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Old 10-08-2007, 11:29 AM
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New A1C Result
Well,

I was diagnosed type 1 in May of 2007. At diagnosis my A1C was 14.1%.

Just received my test results of.... drumroll please........



5.4%... guess I'm doin' somethin' right!....
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Old 10-08-2007, 11:44 AM
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14.1 to 5.4?! great job! trish
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Old 10-08-2007, 11:50 AM
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Thanks.. yeah I was pretty amazed.. 14.1 to 5.4 in 4 months... I was expecting it to be 10, maybe 8, hoping for 6 or 7, then got 5.4%!! woo hoo!
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Old 10-08-2007, 12:12 PM
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Congrats Howdy on your awesome results! You should be very proud! Keep up the good work.
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Byetta 5 mcg
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 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)

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Old 10-08-2007, 01:58 PM
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Your doctor must have fallen over! Congratulations!
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Old 10-09-2007, 07:07 AM
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Congratulations! What a remarkable improvement. Keep it up!


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