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Hi.
I'm new to this forum, although I've been a type 1 diabetic for 16 years, injections.
At the start and for much of that time, my HB1ACs were good but over the last few years, they have been creeping up. I think it's just because I'm just so tired of dealing with it, and I've got a lot going on at the moment. My last Hb1Ac about a month ago was 7.3% which is the worst ever and I have decided to get things back under control.

As a result, I've been reading up on CGM, and I'm pleased to see that things have really progressed in the last few years. It could change everything! And that's how I've discovered this site. I'm posting a new thread in the blood glucose monitoring section..
 
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mark2 said:
Hi.
I'm new to this forum, although I've been a type 1 diabetic for 16 years, injections.
At the start and for much of that time, my HB1ACs were good but over the last few years, they have been creeping up. I think it's just because I'm just so tired of dealing with it, and I've got a lot going on at the moment. My last Hb1Ac about a month ago was 7.3% which is the worst ever and I have decided to get things back under control.

As a result, I've been reading up on CGM, and I'm pleased to see that things have really progressed in the last few years. It could change everything! And that's how I've discovered this site. I'm posting a new thread in the blood glucose monitoring section..
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To me it sounds as if you have regained your positivity again? It's easy to become complacent .. or to go through stages of feeling fed up with it all. I have type 2, but certainly have felt that way too. We need determination to be the best that we are and the healthiest we can be. Fight on .. knowing that you are doing it for YOU. Optimism is catching you know ;)
 
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Hi Mark. 16 years is quite a long time. I assume you're following (or trying to!) the low-carb route? There seem to be so many people now successfully using CGM.
 
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@mark2. Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you've highlighted a problem with your diabetes, although 7.3 is a bit high it definitely isn't that bad for someone 16 yrs fighting the fight.
I'm sure it won't take much to get below 7.
Good luck and keep posting, 16 yrs experience will be invaluable to the forum.
 
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therower said:
@mark2. Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you've highlighted a problem with your diabetes, although 7.3 is a bit high it definitely isn't that bad for someone 16 yrs fighting the fight.
I'm sure it won't take much to get below 7.
Good luck and keep posting, 16 yrs experience will be invaluable to the forum.
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@therower
Thanks for the welcome!

Yes, I know there's nothing really causing the upward trend, except the complacency which has set in after a while...working on it!
 
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Hi Mark and welcome :)

mark2 said:
I think it's just because I'm just so tired of dealing with it, and I've got a lot going on at the moment.
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I'm going to tag @catherinecherub as she has a link to some info on Diabetes Burnout which many people on the forum have experienced. Best wishes.
 
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Daibell said:
Hi Mark. 16 years is quite a long time. I assume you're following (or trying to!) the low-carb route? There seem to be so many people now successfully using CGM.
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Hi Daibell. No, I have not tried the low carb diet...initially I was told that I should eat more or less normally but cut out the sugars and rapid carbs and dose the insulin accordingly and exercise. It worked quite well me for quite a while.
If I do manage to get the CGM, it would make it so much easier to get a feeling for the effects of different foods. Edit: And look into the low carb diet ;-) Thanks for the suggestion
 
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mark2 said:
Hi.
I'm new to this forum, although I've been a type 1 diabetic for 16 years, injections.
At the start and for much of that time, my HB1ACs were good but over the last few years, they have been creeping up. I think it's just because I'm just so tired of dealing with it, and I've got a lot going on at the moment. My last Hb1Ac about a month ago was 7.3% which is the worst ever and I have decided to get things back under control.

As a result, I've been reading up on CGM, and I'm pleased to see that things have really progressed in the last few years. It could change everything! And that's how I've discovered this site. I'm posting a new thread in the blood glucose monitoring section..
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Hello and a big welcome @mark2 :)
 
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Welcome to the forum i am sure with your experience and help/encouragement on here you will be able to get it back down.
 
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Dan6 said:
Welcome to the forum i am sure with your experience and help/encouragement on here you will be able to get it back down.
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Hi Dan,
Thank you for your kind message. Yes, I know I can correct it and I'm actually being quite rigorous with my regime at the moment. The thing is to keep it up in the long term.
 
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Hi Dan,
Thank you for your kind message. Yes, I know I can correct it and I'm actually being quite rigorous with my regime at the moment. The thing is to keep it up in the long term.
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Totally agree thsts the hardest part. its something im going through atbthe moment as a type 1. i have got a bit too relaxed i think and whilst my levels are ok they could be better
 
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