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Saw my endo for the follow-up to my bloodwork on 5-1. I thought he would be more pleased with my A1C, but he yowled a little about my fasting BG being 126. It was 97 when I checked it that morning, and I'd been in the doc's office for 2hours, nervous as a witch, when they finally drew my blood! Next time, we're doing that FIRST! I'm testing after every meal, so I know I'm not spiking and that my good A1C isn't an average of way highs and way lows. Gack. His nurse was really pleased about it, though, so that was good.

Anyway, my cholesterol was up a tad from February, so he's putting me on this stuff called Welchol. Yet ANOTHER pill! I am SO tired of taking pills! But he said that Welchol can also help lower BG, so I'm all for that idea. At least it's available in generic.

My vitamin D was low, so ANOTHER pill for that, and he said take two kids chewable multivitamins a day. He likes those because he said when you chew them, you know they're being absorbed.

The good news was that my triglycerides were 108, very much in the normal range, and that my liver and kidney function are normal, and so is my thyroid. So that's all good.

Apparently, my pancreas is working overtime to produce insulin. I had PLENTY of insulin in my blood (over normal). Turns out I'm just fiercely resistant to it. He also said that high resistance and plenty of insulin is almost always genetic. Reducing weight helps the situation, of course, but the root cause is almost always genetic, and since my dad and half his family have the D, he said my obesity was more a symptom of the genetic disorder, rather than a contributing factor. Made me feel better.

So that's the word from the endo. Could be worse, could be better. My next appointment is in August.