I am super-depressed and anxious because I have my A1C checkup appointment tomorrow
my weight is down, I haven't gained back any that I lost,
I have a list of things I want to ask Doc about, like eye exams and transport options.
her goal for my FBG was 7.2 last summer, it's usually in the sixes or high fives.
I did try to find something about Brexit on TV this morning but all I saw was about our gov't shutdown. Sometimes it seems we're the country that thinks it's an island.
EDITED for clarity..
I think me & you
@SaskiaKC , have the luxury of worrying over 1st world problems.
We are blessed with being in a community that understands our needs and worries AND supports us in our goals.
Consider how the rest of the T2D population goes about there day, simply taking the meds and eating as prescribed...
(shudder
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So it's most likely all our HBA1c are seasonal.. i doubt many don't eat a tad less strictly over chrimbo
so your not alone in that.
But YOU are MORE aware, then many because you monitor tour blood sugars so well,
For the monitoring, i see it as Just like driving, it's best for us to stay within our lanes, sudden sharp swerves or wandering over can cause issues.
I more liken the regime we eat to, as like being in a long tunnel, NOT bouncing off the walls is best...
if we hit the walls, in real life we see the bruises in a day or twos time..(for us the 'bruising' comes out in a year or more down the road)
so hitting the walls is NOT recommended, but if it happens we can still continue our journey, with a little damage
IF we can continue moving forward. ( The idea is to have as little damage as possible on the journey )
For monitoring, OUR aim is to view and take note of the trends, so we don't bounce off those walls so often.
( not that the high scores aren't a worry, but because we monitor we can action quickly,)
but the trend IS whats important..it's important, that over time that trend is positive, as WE benefit..tremendously.
So, we are KNOWLEDGEABLE..we are AWARE....we are SWITCHED on....
so we worry when we spot a high.
but overall YOU are making great progress..(and like me you probably know it, to)
But ya still worry..Like i do.
So Just be aware, that it's that SENSIBLE worrying that helps us stay IN OUR LANE.
So i guess, hard as it is, don't worry so much about being worried, it's normal..
we care about ourselves and those we love.
BUT we ARE doing the best job we can to take the best of care of ourselves and our diabetes.
and your post and scores show it to all be trending in the right direction.
As for brexit* and the US...you ARE a large island
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and with respect, a nation that has pumped out millions of tons of 'info' into the ether, so it's hard for issues over the Pond to really impact when such goings on, like the shutdown etc are in the public eye..
* try looking online for english papers, or use the
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news is a decent start as well,
( may need to a VPN set up to view in other countries)
though do try to balance it with other news outlets, i live here and and am amused sometimes by how they report issues in a far different light to what i see on a daily basis, 'On the ground' to use news parlance..LoL..
The very best of luck with the test tomorrow.
from what see you post..the scores will be good.x