You’re The Easiest Patient I’m Going To See All Day
October 11th, 2008 by ComputerBob
Yesterday, I went to my doctor for my 6-month checkup — which had formerly been my 3-month checkup because of the stroke that I had last year.
My numbers still look excellent. After losing more than 100 pounds, I’ve maintained that weight for the past 10 months. And I was pleasantly surprised – and more than a little relieved — to see that my A1c blood glucose level is still the same incredibly low 4.9 that it was 6 months ago, even though I had “pushed the envelope” to test my boundaries by eating way too many carbohydrates several times in the past 6 months. It appears that the only negative effect of my culinary indiscretions is that my blood pressure and cholesterol are each very slightly –but not statistically significantly — higher than they were 6 months ago.
My doctor continued to heap on his praise and encouragement for my efforts, telling me that he’s really proud of the way I’ve taken care of myself and — just as he had told me 6 months ago — “You’re the easiest patient I’m going to see all day.”
Now that I’m done pushing the dietary envelope, I’m sure that my numbers will be even lower at my next 6-month checkup.
I can live with that.
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