Hello I am new to the forum. I am a type 1 for 35 years. I do not have any diabetic complications. I have been on the minimed pump for about 13 years and recently started using the cgm. I presently am using the paradigm 522. I am 48 years old and a very busy mother of three teenagers and work fulltime as a second grade teacher. Life is stressful!
My Ha1c is usually around 6.9 (I have been working with my doctor to lower it without much luck, but this last time I was at 7.1. I am really not happy at all with the results. It needs to be lower.
Unfortunately I tend to put my diabetes on the back burner and don't think of it as often as I should because of life being so busy. I am afraid that as I get older I am going to develop complications and this scares me.
So....any suggestions for lowering the Ha1c would greatly help me! I have a wonderful doctor who is great at reading numbers. He has made many changes over the past year, but nothing seems to "fix" it. I know my diet is not the best and that would help if I could improve it.
I also feel that lately I am drinking too much diet coke and the caffene is raising the blood sugar and making me resistant to the insulin. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks for you input!
My Ha1c is usually around 6.9 (I have been working with my doctor to lower it without much luck, but this last time I was at 7.1. I am really not happy at all with the results. It needs to be lower.
Unfortunately I tend to put my diabetes on the back burner and don't think of it as often as I should because of life being so busy. I am afraid that as I get older I am going to develop complications and this scares me.
So....any suggestions for lowering the Ha1c would greatly help me! I have a wonderful doctor who is great at reading numbers. He has made many changes over the past year, but nothing seems to "fix" it. I know my diet is not the best and that would help if I could improve it.
I also feel that lately I am drinking too much diet coke and the caffene is raising the blood sugar and making me resistant to the insulin. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks for you input!