@Headspark Thanks so much- I only know about A1C from here, and its 6.0 right now. Now I can track myself - cause my doctor just told me to cut sugar cause I can become prediabetic. I’m already day 2 without sugar. And will have to figure out a new diet.
Yeah I heard about Splenda see them in yellow packets. I also heard of Stevia so - I really don’t like the idea but maybe give them a chance. Yeah sugar free candy just doesn’t do saftisfy a sweet tooth.
I’m on 180mg Geodon + 40mg Latuda. I’m also on Mirtazapine and Bentropine.
Geodon and Latuda are both low risk for diabetes
An A1C of 6.0 is prediabetic, at least according to Diabetes Canada. Normal is less than 5.5
Here are the blood sugar level definitions in Canada, this is a screenshot straight from my blood test results. My lab gives me my result (6.1), but it also gives me the healthy ranges for each test result so I know if my results for all the tests they do are within healthy ranges.
I would assume these definitions of diabetes are similar all over the world…
Thanks @Headspark — Not sure what this gibberish means but this is what they are saying in the notes.
I also prefer the taste of Splenda over all other artificial sweeteners.
In the US they do A1C which uses the units mmol/L but home based blood sugar tests are done with units mg/dL
mmol/L and mg/dL can be converted from one to the other.
For example an A1C of 6 mmol/L is equal too a blood sugar level of 108 mg/dL
I don’t know why they make it that complicated in the US. In Canada we use mmol/L for both A1C and home blood sugar testing. No conversions necessary so it’s easier to understand.
@Aziz think I will try it - my 2nd day of unsweetened coffee tastes awful. I usually have 3 cups by now. Just still working on one.
When I was on Zyprexa my A1C was 6.x, after switching to Latuda and Risperidone it went down. It was 5.7 in my last blood test so I am close to be prediabetic. My Dr told me to eat less carbs, to avoid sugary stuff, bread, pasta, chocolate, etc but its hard. Recently I switched all my sugary drinks to 0 calories water enhancer drinks sweetened with Splenda. I use Mio and Crystal Light. I like watermelon strawberry Mio and Crystal Light pineapple coconut/piña colada.
OMG @Headspark I don’t even understand what mmo is.
It really is- my doc told me last test about 3 mos ago to cut down on sugars mostly - but I didn’t. I think he’s gonna have a much longer talk about it this time.
Chemistry my friend. If you want to know more look up mole and Avogadro’s number
Just like a dozen has 12 things in it, a mole has 6.02214076 × 10^23 things in it.
mmol = millimole (a thousandths of a mole)
I remember moles from my chemistry classes. Been over 10yrs lol
@Headspark Wow you are really knowledgeable esp from programming to chemistry. I have to google anything that uses the metric system.
@Aziz I took 2 years of chemistry in HS 1992 - also took the AP exam and now its all gone.
Thanks!
Programming is just a hobby.
I went to University for Biology (Which included courses in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry)
That’s really impressive. I loved chemistry. But dropped out of community college and just went straight to work.
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