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09-22-2007, 08:40 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 751
| | | What a relief!!! A1c
I had an A1c about 3 weeks ago which was 6.9 (up from 5.4) and I was highly disturbed about this. I tested like crazy for a week and still could not figure out why it went up. It did not make sense to me. So, I went back earlier this week for a retest (the 6.9 was a finger stick which I figured made a difference - the second test was blood taken from my arm) and the results are in.....5.2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I started crying I was so happy. I didn't realize how much stress I was holding from that 6.9 test. Yippeeeee!!!!  |
09-22-2007, 09:00 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Charles, IL
Posts: 549
| | Great A1c!  Glad you found relief.
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09-22-2007, 09:05 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Colorado
Posts: 299
| | EXCELLENT!!!
That is very happy news after the first reading
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Diagnosed: T2 - 2003
MDI: Lantus / Novolog
Meter: Wavesense Presto
Last A1c - 5.6 - 08/2008
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09-22-2007, 09:51 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
Posts: 3,316
| | YAAAAAY!!!!!! way to go dawn!  trish |
09-22-2007, 10:10 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sunny / hot place
Posts: 360
| | Dawn, excellent !
Don't believe A1C's when they're too high,.. 
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Latest A1C Aug '08...5.2
Feb '08...5.5
Dec '07...5.2
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09-22-2007, 12:37 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: B.C., Canada
Posts: 1,879
| | | Wow! That's crazy good!
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It's wanting what you've got.
Last A1C - 5.9
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09-22-2007, 01:26 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan
Posts: 927
| | | I find it interesting that there was such a difference... I'd expect a bit a a variance maybe 2 or 3 tenths, but yours was a large difference. I've never had a finger A1c and your story doesn't make want one.
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Type 1 Est.1984
MM 722 and CGMS; Humalog & Symlin
a1c Trying to get below 6... 
6.8 (9.10.08) 
Vitrectomies May 2007 & July 2007
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09-22-2007, 01:34 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 751
| | | I agree....I wouldn't think there would be that much variance...my doctor apparently didn't think there would be either since I had to push and insist that she give me an order for lab work. I just -knew- that the 6.9 was not accurate based on my daily readings. I'm just so relieved!!!! |
09-22-2007, 11:22 PM
| | Member | | Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 133
| | | Good thing you requested a new test. Great work Dawn. I am waiting for my AC1 result right now. My lab sends them e-mail. I hope I do as well as you.
Hugs-Julie
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Diagnoised: 5/25/2007
AC1 11.2 on 5/26/07
AC1 8.5 on 6/30/07
Medications:
Gemfibrozil 600 MG. 2 X day
Metformin 1000mg 2 X day
10 unit Novolin N at night (stopped NPH)
5 MG Lisinopril at night to protect kidneys
Baby asprin 81 mg. - 1 a day
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09-22-2007, 11:33 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,807
| | Great news! Congrats. |
09-23-2007, 07:10 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 3,293
| |  Congrats!
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09-23-2007, 09:23 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tenessee
Posts: 1,430
| | | Good job, I am glad the other results were wrong, would make me cry if I had a low a1c of 5.4 and then 6.9.....I am glad you wrote this, I will never let a dr give me a finger test if they ever request it to me...
Thanks for sharing....
Cheryl
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Don't know who I want as president, but I know I don't want to live like a communist....ENOUGH SAID.....
March a1c 6.4
Pumper 522 with Humalog
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09-24-2007, 06:44 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,227
| | | Yay Dawn! Congrats on the excellent #'s. Glad you pushed for another test!
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
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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