My first post, and not sure if I'm doing this right, but what the heck!
So, I've had a few months under my belt of being on this Diabetes train, type 2, since July 2012, with an intial A1C of 7.6%, FG 168...
Fast forward 4 months later, and I've been now 5.5% and 5.6% last two months. No meds, or insulin, just diet/exercise.
So, if you look at my daily readings of my blood glucose, and try to see if it correlates to the 5.6%, it does for the most part...
So, now the question I'm having is are there any of you with type 2, who monitor your BG frequently (10X a day) and get readings in the 100-120 most all day long, and FG in the 80s, and I'd be really interested to see what your A1C's are.
Congratulations on bringing your A1C down into a good range so quickly!
I always download my readings onto my computer, using the charting software that came with my meter, before each Dr. visit. I then enter my averages here and compare the prediction to the A1C results from the next days blood draw. My average for the proceeding 30 days has been spot on. The 90 day average is not as good a predictor although the difference is usually only a tenth.. This is because every red blood cell doesn't live 90 days and the ones that are replaced tend to skew the result toward the most recent readings.
Lately since my blood sugar is usually good and I don't cheat on my diet, I test less frequently, so I may find less correlation for my next test. Early on I averaged 7+ tests per day, now I am in the 4+ range. My last A1C was 5.8
Thanks BadMoon for this. Very interesting indeed. So, then in my case, if I'm seeing no higher than about 120 a few times a day (when I eat), and the rest between 90-110, I can assume that my average glucose will still be around 115 (5.6%) again? Because, what i'm noticing is less fluctuations daily as I had initially where I was bouncing all over the place with 70s in the FG and then 120s/130s. Now it generally stays as I said 100-120 all day long and even below 100 if I left myself have a break of 5 hours between each meal. If I eat all day long (which I do sometimes) then the BG will stay around 100 all day long, except with veggies of course.
If you are comfortable doing it, I would recommend getting a cable and software for your meter so you can get averages for different times of day, as well as printing out charts. I find I can spot trends easier this way as opposed to looking a columns of numbers. Also my Doc likes my data presented in this form.
Having said that, your numbers are good so it might not be as important in your case.
I had been pronounced a diabetic in 1989 (see my post regarding the liver and the release of glucose, posted in January 2013). I believed for a long time that is until I connected with this site, that I was the only obsessed diabetic nut determine to find the truth and precision of this thing they call diabetes
mellitus. I cannot begin to tell you the things I have done to my body in my search for the truth and complete total control of this disorder.
For ten years I have been experimenting with all known to man from all of wholistic,to aromatic, to supplements. (but no manufactured drugs). The things that I discovered at first were truly startling. i.e. a main stream doctor can only tell you what someone has told him or what he read, and like all doctors in this country they will all say the same thing (this is to stay with the prescribed protocol to prevent legal actions by patients). Are they really searching for a cure for this affliction (Diabetes) or for that matter any other disease or disorder. Insulin was first put into effect in 1920 by Dr. Bantam and Dr. Best (it extended the lives of millions and millions of people)but that was 93 years ago, and I ask you what revelation has transpired in capturing this disorder since 1920 (except more and more maintenance drugs to churn profits and not a cure. But enough, to answer your question, since Nov. 15, 2012 I have been checking my blood sugar never less than 7 times each day and never more than ten, I have done this without
fail (and I am still my goal is 120 day's and I will stop an analyze in Mar)
by the way prior to my starting this my A1c was 11.8 in November, it has always been between 9.8 and 11.8 the past 5 years. I have recorded all of these blood counts to see if they match the so called eAG (estimated average
glucose)developed by scientist (it is a chart) that supposedly matches your daily average combined mgdl with the predicted 3 month A1c. To date I have
in excess of 850 daily sugar counts (since 11/15/2012), my math concluded an
A1c of 7.1 according to this new eAG. The lab results on 2/12/2013 was 7.9
I have learned more than anything that we diabetic's are simply caught up in a numbers estimating guessing game. Case in point, for one month (DEC) I used three (3)diferent glucose meters each and every day (meaning I took 3 counts with the same blood at the same time with 3 different meters) they were the ONE TOUCH, AVVIVA ACCU-CHEK, and EMBRACE and the most remarkable constant was that each day there was and exact count of a 50 point variable i.e., one would read 110, one would read 130 and the third would read 160 I am telling you it was remarkable how exact that formula repeated.
So from a 24 year diabetic, take this advice .... do what you have to do and never stress yourself out because of occasional bad numbers or any minor body dysfunction. I am truly convinced that this site and all social media that deals with our affliction by people who are afflicted is way better discussing among ourselves (because we do not profit monetarily,only higher learning)is the best medicine.
Are you serious? You dropped from 11.8% to 7.9%. That is truly a monumental accomplishment. I am so pleased to hear you have done this.
I too have found high variability across meters as well as finding that my A1c had a consistent bias compared to my average readings. A good calculator to convert between HbA1c and eAG is on the ADA page.
Yes I am serious, I find it quite fascinating how Diabetes affect so many people in so many different way's, what methods improve one seems to have no effect on another. Thanks for the info on the eAG free wheel. As I perused it, because the formula is multiplied by the A1C it gives you your average after the fact (Lab Results). I do mind the old fashion way by adding all of my mgdl counts for the month (usually 200 sticks per month)and it may equal 3200 I throw out the highest and the lowest, divide the remainder by the amount of sticks and that gives me an average daily count.
It is indeed true what you eat is what you are. My A1c was reduced so dramatically because I derived 80% of all carbos from leaf veggies , and will never consume what I consider complex carbos, such as bread (or anything made with flour), all pastas, and I only drink water.
