Hi Guys - Yes, I brought my meter in and tested same time as the tech. Freestyle read 93, their meter said 89.
So, the meter was correct.

The reason I am so concerned is ... that had those tests been performed in March, I am sure my H1c would have been around 10 (based on my meter reading). She would have then ordered all the tests I needed!

I feel happy that I have come this far with a tiny bit of help from Metformin, but really am concerned about damage. Thank God, my Ob-Gyn is going to get some thyroid tests, kidney, treadmill, etc.

She did give me some interesting opinions. She told me to keep the Freestyle meter cause the Precision is a piece of crap.
She told in that in her opinion, total beta cell burn-out is not inevitable...if you are very persistant (like we are).
Someone finally explained to me why I had to eat SOME (she was fine with 30) carbs per day.
She told me I could lose my belly fat and the rest of my weight quickly, if I did cardio 2 x per day for 30 minutes (at 80% target Heartrate)
She was quite complimentary about my results of the past 6 months, but still clung to the saturated fat thing. She said eat nuts, avacados, coconut oil, olive oil, basically all the oils, but to limit dairy fat and meat fat. She said that even though my lipid profile looked great, the BAD fats were damaging me in a long-term way. I told her that no studies had ever proven that. She said, yes...but there will be.

So, I am having scrambled eggs with bacon for breakfast, an avacodo salad for lunch, and a bunless hamburger for dinner!

Oh, she also said a little alcohol helped lower insulin resistance. Gotta like that part. She even agreed about the Hot Toddy at bed. Her only concern was that alcohol increases the risk of periferal Neuropathy.

So......that's about it. Felt better after I told you guys. My family thinks I should just go on my merry little way and not worry anymore. But, I am not letting "that tiger" out again!