A1c One Month Later

[duck]

Well, I did it. I asked if it was even worth re-testing A1c's a month later:

http://www.diabetesforums.com/showthread.php?t=3755

And from that discussion, I decided to do it. Well, I went from 7.7 to 6.9! Which I suppose validates my recent strategies on getting my average blood sugar levels down...And what a reassurance it is! I'm going to get a little more aggressive here and see if I can get down below 6.5, to be more in the ADA target "non-diabetic" range.

I used the Choice Home Test, btw.

As a side note, I feel a little better than I do typically. Some of you may remember that I asked a few months ago at what point after eating should my sugars return to "normal"; I thought it was 4 hours, y'all straightened me out and told me it was 2. So with that correction alone, my sugars should be elevated for only 1/4 of the time they were remaining elevated back in the "dark ages". So that has helped. And reading about how aggressive some of you are with your MDI and pump therapy, I decided now is a good time in my life to get my ship righted. Thanks again to all here.

[gettingby]

That's great news Duck. One little bit of advice : Please keep in contact with your endo to make sure any changes made are the right ones. I know, I'm acting like a mother but that's because I am one. LOL :)

[duck]

If I didn't think more and more that my endo is incompetent, I would. Sigh, one day I'll make a post about why I dislike this guy...

[Brent44a]

Too bad about the endo, Duck. But that is great news about the A1C. I am no longer contemplating buying a home kit. I will check my A1C tomorrow night, after purchasing the home A1C kit, before a new pumper follow-up with my CDE on Tuesday (not scheduled for one at the endo office since my last test was considered in-control). I can only hope my A1C drops as well as yours did. I also switched to the 2-hour post-prandial test and I think that will really help. After tomorrow night I will be able to say, "and the number is...." :)

[MarkMunday]

Way to go Duck!

I have always thought that the HBA1c result is even more useful information for the patient than it is for the doctor.

Mark

[duck]

Mark, me too. The only good the A1c serves me at the doctor's office is if it is "good", I don't get a lecture. I'm going to ask next time I am in if it is okay to test monthly; How much do you wanna bet they will say no?

[KrisinNM]

I'm going to ask next time I am in if it is okay to test monthly;

Why even ask? It's your $, your time and most important----Your Life.
Just be careful how close to normal non-diabetic range you get, we don't want you passsed out on the floor :(

[gettingby]

Too bad about the endo, Duck. But that is great news about the A1C. I am no longer contemplating buying a home kit. I will check my A1C tomorrow night, after purchasing the home A1C kit, before a new pumper follow-up with my CDE on Tuesday (not scheduled for one at the endo office since my last test was considered in-control). I can only hope my A1C drops as well as yours did. I also switched to the 2-hour post-prandial test and I think that will really help. After tomorrow night I will be able to say, "and the number is...." :)
Let us know. Please ???????

[Dewey]

:thumbsup: on the A1C, duck..sorry about the endo though. Lecturing is not fun for anyone, especially when it's done in such a condescending manner, as is often the case with doctors (god forbid some of them had to go through what their patients do! :eek: ). :( Hope everything smooths out on that front for you, and keep up the good work with the A1C! :)