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<blockquote data-quote="hyponilla" data-source="post: 2697733" data-attributes="member: 509037"><p>Hi there,</p><p>Congratulations on your HbA1c! 38 is great for a type 1 and your curves look really good, so I got curious, why do you want it lower? I ask because I used to be quite obsessive in my diabetes management and had my HbA1c in the low 30s (it's now in the high 30s). It came at the price of hypoglycemia unawareness because I spent a lot of time hovering around 4 mmol/l. Hypos didn't bother me much because on a low-carb diet, as you've probably noticed, they become quite easy to correct with less than 5g of carbs. Then one day I was eating out and got a salad caked in honey and balsamic vinegar so I miscalculated the insulin dose by a mile and passed out from a hypo. It taught me a new respect for hypos which are pretty dangerous if you have poor hypoglycemia awareness, so it's worth keeping in mind if you aim for an HbA1c in the low 30s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hyponilla, post: 2697733, member: 509037"] Hi there, Congratulations on your HbA1c! 38 is great for a type 1 and your curves look really good, so I got curious, why do you want it lower? I ask because I used to be quite obsessive in my diabetes management and had my HbA1c in the low 30s (it's now in the high 30s). It came at the price of hypoglycemia unawareness because I spent a lot of time hovering around 4 mmol/l. Hypos didn't bother me much because on a low-carb diet, as you've probably noticed, they become quite easy to correct with less than 5g of carbs. Then one day I was eating out and got a salad caked in honey and balsamic vinegar so I miscalculated the insulin dose by a mile and passed out from a hypo. It taught me a new respect for hypos which are pretty dangerous if you have poor hypoglycemia awareness, so it's worth keeping in mind if you aim for an HbA1c in the low 30s. [/QUOTE]
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