So EXCITED!!!
OK, I know its still not perfect, but I’m still
just thrilled with it!! I got the results from my
second HbA1c back today, and they were better than both
my doctor and I expected! Let me preface this by
saying that I was just diagnosed in April with a fasting
BS of 400 and a whopping HbA1c of 15.9!! After about
a month of tweaking my medications, I finally began
to see my numbers remaining below 200 the majority
of the time. Well I went last Monday for my first
A1C since diagnosis and got the results today…. I
was down to 6.4!!!!!!! I am SOOOOOO very excited, my
doctor told me we were “shooting for under 10 this time,
and lower hereafter!” I haven’t talked to him yet,
just the nurse, but she was also excited for me. When
I hung up the phone, I let out an unexpected SCREAM
OF JOY! 
I accidentally woke up hubby who is
working night shift, and he thought I had forgotten to
wake him in time for the baseball game and that our
team must have scored a homerun or something, I told
him “Nope, even better!!” (We are both huge Braves
fans so that meant a lot LOL) Just wanted to share, I
still have more work to do, but I am definately pleased
with the results so far!!!!! <br
everyone!<br
August 25th, 2005 at 4:11 am
CONGRATULATIONS<br
of yourself. iam in the same boat my hbaic was 10.7
and that was up from 7 but my dr increased the
insulin dosage now after 5 weeks i gained 9 lbs but
sugars are lower. did you gain any wt? after you
achieved better control. iam walking daily 99min at
5.5ml/hr but still am gaining wt. <br
on your back good girl keep it up my next hba1c is
in 2 weeks so i’ll let you know ….not very hopeful
cheeks
August 26th, 2005 at 5:47 am
Hi Cheeks, yes, I am quite proud. Being as this
was my first hba1c since diagnosis, I wasn’t quite
sure what to expect, but I knew when I got the news I
HAD to share it with you guys in here. We are, after
all, the ones who truly know what these numbers mean:)
I’m not on insulin, so I haven’t gained any weight
from that, however I am on Glucotrol and Glucophage.
I’ve read that glucotrol sometimes causes slight
weight gain, but glucophage sometimes causes a slight
weight loss, so I’m guessing I’ve balanced the two and
right now, I haven’t gained any more than a pound or
two (whick my mother thinks I should gain more
because one of the main reasons I even got checked was
the fact that I lost close to 50 pounds without
trying, sure enough she was right, it was diabetes making
me lose.) Anyway, Thanks for the pat on the back!
Hubby and I went out for dinner last night to
“celebrate” I even had a *bite* of cheesecake afterwards
(gave the reest of it to my children) because my
birthday is coming up and he had it sent to my table,
still two hrs after eating my BS only read 107, I was
proud again!! Take care all!<br
grinning like the Cheshire Cat LOL)
August 31st, 2005 at 1:44 pm
Dear Cat,<br
You are really doing well. Isn’t it a thrill when we
work so hard and have good results. Can I boast bit,
too? I was diagnosed with type 2 this last December
and put on 2000 mgs. of glucophage. I have now cut
that dose in half and my hemoglobin A1C has gone from
5.14 to 5.5. It’s work, though, as I only eat 3
carbohydrate exchanges a day. <br
work!<br