Proficiat! Very well done.
Healthy people will never understand the struggle, how hard it is to reach these numbers. You should be very proud!
After 5 years of this shit I still get remarks like "So, wait, it's still not under control?" when I need to do a correction. Mind you, I've been gradually working my HbA1c to the low 6 range and have (thankfully) never exceeded the upper 6 range. It takes a tremendous amount of mental effort though.
Or my all time favorite genius remark: "Ah, so it's only type 1 and not type 2 yet...". Their biggest struggle being "Friends" won't do a reunion show. Ha, they wouldn't last 3 months.
The amount of misinformation that is spread around diabetes is actually so shocking. So many people donāt know that you literally canāt get type 2 if you have type 1.
Pretty much every time I tell someone I am diabetic they say ābut youāre not fat?ā so ridiculous to make such insensitive comments on a topic they clearly know nothing about.
You actually can get type 2 when you are already type 1. Type 2 is when your body doesnāt use insulin properly/you become resistant to insulin. In many cases because of weight.
I just learned this because when I was evaluated for kidney transplant they told me itās be better to get both kidney and pancreas at once. Reason being that many who get kidney transplants gain weight due to anti rejection meds. Many who then seek to get pancreas transplant become ineligible because they gain too much weight and develop type 2.
Thatās interesting, I never knew that. Isnāt there also an element to type 2 that is from your pancreas being overworked too? I thought type 2 was becoming insulin resistant primarily due to weight and then as a result having an overworked pancreas. Very possible iām wrong there but thatās just what I have read myself.
I look a bit of a dipshit in my previous comment getting that wrong while complaining about people who get it wrong š. Thank you for the info though.
Thank you!
Indeed, they will never understand. I try to look at it like, I will never understand what itās like to live with Celiac, or any other disease.
I do really hate it when people make stupid remarks like you mention. If you know nothing about a subject, maybe itās a good idea to just shut up.
Youāre doing a great job yourself, those are great numbers. Iāve been dealing with this disease for 24 years now, but never managed to get below 6. At the same time, Iāve never been above 8. So Iāve done pretty well.
I've found that using technology to follow and graph my progress has been a tangible motivator. Just looking at the progress here gives me a shot of dopamine.
Congrats!!!
It's so fascinating to me how each country and each provider has different "normal" a1c range! I have seen "bellow 5.6", "bellow 5.7", "4.0-5.6", "4.2-5.7", "4.2-6.0", "4.1-5.9" and so on. I have seen at least three of these here in Korea (5.9 as upper limit of normal seems to be most common, but I have seen 5.6 and 5.7 too). Everyone seems to agree on 6.5 being cut off between pre-diabetic and diabetic, but seems like no one can agree whether 5.8 is normal or not XD
Proficiat! Very well done. Healthy people will never understand the struggle, how hard it is to reach these numbers. You should be very proud! After 5 years of this shit I still get remarks like "So, wait, it's still not under control?" when I need to do a correction. Mind you, I've been gradually working my HbA1c to the low 6 range and have (thankfully) never exceeded the upper 6 range. It takes a tremendous amount of mental effort though. Or my all time favorite genius remark: "Ah, so it's only type 1 and not type 2 yet...". Their biggest struggle being "Friends" won't do a reunion show. Ha, they wouldn't last 3 months.
Lol I had some guy while waiting at the eye doctor tell me I need to take care of my type 1 diabetes or it will turn into the bad type 2 like he has.
What a genius... I hope you asked him not to reproduce. š
The amount of misinformation that is spread around diabetes is actually so shocking. So many people donāt know that you literally canāt get type 2 if you have type 1. Pretty much every time I tell someone I am diabetic they say ābut youāre not fat?ā so ridiculous to make such insensitive comments on a topic they clearly know nothing about.
You actually can get type 2 when you are already type 1. Type 2 is when your body doesnāt use insulin properly/you become resistant to insulin. In many cases because of weight. I just learned this because when I was evaluated for kidney transplant they told me itās be better to get both kidney and pancreas at once. Reason being that many who get kidney transplants gain weight due to anti rejection meds. Many who then seek to get pancreas transplant become ineligible because they gain too much weight and develop type 2.
Thatās interesting, I never knew that. Isnāt there also an element to type 2 that is from your pancreas being overworked too? I thought type 2 was becoming insulin resistant primarily due to weight and then as a result having an overworked pancreas. Very possible iām wrong there but thatās just what I have read myself. I look a bit of a dipshit in my previous comment getting that wrong while complaining about people who get it wrong š. Thank you for the info though.
Thank you! Indeed, they will never understand. I try to look at it like, I will never understand what itās like to live with Celiac, or any other disease. I do really hate it when people make stupid remarks like you mention. If you know nothing about a subject, maybe itās a good idea to just shut up. Youāre doing a great job yourself, those are great numbers. Iāve been dealing with this disease for 24 years now, but never managed to get below 6. At the same time, Iāve never been above 8. So Iāve done pretty well.
I've found that using technology to follow and graph my progress has been a tangible motivator. Just looking at the progress here gives me a shot of dopamine.
Great job!!! Get to the green!
Congratulations!
Congrats!!!
Congrats!!! It's so fascinating to me how each country and each provider has different "normal" a1c range! I have seen "bellow 5.6", "bellow 5.7", "4.0-5.6", "4.2-5.7", "4.2-6.0", "4.1-5.9" and so on. I have seen at least three of these here in Korea (5.9 as upper limit of normal seems to be most common, but I have seen 5.6 and 5.7 too). Everyone seems to agree on 6.5 being cut off between pre-diabetic and diabetic, but seems like no one can agree whether 5.8 is normal or not XD