tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post3090657821115930571..comments2023-11-23T09:22:40.093+00:00Comments on The Tangerine Diabetic: HbA1c - A Good Measure?Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-65151611593212555292012-11-30T11:09:27.661+00:002012-11-30T11:09:27.661+00:00Thanks for reading and commenting Kim. I love the...Thanks for reading and commenting Kim. I love the way your experience is exactly like mine and that your last sentence conflicts with your own desire to drop quicker and further :)<br /><br />Good luck with the next one; I'm sure 6.anything can't be too far away for us now even if we both know the number isn't the important thing!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-22896274884178969642012-11-29T17:44:14.066+00:002012-11-29T17:44:14.066+00:00Dave I know exactly how you feel! I have set my A...Dave I know exactly how you feel! I have set my A1c goal at 6.9 for now. I got my result the other day and it was 7.0. It has taken almost 3 years to get this far. I seemed to stick in the low 7's for the last 3 or 4 lab tests. Each one a little lower than the previous one. I know it's just a # and I should be really proud, because for years I was above 10! But that elusive "less than 7" is almost in reach. I try really hard not to live on the edge of low, just to reach the "magic number". I am proud of myself, and I refuse to get stressed about it. Even a drop of 0.1% means you are doing something right!! Congratulations!!! kim at KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786098783443054915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-89511155686850320912012-11-23T13:11:36.272+00:002012-11-23T13:11:36.272+00:00Life somehow struggles on though. It does mean my ...Life somehow struggles on though. It does mean my comments here are accompanied by an ancient picture of me in an Iron Maiden t-shirt, which is nice :-)Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704585614264501260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-4923239357509914702012-11-23T13:08:09.318+00:002012-11-23T13:08:09.318+00:00Thanks for the comments Tim. Apologies for the bl...Thanks for the comments Tim. Apologies for the blog naffness. In retrospect I shouldn't have chosen Blogger but when I started Wordpress were losing people's postings so I thought it was the clever option. Hey-ho.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-6171277649047579522012-11-23T12:08:14.622+00:002012-11-23T12:08:14.622+00:00[Like Alison above, I couldn't post as Tim fro...[Like Alison above, I couldn't post as Tim from Shoot Up either - I had to use my ancient Blogger account. Blogs, eh? Tuh!]Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704585614264501260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-16815574188199783252012-11-23T12:06:56.341+00:002012-11-23T12:06:56.341+00:00My last A1C was 7-point-something and I don't ...My last A1C was 7-point-something and I don't think of that as a failure. Mainly because I'm fantastic at everything and utterly wonderful in all respects. <br /><br />Alison's right though - the best measure of success is quality of life. There's a balance between spending all your time worrying / thinking about diabetes and getting "perfect" results and spending more time enjoying life without thinking about diabetes and getting slightly "worse" but still acceptable results. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704585614264501260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-4445436276063175002012-11-23T11:40:34.857+00:002012-11-23T11:40:34.857+00:00In that case, you're doomed. Give up now ;)In that case, you're doomed. Give up now ;)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664025720374771760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-62915005463069471692012-11-23T10:07:53.149+00:002012-11-23T10:07:53.149+00:00Thanks Alison. But as the self-critical person tha...Thanks Alison. But as the self-critical person that I am I'll either pick the HbA1c which is too high or the number of highs/lows which is too many. <br /><br />I know I should just accept it and move on. But I'm struggling to be pleased with an improvement; even if it's a tiny one.<br /><br />Hey ho, it's not like I wonder get another chance soon!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-35563076911206214182012-11-23T10:05:00.138+00:002012-11-23T10:05:00.138+00:00Thanks Kev. It's nice to know I'm not on m...Thanks Kev. It's nice to know I'm not on my mine own in my thoughts!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262942118896963283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-69547008418014638252012-11-23T09:16:34.334+00:002012-11-23T09:16:34.334+00:00Hey Dave, you've made huge progress and you st...Hey Dave, you've made huge progress and you still have a life - that's a massive achievement. And I bet if you look at the figures, rather than the crude average of an HbA1c you have fewer hypos and less time spent flying high? Both of which are probably more significant than HbA1c.<br /><br />You did good boy, acknowledge it :) <br /><br />(Sorry for the double comments, was trying to post as who I really am - Alison from shootup, but it keeps going to my old blogger account, I'll give up now!)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664025720374771760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551617471801016658.post-43607564272173860032012-11-23T08:16:22.207+00:002012-11-23T08:16:22.207+00:00Nice article, one which many of us - even parents ...Nice article, one which many of us - even parents of a CWD - feel in tune with. It's okay to be a little disappointed as this will hopefully spur you on to achieve a lower result and a better quality of life. But don't be too harsh on yourself, 7.2 is still a good result and you don't want to get stressed about it.Kev Winchcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812274593001670627noreply@blogger.com