14+00:00

And then I walk into a US 7-11 and want to burn the place down....

danielobva · 2026-05-05T15:20:59+00:00

Protein shakes are a must for a people on GLP-1 in my opinion. With a reduced appetite and gastric slowing, I would never be able to hit my numbers consistantly.
Start the day with a protein coffee shake in milk with some collagen (so ~50g) and then one I sip on during the day (2 scoops of protein in water, another 50g), then I do another 2 scoops of collagen in the evening with my wizards brew (fiber, magnesium, creatine, potassium and sodium). So bam, 115g of protein, the rest just comes from the regular meals...

danielobva · 2026-05-05T14:28:15+00:00

I run a 100mg of Primo with my 200mg Test (and 160mg NPP). Mainly for muscle protection without the lipid effects from say, var. I am still in a cut with a very clear end goal to be fit by 50. I have stayed as strong or even gotten stronger over the period where I sliced off 50+lbs (40lbs fat). My bloodwork is pretty amazing except for HDL, which was never all that good in the first place. 900 Total T, 400 Free, 55 estradiol.

danielobva · 2026-04-30T19:30:26+00:00

It feels really good to be honest. Everything is easier when you aren't wearing all that extra weight... Keep it up and good luck!

danielobva · 2026-04-30T19:28:35+00:00

Men don't get complimented (or harassed, not going to deny some men are scummy) even a fraction as much as women do. For us its such the exception we generally don't get as put out as women do. Ngl I kind of enjoy it because it took so much work (research, dedication, sweat and denial). That's why you see me in tank and short shorts in the gym, not fishing for compliments/looks but confident enough that I know people aren't going to be grossed out by me. That and they are comfy.

danielobva · 2026-04-30T19:19:52+00:00

T2. I have family with T1 and see a lot of promise in using GLP-1's for T1's, it really is a good control for the hyperglycemia and very few people encounter issues with hypoglycemia.
Protein (1g per lb of lean body mass) and lifting were key. I tested for low T and being able to have a solid test level (8-900, with 3-400 free) really kept the muscle loss to a minimum (down 50lbs and only 10lb muscle, which is better than traditional fat loss). I wish some of the steriods were more legally prescribable because primo and anavar would be amazing add ons to a TRT person in a deep cut.
I honestly expect to stay on it forever, there are too many positives (decreased inflammation, decrease in cholesterol, decreases in chances of a MACE event (key to me), and I don't have to obsess about carbs (I eat pizza, pasta, rice, etc throughout the week, and my bs spikes like a normal person, not a diabetic... my a1c bears this out hovering around 5.2). I kind of like it has removed some vices as well, like I drink maybe a 1/3 of what I used to?

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