I tend to keep carbs low to save me jabbing as its not always convenient but I do have some medium amount of carbs in the week. Nothing ridiculous. However, I am going to try to have my favourite meal sometime soon, indian with a naan and rice!! I will take it slowly and want to nail it so my graph is as smooth as can be, I do like a challenge!
Today I had my first review following diagnosis in Feb 2016, I got a bit of a telling off with a HBA1C of 4.7% (28). I now have to bring it up to the 5s which is fair enough.
I have also been referred to the pump specialists as I carb count and have good control (if a bit low). I haven't had a spike past 8 for a while!
I am personally looking into an Omnipod (suppose it could match my other Dexcom pod!) but we will get to that later. Any pump users who want to recommend theirs to me fire away, it will no doubt take a fair while to sort all this out.
I tend to keep carbs low to save me jabbing as its not always convenient but I do have some medium amount of carbs in the week. Nothing ridiculous. However, I am going to try to have my favourite meal sometime soon, indian with a naan and rice!! I will take it slowly and want to nail it so my graph is as smooth as can be, I do like a challenge!
That to me looks near as **** it, "pre diabetic" range.. (Someone pull me up if I'm wrong about the PD figure.)
I personally wouldn't feel bad about that A1c.. If you manage by very LCing on your basal.?
Depends on the hypo frequency? & awairness? That would be the main concern for the docs...
I watched one of the professors talking on a video and I learned that T1's have an interest in keeping their Hba1c's from not going too low since a low Hba1c means more hypo risk. I did not appreciate that before I saw the video,
I am personally looking into an Omnipod (suppose it could match my other Dexcom pod!) but we will get to that later. Any pump users who want to recommend theirs to me fire away, it will no doubt take a fair while to sort all this out.
However I did not feel it half as strong as the last one. Surfing the low 4s to high 3s for quite a lot of the day must have lowered the feeling threshold.
@noblehead the tubeless Omnipod is the main reason I am aiming for it, that and no pump clipped onto a belt. I still avoid jabbing if I can, needle phobia must be lingering more than I hope. I had one bad experience in public where I tried to jab before a meal, not in the loos for once. But and the needle stung before it got in all the way, I was red, sweating all over and could see people looking, no fun. So yes back to the loos I go if its essential when I am out. So having something inserted once rather than 5 times a day would definitely make me feel a bit more free.
Can I ask if you have been having a lot of hypos? Where is your low alert set on your dexcom?
4.7% = an average blood sugar of 4.9. If you are spiking up to 8, you must also be dropping below 4 to balance that out, at least occasionally? Please correct me if I'm wrong (and or virtually throw something at me!)
HbA1c shouldn't be seen as the measure of perfection. Unfortunately, it's the only tool we are measured against, but it is a blunt tool. Don't strive for perfection on the HbA1c at the expense being hypo frequently & your hypo awareness - living without hypo awareness is a frightening pain in the ar*e! It's easy to ignore the risks of being hypo, because they are much less well researched than the risk of running high. But know that an increase in your HbA1c from 4 to 5 won't cause any significant increase in the risk of complications (according to DCCT).
Why not go for the vibe you don't have to carry your Dexcom receiver around with you then as it's incorporated with the pump?I am personally looking into an Omnipod (suppose it could match my other Dexcom pod!) but we will get to that later. Any pump users who want to recommend theirs to me fire away, it will no doubt take a fair while to sort all this out.
Ah ok, I have a smart phone and it's out smarted me lol I hate the ruddy thing.@CarbsRok I have the G5 so I only need my phone and the vibe only works with g4.
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