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First HbA1c since T1 Diagnosis

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Location
South Africa
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
My HbA1c at diagnosis with type 1 was 11.3% (100 mmol/mol) and after 6 months of being on insulin, it has dropped to 5.2% (33 mmol/mol):)
 
Well done on your amazing Hba1c.
Please take care
- lowering levels too fast can lead to complications
- too much focus on the perfect blood sugar can lead to diabetes burnout. Don't ignore the rest of your life
- there is often a concern that a low HbA1C can only be achieved with lots of hypos, Hopefully this is not the case but TIR is just as important ... if not more so
 
In Response said:
Well done on your amazing Hba1c.
Please take care
- lowering levels too fast can lead to complications
- too much focus on the perfect blood sugar can lead to diabetes burnout. Don't ignore the rest of your life
- there is often a concern that a low HbA1C can only be achieved with lots of hypos, Hopefully this is not the case but TIR is just as important ... if not more so
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My endocrinologist have been monitoring the lowering of levels, so all is good there.
I wear a Libre half the time and do plenty of finger pricks the rest of the time and there's definitely no hypos happening :)
Thanks for the advice:)
 
My A1C started out at 12.3 Sept 29, 2022. It started coming down immediately. Self testing it came down to 4.3 in 7 months with a 70lb weight loss. It has risen slightly now that I don't try to control my calories as strictly. A week or so ago it was 4.8. Now at the doctor's office it is a 5.1
 
I was told to only test a couple times a week but I am a fanatic now. I go through 50 strips in a matter of a week or less. It keeps me accountable. I want a Libre 3 or Dexcom 7 but I can't even get an older version let alone the new version which won't be available in the US probably for at least another year. I will have to pay out of pocket but since I am buying test strips frequently it won't be much difference.
 
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