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Good Endo appointment but bad lab results

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I’ve just gotten my worst A1C since pumping.  7.7.  Man that sucks.

Doctor is attributing the travel and related stress.  I hope he is right.

He also noticed, without me pointing it out, that I’ve been high a lot of evenings and am still high in the morning.  We tweaked some bolus settings.  I’ve working on better strategies — I was going low a lot in the evenings when I first started working out with Fitness4Diabetics but as I shift my walking to earlier in the day, I’m not doing that any more.

I also got “approval” to use the Dexcom rather than finger sticks.  Okay, I’ve been using the Dexcom to decide if I was in range, and then used the One Touch to get the actually reading to calculate the correction.  I’m going to start skipping that step when the Dexcom is looking good.

Some other medical news — had my second Synvist shot today.  And my knees passed the school stair test — I went down the stairs the best I’ve had in years.  Man those are steep stair cases.

I have also managed to walk for 60 minutes per day every day for almost two weeks.  I’m slowly moving my schedule towards a school schedule since I report in 2 weeks.

The good news is that the rest of my values were good.

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4 responses to “Good Endo appointment but bad lab results”

  1. Andrew Avatar
    Andrew

    So… I have a question or two. Are a type 1 or type 2? And how old are you? If you’re last A1C was 7.7, what are your levels normally, or are your numbers always so bad? Just for example, I am a type 1 and my last A1C was 5.4. I have followed Dr. Bernstein since I was diagnosed in 1997 at the age of 33 and I stick to the plan he has laid out. No excuses. I don’t take any drugs and I don’t use a pump. Why do diabetics think they are doing well when their doctor says they are and the results are completely contrary?
    Look, either you’re healthy and taking fantastic care of your condition or you’re not. There is no in between with this disease. You don’t really get a second chance. So let me know what you’re real excuse is. Thanks for the chance to vent on another diabetic that’s not in it to win…
    Andrew

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  2. Andrew Avatar
    Andrew

    So… I have a question or two. Are a type 1 or type 2? And how old are you? If you’re last A1C was 7.7, what are your levels normally, or are your numbers always so bad? Just for example, I am a type 1 and my last A1C was 5.4. I have followed Dr. Bernstein since I was diagnosed in 1997 at the age of 33 and I stick to the plan he has laid out. No excuses. I don’t take any drugs and I don’t use a pump. Why do diabetics think they are doing well when their doctor says they are and the results are completely contrary?
    Look, either you’re healthy and taking fantastic care of your condition or you’re not. There is no in between with this disease. You don’t really get a second chance. So let me know what you’re real excuse is. Thanks for the chance to vent on another diabetic that’s not in it to win…
    Andrew

    Reply
  3. Stuart McGarrity Avatar
    Stuart McGarrity

    I’ve used the STS-3 system for a while and I’m thinking of upgrading. I’ve found an important trick to help the sensor stay on. Slightly stretch the skin area before applying the adhesive sensor, so when you release it, it is very slightly wrinkled. This helps it stay on I find.

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  4. Stuart McGarrity Avatar
    Stuart McGarrity

    I’ve used the STS-3 system for a while and I’m thinking of upgrading. I’ve found an important trick to help the sensor stay on. Slightly stretch the skin area before applying the adhesive sensor, so when you release it, it is very slightly wrinkled. This helps it stay on I find.

    Reply

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