Cut A1C in HALF!

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Permalink Reply by Hollie on November 6, 2009 at 12:17pm

When I first got diagnosed I think my A1C was at 13 I think.. Then after I got in under controlled it went down to a 7.6 in which they wanted to stay.. Well now it has gone up and down a lot.. I am now at an 8.6 from a 9.6, but that was over a period of a year..

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Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on November 6, 2009 at 12:45pm

My diagnosis A1c was 13 or 14, and sadly it stayed there for about 8 years. I didn't see the halfway point (7.0) until my 18th year with diabetes (last year). =/ It has been a long and rocky road, but I never really stopped doing what I was instructed...I just had poor instructions!

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Permalink Reply by John Brush on November 6, 2009 at 5:05pm

I was dx'd in July with a "mere" 6.8. I just tested A1c at 5.5.

Remarkably, I was in the depths of depression, and for months previous, my diet was ice cream, cookies, and deli sandwiches, so the reality is, I am lucky it was "only" 6.8 I did fail the tolerance test quite miserably tho :-)

The look in my doctor's eye was a pretty good motivator, as it was obvious he didn't think I would bother to do anything about it. I visited him just last week, and let him know how wrong he was. Felt good.

The biggest motivator was a desire to find out how low I could get it. I am 54, out of work, divorced, last child just moved out, and so I had time to focus on it. Hardly the same dramatic drop as yours, but it made me feel pretty good to know that my body is not completely broken, just yet. I suspect it will rise a bit next time, due to life circumstances, and the simple fact that I am having trouble with so many facets of life, that I am not sure I can maintain the focus.

As a side effect, the 21 pounds I lost has me punching new holes in my belt, and I can hike in the mountains a lot longer than before :-) Plus my blood pressure took a major dive below any numbers I had ever hoped to see.

Congrats to you, keep at it. There is much to be grateful for, and much life left for you to enjoy. Get the most that you can from it.

John

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on November 6, 2009 at 5:13pm

Congrats, John! Great feeling proving a doctor wrong when they give you that look.

My A1c at diagnosis was 11.9. Next one was 6.7 or 6.8. I was thrilled to get out of the double digits. Almost dying is a great motivator:)

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Permalink Reply by John Brush on November 11, 2009 at 1:11pm

Thanks. Dying is only a great motivator for me, because diabetes complications are a slow death. If I thought it could be quick and easy, I might reconsider my position on testing, and controlling.

John

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on November 11, 2009 at 1:23pm

So true, won't be quick & easy!

I was near comatose when rushed to the ER with BG over 800. Soon as I started to feel human again, I promised myself that I'd do whatever was needed to prevent feeling like that again. Had no idea I had diabetes & thought it was the flu. Yea, some flu.

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Permalink Reply by Keith A. Johnson on November 6, 2009 at 7:14pm

Let's see last year (aug./08) in ICU they told me my bs was 672, a1c of 13.2. My next lab work was a1c of 7.4
Last lab work a1c of 6.8 LDL down from 180 to 80. I am type 1 dx'ed at age 52.

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Permalink Reply by teR. on November 6, 2009 at 7:53pm

When I was diagnosed
A1c on 06/02/09 was 7.7
Fasting GL was at 130

08/13/09 A1c was 5.5
Fasting GL was 74

I am due up for my second A1c test in about 2 weeks, hopefully it'll be lower. Like Gerri said getting scared shi@less about dieing is a GREAT motivator.

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Permalink Reply by Teena on November 6, 2009 at 9:05pm

Diagnosis A1C was 9. Three months (of diet, exercise, meds & freakin' *%#! bg journal) after was 7. Now its 5.9. Doing the dance of joy sometimes =)

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on November 8, 2009 at 7:40pm

Ha ha - they didn't even have the A1C test when I was diagnosed........(yes, I am old).

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Permalink Reply by Anna Kiff (FatCatAnna) on November 13, 2009 at 9:50am

I'm the same as you Kathy - A1C's didn't come around until the late 70's I believe.

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Permalink Reply by Mikey Irish on November 11, 2009 at 1:25pm

In July of this year I was tested and found to be at 14.2. I saw the Doctor on Monday and new test results were 6.7. I'm very happy with the results. The Doctor was planning on an 8 ish reading I think and had a script all written out for a dietician to fine tune it from there...he rumpled it up and said Guess we don't need that for the moment. He did note I put on 14 pounds since usung the insulin but is'nt really concerned. He presribed more aerobic time at the gym...yay (not) lol. And if we can't knock the weight off that way, he will write another script for the dietician. Think its more the blood pressure he is concerned with (was slightly elevated) , but think thats connected to the weight I picked up since being on the insulin. So off to the gym for even more treadmill I go. lol

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