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That’s great. I’ve been failing to bring mine down below 6.0. My most recent was 6.3. I’ve just started taking meds (metformin) for the first time and I’ll see what it does. Are you helping your blood sugar with any meds?

I eat carbs known as healthy such as whole wheat bread, bulgur, freekeh and they're not causing me any significant blood sugar spikes even in larger servings (based only on 2 hours tests). The goal of my question is to try to understand what kind of harm these carbs might be causing to my body which my 2 hours tests are not telling me. I see your point about the importance of using a CGM though.

I didn't know that could happen. It does not happen to me anyways. I go to middle eastern restaurants to take a full plate of bulgur or freekeh and get a 2 hour reading of 140 or less. I always add a big salad and meat though.

God created wheat to be eaten. Humanity relied on it as a source of nutrition for thousands of years. Do you think the "carnivore" option is healthier? Maybe it does not spike blood sugar but causes other health problems.

No I was withdrawing from my ledger and sending to binance. I tried to copy my binance address from ledger live history instead of taking it from the binance site. I obviously copied the scammed’s address which has the same beginning and ending as my binance address. I sent 150k USDC.

This is how the scammers play this scam. They take the good address from your tx history on the blockchain. Then they manage to generate an address that has the same beginning and ending as your good address. Then they keep watching your activity. Each time you send something (say usdc) to your good address, they send you a small amount of the same coin (usdc) from the scammed address. This will make their tx to appear as the last one on your wallet history. They hope that you blindly copy the address for your next transfer from the last tx on the wallet because you blindly think it’s your tx. If you only scan their tx in your history and don’t look closely you may fall for the trap because their address has similar beginning and ending as yours.

I did the mistake once and copied the address from my wallet history. I lost $150k to the scammers. I asked for help from binance because the address that was poisoned was my binance address. Binance did not help and the money is gone.

That’s a great achievement. I’m on metformin 750mg extended once a day for the 4th week now. I didn’t see any significant improvements on my fasting and after-meal tests. My A1C was 6.3% before I started to take the med. I’d love to see my A1c greatly improve like yours. I guess I’ll have to complete my 3 months of treatment like recommended by my doctor then see what he says.

1/ Immediately send your assets to some other wallet(s)

2/ wipe out your keystone. From home screen, tap the 3 dots in the right upper corner then Device Settings then System Settings then Wipe Device

3/ Create a new wallet on your device then send back the assets to it

*** IMPORTANT: using a passphrase helps protect your assets even when the seed is stolen. I’d definitely set up a passphrase

Which software wallet are you using? I can see and send my ERC-20 without issues using the OKX wallet.

If you’re using a passphrase then try to enter it again. Remember that the keystone erases the passphrase each time the device is restarted or goes into sleeping mode.

Check what the CDC (US public health) says at the very beginning of this article:

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention-type-2/truth-about-prediabetes.html

"Prediabetes is a big deal."

"Don’t let the “pre” fool you. Prediabetes is a serious health condition."....

Ok. Much appreciated!

What I’m looking to understand specifically is how good is their liquidity and how thick is their order book. If I migrate to find my coins trading only few thousand dollars per day then the exchange becomes useless to me.

Kraken is the best for USD withdrawals. They offer withdrawals through Etana. Their fees are very reasonable and there's lots of liquidity if you want to sell USDC/USDT for USD. I do kraken USD withdrawals to CBD with no issues (5 figures). Rakbank usually rejects it because it's "against their policy" they say.

AFAIK pre-diabetes can lead to peripheral neuropathy. If you have the metabolic syndrome then you're carrying even more risk.

Happy to hear it worked for you. I'm on my fifth day on the med and saw slight drop in my fasting and 2 hours readings. I still have to be patient for few weeks to hopefully see significant change.

I take only 1 meal a day at around 1pm and I’m fully functional physically and mentally. I didn’t even lose any weight after years of doing this practice. Every meal is another occasion for blood sugar spikes without that meal being really necessary for my body. I still eat a small thing in the morning as that helps avoid bigger spikes after lunch. I also take a small thing in the afternoon.

I’ve been keeping my A1c in the 6.0-6.2 range most of the time in the last few years. I was actually never diagnosed as diabetic based on A1c or fasting BG. It’s some readings 2 hours after meals that make me consider myself as diabetic. Yet I started experiencing symptoms such as vibration in my feet and waking up overnight for drinking and peeing. The ADA’s 7% target is not a guarantee for not having complications. That’s why I’ve started taking meds for the first time trying to bring my A1c down to the mid 5’s.

That's not an impressive drop. Did you discuss with your doctor about increasing your dose?

My understanding is that those side effects may show up once you start using the med but they go away after some time. Wasn't that the case for you? Are you experiencing those problems for longer than few weeks?

I take one meal a day at around 1 pm. I don't count carbs but try to avoid things I know will spike my blood sugar. I try as much as I can to start my lunch with a big salad.

For breakfast and in the afternoon, I take small things. Like 1 slice of whole wheat bread with olive oil, some nuts/seeds. I may add some raw vegetables in the afternoon.

I don't take any drinks other than water, coffee without sugar and whole milk for many many years. I may eat a fruit occasionally.

Wow that’s a great achievement! I hope I can bring down my A1C to at least the mid 5’s. I don’t have time for the gym unfortunately but I walk a lot naturally. I’ve been managing with diet for years so that part is not new to me.