Cheri > wrote:
> "Jinx the Minx" > wrote in message
> news
>> Cheri > wrote:
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>>> news >>>> Cheri > wrote:
>>>>> "Jinx the Minx" > wrote in message
>>>>> news >>>>>> Pamela > wrote:
>>>>>>> On 00:37 5 Nov 2018, Jinx the Minx > wrote in
>>>>>>> news >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John Kuthe > wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 10:16:50 AM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>> OK, so how do you know that it was only bad once? Is he testing
>>>>>>>>>> every day? Two hours after meals for instance?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Uh oh! All of a sudden, Cheri is an EXPERT in diabetic nursing!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And Cheri, I'll let you know I did my elective in diabetic nursing,
>>>>>>>>> so if you need to know anything in that area of nursing just ask
>>>>>>>>> me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What do they consider an OK A1c in the
>>>>>>>>>> UK for annual test? Not trying to be a smart aleck, just curious.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheri
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 7 is the norm for an A1c level in the U.S. I don't know about
>>>>>>>>> anywhere else.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 7 is considered diabetic in the U.S.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Some sites sites say anything over 6.5 is diabetic. It's worrying
>>>>>>> someone like John who claims to have trained in diabetic nursing
>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>> know that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree, the threshold is much lower than 7. I just called out 7
>>>>>> since
>>>>>> thats the value JK said was €œthe norm€�. Its little wonder
>>>>>> how
>>>>>> medical
>>>>>> errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
>>>>>
>>>>> My doc, fairly young from India, wants to have type 2's shoot for 6.5
>>>>> or
>>>>> lower with the A1c, even into the 5's ideally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Im no doctor but I am a T2, and I agree with that! My last A1C was
>>>> 5.4.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Great to hear, and good for you. I have never achieved under 6, but I
>>> know
>>> some who have.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I used to be on multiple types of insulin, and now I take no meds for it
>> at
>> all. I use very, very strict diet control.
>>
>
>
> I have been diagnosed for 21 years and did use metformin and insulin for
> awhile in the first phase, but then did find diet control. My doc at that
> time didn't really have a clue about the importance of diet in diabetic
> control. I have used no meds for many years now, just diet. I stay right
> around 6.
>
> Cheri
>
> Cheri
>
>

I was diagnosed about 15+ years ago in my early 30s. Ive treated it with
various oral meds, byetta, and insulin. When I then got pregnant, sh*t
really hit the fan. The single best thing I did for myself was lose all
my extra weight and learn how to eat differently. I do have a prescription
I can take as needed with high carb meals, but I havent taken it in years.
I dont even carry it with me anymore. My solution is to just not eat high
carb meals. Or even recommended carb levels, for that matter.