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<blockquote data-quote="alaska" data-source="post: 1250315" data-attributes="member: 14213"><p>Sounds like a lot has gone on and your diabetes aren't giving you a fair chance from the sounds of things.</p><p></p><p>With your HbA1c that high it sounds like you're struggling overall. 80 mmol/mol works out as keeping average sugar levels of 12.5 mmol/l.</p><p></p><p>Have you done a carbohydrate counting course? If not, ask to go on one of these.</p><p></p><p>If you have, give yourself some 'you' time, revise what you learned in the course and make getting back into the swing of things a high priority.</p><p></p><p>Make you give yourself time to manage your diabetes anyway. At minimum, find 10 mins a day to look over your results and ask yourself what things you could do to help out.</p><p></p><p>When I was in your position back in 2009, my life was all over the place. Sleep was disrupted, meals were being taken at random times, I was continually hungry and tired and it was really tough staying positive and dealing with day to day life.</p><p></p><p>Two things changed my life around. I spent a month looking closely at my sugar levels wondering what I could do better and secondly I went on a low carb diet -which took away the massive spikes and drops that had been running and ruining my life.</p><p></p><p>Since then, my control got much better to the point whereby I've had an HbA1c of 42 mmol/mol or under for the last 6 years.</p><p></p><p>The one other recent further step was taking the plunge of getting a FreeStyle Libre which tells you at little more than a glance what your sugar levels are and, importantly whether your sugar levels are trending up or down -something that blood tests simply can't tell us.</p><p></p><p>If you can afford £50 a month, it's well worth getting a Libre as you can wear the sensor for two weeks. You might find find that you love it enough to pay just over £100 each month to have a sensor on the whole month through.</p><p></p><p>Hope some of this helps inspire you Baggypenguin</p><p></p><p>Ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alaska, post: 1250315, member: 14213"] Sounds like a lot has gone on and your diabetes aren't giving you a fair chance from the sounds of things. With your HbA1c that high it sounds like you're struggling overall. 80 mmol/mol works out as keeping average sugar levels of 12.5 mmol/l. Have you done a carbohydrate counting course? If not, ask to go on one of these. If you have, give yourself some 'you' time, revise what you learned in the course and make getting back into the swing of things a high priority. Make you give yourself time to manage your diabetes anyway. At minimum, find 10 mins a day to look over your results and ask yourself what things you could do to help out. When I was in your position back in 2009, my life was all over the place. Sleep was disrupted, meals were being taken at random times, I was continually hungry and tired and it was really tough staying positive and dealing with day to day life. Two things changed my life around. I spent a month looking closely at my sugar levels wondering what I could do better and secondly I went on a low carb diet -which took away the massive spikes and drops that had been running and ruining my life. Since then, my control got much better to the point whereby I've had an HbA1c of 42 mmol/mol or under for the last 6 years. The one other recent further step was taking the plunge of getting a FreeStyle Libre which tells you at little more than a glance what your sugar levels are and, importantly whether your sugar levels are trending up or down -something that blood tests simply can't tell us. If you can afford £50 a month, it's well worth getting a Libre as you can wear the sensor for two weeks. You might find find that you love it enough to pay just over £100 each month to have a sensor on the whole month through. Hope some of this helps inspire you Baggypenguin Ed [/QUOTE]
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