I drove home last night for a 4 day visit. I had an endo appointment this morning. It was the first one since the world shut down. I have my first education appointment on Monday morning before I drive back to Virginia. My last A1C (in March) when I had my first appointment with the new endo and all the med changes was 11.4. My A1C had been in the 11’s for 3 years. Today it was 6.2. Progress has been made!
UPDATE: Serum A1C done by lab send out from Friday came back today. It is actually 6.0. The 6.2 was the in office quick A1C test.
Thanks everyone. This is why I got rid of my last endo and waited 9 months for a new one. I never felt the first one was doing the right job with medication management. (I had spent over 18 months asking why they weren’t putting me on insulin and never got a satisfactory answer). I had some additional blood work done yesterday and am waiting to see what it shows. It is needed for insurance to see if I qualify for an insulin pump. Since I use so much insulin daily and take 6-8 injections every day, I can see why the endo wants to explore that option. I’m just excited to see some positive results. I have not had an A1C below 11 since 2016 (I just looked). I was diagnosed with DM in 2014. The last “normal” A1C was 7/2015 at 6.1, two months before I was placed on life support for an overhelming infection. I had been in the 11s ever since.
I have had a total of 4 lows over the past 8 or 9 weeks. Back in March, I felt hypoglycemic in the 120s, now I feel hypo in the 80s (with activity). If I am sitting down at the computer, reading or watching TV, I do not feel it until I am below 60. I am on a beta blocker which is known to mask hypo symptoms. Today I went to endo educator and placed my first CGM. Now I will get to see what it does. They set my low alert for 80.
What a dramatic improvement!! That is wonderful. I totally recommend a pump and CGM. I was diagnosed in 2016 and within 3 months had a pump and soon after that I had CGM. Type 1 is so much easier to control with a pump especially if linked to CGM. It may take some time to get your settings in the appropriate range, but a pump will allow adjustments in your basal rate depending upon your body’s responses throughout the day and night. Good luck. Keep us posted.
