[Diabetes-Talk] re question abotu mainaintag a good a1c level

[Jamie Gurganus]

I have been a diabetic for 47 years and have learned how to live with
diabetes and not let it run my life.  With all of the latest technology and
ways to manage diabetes, it is not a death sentence.  I, personally look at
it as a healthy way of living.  There are a lot worse conditions that people
are living with than diabetes.  I'm sorry to hear that others are
criticizing your efforts to maintain good blood sugar control.  You are
doing your best, have a pump and Dexcom and hopefully following your diet
and exercising.  I'll tell you what I did to really help keep my blood
sugars in a good range.  I changed the high alert from 240 to 180.  By the
time I am 240, I feel awful, so I lowered when it tells me that I am high.  

Take care!  

			Jamie


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melconian via Diabetes-Talk
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re question abotu mainaintag a good a1c level

The issues is that love ones think that I am not doing enough when I know I
am doing as much as I can to  keep my numbers  in check. Its not that easy
when someone is not in your  shooes and keeps on telling you to do x or y.
when they have no idea how hard it is.   There days that  I give up and say
why in the hell am I doing this and then there  are other days that I get up
and fight know that there  is  another day coming for a bbetter number when
I check with my meter and  confirm with my dexcom cgm.  

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m gina via Diabetes-Talk
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re question abotu mainaintag a good a1c level

Gee that is pretty good, remember you want a life as well, not just
exercising.
I have a friend who is so over whelmed over exercising, that is all she
knows.
I want a life to do other things than just exercise.
I am washing today going up and down stairs, that is enough for me today.
I don't plan to knock myself out over not working on the tread mill.
Wishing you the best.

Original message:
> Thanks Brigit. I will try to  achieve that . I know that 5 to 6 range 
> may bea a bit hard to  accomplish but I will focus on getting down to 
> the
6 to
> 7 range at first an then focus on getting  to  the 5 to 6 range.   What
> should one foucs on if they wanto accomplish that. i havea pretty good 
> diet anddo exercise regularly on averae 1.5 to 2 hours a day.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 6:20 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re question abotu mainaintag a good a1c 
> level

> Between 5 and 6 is fantastic, particularly for type 2's. 7 and lower 
> is acceptable, especially for type 1's. You also need to take into 
> consideration over-all health, and keeping BG's stable in general.
> A1-C's show what BG's have been running for the past 3 months

> Bridgit

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Daniel Chavez via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 3:07 AM
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> Cc: Daniel Chavez <topdog2046 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] re question abotu mainaintag a good a1c 
> level

> Hi,
> I myself am in the same boat as you. I'm on orel meds and on insulin too.
> An A1C target, I was told, was around 6.0 or 5.0, but maybe I have the 
> number's wrong. For better results, insure you ask your doctor what 
> A1C target he or she wants you at.
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