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05-16-2007, 07:00 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 7,265
| |  Latest A1C...
I have to admit that I'm not overly pleased with the latest A1C, even if my endo is happy... 
6.3
Last time, it was 5.8....This time, I had been experiencing more highs & fewer lows, due to some changes. That said, wasn't as pleased as the endo....I just don't get why in the he** a doctor thinks I should be in the 6s, when I was doing quite well in the 5s! 
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning! 
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
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"Someone must speak for them. I do not see a delegation for the four footed. I see no seat for eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior, but we are after all a mere part of the Creation."
--Oren Lyons, ONONDAGA
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Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 26yrs, pumping 12
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05-16-2007, 07:05 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 7,314
| | | Sorry to hear that your A1C went up. I know you will get it back down where you want it.
My next one is at the end of June. Fingers crossed for a number below 7.
__________________  Rest In Peace Jack- 5/1/08. You may be gone from us but you will never be forgotten. Our love goes with you.
Pumping ain't easy but it's well worth the effort to me.
I am a person. I WILL NOT allow myself to be defined by a number!!!!
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05-16-2007, 07:05 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento California
Posts: 2,515
| | | 6.3 is still really good imho. |
05-16-2007, 07:10 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 7,265
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Originally Posted by BriOnH  6.3 is still really good imho. | Please don't get me wrong...I'm not "knocking" a 6.3, but I'm just saying that to have been able to achieve that "goal," I don't feel as healthy. For me, being in 5s seems to work well and I don't run high all the time, either. While I may experience more lows from time to time, I'm not running higher than usual (like 150-300 on some days) all day like I have been with the 6.3. Likewise, I have gained weight thanks to needing more insulin. How is any of that beneficial? I just don't get why my endo thinks 6 is where I belong.
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning!
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
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"Someone must speak for them. I do not see a delegation for the four footed. I see no seat for eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior, but we are after all a mere part of the Creation."
--Oren Lyons, ONONDAGA
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Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 26yrs, pumping 12
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05-16-2007, 07:13 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lower Templestowe, Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 2,987
| | | Aw Dew, I'm sorry...
at the same time though, I'd kill for a 6.3...
(((((HUGS)))))
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Of the heart that is real, and true
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05-16-2007, 07:14 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 7,314
| | Just hang in there Dew.
BTW, I heard what happened after I left on Wednesday.
__________________ Rest In Peace Jack- 5/1/08. You may be gone from us but you will never be forgotten. Our love goes with you.
Pumping ain't easy but it's well worth the effort to me.
I am a person. I WILL NOT allow myself to be defined by a number!!!!
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05-16-2007, 07:25 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
Posts: 3,316
| | | ohhhhhhhhh...dewey-sorry your a1c went up.though my las[and first ever] was 9.2-so anything in a 6 sounds good to me...but you know how you feel-the dr doesn't!take care,trish |
05-16-2007, 07:41 PM
| | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 7,265
| | Hi Trish and welcome aboard! 
Sorry to hear you had a 9.2 Here's hoping the future brings you great A1Cs! Thanks for the kind words, they're much appreciated.
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning!
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
_______
"Someone must speak for them. I do not see a delegation for the four footed. I see no seat for eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves superior, but we are after all a mere part of the Creation."
--Oren Lyons, ONONDAGA
______
Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 26yrs, pumping 12
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05-16-2007, 08:00 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 7,846
| | Don't beat yourself up... Congratulations on a good number.
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05-16-2007, 09:58 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA
Posts: 2,574
| | awwwwwwwwww Dew!! *hugz* I too think it's a great number, and actually what I'm shooting for on my next A1c coming up on May 31 (hopefully better than that, but I'll be more than pleased if that's what it is), but I understand how you feel! Heck, I get bummed if my BGL goes over 140! I KNOW it's not the end of the world LOL, but it does bum me a little!  Hang in there, I'll know you'll get your 5.8 back, and then some!
__________________ Age: 43
Type 2 - Dx'd 08.16.05
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[ A1c ]
6.9 - 01/07
6.0 - 05/07
5.9 - 09/07
6.4 - 3/08 
[ Meter ]
UltraSmart/Ultra2/Contour
[ Meds ]
Metformin 1000mg 2x, Novolin N 20u 2x, Novolin R 1:10
Lisinopril 20mg 1x, Lovastatin 40mg 1x, Aspirin 81mg 1x, Albuterol as needed
[ Other Conditions ]
Coccidioidomycosis aka Valley Fever Dx'd 1.17.94
- Asthma
- Chronic Bronchitis
Hypertention
Hyperlipidemia
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05-16-2007, 11:20 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Victoria Canada
Posts: 837
| | | I know how you feel Dewey... my last one was up though still very good...it's still mithering me though, weeks later....that's just another delightful side effect of this disease....
When I think it will be higher it is lower and vice versa..I have no idea why your endo would be so pleased either, except he had perhaps been worrying that your lower A1c was a result of a few too many hypo's.... a conclusion that I thnk a lot of docs jump to when they see a <6 result.
remember it's just a number and a short term number at that...5.8 and 6.3 are not that different esp if you factor in inaccuracy possible in lab tests..
keep smiling
ss |
05-17-2007, 02:14 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Posts: 611
| | | Wow, 6.3! But I understand how you feel, and agree that there could be some lab inaccuracy going on as well.
Do you think your endo wants you to be in the 6's? I think considering what endos see on a daily basis, it's very difficult for them to understand how there could possibly be such a major difference between 5.8 and 6.3 in terms of the way we feel overall.
But I'm sure you'll nail a 5 next time! |
05-17-2007, 02:43 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
Posts: 3,118
| |  Sorry
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Originally Posted by Dewey Please don't get me wrong...I'm not "knocking" a 6.3, but I'm just saying that to have been able to achieve that "goal | I'm sorry that you are not happy with your A1C dewey. *HUGZ* It's hard i know and so to change to a better lifestyle or bust maybe your thinking now.
Dewey, Please don't punish yourself so have somthing that you like for instance a milkshake. 
Anyway dewey, I have had a look in the Photo Galery and saw you in a shop with that smile that should belong to holywood. |
05-17-2007, 03:26 AM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,539
| | You hard-@ss, you. My last one was 7.1, and the doc (my PCP, he ran the A1c after I saw him for my recent gastric issues) was ecstatic! Praising my efforts, telling me to keep it up, telling me he wished all his diabetics patients would have such results...imagine what he'd say to you? 
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05-17-2007, 04:58 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia, Melbourne
Posts: 235
| | I'm sorry your A1C increased. 
I sort of understand. I was 'lucky enough' to be diagnosed with a normal A1C (only 5.5!) and I'd rather like to keep it that way.
So when my last A1C came back at 6.6 was initially surprised but later quite annoyed.
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