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<blockquote data-quote="uart" data-source="post: 1283287" data-attributes="member: 41696"><p>The first numbers you quoted are your HbA1C levels (IFCC mmol/mole). These relate to you average blood glucose levels over the past few months. 87 corresponds roughly to 13.5 mmol/L and 76 to about 12 mmol/L average. So yes, this seems to be in line with the 10 to 19 (mmol/L) readings that you are getting at home with your meter.</p><p></p><p>There is a useful conversion page here that will help you make sense of those different measures: <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you can stick to a low carb diet (or even better a low carb and relatively high fat diet) then you may find that you need very little fast acting insulin and can rely on mostly slow acting (or basal) dosage. This can <em>greatly</em> reduce your chance of experiencing dangerous hypos.</p><p></p><p>Another tip is to try to finish your evening meal fairly early and make sure that your BGLs are well stabilized before bed time. Avoid late night snacks that may require an insulin dose just before bedtime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="uart, post: 1283287, member: 41696"] The first numbers you quoted are your HbA1C levels (IFCC mmol/mole). These relate to you average blood glucose levels over the past few months. 87 corresponds roughly to 13.5 mmol/L and 76 to about 12 mmol/L average. So yes, this seems to be in line with the 10 to 19 (mmol/L) readings that you are getting at home with your meter. There is a useful conversion page here that will help you make sense of those different measures: [URL]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html[/URL] If you can stick to a low carb diet (or even better a low carb and relatively high fat diet) then you may find that you need very little fast acting insulin and can rely on mostly slow acting (or basal) dosage. This can [I]greatly[/I] reduce your chance of experiencing dangerous hypos. Another tip is to try to finish your evening meal fairly early and make sure that your BGLs are well stabilized before bed time. Avoid late night snacks that may require an insulin dose just before bedtime. [/QUOTE]
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