[Results] 69 weeks, 14kg, and T2D was the hard part
69 weeks, 14kg, and T2D was the hard part. Posting the boring middle of the process, because the internet is full of the start and the end and nothing else.
Since the title puts numbers in the shop window: 69 weeks and 14kg.
Assumed the weight endpoints from the obesity trials applied to my situation. They are different programmes.
Brought the whole CGM export to my appointment rather than one number. Entirely different conversation.
If somebody has the same thing measured a different way, post it next to mine and we will see whether they agree.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Postprandial excursions typically respond earlier than fasting glucose, so the sequence people observe is not a sign that something is not working.
Incretin-based agents stimulate insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner, which is why hypoglycaemia risk with them alone is low. Risk rises with agents that act independently of glycaemia.
a1c can be affected by things that have nothing to do with glucose
That is a sensor value, not a plasma value, and the two are not interchangeable at that level of precision.
Have you taken this to whoever manages your diabetes?
Kept fingersticks alongside the sensor for two weeks to sanity-check it. Worth doing once.
What else is in the regimen?
How long between the two A1c measurements?
Pointing this at whoever manages your diabetes. We compare experiences here; we do not adjust regimens.