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I found this forum in March last year after searching for people using the freestyle libre. My HbA1c at that time was 71 and the doctor gave me three months to improve it or go onto Ozempic.
I self funded the libre, read all the advice I could on here, went low carb. Not always easy, and I’m not perfect. I would say I get it right about 70% of the time.
I’ve just got my latest result back and it has reduced to 44! The doctor told me that was low, she was worried about hypos, and talked about reducing my medication to increase the HbA1c. I convinced her that I was managing the risk by using the libre, managing my diet, and adjusting my medication as necessary so she has left the prescription the same. Having said that I have actually reduced my Metformin myself because I’m fed up with the side effects.
anyway I just wanted to say to anyone setting out on this journey that if I can do it 10 years after diagnosis then so can you! You don’t have to be perfect, just as good as you can, if you have an occasional slip just get straight back to it again.
my target eventually is to get below 40…….but I’m over the moon at 44 anyway.
I self funded the libre, read all the advice I could on here, went low carb. Not always easy, and I’m not perfect. I would say I get it right about 70% of the time.
I’ve just got my latest result back and it has reduced to 44! The doctor told me that was low, she was worried about hypos, and talked about reducing my medication to increase the HbA1c. I convinced her that I was managing the risk by using the libre, managing my diet, and adjusting my medication as necessary so she has left the prescription the same. Having said that I have actually reduced my Metformin myself because I’m fed up with the side effects.
anyway I just wanted to say to anyone setting out on this journey that if I can do it 10 years after diagnosis then so can you! You don’t have to be perfect, just as good as you can, if you have an occasional slip just get straight back to it again.
my target eventually is to get below 40…….but I’m over the moon at 44 anyway.