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05-27-2008, 11:49 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbus, OH
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| | | When's a 5.8 a bad thing?
When your last one was a 5.4....
A1c 6 months ago was a 5.4, last week's was a 5.8.
Not bad at all, I know. And I know some of you can't get into the 5's no matter what.
I've taken the last 6 months "off", sort of. I stopped visiting this site as much, I've tested only every now and then, and I've allowed myself the occassional slice of pizza and "cheat meal". (not daily or anything, maybe once a week).
I also broke some ribs a few months ago, so I haven't been exercising much (ok, not exercising at all - those things HURT  )
So, all in all, I'm pretty pleased with a 5.8. I did put back on some of the weight I'd lost, but a lot of that can be explained by the lack of exercise.
My endo doesn't like the trend, but she can't really argue with a 5.8, so we're not changing anything meds wise. She did offer that I could try byetta if I wanted to. Her patients have been responding really well to it apparently.
I declined on the byetta, but the offers there whenever I want. My blood pressure was the lowest its ever been in her office, and the cholestorol was up ever so slightly, but still in the decent range.
Only thing that bothers me is that I had to change labs this time around, so it's tough to completely trust comparing to my last A1c.
In any event, I'm going to try to stop around a little more often, without getting obsessive about it, and get back to working out.
I kind of liked the low fives, but it's a lot easier to "live a little" so I can probably reconcile the high fives.   |
05-27-2008, 11:52 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: St. Joseph, MO
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| | | 5.8 is still a good thing! I agree with the live a little, as long as you stay 6 and below I think life is good and so does my endo!
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05-27-2008, 12:27 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| | | According to the conversion chart I use, 5.4 = 115 and
5.8 = 129....not really that much difference, esp when using a different lab.
I'm like you, I compare one A1C to the other, always trying to 'beat my best," but both of those #s are actually quite good...esp since you've said you took the last 6 months "off." That's quite good for an "off" 6 months.
As for Byetta...if you've having high post-meal spikes, it might be the way to go for you. I know for me, its a "mixed blessing" as it allows me to eat more carbs than I would without it, without the post meal spikes.
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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)  |
05-27-2008, 12:44 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbus, OH
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| | | I had gotten in to the habit of only testing my fasting number and pre-dinner. I'm going to focus more on post meal numbers for awhile to see if the byetta would be able to help or not.
My fastings are still a bit high 110-120 range. I'm usually 80-90 pre dinner, but then I don't each much for lunch, and I never seem to be able to sit down to dinner until 7pm or later. |
05-27-2008, 12:50 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| | | I find a huge correlation between later dinners (even very low carb ones) and higher morning numbers. Like you, I eat later in the evenings, and my morning numbers are quite similar to yours.
__________________ 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) |
05-27-2008, 12:58 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Macomb Twp, Mich
Posts: 868
| | Great to have you back, I was wondering what happened to you. Im sorry you have been having such trouble. 
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2000mg Metformin daily,Crestor,Plavix,Atenolol,Pottasium,Diet Coke taken as needed!!
(April '07-A1C= 6.9)
(August '07 A1C= 6.4)
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05-27-2008, 01:10 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbus, OH
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Originally Posted by bryan42  Great to have you back, I was wondering what happened to you. Im sorry you have been having such trouble. | I've got a lot of nerve to be pissing and moaning about a 5.8, don't I? 
The ribs on the other hand, now THAT's something to complain about. I didn't get more than 2-3 hours of sleep at a time for weeks, and the pain is pretty much constant. |
05-27-2008, 01:45 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento California
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| | | 5.8 is awesome. With all that is going on with you I am surprised your doc is uneasy about the .4 tenths of a difference and the "trend".
Even if things like broken ribs (man i feel your pain, broken ribs HURT!! just coughing, laughing, getting around or going to the bathroom can be quite painful!!).
I wish my A1C was at 5.8!! |
05-27-2008, 01:49 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 590
| | | Welcome back, you are new to me. Hey if I only went up .4 without exercise I would be tickled pink! Keep up the good work.
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05-27-2008, 02:15 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbus, OH
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Originally Posted by Janlaton Welcome back, you are new to me. Hey if I only went up .4 without exercise I would be tickled pink! Keep up the good work. | Thanks.
Honestly, I almost ( almost) wish it had been higher. Would have been a bigger kick in the seat of pants to get me up off the couch in the evenings and get some workouts in. |
05-27-2008, 02:22 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbus, OH
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Originally Posted by BriOnH Even if things like broken ribs (man i feel your pain, broken ribs HURT!! just coughing, laughing, getting around or going to the bathroom can be quite painful!!).
| Best part was, it was the height of my allergy season, so I spent the whole time sneezing and coughing - with the broken ribs.
I'm still a little sore on that side when I get up in the mornings.
Actually, I wondered if all the pain medication would have an effect on my blood levels. Probably should have tested more during that time. I was "cycling" advil, tylenol and regular aspirin to make sure I didn't OD on any one particular kind.
Of course, being the idiot that I am, I never did go to the hospital or the doctor to get stonger stuff. Not much they can really do about broken ribs, and since I wasn't spitting up blood or anything, I figured they'd eventually heal on their own  |
05-27-2008, 03:21 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney Australia
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Originally Posted by moorejames Best part was, it was the height of my allergy season, so I spent the whole time sneezing and coughing - with the broken ribs. | ouch !!! I found breathing hurt so I dont know how you coped with sneezing & coughing
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05-28-2008, 12:55 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK
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| | Hi there, sounds perfect to me - surely you can't have a 'trend' with only 2 numbers ??
You're doin great  |
05-28-2008, 01:11 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbus, OH
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Originally Posted by Bevvie Hi there, sounds perfect to me - surely you can't have a 'trend' with only 2 numbers ??
You're doin great | Thanks.
Yeah, "trend" was more my word than hers. Since diagnosis, my A1c has been:
10.0
5.5
5.6
5.4
5.8
The middle three were all at the same lab, so just switching labs could have accounted for the .4
I know it's not bad, but I still feel like I got a "c" on an exam  |
05-29-2008, 08:18 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sarasota (sort of) Florida
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It's not a contest. At least not in my mind.
5.8 is great. So it's a little higher than last time.
You get some pizza, some cheat foods and you're having a better time. This is not a bad thing.
As for the ribs, been there done that 3 times. It HURTS and there's really nothing that can be done. But it does heal. Then get back to exercise.
I had my blood taken yesterday. I'll go for some pizza today.
Yippee.
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