A1C
Back to the basics.
Saturday night, I got one of those compliments that most of us just love to hear: “Lex, you’re looking really fit these days - you been working out more?” Granted, this came from one of my very best friends who is always incredibly kind and complimentary towards me, but shoot - I’ll take a compliment [...]
What the mean really means…
I felt as confident about knowing what my most recent A1c would be as I do about betting on horses at the track (read: not at all). So when I walked in to my appointment with my CDE on Monday morning, his guess was as good as mine. The nurse who roomed me set my [...]
The A1c Game: Keeping me Guessing
There are some A1cs that we’re able to predict. You kind of know where your blood sugars have been the past few months, the average reading on your meter makes sense, and you can kinda ballpark what the lab work will say. Right now is not one of those times for me. In fact, it’s [...]
Points Plus: The Latest A1c
The anxiety-inducing “waiting on the A1c” time is finally over (until the next one of course!) On the day before Thanksgiving, I had an appointment at my endo’s office (I see his PA- CDE regularly, instead of the doc - he rocks!) and the big reveal finally happened: After having the lowest A1c of my diabetes [...]
A1c, the gift that keeps on…causing anxiety…
Want to know the best part about having a kick-ass A1c? That would be…having a kick-ass A1c that you can rest your laurels on for the next three months. Want to know the worst part? The pressure of trying to do it again. I had the lowest A1c in my diabetes history last August: a [...]
How low should I go?
Ok, after riding the wave of 5.7 A1c excitement for a few days, I’m ready to do a little analyzing on what that really means to me. At first glance, everyone would be happy with a 5.7% A1c. It’s in the normal, functioning-pancreas-people type of range, and my lab work says that indicates my BGs [...]
Personal Record.
There’s always a sense of anticipation, mixed with a little anxiety and hope when waiting on the results of one’s A1c test. And there’s been many times in my life that I’ve been surprised by an A1c – both good and bad. But nothing could have prepared me for the number that came out of [...]
Your guess is as good as mine.
Yesterday I went to my endocrinologist’s office to get an A1c blood draw in anticipation of my appointment next week. Last time I was in there, I was pleasantly surprised with a 6.3% A1c, and although I’d like to think I’m still in the same range, I’ve got a confession to make: I have no [...]
The numbers are in.
Yesterday was of course, a Monday morning. And what better day than the suckiest day of the week to go in to get the results of an A1c test that you’re pretty darn nervous about? I blogged before about the pressure being on since I had such a kick-ass A1c three months ago, not to [...]
Loggage.
It’s less than a week before my endo appointment, so I’ve been trying to log my numbers and info in preparation for the visit. I use a spreadsheet I created a few years ago that has space for BGs, insulin doses, food, exercise, and other notes. Why not just download my meter or my DexCom [...]
