A pre-diabetes reading, and 4,000 steps he did not know about
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Shanmugam Pillai
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Before
Shanmugam’s HbA1c came back at 6.3 and his doctor said “walk more”. He believed he already walked plenty — he was in the field most days. He had never counted, and he did not own a smartwatch.
What they logged
- Steps and active minutes, entered manually each evening
- Activity type and duration — field visits, evening walks
- Distance and estimated calories
- A 10,000-step daily goal
The moment it clicked
Field days were 9,000 steps. Office days were 2,100. His average was 4,000, not the 8,000 he assumed, and the office days were four days out of six.
What changed
| Measure | Before | After 16 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily steps | about 4,000 | → | 9,400 |
| HbA1c | 6.3 | → | 5.6 |
| Days hitting the goal / month | 3 | → | 22 |
How they keep track now
The 16-week heatmap. Pale patches mean office weeks, and that is his cue to add an evening walk rather than wait for the next blood test to tell him.
““Walk more” meant nothing to me. “You walk 4,000 and you need 10,000” I could act on that same evening.” — Shanmugam Pillai, Thanjavur
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