So I got my A1c results yesterday. I'm neither happy nor sad. I suppose I'm content, but still slightly frustrated. It's a 7.4% this time around. In September it was 7.3% (my doctor apparently read me the wrong results at my office visit...yet another reason to switch!). So there's only a 0.1% increase over the holidays and break and some sticky moments.
A 7.4% A1c comes to a 166 mg/dl average, roughly. My thirty-one day average on my pump is at 160 right now. So I'm happy about the fact that my results are coinciding. It's one less thing to worry about (is my pump broken?, is my meter accurate?, are my post-prandials off the chart when I don't check?)...all those thoughts can now leave the building.
I am sad to see it go up from last time, but I was expecting much worse (at least a 7.6%) so that part is exciting. I never want to go up, even if it's by a small percentage. Down is so much better in this arena!
Knowing that I'm at a 166 average is kind of comforting though. It lets me know that I need to get my behind into gear with this disease, but it also lets me know that I'm doing "okay" for a stressed out college student who has other health conditions. It leaves me hopeful, less burnt out, and a little calm.
I made a plan at the start of the year to get my averages down and de-stress my life. I've put parts of that plan into practice (and hit a few bumps in the road). But now I'm ready to set the rest of the plan into motion.
Over the next month, I plan to do the following things: start logging my blood sugars again, exercise at least twice a week, wear my sensor for at least a week each month, and check two hours after meals to get those numbers down. I'm planning to slowly implement these things into my routine, one at a time with breaks in between.
I'm going to look for a new doctor in the next month as well. By May, I'd like to have a new doctor in place. I'm also hoping for a 6.5% A1c (or 140 mg/dl averages). I'm giving myself plenty of time to do this and hoping that it will easily fall into place.
