Nov 23 2012 Update

For some reason, my pancreas is still partially working.

Up through the end of August I was doing 8 units of Lantus a day.  I would test before bed and if I was over 200, I would do 2 units of Humalog.  But, over the summer I cut out a lot of carbs so I wasn't doing too many corrections.  In the end, my A1c dropped to 5.8.  It had been about 7.1 before that.  That was a good improvement.  Although, my doctor thought it was too much and that I should cut back to 7 units a day.

So, I've been on 7 units since then and doing a few corrections.  I'm guessing my A1c will go up.

I've also gained a few pounds.  I'm up to about 159-160 now in the morning.  I would like to get back to 153-155 range.  I have started lifting weights-- doing about 18 sets of a circuit at the local Y.  I'm doing this 3x a week and have been for about 2-3 months.  I'm trying to tell myself that the extra pounds are from muscle, but don't want to kid myself.  I think I need to cut back on calories.