Hb1Ac results

You seemed to have done OK over the years, well done............

thanks for sharing............

hmm your worst years seem to be your teenage years, I just can't imagine why I always tell people how thankful I am that I didn't develop my Diabetes until I was in my 30's when my rock'n'roll years where all behind me. I meet so many people who were 'off the rails' in their teenage years and its not hard to imagine why.
It does show however 30 years and hopefully only a minor complication so its not inevitable that complications occur. Nice to see you Hb1Ac drop after the course as well, another happy DAFNE customer

Wow those readings are amazing! To have kept at those levels over such a long period of time is really good and you must be really proud of yourself!! I was diagnosed in 1981 at the age of 10 and it would be interesting to be able to find out past HbA1 readings, how did you manage to get this information?

Well done

Karen x

Its amazing some of the attitudes HCP had back then, I have never been below 7.9, but I dont get moaned at as its hard, even with 110% effort........and also harder back in the day when even the HCPs understanding was limited in comparison to the likes of the DAFNE principals..............

Thanks for that Sarah, think I might have a look into it.

Like your comment about the lie detector machine, how true is that!! Its good to see that others have ups and downs too. 30+ years is a long time to be good all the time isn't it

I managed to get my HbA1 down to 6.7 following my DAFNE course 2 years ago and this was classed as a normal level but now it has crept back to 8.1 which I am told is only 'average'. To be honest I think that the guidelines have definately reduced over the years and they are now asking for lower levels to be maintained (in an ideal world!!). You seem to be doing well at the moment though so keep up the good work. I am back to blood testing before each meal in the quest to reduce my HbA1 further and become 'normal' again lol!

Good luck

Karen x

I've never mentioned in percentages. What is 6.7% compared to mmol?

you can find the conversion here

Karen Westwood said:
I am back to blood testing before each meal in the quest to reduce my HbA1 further and become 'normal' again lol!

sjohno said:
I have been lucky enough to have a copy of all my medical records, after reading them I discovered recordings of my Hb1Ac results. I was diagnised with T1 diabetes in 1979, I was 11yrs old, I have had T1 diabetes for 32yrs.
I graduated from DAFNE in November 2009 and my next Hb1Ac test is booked for the end of this month. The worst time of my diabetic life is when I was taken off Actrapid/Monotard and put on Humulin between 2006-2009.

I thought these results were a matter of fact and thought I'd share them with you.
1984 is when I discovered alcohol lol!

MONTH YEAR %
October 1980 12.6 Insulin October 1980 44 units Monotard am x 1 a day
1981 Insulin Nov 1980 AM PM
1982 Actrapid 16 8
1983 Monotard 12 8
October 1984 13.0
November1984 13.1
August 1987 9.5
March 1988 10.9
July 1988 10.5
April 1990 6.1
June 1990 6.7
February1991 7.2
June 1991 6.8
February1992 7.2
April 1992 7.2
July 1992 5.4
November1992 6.6
March 1993 5.9
October 1993 12.3
1994
March 1995 7.3
November1995 7.6
1997-1999 In the majority of Clinical Settings Hb1Ac of less than 6.8% is acceptable control.
April 1997 7.4
February1998 7.9
May 1999 8.9
November1999 8.2
July 2001 8.7
June 2002 8.5
July 2002 8.5
November2002 8.0
July 2003 9.1
October 2003 8.4
November2003 8.0
May 2004 8.4
August 2004 7.8
October 2004 7.6
January 2005 7.6
July 2005 8.2
April 2006 7.6 Insulin 2005/2006 Humulin
2007 February 2007 no Background Retinopathy
2008 February 2008 no Background Retinopathy
September2009 7.2 April 2009 Left eye Background Retinopathy
April 2010 6.8
December2010 6.1

Thanks for reading.

Sarah

novorapidboi26 said:

Karen Westwood said:
I am back to blood testing before each meal in the quest to reduce my HbA1 further and become 'normal' again lol!

Do you not do this anyway?