[lewsterr]

I received my A1C results this morning, and really was not surprised that it went up a bit. My last one, taken 6 months ago, was 5.8. I received a 6.1 this morning.

My motivation slipped this past winter for about 6 weeks, and I decided to go off the Byetta from the middle of January to the beginning of March. During this time, my appetite increased, was constantly hungry, and put on a few pounds (okay, more than just a few). Things were looking good for a while, but then I began to get readings over 200. I then started back on the Byetta on March 1, but I'm not seeing numbers below 100 like I used to.

My confusion now lies with what the doc told me regarding my numbers. I am currently running between 110-133 upon waking in the morning. My after-meal numbers in the afternoon range from 120's to 150's after meals, with an occasional 200 here and there. Evening numbers are about the same. The doc told me that these are fine, and that if I can keep my A1C under 6.5 and my current readings under 170, he's fine with that. Needless to say, my goal is to do better, but don't you think his acceptable range is too high?