Is this all?

[viranth]

I'm recently dx'ed, in my third week.

I eat every 3-4 hours depending on how hungry I am, sometimes I have to eat after 2 hours or so, but those are getting rarer as I gain a little weight after loosing quite a bit in the hospital.

Anyway, I manage to keep my BG pretty good. The meter says I have around 7ish average the past 7 days, and the 14-30 day one is 8ish.

So I'm wondering, am I honey mooning, or is this it? I thought it would be a nightmare managing my BG after reading a lot of stories online.

I am careful of what I eat, but rice milk and oat meal really gets my BG up. Aside from that, I haven't had any problems with the foods yet. Also, I don't eat any candy, drink soda or anything like that. I get a lot of fiber and complex carbs.

edit. Also have to mention that I lift weights pretty seriously 3-4 times a week and walk for an hour on the days I don't lift weights. One day free a week.

[dbc]

I'm recently dx'ed, in my third week.

So I'm wondering, am I honey mooning, or is this it? I thought it would be a nightmare managing my BG after reading a lot of stories online.


Probably honeymooning, and no, I'd say this is not it :D ! The "Diabetic condition" changes with time, we all end up managing the changes as they happen. You're already doing the important stuff of being aware of what you eat, exercising, and you're obviously testing to see what's going on. SO you'll see the changes when they happen, and be able to manage them successfully

Good luck!

[TenderVittleS]

I eat around every 3-4 hours as well. Seems like you're doing good so far. I would like to see your A1c around 5-6 though.

[viranth]

According to my meter, my 7 day average was 7mmol, which means a a1c at 5.7%.

That's pretty good right?

Hb-A1c to Average Blood Glucose Conversion Table, in mg/dl and mmol/l (http://www.rajeun.net/HbA1c_glucose.html)

I looked at that table, but he's claiming it's bad?

Find it nice that I've decreased the amount of units I take each day. I can really notice it on days I've worked out, or if I've had a very long walk the day before.

[TenderVittleS]

Anything in the 5's is good. Keep it up!

[KCP]

Man, id kill to have a A1c that low!!

[UpNorth]

Hello and welcome to the forums :)

I hate to say it, but no, this is definitely not all :T You're probably still producing some insulin, which means being in the honeymoon period- and seems like a rather smooth one on top of that (mine was a rollercoaster **** i just wanted it to end, and my control improved a lot when my honeymoon finally ended!). But keep and eye on your sugars, and enjoy the smooth ride as long as it lasts :) Don't be afraid of asking things here in the forums, the people here is really friendly and many have loooooooooong experience of living with diabetes.

[JJM335]

Viranth:

The conversion table you used is somewhat out of date! There has been a recent extensive study to determine the relationship between Mean Plasma Glucose and A1c. This defines a new variable, ADAG (A1c-derived average glucose). The conversion equations are :

ADAG (in mmol/l) = [A1c x 1.583] - 2.52

If you want to go the other way (e.g from your meter average)

A1c = [Glc-average + 2.52]/1.583

To convert from Glucose in mmol/L to mg/dl multiply by 18.

Joel

[shiftzor]

I wouldn’t trust your meters average to be your real average (A1c). Have you uploaded the results onto your computer? That will give you a better average, 14days is kind of short. Between my last two A1c results my meter software told me I averaged at 6.2mmol/l with standard deviation of 2.3mmol/l and I did on average 6.6 bg checks a day. In reality my A1c told me I was averaging at 7.7mmol/l, there is a slight difference :( Still i did drop from 11.7mmol/l to 7.7mmol/l average in 6months which i was pleased with.:D

I would imagine that you are honeymooning as already suggested. Keep up the exercise, healthy diet and insulin regime, all these things can help to prolong the honey moon period. ;)

[HollyB]

You're off to a great start!

For about the first 6 months after diagnosis my son's before-meal BGs were a string of normal numbers. I remember hearing people talk about how difficult foods like pizza were to manage and not really knowing what they were talking about. As his honeymoon ended, the numbers did spike higher and get harder to manage. But when that happens, you'll know what you're doing and just figure it out.

[DCaplinger]

The numbers game can be very confusing. Just stick tightly with your program, and you can keep the numbers where you want 'em. Yes, an A1c test between 6 and 7 is good, one below 6 is excellent.

HollyB, it's nice to see parents involved here. It shows that you care enough about your son's condition to get involved and to educate yourself on what he's got to deal with for the rest of his life. God bless you!

Regards,