Yeah, about the best I can say is my A1C did come down, but I can't say with absolute certainty that it was all due to the drug and not simply because I changed out most of the sugary foods in my diet and voluntarily cut back on the portions.

Oh, and I did manage to beat the odds and avoided the most common side-effect of constipation...by ending up with the second most-common one: diarrhea. Go me./s

>I hope it goes well! My mother's had that done a couple of times, as
>well as an aortic valve replacement--she inherited a tendency toward
>arterial blockages and valve failures from her father, who eventually
>died from the latter. It's rough, but a lot less so than open-heart
>surgery, which she has so far dodged.

Fun fact, when I was initially diagnosed with heart failure, there were plans to conduct bypass surgery and I was preparing myself for the reality of open-heart surgery and at least a month out of action. And then the surgeon put the kibosh on that, not because of any danger, but because the damage done was permanent and a bypass was pointless. The only positive is that the muscle still alive is in good enough shape that they've stopped talking transplant for the moment.

>The good news on this end is that I just brought Mom home from the
>hospital and got her settled in her house. She's tired, but otherwise
>seems to be well. I hope yours recovers as well.

I'm sure she will, if only to spite me.

That's a joke, son.

>Yeah, it's good to get away for a while. I've also been watching a
>lot of cooking videos on YouTube, which might seem like a weird thing
>to do in my current situation, but I find it oddly restful. I'm
>looking forward to trying tiny amounts of several of the dishes I now
>know how to make (including char siu pork, yum).

I don't know what it is about this time of year, but it's usually the same time when I start looking at cooking videos myself and going "Hmm..." Only issue is I live with three other people, and any time you cook anything more than a quick snack will result in at least one popping up to go "Can I have some?" So experimental cookery is hard unless I'm willing to waste 2-4x the ingredient disappointing more than just myself.

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CdrMike, Overwatch Reject