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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 397112" data-attributes="member: 8799">Re: I don't have great control, what does the future hold? (Hi jeanpaulIve been type 1 for nearly 50 years and since using a bg meter years ago, most of my hba1c's have all been 7.0 - 7.2% on average.  The only problem Ive encountered is a touch of background retinopathy which usually comes when my a1c is slightly above 7.2%.  But once my a1c goes down to around 6.8 - 7.1%, it goes again.  The background retinopathy only affected me after 45 years of being troublefree and with an average a1c and was when it reached 7.3%Its difficult to make assumptions on any year that you might develop complications as you may not develop any, but for the sake of being ok, try to get your carb ratios a bit more accurate so that you are not going really high after a meal, needing to do a correction which may not be calculated correctly and then your bg drops too much.   Bg testing and probably eating carb on a more of little and often should help to even you out.  Try to get the swings between when you eat food and then 2.5hrs later to be a bit more even and then you should be able to get an a1c somewhere around 7.2% for your next blood test and then 6months later try to aim for 7%.Hope this helps you a bit........... start testing your bg a bit more and then things will all get better once you get your carb calculations ok and correction factor....</blockquote>

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