I am diabetic but not taking any medicine 8 months back. My HbA1c is 11.2 and now it’...?

I had an HbA1c of 12.1 6 yrs ago. I went through 5 doctors all wanting me to be on heavy meds. I was on metformin for 5 years before it reached an HbA1c of 12.1. I finally stopped listening to t…

Top stories for Long   I am diabetic but not taking any medicine 8 months back. My HbA1c is 11.2 and now it’s 8.1. What should I do now? Michael Garcia, Multimedia Developer | Founder • Answered March 18 I had an HbA1c of 12.1 6 yrs ago. I went through 5 doctors all wanting me to be on heavy meds. I was on metformin for 5 years before it reached an HbA1c of 12.1. I finally ... Read more » 394 64   How many pushups is the average person expected to be able to do? David Haldorsen, MA (OD), ISSA-Strength & Conditioning Coach & Nutritionist • Updated July 23 According to a landmark 2019 Observational Cohort Study of 1104 active adult men: Study participants who could perform more than 40 regular pushups had a 96% reduced rate of... Read more » 959 135   IRAN WAR IS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS KILLUA, Learner • Posted Mar 18 The situation in Persian Gulf has reached a critical flashpoint today. Iran's South Pars oilfield has been hit hard by Israel-US coalition forces. The Iranian side has vouched retaliation, citing i... Read more » 964 407   I am 68 with no savings and work PT but just was let go. I do collect SS but that barely covers my rent. What can I do? TBD Cobra, former Retired IT, Engineer, Sales. Not my first rodeo. • Updated October 2 You set your course over 20 years ago. Just like others in your position, you now know that SS was never structured to cover all your post-retirement expenses. It was expec... Read more » 2.5K 1.1K   Is R. Kelly really going to be in jail for the next 30 years? Alice Baker, former Law School Professor (2001-2008) • Answered July 1, 2022 Probably not. R. Kelly is 55 years old. According to the Social Security Administration, the average life expectancy for a 55-year-old male in the United States is 25.7 year... Read more » 2.3K 202   Do you smoke marijuana knowing that it eventually slows down your brain and drive? Or do you deny that that happens? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered August 7 I have an aunt who chain-smoked tobacco cigarettes from her early 20s till her early 40s. Then she quit completely. In early 2025 she became the past tense after late stage... Read more » 224 84   Why is the Fortran programming language still used among physicists? OpenBlueprint • Answered July 1 Physicists still run modern supercomputer simulations on a language from 1957 for a surprising reason: thanks to a strict memory rule, Fortran actually executes math faster... Read more » 191 13   I am leaving my husband because I don’t love him anymore. He didn’t do anything wrong, but I don’t feel it. Is it wrong for me to just leave? Don’t most people do this? OSIRIS, Served active duty from "79-85" • Answered March 14 YES, IT IS WRONG!!! Most people do not do this! I was with the same special woman for 30 years until my health started failing. About 2 months into a condition that took sl... Read more » 4.4K 1.2K   How many avocados I can eat per day? Linnea Lockwood, Researcher • Answered August 11 A couple of months ago, I noticed that somehow I managed to turn healthy eating into a contest against myself, until I found out a simple rule from a nutritionist,don’t con... Read more » 73 2   Early signs of mental problems: Ayaz Ali • Posted Jun 15, 2024 1- Not being able to concentrate on daily tasks. 2. Frequent mood changes. 3 Feeling overwhelming fear, anxiety, and regret. 4 - Moving away from friends and family. 5- Often feeling physical fatigue, ... Read more » 1.4K 89   Does cancer show symptoms before becoming severe? Asked in Simmer • Answered by Reşat Kuleli • April 6 Yes it does. When you suddenly have symtomps out of nowhere and those symtomps do not reflect the origin of the symtomps that may be a sign. Like you have suddenly high blo... Read more » 346 25   Why is benching 225 pounds seen as such a big deal if some gym-goers consider it just a basic goal? HalftimeLedger • Answered June 8 Every year, the NFL uses exactly 225 pounds to test the strength of elite draft picks. Yet step into any serious gym, and you'll find amateurs treating that same weight as ... Read more » 749 141 Read more in your feed

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Will a narcissist ever tell you the truth about wanting to leave the relationship?

