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12-15-2007, 08:27 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vermont
Posts: 1,516
| | | 1st A1c post Dx
My doc diagnosed me with A1c of 8.8 three months ago. She was going for meds at first but I told her I wanted to do diet and exercise only.  She said recently that if my new A1c comes back greater than 7.5 then she wanted to start the meds. I should ask her what she's planning to Rx.
Anyway, I got snail mail from her today. My new A1c is 6.0 - clearly better than 7.5 (or 8.8) but how good is that for just diet and exercise?
Is 5.5 a good goal for my next test? Will that be much harder?
__________________ T2 Dx 9/2007 A1c 8.8, 12/2007 6.0, 4/2008 5.7, 9/2008 6.1
No meds, daily 81mg aspirin and multivitamin, nutrition & exercise.You can call me   Postcard exchange #2: 20 out & 17 in, exchange #1/2: 9 out & 4 in |
12-15-2007, 08:29 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 7,291
| | That's an awesome A1C Keith. 
Keep doing what you are doing and I know you will be fine.
__________________  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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12-15-2007, 08:49 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 46
| | | Congratulations!
Keep up the good work and leave that Vermont Maple syrup to others.
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4/06 HbA1c 10.5
Total cholesterol 195, LDL 137, HDL 44
07/07 HbA1c 5.4
Total chloesterol 174, LDL 88, HDL 75
Diet & Exercise, Multi-vitamin mineral, 6g fish oil. R-lipoic acid, biotin, calcium citrate, vit E & C
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12-15-2007, 08:49 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 7,113
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Originally Posted by Evermont  Is 5.5 a good goal for my next test? Will that be much harder? | Keep in mind it's a three month average. You were probably in the 8's at the start of the three months. Staying the course should get you under 6.0 easily. Should. |
12-15-2007, 10:19 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Victoria Canada
Posts: 831
| | | you are in good shape IMO
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SoSo
Dx Sept 2004
A1c 5.2
MDI
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12-16-2007, 06:41 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
Posts: 3,316
| | | congrats on your a1c keith! trish |
12-16-2007, 07:01 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the irish sea!
Posts: 371
| | | good going keith! well done!
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12-16-2007, 07:20 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 606
| | | Good job Keith - keep up the good work.
Mark
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Dx May 2007
A1C @ Dx = 7.0
9/15/07 = 5.1 (Biosafe home test kit)
10/9/07 = 5.4
1/18/08 = 5.4
6/11/08 = 5.3
11/4/08 = 5.6
No meds - just diet and exercise |
12-16-2007, 09:02 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Charles, IL
Posts: 549
| | That's a great A1c for a diabetic not taking meds.
We're all different so you can't really know if you can get down to 5.5 or not but you can shoot for that. Congrats! 
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12-16-2007, 11:30 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: a little town in Pennsylvania
Posts: 132
| | | I agree that's a great a1C.
Keep up the good work.
Barb
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Barb
Diagnosed T2--01/08/07
I take 1000mg Metformin once a day.
Also take meds for cholesterol and high blood pressure.
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12-16-2007, 12:49 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA
Posts: 17
| |  Awesome
That is super Kieth! WTG you can do anything you set your mind to!
__________________  ~Amethyst
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12-16-2007, 06:15 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mt. Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Posts: 937
| | firstly - well done!!! 
i was up at 8.0 in September - and a week or so ago came in at 5.9%! i was also aiming for 5.5%. so i was pleased at the 5.9% and disappointed at the same time!
however, i have read somewhere that red blood cells can live for 120 days. therefore, i am hopeful that by staying the current course it will drop further.
keep it up!!!
-- Joel.
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"Infinity isn't such a big deal. After all, it is only a point in the Seventh Dimension..."
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Age: 54
Diagnosed: July, 2007
HbA1c's
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early July 2007: 16.2%
early Sept 2007: 8.0%
early Dec 2007: 5.9%
early Jun 2008: 6.4%
triglycerides: 71 (0.8)
HDL chol: 50 (1.2)
LDL chol: 15 (0.4)
Lantus 9u AM, 9u PM (still tuning)
Novorapid Flexpen for meals
Low carb diet |
12-16-2007, 08:33 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 3,293
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Beautiful numbers!!! Congrats |
12-17-2007, 06:17 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,227
| | | Keith congrats on the big improvement in your A1C! I know you've worked hard at it.
__________________ 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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