A-1-jeez!

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Comment by Paul Underwood on November 12, 2009 at 5:27pm

your doing great , it took a while, but youv'e made the 5's . awesome

Comment by Lisa La Nasa on November 2, 2009 at 4:09am

Wonderful Job Melissa! While I was diagnosed with T1 in my early 20's, I've still felt the "adolescent" rebellion against diabetes. What an inspirational log showing that gaining more knowledge about D/owning your treatment is a huge barrier for many of us- but it can be overcome! Bravo!!

Comment by Virgil Elvin Bowman Jr. on October 12, 2009 at 4:13am

Your record keeping will inspire many, I'm sure. I hate logging, though I do take regular BGs and A1cs. Please keep inspiring- people like you are integral to elevating the Spirits of all of us effected by D. Thanks for teaching us to fight on with positive attive attitudes. Warm wishes to you and your family, Virg in Portland, oR

Comment by MomsL8 on May 6, 2009 at 5:02pm

Oh wow - Melissa. That's wonderful to detail! :-) Amazing history. And very telling, too. I remember switching from exchanges to carb counting right around the same time - because that's when my 2nd was born, and I thought I had it all down pat, and boom, they change it on me! :-)

Comment by MelissaBL on May 6, 2009 at 10:36am

Sohair, feel free to use my stories and numbers any time if it helps your patients. :)

Comment by MelissaBL on May 6, 2009 at 10:02am

Alexis, that's exactly how I feel. No one EVER explained to me or my parents that what we were doing wasn't working or that the numbers were dangerous. They would say, "we'd like to see that A1c come down, but until my current endo, I swear I didn't know it was something I had control over. They might as well have asked me to grow taller. It angers me how little both I and my doctors were truly understanding one another. I resent no one changing my insulins or treatment those first ten years or so. I was the model of discipline and never saw results, which is why I think I became less compliant in college.

Comment by Alexis Pollak - I Run on Insulin on May 6, 2009 at 8:31am

That is pretty much exactly what my numbers looked like since I was diagnosed at age 10 in 1992 - and I had no idea what some of those really high ones meant! I am so lucky to now be under good control and complication free at 16 years with diabetes. Good for you girl!

Comment by Sohair Abdel-Rahman on May 6, 2009 at 6:27am

Mellisa,allow me please to copy and print this great work to show it to my children and their parents.Inspiring and great.

Comment by Diabetic_Iz_Me on May 5, 2009 at 6:13pm

You have come a long way! Way to go! Go Melissa

Comment by brandi on May 5, 2009 at 5:40pm

wow! thats crazy! i cant believe how much lower they are!
lol as for the high ones...i dont feel so bad for hitting 9.sumthin now
thanks for sharing!
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