Comment by Jenny on August 26, 2007 at 6:47am

David,

Few of us are saints. I sure am not. I write a great deal about the importance of tight control, and have become a bit known for that in the online community, but I think about it as much as I do because I need to be reminded just as much as anyone else and I have my share of days when I figure, "Heck I'm not going to live forever, one [....] isn't going to kill me.

I also have found that my control tends to oscillate. There are periods when it is very tight and periods when it is sloppier, and over the past 9 years they've pretty much alternated.

I do try to stay in the 5% A1c range, realistically the best I can do is mid-5% because my fasting bg is very tough to lower for reasons that most people don't seem to have to deal with. (Crazy strong counterregulatory response no matter how long I keep good numbers.)

I treat excursions into the 6% range as a signal that I need to get more aggressive.

But honestly having seen my parents live to be FAR too old, outliving their minds, I will be happy if I get another 20 years out of this body with brain still functioning. And even if I don't one great thing about being as old as I am now--59--is that whatever happens, I won't feel cheated. I've had a very good life!

Comment by elaine peterson on January 30, 2008 at 5:41am

David....love your attitude....very inspiring. I am learning and trying and hope to be reporting better #'s this year.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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