Totto
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I'm over the moon.Wow you must be soooooooo happy well done.....now keep it up:)
I'm over the moon.Wow you must be soooooooo happy well done.....now keep it up:)
Just got the result from last week.... and it is down to something as unbelievable as 33!
I do not knowRe: What are your H test results?
Mine was recently 6.6%. Been diabetic for the last 21 years and so far never higher than 7.3%
I was told mine was to low
Im a type 1 have been for the past 17 years after having high suger levels for years i ended up having a stroke i am 47 and have also lost most of my eye sight (my partner is typing and reading this app for me ) i was stuck in the circle of insulin food more insulin weight gain etc
I was determined to lose the weight and get fitter
I put my self on a strict diet bought a hula hoop and a exercise bike now 3 months down the line
Im at my ideal weight I've lost 4 and a half stone and my HSBC is 6.5 and my diabetic specialist has told me that it is to low
5% is brilliant. Diabetes care on the NHS is generally not fit for purpose. Same goes for advice given in USA and Australia. Want to know the reasons behind this? Read Diabetes 101 by Jenny Ruhl. Although a lot of it is for type 2s, there is a huge amount of information for us Type 1s as well. It explains why guidelines suggest what they do, and why those suggestions kill thousands of us each year. It also explains what to do to avoid complications.I've just had my first HbA1c test done since I was diagnosed a year ago. My diabetes nurse called me up to tell me she was worried as it was 5% and too low, she'd prefer it to be between 6 and 7%. She said there was no benefit to having it as low as 5%? This can't be right can it? I probably hypo about once a week and it's rare for me to go below 3.6 on those occaissions.
Anyway I'm very happy with 5% although I know I have to try and minimise the hypos a bit more. Particularly since it coincisided with the rather carborific and drinky christmas period.
I've recentily brought down my background insulin a bit so that should help. I now only take 3 units of levemir a day (split 2 at night 1 in the morning) and perhaps 4-6 Novorapid a day so it's not like I'm taking huge amounts of insulin to get these numbers. Any alternative views? I'm going to go in for an appointment soon and I think I'll stand my ground but was wondering what others thought.