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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 655171" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>My last test came in at 5.1%, but I don't have expectation of going any lower, to be honest, even though I have maintained my regime. At these sort of levels, it takes fewer rises to bring things up a bit. Without a long explanation, I'm hoping you get what I'm saying.</p><p></p><p>I firmly believe we all have a threshold, below which we would not go, without impinging on our lifestyle, health and general wellbeing. I mean, is there any point in being in a 4% club, if it means you can only eat lettuce leaves, spread with butter, whilst pounding the treadmill of 16 hours a day, in an effort to maintain a Belsen-like figure? I appreciate that's a uber-extreme description, but again, I hope you understand what I'm saying.</p><p></p><p>Your profile doesn't give any clues as to either your brand of diabetes or your management regime. But, to be honest, at the levels you are, if you are taking any meds, I couldn't see any medic increasing them to trim 0.1%. You are well within the non-diabetic ranges. Many non-diabetics will have HbA1cs lower than yours, so I would urge you to think again.</p><p></p><p>If, when I go for my next batch of tests next month, I have gone lower I will be astonished. If I go a little higher, I'll probably be disappointed, but I'll get my head around it, provided any increase is marginal. I (and my OH) need to live a good life whilst managing this condition. It can't be in the driving seat at all times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 655171, member: 88961"] My last test came in at 5.1%, but I don't have expectation of going any lower, to be honest, even though I have maintained my regime. At these sort of levels, it takes fewer rises to bring things up a bit. Without a long explanation, I'm hoping you get what I'm saying. I firmly believe we all have a threshold, below which we would not go, without impinging on our lifestyle, health and general wellbeing. I mean, is there any point in being in a 4% club, if it means you can only eat lettuce leaves, spread with butter, whilst pounding the treadmill of 16 hours a day, in an effort to maintain a Belsen-like figure? I appreciate that's a uber-extreme description, but again, I hope you understand what I'm saying. Your profile doesn't give any clues as to either your brand of diabetes or your management regime. But, to be honest, at the levels you are, if you are taking any meds, I couldn't see any medic increasing them to trim 0.1%. You are well within the non-diabetic ranges. Many non-diabetics will have HbA1cs lower than yours, so I would urge you to think again. If, when I go for my next batch of tests next month, I have gone lower I will be astonished. If I go a little higher, I'll probably be disappointed, but I'll get my head around it, provided any increase is marginal. I (and my OH) need to live a good life whilst managing this condition. It can't be in the driving seat at all times. [/QUOTE]
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