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June 5, 2022 Impaired Fasting Glucose

Will Regular Consumption of Noni Fruit Lower My Blood Glucose Levels?

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As a trial, I added noni fruit to my daily diet at the end of May 2022 to lower my blood sugar levels and perhaps stall progression to prediabetes.

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May 17, 2022 Health

Brain Fog and Nightmares After COVID-19 Vaccination

I experienced several common side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in November 2021, such as injection site inflammation, myalgia, and nausea. However, the most annoying complications of the vaccine were brain fog and vivid and intense dreams, which lasted ten days.

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April 15, 2022 Impaired Fasting Glucose

My Laboratory Fasting Blood Glucose Test Result Is Above Normal. Am I Prediabetic?

Over the past nine months, three laboratory-based fasting blood glucose tests yielded measurements at or above the American Diabetes Association’s cut-point for prediabetes. However, some factors point against a diagnosis of prediabetes, and there is at least one alternative explanation for my abnormally high fasting blood glucose levels.

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April 8, 2022 Impaired Fasting Glucose

Gastroenterology Appointment on March 29, 2022 – High Fasting Blood Sugar Level Despite Healthy Lifestyle and Weight Loss

My ulcerative colitis remains in clinical and biochemical remission. Despite regular exercise, a healthy and modest diet, and shedding 850 grams of body weight, my fasting blood glucose level was higher than that six months earlier.

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April 1, 2022 Health

My COVID-19 Vaccination Was Marked by Non-compliance With the Clinical Guidelines

Failure to carry out an administrative protocol to manage persons with known allergies led to a 47-day delay in my COVID-19 vaccination. In addition, my initial COVID-19 vaccination series saw a few lapses in compliance with the prescribed clinical guidelines, which fortunately did not lead to adverse sequelae.

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February 16, 2022 Health

Further Improvement in Sciatica

Left-sided sciatica I developed in December 2021 appears to be improving after weeks of avoiding running, rowing, and cycling. Sleeping face up with a thin pillow under my calves has also helped.

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February 10, 2022 Health

Resumed Exercise After 13 Days Off

I stair climbed on February 9, after laying off exercise for 13 days in a row.

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January 15, 2022 Health

Recurrence of Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

My bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome recurred in mid-November 2021 and worsened in the ensuing weeks. The symptoms in my hands and fingers eventually came under control in mid-January 2022 with conservative treatment and the addition of an Apple Magic Trackpad 2 to my desktop setup.

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January 10, 2022 Fitness

Ruck to the General Post Office

I rucked for over 23 km with 5 kg on my back.

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