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What’s been your experience of your daily Fasting Numbers in respect of your HBA1C reductions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Auto E" data-source="post: 2179559" data-attributes="member: 513396"><p>Totally agree. My lack of understanding and thence employing countermeasures was, back in September, an unknown and unknowable Landscape, devoid of Signposts, a Compass, a Map or even guiding Stars! What I WAS handed was a <strong>Pricker device</strong>, no hands-on usage support, Strips 'n Pricks and a quickly handwritten GP A4, which, thinking back I had to ask of her after just alarmed me by saying I'd have to consider going on <strong>INSULIN</strong> or at the very least another Rx that would mean contacting DVLA!! - This was <strong>NOT</strong> a good place to be. However, THIS is a good place to be with people that are relaxed about giving out selfless support. And, support from those that are in a more challenging place that I am at.</p><p></p><p>I'm meeting my GP today. Do you have anything I could raise with her?</p></blockquote><p></p><p>To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure most GPs have the time to be creative in their thinking with us. We kind of have to do that here. However, I do have a few ideas for your appointment:</p><p>1) See if you can get a Rx for a CGM - it's revolutionary. I pay out of pocket and had to ask 4 docs before I finally got the Rx. That will ultimately tell you what's really going on. A1C is far from perfect as estimating average glucose.</p><p>2) Ask if you can see your reticulocyte count on the CBC. Very low reticulocytes indicate long-lived RBCs and you get higher A1Cs (relative to true average BG), and high reticulocytes may indicate short-lived RBCs and lower A1Cs.</p><p>3) ask if you can have any other glycated protein tests - such as glycated albumin. I've heard it's possibly a better measure of glycation in the blood.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Auto E, post: 2179559, member: 513396"] Totally agree. My lack of understanding and thence employing countermeasures was, back in September, an unknown and unknowable Landscape, devoid of Signposts, a Compass, a Map or even guiding Stars! What I WAS handed was a [B]Pricker device[/B], no hands-on usage support, Strips 'n Pricks and a quickly handwritten GP A4, which, thinking back I had to ask of her after just alarmed me by saying I'd have to consider going on [B]INSULIN[/B] or at the very least another Rx that would mean contacting DVLA!! - This was [B]NOT[/B] a good place to be. However, THIS is a good place to be with people that are relaxed about giving out selfless support. And, support from those that are in a more challenging place that I am at. I'm meeting my GP today. Do you have anything I could raise with her?[/QUOTE] To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure most GPs have the time to be creative in their thinking with us. We kind of have to do that here. However, I do have a few ideas for your appointment: 1) See if you can get a Rx for a CGM - it's revolutionary. I pay out of pocket and had to ask 4 docs before I finally got the Rx. That will ultimately tell you what's really going on. A1C is far from perfect as estimating average glucose. 2) Ask if you can see your reticulocyte count on the CBC. Very low reticulocytes indicate long-lived RBCs and you get higher A1Cs (relative to true average BG), and high reticulocytes may indicate short-lived RBCs and lower A1Cs. 3) ask if you can have any other glycated protein tests - such as glycated albumin. I've heard it's possibly a better measure of glycation in the blood. [/QUOTE]
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