A1C Results....
OK, I didn't think it was going to be as good as last time. I think I had a feeling... My A1C this time was 6.5. I was slightly disappointed. I know it's not bad at all, but I guess I have these expectations for myself and even I knew it wasn't going to be as good, I still allowed myself to be sad about it.
The thing is, I have to put so much energy in it! Can you only imagine what would happen if we would NOT do that? Knowing that, I have to keep going. I can't let myself down. Unfortunately I also gained a little bit at Weight Watchers last week, so I'm still not at my 10%. Tomorrow is another weigh in... after the 4th of July and my pity party, I don't think it will be for tomorrow though. We'll see...
I did schedule another appointment with my CDE for this Friday. In addition to all your help (yes, it really works!!!), she's always been great. The reason I want to see her is because I feel I need a boost. Sometimes I start slipping and I don't want that to happen. My sugars have been like a riccochee rabbit, jumping up and down for no reason?
On top of that, something horrible happened last Sunday when I changed my site. The catheter was actually outside of my body. I had changed my site before I went to bed and so I was without insulin all night long. I felt really sick around 3:00 am. I checked myself and I was at 374! I couldn't believe what I saw? "How was this possible? What did I last eat?" I quickly crossed off some things I did the night before, but could not come up with any possible explanation for being that high?
So I corrected myself with a 8.8 bolus, which was the suggested correction amount of my pump. Being very tired and all that, I went back to sleep. I really didn't want to stay up and wait until it went down. (Sometimes, being that high, it might take some time to climb down...)
But then at 7:00 am, I checked myself again. Gut feeling told me that I still wasn't doing too well. 429!!! Can you believe it? Oh my gosh, I've never ripped out a site so fast. It had to be my site since last night! And there it was, my catheter was bent and had actually never been inside of my stomach! Gosh, I was so mad and sick, gosh I felt nauseous. I quickly gave myself a correction shot with my emergency insulin pen. 12 units was the suggested amount! It took a while but by 9:00 am I had come down enough to go work out. I checked myself again after my workout, around 10:30, I was at 81. Thank goodness! I kept having problems with highs for the next 2 days. Yep, that's how long it can take to recover from it. Unbelievable. I hope no-one of you will ever have to experience this, it's horrifying.
BTW, in addition to this, check out Kevin's blog: H(a)emoglobin Woes, it's really interesting, especially the correalation between your daily BG's and your A1C results. According to that list, my average BG would be 152.50.
posted by KJ @ 4:12 PM
6 comments
6 Comments:
Hey KJ,
First, congrats on your A1c! It's a great reading, yet I completely sympathize with your being a little sad because it didn't meet your expectations. Although, setting the bar high is great 'cause even if you miss your goal, you're still doing pretty darn well. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the link to my post on my own A1c woes. So I've got to ask: do you believe 152.5 is an accurate average from your meter tests? Does that sound about right to you or does your meter tell you your average is 130? (or 145? or 140?). I'd love to know.
And I'm sorry to hear about the lack of weight loss and the crazy catheter problem. I hope you CDE meeting give you the boost you're looking for. If not, know that we're rootin' for ya!
Ooh, ooh poor you. That's why I can't bring myself to do the pump. I'm such a wimp.
And.. that is a good A1c score. I'd be so delirious if I got that I treat myself to a big packet of fries (kidding).
Disappointed?! For a 6.5? Get over it. You're doing great!
Amy:
I understand why you think that way, but I'm trying to get pregnant & I'm trying to get my A1C lower. My previous one was 6.1 and now it's 6.5. I would have rather seen it the other way around. I do check myself 12-15 times a day, I guess that's why I was a little beaten up about it. And yes, I am my own worst enemy, but I'm working on that. :-) Thanks for you support though!
Jane:
Yes, it was really frustrating because I had made the necessary corrections but my BGs kept going up. On the other hand Jane, a pumper changes sites about, hmmm about 160 times per year and this freaky accident might happen maybe once or twice. :-) Overall I love it!
Kevin:
Thank you for your great support! I know you just went kinda through the same, as far as your results not meeting your expectations...
I do like your theory about setting the bar high, especially because I want to become pregnant.
As for your question, I (think) I have the perfect answer for you. :-) I do think my meter was pretty close to my A1C result at this time but that's not always the case. The A1C test is an average of every single second reading over 2 to 3 months. In other words, it takes the average from maybe 100,000 results in that 3 month period. Even when we test ourselves let's say 15 times a day * 90 days = 1350. So the average of those 1350 results gives you the meter average. Makes sense? At least that's my spin on it...? Do you think that might be a possible reason?
Hey Jane, this deserves a separate comment:
Oh my gosh, I would love to go to a frituur right now!!!! I miss my fries!!
You live in NY, right? They used to have this frituur called ‘B-Frites’ (can’t remember the spelling??) and I believe it was on Broadway somewhere. They were pretty good! We used to go there from time to time when we were living in Philly. MMmmmmmm, yummy!!!! And they did have all the sauces/dressings as well!
BTW, do you remember: "Frituur #1" right next to the Grote Markt in Antwerp?:-)
thanks
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