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<blockquote data-quote="SareN" data-source="post: 2319891" data-attributes="member: 522520"><p>Just to follow up on this thread, I had the results of my first HBA1c yesterday since starting insulin and it was 39 (5.7%). I am really pleased. </p><p></p><p>It was 6% in May 2018 but dismissed at nothing to worry about.</p><p>It was 11.7% in February 2020 at diagnosis.</p><p>6.8% in June after going below 20g carbs a day during lockdown whilst I waited to get antibody testing.</p><p>I started basal and bolus insulin in June and starting eating between 80 and 150g of carbs a day. I have a libre with miao miao attached and it sends blood sugar reading to my phone and fitbit.</p><p>I just wanted to share because I know a lot of newly diagnosed really fear going on insulin...I did!!!...but it has turned my life around....I am happier, healthier and more chilled than I have been in years.</p><p>Yes I have days where I seem to get everything wrong, my bag/car/desk are filled with lucozade, biscuits and haribo, I bore people with carb counting, yes I am most likely still honeymooning and accept that doses etc will change and yes I would rather not be diabetic but if anyone newly diagnosed reads this now or in the future, I just wanted to provide some reassurance that things can get better after a diagnosis and life is most definitely not over.</p><p></p><p>A big thank you to the LADA's and type 1's that have provided support and responses in my threads.....sometimes you just need to talk with other diabetics and this forum has been invaluable. </p><p></p><p>My diabetic consultant thinks I'm doing great but my diabetic nurse thinks I need to relax my control as its too tight.....not sure what others think but I have a CGM and so can react quickly to highs and lows....I rarely go hypo now because I catch it before it happens.....I think she thinks I'm going hypo all the time but I'm honestly not!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SareN, post: 2319891, member: 522520"] Just to follow up on this thread, I had the results of my first HBA1c yesterday since starting insulin and it was 39 (5.7%). I am really pleased. It was 6% in May 2018 but dismissed at nothing to worry about. It was 11.7% in February 2020 at diagnosis. 6.8% in June after going below 20g carbs a day during lockdown whilst I waited to get antibody testing. I started basal and bolus insulin in June and starting eating between 80 and 150g of carbs a day. I have a libre with miao miao attached and it sends blood sugar reading to my phone and fitbit. I just wanted to share because I know a lot of newly diagnosed really fear going on insulin...I did!!!...but it has turned my life around....I am happier, healthier and more chilled than I have been in years. Yes I have days where I seem to get everything wrong, my bag/car/desk are filled with lucozade, biscuits and haribo, I bore people with carb counting, yes I am most likely still honeymooning and accept that doses etc will change and yes I would rather not be diabetic but if anyone newly diagnosed reads this now or in the future, I just wanted to provide some reassurance that things can get better after a diagnosis and life is most definitely not over. A big thank you to the LADA's and type 1's that have provided support and responses in my threads.....sometimes you just need to talk with other diabetics and this forum has been invaluable. My diabetic consultant thinks I'm doing great but my diabetic nurse thinks I need to relax my control as its too tight.....not sure what others think but I have a CGM and so can react quickly to highs and lows....I rarely go hypo now because I catch it before it happens.....I think she thinks I'm going hypo all the time but I'm honestly not! [/QUOTE]
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