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<blockquote data-quote="JenniferW" data-source="post: 2207478" data-attributes="member: 191472"><p>KPJ - I've so far managed to stay off medication, but over the years my HbA1c results were going higher and last year got to the point where medication was being talked about. I asked for a re-test after the next 3 months, got it, and I got my HbA1c level down to the lowest since they first started testing me heaven knows how many years ago. I asked for a repeat after the next 3 months because I said to the diabetic nurse that this was a real struggle and I certainly wasn't yet on top of this for the long-term, and she readily agreed to it - and suspect will do the same again. </p><p></p><p>So why not ask for another HbA1c to follow on 3 months after the last one, and then keep asking for re-tests till you're really confident that what you're doing is enough of a habit for it to work long-term?</p><p></p><p>I've got my HbA1c level down by using a free carb-counting app (I use MFP), and that means I'm not just checking every day what my carb intake is, I can actually see how I'm doing as I go through each day, and I also find the reports which look back over the week, the month, etc, really helpful. For me, I don't think I was learning as much from my meter testing as I am from this. I know we're all different, and it's a case of what's going to work for us short and long term, isn't it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JenniferW, post: 2207478, member: 191472"] KPJ - I've so far managed to stay off medication, but over the years my HbA1c results were going higher and last year got to the point where medication was being talked about. I asked for a re-test after the next 3 months, got it, and I got my HbA1c level down to the lowest since they first started testing me heaven knows how many years ago. I asked for a repeat after the next 3 months because I said to the diabetic nurse that this was a real struggle and I certainly wasn't yet on top of this for the long-term, and she readily agreed to it - and suspect will do the same again. So why not ask for another HbA1c to follow on 3 months after the last one, and then keep asking for re-tests till you're really confident that what you're doing is enough of a habit for it to work long-term? I've got my HbA1c level down by using a free carb-counting app (I use MFP), and that means I'm not just checking every day what my carb intake is, I can actually see how I'm doing as I go through each day, and I also find the reports which look back over the week, the month, etc, really helpful. For me, I don't think I was learning as much from my meter testing as I am from this. I know we're all different, and it's a case of what's going to work for us short and long term, isn't it? [/QUOTE]
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