Sure… Will try that (every other day approach)… As I recall, in the past, I used to alternate between Rosuvastatin and Bempedoic/Ezetemibe, and my hba1c was probably fine then… Will need to test and confirm this
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Do you take Rapamycin? I’ve have some bizarre increases in A1C a couple of instances when I was taking weekly (usually 5mg) Rapamycin doses. I’ve had to take a little break and then get back on it but now every two weeks. I don’t know what else could explain the increases.
That or one of the statins for more sensitive people like pitavastatin/fluvastatin/pravastatin which each boast very low rates of myalga compared to other statins, especially at low doses.
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Yeah, this is quite possible. Yes, i do take rapa 5mg/weekly. In the recent past (last year), it didn’t seem to impact my glucose levels, but I need to check again… I’ll consider switching to once in 2 weeks, or take a break for 1-2 months, and see what the difference is
Yea I’m just speculating here but I’ve been taking 5mg rosuvastatin a while now with many blood tests and I don’t seem to notice much of a spike in A1C, so I’m thinking it could be the Rapamycin since I’ve heard similar stories about it raising A1C. I wish I could tell you for sure.
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I got a test back of HbA1c 4.9
Is that good? Or too low? Is there such a thing as too low?
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That’s a good value. If you go near the 4.0 mark you are entering hypoglycemia territory which is too low.
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4.9 is excellent. Keep doing whatever it is you are doing.
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Yes. 4.9 is where you want to be. You can even go up to 5.0-1 and still be doing well. The lower you go, the more effects of hypoglycemia you might feel.
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I have a bit of wiggle room to eat more then.