[MissDB]

When I went to my Endo in late April, my A1C was down from 7.8 to 7.6 My daily readings were for the most part within the "acceptable" ranges. Yet, he wasn't too happy with this. I explained to him that I had had the flu, a really bad sinus infection, and a very stressful family emergency (my dad flatlined twice in one day and lived) during the three months-- all of which INCREASE your blood glucose readings. I follow very closely menus that take into account proper portion size and carb counts.

Despite this information he decided to increase my dose of Avandamet from 2mg/500mg twice a day to 4mg/1000mg twice a day.

My readings have lowered even more. It's been about two months now and what I am finding is that when my blood sugars are "normal" meaning between 4.2 and 5.4 I am often agitated, easily irritated and sometimes shaky. Perhaps my body is still adjusting to having proper glucose levels???

My A1C on June 21 was 6.9!!

Any advice or opinions are welcomed!!

Diane

[Peggy]

Diane your A1c dropping from 7.6 to 6.9 is a good improvement! But there's still room to get even better and the closer to "normal" your blood sugars are the less damage is being done to your body and the slower you'll feel the effects of neuropathy. I have found, and have heard from others that after being consistantly high over a long period of time then dropping into a normal range you DO feel like you're having a a "low". Just as your body adjusted to being high for so long, it takes time for the body to adjust to the new range. Believe me, it's worth it. Once your body has made the adjustment and you stay in a normal range you will feel so much better!