[MrsMia]

Is it when your meter tests show that your numbers are consistently in the range considered controlled or is it when you get that first A1c that shows you have achieved control?

I think if I go by my meter then my bg's have been in control since about June. If I go by the first A1c test that actually shows control then that would be in September. Which one should I look at when it comes to having achieved control?

[Tribbles]

Technically it is the HbA1c but practically the meter is a better guide. Your earlier HbA1c results were skewed because although you had good control you were still carrying around baggage from when you were getting there. That's why I think soon after diagnosis the meter gives a more current indication.

[Khan]

Consensus group suggested ?remission? not ?cure? as accurate term in diabetes

....Further, although glycemic measures <6.5% may be defined as absence of diabetes, the group considered impaired glucose homeostasis a sign of minimal residual diabetes and only “partial remission.” ...........

[Tribbles]

Originally Posted by Khan

Consensus group suggested ?remission? not ?cure? as accurate term in diabetes

....Further, although glycemic measures <6.5% may be defined as absence of diabetes, the group considered impaired glucose homeostasis a sign of minimal residual diabetes and only “partial remission.” ...........

Yeah, I have a problem with that sort of statement. I don't see how you can be in remission unless the disease ceases to have any impact for a period of time. Living on a diet of lettuce leaves and drugs can achieve an HbA1c below 6.5% but I don't see that as remission (slightly extreme example I know but...) For me this is beginning to border on denial.

[ShottleBop]

At what point can a rodeo rider be said to be in "control" of the bucking bronco s/he's sitting astride?

[foxl]

Originally Posted by ShottleBop

At what point can a rodeo rider be said to be in "control" of the bucking bronco s/he's sitting astride?

You are expressing my mood today. Something is wrong from this morning's reading to my pre-lunch (119??? I would have waited to eat, I sat down with a full plate (17 carbs total, lol) and only then stuck myself. But, this is getting RIDICULOUS.