lyc: I don't know why this is bothering me as much as it is today, but I got some news that, while promising, really bummed me out.
Posted by
kelly (aka kelly)
Apr 1 '11, 14:44
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Every 3 months I have to go in for bloodwork, to get, among other things, my A1C level checked. That's basically an average of how my blood sugar has been over a 3 month time span. A non-diabetic's A1C is somewhere under 6. (iirc, 6 equals an average of 120.) My goal is to be somewhere between 6 and 7 - my doctors will not let me try to get pregnant until I'm at 6 for "a while" so that has been a motivating factor for me lately. My age plus nearly 30 years of a chronic illness means I'm going to have a tough time with pregnancy as it is, I don't want to wait until it's too late.
Anyhoo, the last 3 months I've really tried to bring my A1C down. 6 months ago, my A1C was at 8.9 (yeah, I know...). 3 months ago, it was at 8.5. Today, I called the doctor and found out it's 7.9.
So, I should be happy that there is progress, that the number is moving in the right direction, and is honestly the lowest it's been in...I can't even remember how long. I've been testing regularly for once and have been exercising and trying to keep those numbers in control. Because my numbers have been relatively good, I am *shocked* to find it's still this high. I expected it to be much lower.
I should be pleased that it's still coming down, but...I am so frustrated and super bummed out about this.
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