A Surprising A1c & Actually Squeamish Verbalise Alongside My Endo

I’m non actually certain how the 6.0 a1c happened, but I’m glad it did. 

There used to last a fourth dimension virtually 6 years agone together with for virtually 10 years earlier that, my a1cs were inwards the mid high fives to mid 6 make - together with therefore ever therefore piece of cake they started creeping upwardly to the vii to 7.4 make - And the a1c afterward my mom died was 7.8.
And I began a long game of tug-o-war amongst diabetes burnout. My numbers, weren't terrible - But non where I wanted them to be. 

The past times three months have got been crazy on this end. Lots of travel, lots of busy, a possible kidney stone (more on that inwards some other post,) together with simply the craziness of a summertime schedule. 

As far every bit diabetes was concerned, I did brand concentrated endeavour to focus on existence to a greater extent than aware re: diabetes - I hateful I'm ever aware of my diabetes - Just more... well, aware of my diabetes choices.  I continued to tested my blood sugars similar crazy together with I actually tried non to snack when I wasn’t hungry. 

I noticed that I’d lost a duet pounds together with that made me smile. 

But when I received my labs yesterday at my Endo’s office, I stopped inwards my tracks every bit I read them piece next the blood tech to the scale to acquire weighed.  My a1c said 6.0 - And I literally said “WHAAAAT,” out loud. 

I shook my caput together with I didn’t sympathise - I hateful I expected a lower a1c than the 7.4  (my previous a1c) because I'd been working on it, but how the hell did it go downward 1.4 .points? 

Maybe in that place was a screw upwardly at the lab - Maybe all my numbers were off - Honestly, it been therefore long since I was inwards the 6s that I couldn’t twine my caput to a greater extent than or less it. 

According to the scale I’d lost vii lbs - OK, I'll have got that fact without questioning the scale. 

My blood describe per unit of measurement area was normal together with my blood carbohydrate was 230  - Which made feel because of depression at breakfast together with a crazy morning. So 6,0 a1c or not, crap numbers spill out - Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot.

The tech led me dorsum to the job together with wouldn’t laissez passer on me dorsum my labs - The aid together with MD J needed to facial expression at them. 

I sat inwards the job together with simply breathed.  Before the tech took my labs, I'd  noticed that 1 of my lab numbers was slightly high, but I couldn’t shout out upwardly the seek acronym to google it on my iPad. 

So instead I simply read emails. 

The aid came inwards - And I gotta laissez passer on credit where credit is do. Young MD Eric asked all the correct questions, chatted together with talked amongst me instead of at me - Yes, MD J was educational activity him well. 

I won’t bore you lot amongst out give-and-take - except to enjoin I asked all the typical questions re: my labs - MD Eric answered the best he could, together with therefore went off to discovery the rocking MD J. 

I sat on the seek table,  swinging my legs dorsum together with forth against it repetitively,  like a small-scale annoying child kicking the dorsum of your spot on bird - together with simply kept breathing. 

I heard muffled voices inwards the hallway together with finally the door opened together with inwards walked MD J

Dr. J: KELLEEEEEE!!! Sidebar: That's how MD J says my name!

Oh my God & means to go - I was shocked when I saw your a1c. How did you lot cope to acquire it downward 1.4 points? 

Me: Yeah, me too. I don’t know. Do you lot intend the lab screwed up? 

Dr. J: No - Not possible - The a1c is non a complicated seek - together with it’s been to a greater extent than or less for a long fourth dimension - No, you lot did this. 

Me: OK, If you lot enjoin so. 

Dr. J:  I do. It’s been a long fourth dimension since you lot were inwards the sixes - I’m actually proud of you lot - And I’m therefore happy - you lot made my day, Kelleee. 

And when he said that I could experience myself blush together with looked downward at the flooring for a vanquish earlier I looked upwardly at him together with said: Yeah, mine too. 

Dr. J: What are you lot doing that helped you lot acquire to 6? 

Me: I don’t know, I’m simply actually aware of my numbers together with snacking betwixt meals. I nevertheless have got a cupcake or H2O ice cream, but I don’t know - i’m simply aware. And I’ve traveled a lot this summertime - therefore I don't know - that powerfulness have got helped. 

