| Don't beat yourself up over your A1C going higher...you're only human, and we all go through times where its tougher to "walk the walk" than at other times. Sounds like you're getting back on track now and that's what matters most.
I do think your doc's acceptable ranges are too high....but they are typical to what i've been told as well. Seems they think its impossible for diabetics to have really good control, so they settle for okay control.
If you think about it, NORMAL blood pressure is 120/80....and doctors want us to take whatever meds/diet/exercise necessary to fall within normal limits. Same with high cholesterol...we should be within normal range. But for blood sugars, it seems they don't use the same rationale. Diabetes, it seems, isn't held to the same standards as far as staying at "normal" results as are other conditions.
I think the closer to normal that we can keep our blood sugars (whether through meds, diet, exercise or all 3) we should do so, regardless of what the doctor recommends. Afterall, HE isn't the one being affected by the complications of higher blood sugars.
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T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Metformin 500 mg twice daily
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets
Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (after dealing with shingles & bronchiti)
2/09: 5.5 | 
