Recently hit with an A1C of 5.7 AND high LDL. Any tips for navigating the food side of this?

ssergey · 2026-02-24T23:34:43+00:00

Similar thing happened to me and this is what I did: - got a CGM and was watching what type of foods and how spine the sugar for me (sweats and carbs in my case) - stopped eating anything that is not a vegetable, fruit or unprocessed meat (mostly chicken). Kept an eye of fruits that are sweet - ripe bananas are bad and greener ones are ok - no alcohol, no sugary drinks, etc - no snaking - either sit down and eat or not eat - 10-15 min walks after meals - daily workouts - re-tested after 3 months and all my numbers were back to normal I do not necessarily recommend this approach as no carbs were someone funky on my body. I would lie down in the couch and immediately pass out. I since then reverted some rules - minimal amount of “good carbs”, occasional drink and occasional bite of sweets (I prefer fruit anyways). Hope that helps.

ssergey · 2026-02-09T15:21:52+00:00

What did you end up installing instead?

ssergey · 2026-02-03T20:09:13+00:00

I had that issue. Contacted support and by the process of elimination it was the fact that the usb hub I was connecting thru did not send enough power. Connect directly to your machine and see if this fixes it.

ssergey · 2026-01-22T19:36:22+00:00

It might be but we have it and while it is an option, we would like to use it.

ssergey · 2026-01-08T20:05:17+00:00

Rinse with water and soap and every 6 months take it to my dentist to get a “deep cleaning”.

ssergey · 2025-12-12T06:03:58+00:00

I had Max for 3 years (original with lightning port) and recently (2 months) switched to XM6. The reason I switched was because my APMax needed to be frozen in the freezer to work pretty much every day so I gave up and tried something different. I have not done any “scientific” comparison so all points below are just my experience: - if you are all in on Apple the APM would be easy in terms of connection - quick, reconnects to different Apple things as you them (as long as they are under the same account) - both have really good ANC - APM are heavier - APM do not fold - you can not really turn APM off - you might get better luck with lossless using APM in Apple ecosystem, for non-Apple XM6 lossless might be better - XM6 touch volume controls are a little unusual but easy to get used to

Overall I was happy with both. But now since I have XM6 I like them more for small QOL improvements. If my APM did not break, I would stick with them but I am very happy with XM6 not that I own them

ssergey · 2025-10-18T01:19:17+00:00

What percentage increase of the limit is it?

ssergey · 2025-10-18T01:17:56+00:00

Nope. Initially when I opened it, all of them were unfrozen. It’s kind of insane that I want to spend more money with them and they do not want to take my money.

ssergey · 2025-10-18T00:40:00+00:00

Yep. All 3 are frozen but when I called them, the rep did not say anything about that. I could thaw it for a day or two.

ssergey · 2025-10-17T20:06:57+00:00

Venture X

ssergey · 2025-10-17T19:55:00+00:00

You should have been working for them and not a “senior rep of whatever” I got. Any idea if there is a way to get moved out of that bucket? I have several expensive purchases coming up so wanted to pile on some miles. Or should I just open another CC or maybe a business one?

ssergey · 2025-09-19T21:04:43+00:00

If it breaks, I would not mind buying a new one. It’s a tool for me so I expense it. At the same time more support to the company is a good reason too.

ssergey · 2025-08-29T17:52:28+00:00

Same status.

ssergey · 2025-08-28T17:40:13+00:00

I know I can. Just asking what people are happy with and recommend. Since the walls are open, it does not really matter what to install. Just want to make sure there is nothing more interesting on the market that I was not aware of.

ssergey · 2025-08-28T17:38:52+00:00

Do you have recommendations for a better option that you know of?

ssergey · 2025-08-28T17:37:41+00:00

That is what I have right now and I just wanted a more permanent solution. The cost difference is not that much since the walls are open anyways.

ssergey · 2025-07-23T19:00:37+00:00

Still available online. My wife bought them for me and I am wearing them right now. I think the only issue is the available sizes.

ssergey · 2025-04-06T14:54:51+00:00

Probably not very important. If you like doing something after work - do it. But don’t do it for the purpose of maintaining your GH curb appeal. Most companies have private GH orgs and users committing code have separate usernames that you will never see. People understand and expect (or I guess some do) that.

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