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The only Type 1 without a pump?
Replied Sep. 25, 2008
Trial week with CGM, what was yours like?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by corbin Sep. 22, 2008.
Problem with insulin pen
Replied Jul. 18, 2008
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- Hometown (where you come from):
- Aurora, IL
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- February 1, 1979
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 7.0
- What glucose meter do you use?
- Ultra smart
- Type of treatment you use
- Shots, Diet and Exercise
- What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
- http://none
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- Diabetes Mine
- Who referred you? (if anyone)
- N/A
- What do you do for a living?
- Network Architect
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To infinity and beyond (Buzz Lightyear)
Posted on October 7, 2007 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment
So excited about my latest A1C!
Doctor appointment was Wednesday, and I've never been happier leaving the visit. I set a new record low for my A1C test of 6.0!
:-D
For many years, my A1C's have always been around 7.0, usually a little below, a couple @ 7.1s, previous record of 6.5. What did I start doing differently to pull this off? I read a book titled "
… ContinuePosted on September 7, 2007 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments
Excel glucose tracking
I've always liked lifescan meters as a meter, but I felt their software left a lot to be desired. For many years, I have used excel to make a paper template for manual logging of my results (see the sheet named manual). A few months ago I tried logging directly into excel a few different ways, but eventually went back to almost exactly how I did it on paper. Now with the data in excel you can get some nice analysis, trending, graphs, etc.
If you're unhappy with your meter software, wou
… ContinuePosted on August 28, 2007 at 6:30pm — 6 Comments
Comment Wall (15 comments)
- At 5:16pm on October 20, 2009,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said…
Hi Craig...how's it all going? I am happy that you are reading this and that you are a member of the growing TuDiabetes family.
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- At 7:21pm on July 15, 2008,
Lee Ann said… - You were diagnosed just 2 months after me! I told my hubby he better throw me a ginormous party next October... 30 years down, at least 30 more to go!
- At 7:27pm on June 23, 2008,
Kevin Pammett said… - Yea, indeed - Roddenbury. Good point !
-Kevin
- At 3:11am on October 1, 2007,
Amylia Grace said… - Hi Craig, thanks for the note. :) I haven't been able to use the pump from the RJ store yet, since she didn't manage to dig out the supplies from the mess in her garage storage, but I hope to soon. Really hoping. Thanks for the kind words. The post I just wrote (on my blog ) was not really optimistic, but I guess that's life. :)
- At 10:23pm on September 28, 2007,
Amylia Grace said…
- Welcome, friend! I love sailing on my beloved Lake Michigan. I have such fond memories of Lake M. and sailboating. Now that I'm in Taiwan, living on an island, it's amazing how little I see the sea, and how much I miss that lake! :)
- At 8:26am on September 21, 2007,
craig620 said…
- I would not say diet change was that drastic. I did start eating a no carb salad meal once a week, also quantities (see below). I compared the first month of my meticulous records to the most recent and found the following: There were more low readings which I think will always be the case with tighter control. If I use a hypo level of less than 60, there were 25% more (13 versus 16). But there were also fewer hyper readings. Using a level of 200, there were 25% less (33 versus 25).
Things I've done for a long time:
#1) Test 7-8 times a day
#2) Stay active and exercise (easier in the summer)
#3) Good record keeping to spot trends, choose and change dosages. I used to do this about for about 3 weeks on, 3 weeks off.
Things I changed in the last 4 months, where A1c changed from 6.9 to 6.0:
#4) Read a book "Glycemic Index Revolution". The biggest single thing I got out of that was knowing which foods had high GI's and being more careful about the quantities of those in meals. Several other good things I learned about food I did not know.
#5) Small adjustments! (for lows) I'll correct a low with a handful of raisins, or 1-2 bites of a granola bar. Not the box of minute maid juice I formerly used (too much with 20g carbs)
#6) Small adjustments! (for highs) If my reading 2 hours post meal is not within range, I'll take 1-2 more units.
#7) Meticulous record (keeping every week, no breaks). See my post on Excel Glucose Tracking.
- At 7:47pm on September 19, 2007,
Joe said…
- Craig.....
6.0 ?!?!?
What are you on the Chicago Flat Iron Steak Diet or something. wow. Nice work, how many hypos???
- At 8:35am on September 3, 2007,
Gina Capone said… - here you go: http://diabetestalkfest.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=855504%3ATopic%3A4363
- At 11:24pm on August 28, 2007,
Jonah said…
- I checked out your profile because I saw that you were from the Chicago area. So hey.
- At 11:38am on August 13, 2007,
Kerri Sparling said… - Hi Craig! :)
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