Mine was 5.8% (40) last month, also on low carb, use Dexcom g6 and tandem tslim pump.
That great news.6.4% or 46mmol/mol. Very happy with this as I eat lots of carbs and don't want to give them up!
I got diagnosed last week, my a1c was 138. How often do they retest it?
Old school HCP's can still believe a lower hba1c must be caused by many hypo's. Some seem to forget that with Libre/CGM we can nowadays see if this is the case.Mine is 44/6.2% at the moment, which in my mind is perfect. However, my (new, just recently moved) diabetes clinic team are worried this is too low and are rushing me in for an appointment to reduce my insulin rates.
Thanks so much for your response - yes, I'll insist they download and have a look at my Libre data (I'm in target (4-9) 86% of the time at the moment, so really no issues). They've just been a bit slow to get that sorted and I think I just got a shock that they found my results so worrying!Old school HCP's can still believe a lower hba1c must be caused by many hypo's. Some seem to forget that with Libre/CGM we can nowadays see if this is the case.
So make sure to show them your time in range, and bring copies of relevant literature just in case.
They should be very happy with you!
Thanks Richard! I think that's maybe one of the big problems, they haven't really had a chance to "know" me and my lifestyle/circumstances yet and have just jumped the gun. Totally agree a two-stage alarm would be ideal - I'm terrible for seeing my Libre 2 alert (which is set at 5.0) and saying "ah I'll be fine and get something in a minute...." heheI think everyone is a bit different, mines around 51mmol. Everyone seems fairly happy. It's not the whole picture though, look at target ranges too. If my average was lower I reckon I'd be spending too much time below target. No good for me as a fairly physical outdoorsy sort, my sugars can drop quickly from 7s > 4s.
I only keep my averages as low as I do by trying to run low overnight, an overnight hypo isn't a disaster for me, its just my libre pinging ever time I drop below 5 that keeps me awake.
Id like a 2 stage warning, a gentle reminder when it's below 5 and a ****** DO SOMETHING NOW, noise when it goes below 4.
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I assume the remaining 14% doesn't consist of lows, because if they do they might have a point...(I'm in target (4-9) 86% of the time at the moment, so really no issues).
unless your fortunate enough to have Dr BernsteinAn A1C in the 42-53 (6’s) have been the recommended levels here in the US for a while. But people run into some doctors that sometimes freak below 42 (6).