Glucose and weight loss

I was discussing improved glucose numbers and weight loss with someone. Thought I’d do a face to face comparison — literally. 

Nov 2025 v March 2026 v Nov 2026

I haven’t talked about this too much publicly. In the past year, two doctors got serious with me about how I was not just pre-diabetic but flirting with actual diabetic. I didn’t take action on it right away because moving was my whole focus in 2025 and I promised myself I’d be careful with my eating (HA!) plus the cost of Wegovy (see note at end).

So obviously that didn’t happen as I hit my highest weight (for second time) in March 2026. I finally agreed to go on Wegovy with my new doctor in Lakeland in May after another round of bordering on bad numbers. My glucose numbers improved from May to July. I’m due for new blood tests so hopefully I will be out of the dangerous range. And I’ve lost nearly 40 lbs since March (started Wegovy in May). 

Obviously my clothes fit better and I no longer have big sugar crashes. And walking all over NYC last month was easier. And just this month, I’m starting to see the weight loss in my face. Which is what prompted this post. 

I haven’t been this weight since … 2013? 

The REAL challenge will as always be  keeping the weight off. Especially when I go off Wegovy. But that’s an after tax season 2027 challenge. 

The December challenge is buying some new clothes so I stop wearing saggy pants. 

Note: Wegovy is expensive as shit. Insurance still won’t cover it though it was deemed medically necessary for me. And two years ago, my cardiologist tried to get me on it for heart health reasons (unrelated to weight). It pissed me off that insurance wouldn’t cover it. So my pissiness about American health insurance wasted me two years. Which is stupid of me. Obviously, Blue Cross was not affected at all by my silly boycott. 😜🤷‍♀️