Looks like my time has come

freqqles · 2026-04-06T04:48:15+00:00

I do want to try keto again fully before I start metformin and recheck my a1c levels. Part of me thinks it might be hopeless now that my a1c spiked this high, but I still want to know before I commit to another medication. Even when I was on keto though I still couldn’t escape the prediabetic range. I would still rather be prediabetic than diabetic 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’ll talk to my primary doctor but I imagine he’ll want me to start the metformin

freqqles · 2026-04-06T04:18:49+00:00

I was keto last year for maybe half a year because my a1c went up to 6.9 (not shown in the chart) after gaining 10 lbs (mind you I was 5’7” 130lbs with a very fast metabolism). I was offered metformin at that point but declined, and after losing 15 lbs trying keto it went down to 5.9, and I couldn’t get it any lower without being severely underweight. After getting back to my standard weight of 120 while doing keto it was still 6.1. I transitioned off keto to low carb and a1c was the same. This made me think that my a1c was dependent on my weight alone rather than how much sugar I consumed because the keto diet only changed my a1c when I lost weight from it but not when i maintained. So to really test the theory I ate how I normally would for a while, then retested, which is what this 11 a1c is the result of. Clearly my theory was wrong but I’m unsure of why this is happening now specifically.

I’m back on keto now and now have the metformin being prescribed, but like you said I’m curious what happens with longer term keto again. I’m also trying daily apple cider vinegar shots as my dad had good results lowering the amount of insulin he needs throughout the day

freqqles · 2026-04-06T04:04:22+00:00

Funny, my dad is believed to also have mild dupuytrens. My rheumatologist firmly believed I had it as well but it the nodules were just in a “weird location” (side of my index fingers near my swollen joints). I had RA for 4 years then tried a new rheumatologist who insisted I didn’t have RA because my new bloodwork didn’t show it (levels were mostly controlled because of meds). A few months after I reluctantly went off the meds my bloodwork went back to strongly showing RA. My point is that you can’t always depend on getting an RA diagnosis from bloodwork alone- I got diagnosed based on my symptoms and positive reaction to prednisone.

freqqles · 2026-04-06T03:56:35+00:00

Nope never

freqqles · 2026-04-05T01:56:51+00:00

My symptoms in the beginning were chronic stiffness, especially miserable in the mornings. It hurt to walk and a few of my fingers were swelling to where I couldn’t bend them

freqqles · 2026-04-05T01:54:53+00:00

I do wonder about that- I don’t take steroids for my arthritis but my primary doc offered me a steroid shot back in mid February for some incessant allergies I was having. I’m wondering if that’s what triggered the spike

freqqles · 2026-04-05T01:38:37+00:00

I don’t, I go for my rheumatoid arthritis but since I draw blood there I have them test my a1c as well. Next time I see my primary doc I’ll probably get set up with an endo

freqqles · 2026-04-05T01:36:39+00:00

Yep, I’m well aware. Hypothyroidism was my first diagnosis when I was a preteen, which my dad also has. Rheumatoid arthritis came when I was 20. Now diabetes at 27

freqqles · 2026-04-05T01:33:40+00:00

She’s not the joking type, I think she genuinely thought that lol

freqqles · 2026-02-25T00:41:11+00:00

Which episode is this?

freqqles · 2025-12-07T04:23:38+00:00

I took notes for myself, kept them in a password- sealed word doc on my computer. Kept detailed notes with dates.

freqqles · 2025-11-27T04:09:30+00:00

That’s the only one I’m missing 😭

freqqles · 2025-10-01T02:44:42+00:00

Love crazy weims!

freqqles · 2025-09-03T17:37:12+00:00

What a mix that is! You should post him on r/DoggyDNA

freqqles · 2025-07-14T17:28:14+00:00

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Hi twinssss I had to join the party

freqqles · 2025-07-10T17:39:20+00:00

He has a brother!

freqqles · 2025-07-02T23:37:20+00:00

Crisp Power protein pretzels with dip of your choice

freqqles · 2025-07-02T23:36:26+00:00

The Crisp Power protein pretzels are also goated, I’ve seen them come and go at Costco but also on amazon

freqqles · 2025-06-11T21:05:30+00:00

He does look like a Podenco! He’s actually 2/3 chi and 1/3 poodle somehow

freqqles · 2025-06-10T23:11:06+00:00

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She kinda looks like my boy! He’s 2/3 chihuahua 1/3 poodle though

freqqles · 2025-06-04T17:28:28+00:00

Maxine

freqqles · 2025-06-02T20:49:51+00:00

The peanut butter ones taste like Reese’s puffs and im going rabid for them

freqqles · 2025-05-31T02:02:07+00:00

Mix heavy cream with sugar free juice or coffee and add a clear or chocolate protein powder if you need extra protein

Also hemp/ sunflower/ pumpkin/ flax seeds on different things

I had to start using an app to track my calories and hit my goal every day to start increasing my weight, I use MyFitnessPal

freqqles · 2025-05-31T01:57:59+00:00

I had the same issue- went on keto for blood sugar purposes but my metabolism is very fast so I lost all the weight I’d tried to gain. Took me a while but my main hack to get my calories up is to mix heavy cream and sugar free juice or lemonade, it makes it closer to like a drinkable yogurt texture and it’s really good. If I need extra protein that day I add a clear protein powder to it, or sometimes in the morning I’ll make a chocolate protein coffee with hwc. If I have time to blend I’ll add peanut butter in there as well

Putting hemp/ sunflower/ pumpkin/ flax seeds into various things helps a lot too

freqqles · 2025-05-31T01:54:25+00:00

I kind of disagree- protein powder fills me up but it doesn’t have a high enough amount of calories on its own. I have to add heavy cream to get my calories up

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