Dr. J:  Oh yeah, where? 

Me: Conferences - Children amongst Diabetes inwards Florida - They had a session on Diabetes & Stress - that helped a lot. 

AADE inwards August, Chicago for ADA - Where I saw you. 

Dr. J: How funny was that! 

Me: Very. Um, I did duet patient conferences inwards Philly these past times 2 weeks. 

Dr.J: Which ones? 

Me: ePatient Connections & World Congress on Patient Engagement 

Dr. J: I demand to know when you’re going to do that sort materials - electronic mail the office.

Me: Ok, I will. So yeah, I nevertheless demand to practise to a greater extent than - I demand to do improve amongst that.

How’s my cholesterol, middle together with kidneys? 

Dr. J: Good, good, good.  Stop worrying.

Me: How’s my thyroid? 

Dr. J:  Yeah, slightly off for the kickoff fourth dimension - non past times much. But nosotros are going to maintain on oculus on it - Lets run across how your numbers are side past times side time, OK?  

Me: Ahhhhh, OK. 

Dr. J: Show Eric your pump, he hasn’t seen a medtronic yet. He saw a omnipod this morn together with tomorrow he’ll run across a patient who’s on an Animas - I desire him to go familiar amongst all the pumps. 

So I showed Eric my loaner ticker (which reminded me that I have got to start figuring out a permanent solution amongst my insurance on that subject,) together with Eric discussed insulin ticker pros. 

Dr. J brought upwardly the Minimed 530 G proclamation on Fri together with and nosotros talked virtually the Animas Vibe getting the OK inwards Canada. 

Dr. J: So too diabetes, how’s your life going? 

Me: I’m adept - I’m moving inwards the correct administration together with that makes me happy.  Not quite where I desire to last yet,  but I’m on the correct rails - And that’s good. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot dissimilar therefore this fourth dimension finally year.

Dr. J: Yeah... losing a parent is therefore hard.

Me: Yep it is................ So, do you lot lookout adult man 'How I Met Your Mother?' 

Dr J: No... Why? 

Me: Well, you lot improve start because my niece landed the job of the mother.

Dr. J:  OhmyGod, I’m going to start watching -  what channel is it on??? That’s therefore awesome!

Dr. Eric: I dearest that exhibit -& I saw her! She’s the pretty brownish haired daughter - She’s cute - And funny! And MD J,  it's on CBS, channel 3.

Me:  What MD Eric said!  

Dr. J: So everything is looking adept - I dearest that. Here’s your lab script - Hey, do you lot demand insulin samples?

Me: Yep I do, thanks! 

Dr. J: Let me go acquire you lot some. 

And he did. And when he brought them back, nosotros said our goodbyes together with he told me to mass my  next engagement for Feb or early on March - And he in 1 trial once to a greater extent than told me how happy he was for me. 

After scheduling my side past times side appointment, I took the parent to the kickoff flooring together with similar Elvis, I exited the edifice together with walked out into the Indian Summer sunshine. And I felt happy. 

And regardless of what my side past times side A1C is, I know for a fact that petty ripples brand some overnice size waves, both inwards the bounding main together with inwards life. 

And I  know that my graphic symbol is non based on my a1c, my life’s value is non virtually a set out that describes the past times three months of my diabetes administration - And I believe that. 
And I know that all sorts of external forces ingredient into our a1c - forces nosotros have got no command over. 
But amongst that existence said, I’ll have got a adept set out when I tin laissez passer on the axe acquire it - along amongst the challenging ones - And I volition larn from all my numbers. And I volition maintain trying together with doing together with becoming, regardless. 

And on the means dorsum to my machine I considered getting a cupcake to celebrate, but decided to salvage my cupcake for some other twenty-four hours & gild some kicking dark high heeled leather boots instead. 

 Look,  I tin laissez passer on the axe have got a cupcake whatever bloody onetime time, together with I volition -  But Lord solely knows how long those fabulous boots volition rest inwards stock together with on sale!