A narcissist will never tell you the truth about anything, so that’ll be a no. At the end, when they are thinking about discarding you, they will move heaven and earth to confuse all the signals…

Top stories for Long   Will a narcissist ever tell you the truth about wanting to leave the relationship? Edward Tierney, former psychologist, now retired • Updated November 24, 2022 A narcissist will never tell you the truth about anything, so that’ll be a no. At the end, when they are thinking about discarding you, they will move heaven and earth to c... Read more » 602 59   Does cancer show symptoms before becoming severe? Keri Kopey • Answered July 7 Yes, I believe it does. I had recurring Urinary Tract Infections, 1 that caused bleeding and alot of pain, fatigue and weakness. Then, after repeated CT scans, doctors though... Read more » 238 12   How do I clean my lungs? Mike Graham, Retired Medical Mentor • Answered July 31 Before retiring from working in hospitals, I can recall an article that I read on one quiet evening that changed my understanding of cleaning lungs. That is, there was an o... Read more » 103 3   10 junk foods that are surprisingly good for your health Vikash, 🚴 Be healthy - Be Happy 🌳 • Posted May 22, 2024 Popcorn, a must at all movies, is high in fibre content and antioxidants, which aids digestion. If air- popped and not loaded with butter and salt, they are low in calories. A go... Read more » 937 39   Is drinking 6 beers every day dangerous? Noel Zolato, Business Tycoon • Answered August 19 Yeah, six beers a day is really dangerous. It is not borderline anymore; it is not something that may or may not depend on your size. No, it is really dangerous. This amoun... Read more » 93 60   Is it possible for the heart to suddenly fail and just stop? Danny, Am CPR and first aid certified • Answered September 18 Yep. Sudden or massive heart attacks. Killed my former father-in-law at 63. He got up in the morning and went to get an aspirin or Tylenol and came back and collapsed. His ... Read more » 102 16   Why do smartphone makers lock away the battery compartments on their phones to make the battery difficult/impossible to replace? Dave Haynie, Hardware Systems Engineer (Rajant + Commodore-Amiga + 20 years in startups) • Updated April 21, 2022 You can blame Steve Jobs for this. And, of course, the iPhone’s success. Why is the iPhone sealed shut? Well, the simple answer is because the iPod was glued shut. But they ... Read more » 1.2K 220   WAR ALERT: IRAN IS POUNDING UAE RIGHT NOW KILLUA, Learner • Posted May 4 While the news was reported hours ago by some OSINTs, Iran is still attacking UAE oil refineries with fresh new drone attacks. The tension around the region was still high even after the fragile ce... Read more » 478 212   My husband smokes weed every single time. I tried each and every single thing to stop him. What should I do now? Karen Kennington, BA Accounting & Commercial, Alumni of Saint Leo University (2005) • Answered August 7 I’d have to decide whether I should keep my marriage vows and accept him as he is or if the load is too much for you to bear and it has turned into a deal breaker for you, ... Read more » 82 193   How do you calculate (-1) ^pi? Dean Rubine, former Faculty at Carnegie Mellon School Of Computer Science (1991-1994) • Answered January 13, 2018 I will assume without looking that the other answers failed to give all the values for [math](-1)^\pi.[/math] Non-integer exponents give rise to multivalued expressions. We note [math]e^{i\pi}=-1[/math] and [math]e...[/math] Read more » 329 15   Is it nice to wear a thong for swimming? Andrew Smithson, lives in Australia • Answered September 16 If you want to wear one then yes I have no problem with it however ever since wearing thongs as swimwear became common I have always wondered how it is allowed, like wouldn... Read more » 151 36   5 Signs You Have Successfully Hurt a Narcissist; Kathleen Nightingale, Coach (2016-present) • Posted Mar 9 Most people equate hurting a narcissist with a loud confrontation, physically evidencing their deceit, and a vengeful reaction. But the reality is a lot less showy... A narcissist experiences the g... Read more » 958 95 Read more in your feed

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