good nurses visit
Hey everyone,
Just a little celebratory note from me! I’ve been to see my nurse (basically
my primary care physician, as the UK system means that unless you are very
ill you don’t see your endo more than 2 times a year, NOT a good system, not
matter how good your endo is), who told me that my lat HBa1c was 6.9 Wooooo
hooo almost a year of the pump and they’ve not been more than .2 from 7
either up and down over that time. You can get away with day to day
fluctuations! I was worried about a couple of really high BGs (350, 312),
but they seem to have not made a long term difference, good for the pump.
And on the subject of monitoring, I use the One touch profile and with their
software, and go through the printouts with the nurse, it means that I NEVER
write anything down, it all just goes into the meter!
Nicola
(type 1 15 years, pump 1 year, 25 years old)
February 26th, 2006 at 5:50 am
Isn’t pumping great? Congratulations, Nicola. Some people who do not pump do
not realize that the HbA1c’s are an average BG over the last 3 months. A 75 &
225 will average out to 150 (7% A1c). Steady 150 will also average out = 7%.
This is why the CGMS can tell the real story and track down the highs. (~_^)
February 26th, 2006 at 10:09 pm
Good point Jan,
And I must admit that my (just done) HA1C of 6.4 probably
reflects a good number of low BS’s balancing out the highs.
We need to try and sqeeze the upper and lower limits as
close as possible to really achieve "normal" control. I am
aiming for a range of 80-160 as my ideal.
Scott