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So my control has to be worse in order to qualify for something that will make it substantially better? That's frustrating. So if 7 is too high, what is a good a1c?

Thanks that helps, I'm T1 on basal, bolus. Apparently I don't qualify for a pump. I was told by the clinic that 7.2 was good.

Hi, I'm quite new to all this as I was only diagnosed 2 years ago. Decent control, last a1c = 7.2 but varying from 3.2 to 12 on occasions. My latest eye screening shows signs of "Background Retinopathy". I thought this was a 20yr+ concern not 24 months. The letter is limited in its...

How do you all get it so low? Is it all down to a pump? I'm regularly at 7-8 occasionally 6-7 never 5-6.

Hi Everyone, I am quite new to this diabetes thing and this is my first post. I have been T1 for about a year now and wanted to ask a question. Towards the end of a Novorapid pen, the last few doses, I tend to feel sluggish, glum and irritable, and struggle to think in a straight line. My...

All the usual symptoms with 2 stone weight loss in as many months (down to just under 11st and I'm 6'2") got told I was type 2 because I'm over 35. After a year of struggling on metformin and a hugely reduced carb intake another Doc did a GAD test now I'm 'confirmed' as T1 and starting on...