| Like you, I've got a dad with diabetes and like you, I was ill for quite some time during the late fall/winter. I was drinking lots of beverages with much higher carb content than usual because I couldn't eat much. I had a 6.1 a1c. Since then I've gone back to eating healthy and have cut down on carbs considerably. I've also had some "low" BG counts (65-80s) - but also a couple of 140s after higher carb meals. My suggestion to you is to relax. Test just enough to know how you react to certain foods/quantities. But most of all, take this as an opportunity to get healthy - exercise and eat a delicious "diabetic diet" as much as possible. My blood pressure's gone down and I'm fitting into smaller sizes for the first time in many years! I'm splurging on some of my favorite good-for-me foods (salmon, roasted veggies). I've switched now to just regular a1c tests. I'm awaiting the results right now! Good luck. | 
