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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2315844" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>That's pretty good if you ask me. Though I'd love to stay in range 100% of the time, I currently average 1 day per 3 months, and I'm happy with that. It's easy to get discouraged when you read about the folk on here who have non diabetic hba1cs and never stray above a bg of 8, but most/many of us just have to muddle along. You don't have to be perfect, you just have to manage your diabetes well enough so that you control it without having it dominate your life and make you feel depressed. You'll have some bad days (or months, or years), but it's your overall levels that matter. It's never too late to tighten your control, and you don't have to have perfect diabetic control to be happy.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, just how bad is your hypo situation? I honestly find hypos the worst part of T1 and I would urge you to work hard to avoid them. (As a long term T1, I get hypo unaware if I have too many, so I am very happy to now have a cgm that warns me before I go hypo.) It's really easy to have a rebound high after a hypo, followed by another hypo when you correct. Last time I had a bad hospital inducing hypo (2 years ago) my diabetic specialist advised me to aim for a bg of 6 to 12 for a while to regain my awareness. If you've got a libre you could look at getting a miao miao transmitter so as to warn you when you are going low (or high), and pretty well avoid hypos altogether.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, sending lots of virtual hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2315844, member: 372717"] That's pretty good if you ask me. Though I'd love to stay in range 100% of the time, I currently average 1 day per 3 months, and I'm happy with that. It's easy to get discouraged when you read about the folk on here who have non diabetic hba1cs and never stray above a bg of 8, but most/many of us just have to muddle along. You don't have to be perfect, you just have to manage your diabetes well enough so that you control it without having it dominate your life and make you feel depressed. You'll have some bad days (or months, or years), but it's your overall levels that matter. It's never too late to tighten your control, and you don't have to have perfect diabetic control to be happy. Having said that, just how bad is your hypo situation? I honestly find hypos the worst part of T1 and I would urge you to work hard to avoid them. (As a long term T1, I get hypo unaware if I have too many, so I am very happy to now have a cgm that warns me before I go hypo.) It's really easy to have a rebound high after a hypo, followed by another hypo when you correct. Last time I had a bad hospital inducing hypo (2 years ago) my diabetic specialist advised me to aim for a bg of 6 to 12 for a while to regain my awareness. If you've got a libre you could look at getting a miao miao transmitter so as to warn you when you are going low (or high), and pretty well avoid hypos altogether. Good luck, sending lots of virtual hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
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