So happy, had to share

[Hooterville]

That's great to hear, Dave! I'm very happy for you. Thanks for keeping us updated on your progress.

[notme]

Welcome back to healthy living, Dave! Well done.

[adiantum]

Fabulous news Dave.

May this be the start of great readings

[ant hill]

Good on ya Dave, Great work. So we will to see more of you in photography.

[davef]

Thank you so much everyone, I really appreciate the kind words and support.

Out from under a big, black cloud is RIGHT!! Very happy for you, Dave!!!

Yay Dave!!!! I'm so happy for you....your down days have been so palpable over the past few months. I hope your sub-130 reading is just the first of a very long string of them!

In a strange way, it was kind of good to hear that the down days & cloud were noticeable since in a way it assures me that I really was going through it and wasn't just losing my mind

Good on ya Dave, Great work. So we will to see more of you in photography.

I actually think that (aside from my family) the one constant was photography and the fact that I stuck with my project(s) helped me keep going. When I look back after my photographs from last year and this year, I can actually seem the dark days in some of the shots. I'm not sure anyone else would, more because I generally remember how I was feeling when I took each and every shot. The photography will continue, I had a great day out with some photographer friends last Saturday, I might share a few of the shots from the day on the photo club thread.

[Caravaggio]

It's great to hear that things seem to be working out for you and your new treatment. Oh yes, please share your photos!

[davef]

Oh yes, please share your photos!

There are few on the Photo club thread, with a link to more if you want

[Caravaggio]

I've not been visiting that thread lately. I always keep meaning to check it, but manage to miss it. I love your new postings, especially the old hotel.

[lorilei]

dave~ i am so glad u made it happen..you now can verify that there is nothing lke being healthy..and despite this wacky hand we have been dealt..we do have some weapons of control...keep ur chin up even if the next number is rocky..it's bound to change..be the catalyst

[Miss Milly]

Hi Davef
that is great. But it is only one reading and you have a lot of work to do. You need to get readings like that on a daily basis for several weeks before you can say you are under control. It is a battle but so very satisfying and wonderful to reach goals. Your bg needs to be around 5mm around the clock in order to be truly good control. I bet you can do it, just keep disciplined.

[Hooterville]

Hi Davef
that is great. But it is only one reading and you have a lot of work to do. You need to get readings like that on a daily basis for several weeks before you can say you are under control. It is a battle but so very satisfying and wonderful to reach goals. Your bg needs to be around 5mm around the clock in order to be truly good control. I bet you can do it, just keep disciplined.

Maybe you missed the OP's last sentence "I know it's one reading, I know I have to keep working at this, but I'm so darn happy....."

You say his bg needs to be around 5 mmol around the clock? As in 90 mg/dl? Around the clock? No it doesn't. Seriously? Way to kill a little joy. Honestly, this man has been posting the past few weeks and pouring his soul out about his struggles and he shares a victory and you just smacked him down. Was that necessary?

[davef]

Hi Davef
that is great. But it is only one reading and you have a lot of work to do. You need to get readings like that on a daily basis for several weeks before you can say you are under control. It is a battle but so very satisfying and wonderful to reach goals. Your bg needs to be around 5mm around the clock in order to be truly good control. I bet you can do it, just keep disciplined.

Milly,

I am more than aware that it was only one reading, believe me, if you had the struggle I have had for the past 6-8 months, you too would celebrate just one reading. I was dx'ed 4 years ago and through hard work and by being here, I had excellent control to the extent that my Doc called me "the poster boy for Diabetes control". Over the years, things progressed, I slipped and stumbled, control slipped and spiralled out of control. I ended up looking for Lantus but was given Janumet, which was the start of some of the worst periods I have gone through, physically and mentally.

I am on the road to regaining control, it's a marathon and not a sprint, but little victories of even one good reading are the things that keep me motivated.

While I applaud your lofty goals of having readings of 5mmol/L around the clock, for many that's an unrealistic target. For a mortal like me, I'll be aiming for a fasting at or below 6.1, no postprandial spikes above 7.4. I did it before, I'll do it again. With those targets I got my A1c down to 6% and I'll continue to strive to break the 6% barrier without getting there because of lows.

[jenb]

With all due respect, Milly, you have not travelled this road for very long and may not have hit any of the inevitable bumps yet. At some point you may find that despite your best efforts it's difficult (or impossible) to maintain the great control that you have right now. You will be where Dave has been, trying everything, succeeding at very little, and falling into a deep funk. Diabetes is a changeable beast and it gets the best of all of us sometimes.

Dave deserves as much support from this community as he has given countless people over the years. Sometimes that means that we're all part of the cheering section.

Jen