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5.7
Went up from 5.4 .
Holding steady below 6.0
Using Tandem Control IQ with Dexcom G6. Last A1c tested July 6.
Next test Oct 19.
Went from my usual 6.5 to 6.3, maybe because I lost blood during surgery so my replacement RBCs were a bit “younger”, with less time for glucose exposure.
5.3 – not bad for MDI (Lyumjev and Tresiba) with a Libre2
Indeed!
I’d say excellent.
My goal has been to keep it in the low 6’s. Last one in August was 5.9. Type 1 since 1976. Using Tandem t:slim w/Control IQ and following reduced carb diet (between 90 to 11 total carb grams per day.)
7,2 Woohoo! ✌️ I have striven (strived?) for years to break old habits to get it above 7.0. This accomplishment—far from easy—is champagne-popping worthy. 🥂🥂
Most recent by lab test was 5.6%, but DexCom Clarity shows 6.7%. I suspect the difference is due to severe anemia & bone cancer meds.
Goes up & down, usually between 6.2 and 6.5, but got lab results yesterday and latest result was 5.9.
No clue why, but it seems like any time Ibecome unemployed, my A1c ends up lower than it does when I’m employed anywhere.
Probably because you can give it the 24/7 that is so difficult while working a full time job. I’m a seasonal employee working from home otherwise and my BG and A1C is much easier to manage. It is non stop.
6.0. It’s funny how I hesitated to answer this question, as if there were some mean judgmental endocrinologist or nurse that would reply, “you’re not trying hard enough.”
I would be thrilled to get to🤸♂️ I have 6.0 Never been below 7.0!
They yell at me for striving for A1C below 6.0. (They don’t actually yell.). Trying for<6.0 gets me low readings sometimes and they’re probably right. Time in Range over 10 days is probably more indicative of health than a single A1c.
I really dislike A1C because mine consistently comes out quite a bit higher than what is predicted on the Dexcom Clarity app. This time Dexcom GMI was at 6.7, TIR was at 82% and A1C came out 7.6!!! Crazy!
Same here. My doc has no explanation.
Mine too! Which is right?
Are CGMs now jiggered to keep T1Ds from risking low blood glucose levels?
I’m type 1 since age 7, 1978. Are all these people in the low 6 and 5 A1C type 1 or type 2? I’m low carb, on a pump, scanning cgm constantly and have only managed 6.9.
My past A1cs have usually been in 6 to 7 range. I’m a type one for over 60 years since age 15 on MDI & lower carb, gluten-free diet. Have you tried more veggies at breakfast & lunch as well as dinner? Have you added at least an ounce of sunflower seeds or almonds or walnuts or 2 tablespoons peanut butter or cashew butter at each meal? Hey, your TIR is respectable. 😎Wise Mr. Ahh Life & others say TIR measuring every 4 minutes over multiple days & nights is more important than a single blood draw of less than 15 seconds.