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Saw cardiologist yesterday to review echocardiogram & blood tests.
My A1C (long term glucose) is back to a normal. So the continuous glucose monitors are REALLY helping me figure out foods to avoid. Lipids are literally perfect. 1st time in ~30 years (glucose & cholesterol intertwined it turns out). Liver & kidneys also perfect - not been the case often.
My blood pressure though high at the time of my visit due to running from hospital where I’d seen my husband still there, is also PERFECT.
My heart is 1/2 way back to normal in size from where it was a few months ago. That’s from taking Entresto, a drug to treat heart failure, the direction I was headed for… And the mitral valve regurgitation has also improved greatly.
He told me that I made his day, that he was ecstatic and that I am a model patient for the continuous glucose monitors. 
He is one of the most amazing doctors I’ve ever had. I was so excited when I went back to my husband at the hospital that when I saw a homeless woman with her luggage and cute dog crossing the street, I complimented her on her dog and gave her $50. Yes it was the dog who melted my heart but I now feel I want to find homeless folks to donate to regularly.
It was also a gorgeous day (before today’s forecast rain &
cold.) Here is a pic of me leaving his office yesterday.
@jeanoappleseed That is fantastic! 
@lynnskyi Thank you, Lynn. Almost unbelievable.
@lynnskyi@vivaldi.net@jeanoappleseed Four years ago, my kidney function numbers had me in stage III kidney disease. No one told me what I should or shouldn't be doing, it was presented as something I should be aware of. So, I started reading on my own and learned a lot. As a result, I completely changed my diet and do my level best to avoid phosphates and as many preservatives as I can. A year later, my kidney function numbers were normal, and they've remained that way. I'm also off blood pressure meds, so I take no prescription meds anymore. Sometimes, you just have to do your own research. For me, I find all doctors want to do is write prescriptions. It is appalling how much bad stuff is allowed to be in our food in the US. I think processed foods are a huge part of many health problems.
@lynnskyi It was similar with me though not as serious as you. Every blood tests they would tell me “You’re pre diabetic” and when I asked my family doctor what to do (because I had cut ALL sugar) “Eat less pasta and less bread.” I was having a couple slices of bread per day. Pasta occasionally and I had no idea what to do. When I discovered the continuous glucose monitor my doctor seem to think I was obsessing about glucose. So I asked my cardiologist to prescribe me an RX monitor. He did. He agrees it’s a great tool.
@jeanoappleseed You're where you are today because you were proactive. 