The best success I have ever had is by going low-carb. I don’t mean to be telling you what to do, but only what has worked for me. My A1c isn’t all that different (it’s ALWAYS been in the 6’s except when I had my coma, when it was in the 10’s) but I’m not having the high peaks and low valleys that I had when I was eating more carbs. I read somewhere that scientists are now suspecting that fluctuations may play a larger role in complications than was previously thought. I don’t know whether that’s true or not, but I do know that I feel better when my BGs are more level.
I also find the pump and CGM extremely helpful – the pump keeps track of how many and how much insulin I’m taking for basals and boluses, and the CGM lets me know when I need to check and correct. These are my accountability – I can see what I’ve done, and can set goals for myself. I don’t have anyone else to enforce accountability – the responsibility is mine alone.
I’m on the Flatliners group, and the people there are very motivating when you see what they’ve achieved!
And my last thought is that every day is a new day, and you can start over. It doesn’t matter any more about yesterday – it’s done, but you can always do better today!
Good luck!
