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I refer back to this webpage all the time. It tells how to set up a new Omnipod 5 controller, whether or not it is the PDM or the iPhone or Android app.

5.9. Baby steps. It might not be statistically significant but I am down from 6.0 and was hovering between 6.5 and 7.0

No lows.

I saw my primary care physician and was at my lowest weight and size in over a decade. Maybe two. I am also at my highest muscle mass.

I had an appointment with my endocrinologist last week. He was thrilled with all my numbers. He also reminded me that I was doing body recomposition and looks different than just weight loss. We both join the same contests at our gyms so he knows I focus on weight training.

But my primary care physician wasn’t. She focused that I wasn’t losing weight as fast she wanted. She always wants to add medication rather than wait it out.

So now I am doubting myself.

My A1C came back with a 6.0. Down from 6.1 so not statistically significant but was struggling with a 6.7 for a while.

I was a bit worried because I had a few high blood sugars this weekend but I guess they didn’t affect it that much.

I've tried a lot of things.

First, I did the Lap Band and that got me a 60 pound weight loss. Since I hit that, I've tried lots of things that didn't work.

Weight Watchers

A lot of super low carb diets which all made me a bit crazy. Especially since they made me want to cheat.

Ozempic — which made me gain weight. Too be fair, I was never able to get a therapeutic dosage on it.

I was stalled for about six months on Mounjaro and it took at least a month to lose weight again once we upped the dosage but at least I didn't gain.

Right now, the easiest and most sustainable has been "Arnold's The Pump Club" app. I'm concentrating on strength training and they have just added a nutritional component. I've done 91 weeks of that program starting with bodyweight and 3 days a week.

Personally I prefer going to the gym everyday — except Saturday because it is crazy crazy at my gym. I can always just do dumbbell workouts though even on Saturday it can get hard to get a bench. I do have a bench and weights at home, so I can work out here. I have also taken advantage of Silver Sneakers and have memberships at other gyms but I enjoy Life Time in Los Colinas the best.

I started Pilates this spring, and while it is hard as hell, I keep at it.

I would like to do more aqua workouts but they moved them to a time that is currently too early for me. I just put my contacts in and haven't made it to the gym yet.

I also do a lot of water walking but that's out on Saturday's too. Too many families who don't watch their children and it's hard to get in a zone with that. I haven't found a Saturday pool that is quiet.

Scott asked in his podcast if doctors have improved. 

Fortunately, I have some of the best trained doctors in the Dallas, TX and I have not seen “improvement “ in my diabetes doctors. They always want me on the latest and greatest. 

I have seen improvement in my sleep apnea doctor. Before the CPAP recorded data, any issue I had was caused by my non-compliance. Now, he sees that I am compliant – or not and changes things based on the technology.

I did have the power supply burn out and I had compliance issues until we get the next generation of machine. So machine generation version 9 burned up, version 10 i had trouble using, was working fine but i couldnt use it
every day and I am 100% compliant with version 11.  

FYI. I had undiagnosed Sleep Apnea resulting from a head injury which caused a lot of bad things including Type 2 diabetes.

Kathleen Weaver

Went on Medicare in December.  It's been scary — I have had almost the same insurance for the past 10 years.  

I did all kinds of calculations to see how it was going to change things financially, and was a bit disappointed as the out of pocket, especially drugs changed.

I figured that the out of pocket was going to be hard to reach.  I usually reach it between March and June each year and then don't have to pay anything else.

I was getting ready to see my endocrinologist on Wednesday and figure out what drug changes I wanted to make.  I saw every drug was only $9.95. Nothing on the mobile app showed what was going on and so I called.  The rep said I had almost met my $2000 out of pocket.  Now I was in shock to think I had spent that much on medications.  I was sure I hadn't.

I ended up doing a deep dive and found this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJNTbuFu0o

So while I didn't spend $2000, it got calculated as $2000.  I finally found the breakdown on the Express Scripts website especially the EOBs.  And it still doesn't make sense, but I had a prescription that normally is $25.00 processed at the $9.95 and a second prescription was processed at $0.00

Very cool

Everything is in normal range except fasting glucose and A1C. 

My A1C is 6.6, down from 6.8.  I have had a few lower but not many.  Time in range is around 90. Weight is 30 pounds down.  

Have been on Mounjaro for 15 months and on Omnipod 5 for 12 months. 

Not bad for someone who has been doing this for 23 years.  

I know I said I would start blogging again but life has been a bit boring.  I have lost enough weight that I am wearing a smaller size but I am keeping the larger size since that is the weight my body seems to want me to be. 

I have been doing some shopping. Mostly in my closet. 

I have also been participating in some clinical trials.  One is a vaccine and two usability studies.  All will be game changers if they work and get approved.