Ouch!

Tomorrow I will begin testing my blood glucose levels at home. I have been doing a good job keeping track of my sugars and carbs. In three and a half weeks I have lost 12 pounds. But that is just a portion of the picture.

I see the results of eating healthy and exercising but I don't know how my body is responding to the food I am eating. I can eat 6 servings of carbs per day. At times I save them and eat 2 or three of those servings at one time. It hasn't affected my weight loss. But what is it doing to my glucose level? I have no idea. My goal is not to lose weight, that is just a side effect of getting my glucose under control. Although I did want to lose a little, because that would help lower my A1C number. I had no idea I would drop this much, this fast.

My ultimate goal is to have a low, stable glucose level at all times. Checking my blood glucose after I eat will tell me exactly what my food choices are doing to my blood glucose levels. Should I eat only one carb serving at a time? Maybe two servings at a time is ok? How is my blood sugar during my workouts? Is it dropping to low? I am excited to find out the answers to all these and many more questions.

I have a motto for this whole prediabetes journey- I am fighting to win :)