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5.8. But for my last Endocrinologist visit, someone along the line made a mistake, and did a Complete Blood Count on me instead of an A1c. So, the 5.8 is from about 5 months ago.
My latest A1c was 6.3 using CIQ. My A1c has ranged from 5.8-6.4 using CIQ without much effort besides pre-bolusing for most carbs.
Looking at the answers, it is clear we are not the usual patients seen by endocrinologists.
Completely agree. This is like the T1D Honor Role.
Like many of the fellow T1D tribemembers I see on the various forums. I kinda wish that there was a way for Endo’s and other HCP’s to lurk, reading posts and responses – but in a way that the posters remain anonymous (I’ve had some nasty comments about some HCP’s I’ve run into) I think the HCP’s would be impressed, and perhaps learn that people Dx’d any type of D aren’t stupid, lazy with a propensity to lie (especially about what was eaten, what/when bg was checked etc…)
“Give me liberty or give me death.” –Patrick Henry may well have been a couple of hundred years ahead of himself when speaking for T1 diabetics.
Some of us live and die with A1c numbers and some of us live and die with standard deviations, time in range, or the percentage of time very low Bag’s occur. 🥺😱😇
I look at the “averages” which indicate the a1C as well the deviation (the bulk of the levels indicating how close the levels stay together). While generally in that generic range 70-180, 85-95% of the time (accepted limits of an integrated system is 70% hands-free) but my alarms are set tighter (70-130, normally 66-67% of the time).
Yes, folks that seem to care enough to read or answer questionnaires tend to be an exception.
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My A1C was 10.7 last November 2023 with the Omnipod 5. I began the new iLet Bionic Pancreas January 3rd, 2024. In just over 2 months my A1C was already down to 7.5. Yay! This think is amazing once it learns my system I am hoping the lows subside some.
My A1C bounces between 5.8-6.2, but my In Range is around 85% most of the time.
If you don’t understand what and how they get an A1C from. It’s very confusing. You can have 6 number over 200 and 2 less then 70, figure out what the average is, and boy does it look like you Numbers are in control.
I often describe A1C this way: It’s an average. Let’s say te goal is an A1C of 5. If your bg’s run 5, 5 and 5 then your A1C =5. But it would also =5 if your bg’s ran 0,5 and 10.