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High A1C doesn't match my meter readings
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This is why this blog community is important for me...good advice from those who live with the Big "D".. Jenny has been a wealth of info, check out her website... get as much info as you can, your numbers don't lie...
I'm concentrating of getting my weight, blood pressure, Cholesterol, and my A1c numbers... I don't care if it takes me 10 tests a day...I want to extend my life..you got to do what works...
Keep on testing...congratulations
Richard
If you are lean, you probably are insulin deficient, but the problem with the sulfs is that they a) make you hungry because you have to eat to match the continual secretion of insulin and b) they may be hard on the heart, there's some evidence they increase cardiac risk and c) there's some evidence that they burn out the beta cells with the nonstop stimulation.
If you are insulin deficient, you really need insulin supplementation from outside to preserve your remaining beta cells, because it is MUCH easier to control with some cells left than without. Ask the Type 1s!
Also, insulin supplementation appears to allow beta cells to recover. I recently ran a test to see how my blood sugar was without insulin and discovered that it is BETTER than it was 3 years ago and for that matter, better than it was 9 years ago at diagnosis! With diet alone I was losing ground because I was not able to get entirely normal numbers even with an A1c of 5.7%.
Insulin works, and if you are lean you may not be insulin resistant so you will need a very small amount of insulin. I use just a couple units per meal as one unit will cover 12-15 grams of carbs. It is painless to inject.
I did drastic things diet-wise for 6 years to avoid using any drugs but while that is a good strategy for an insulin resistant type 2, it isn't for someone who is not insulin resistant but is insulin deficient! I would have done better to go on insulin immediately, to say nothing of how much easier it would have been to eat.
Blood sugar control is a marathon, not a sprint. You just have to keep chipping away at it day after day, and do the very best you can. After a couple months of working with diet, if you aren't happy with the results, you can review some medication possibilities with your doctor, but many people with Type 2 are able to get very good control with some degree of carb restriction and exercise.
Thanks for the kind words! Becker and Bernstein between the two of them should get you whipped into shape.
It is a very long story as to how I ended up here.
I am new diagnosed with NIDDM and I am just learning how to check my BGL.
i look forward to getting to know you all.
-- Joel.
Either way, WELCOME aboard, Joel! How are you doing these days? I see you got recently diagnosed. We are here to support you.
Here are a few tips on how to make the most of the site:
http://tudiabetes.com/forum/topic/show?id=583967%3ATopic%3A10871
If you find the community useful, I'd be honored if you could share news about it with family, friends, colleagues and anyone whom you feel may benefit from it.
Welcome to TuDiabetes. However did you manage to move from Boston to Melbourne - now that's a trip! (I moved from Dublin, Ireland to Boston in the mid 80s.