It has been a really long time since my last A1C test. I mentioned yesterday about the unusual amount of high blood sugars that I have been experiencing over the past few months and I am not very happy with this. My last A1C was almost a year ago. The last 4 appointments that I had for blood work, have been cancelled. It seems that every time that I have an appointment with the endo or for blood work it ends up being cancelled or re-scheduled. There is absolutely nothing stopping me from having this appointment next month. I do have to verify the date though because I have a wedding in PA that I will be attending on 11-11-11. Let’s hope it’s not on that day 🙂
Anyway, back to the A1C in forever. I am not too concerned about what my A1C results are going to be, because to me, it is just a measure and it gives me feedback on how I can work to make it better. I have already been eating better and just purchased a brand new recumbent exercise bike, but just havent put it together yet, probably won’t be until this weekend. But just purchasing this bike has gotten me a step further than I have been in the past by just saying I am going to exercise more. I have seen people around me losing weight lately, and I know that by losing some weight I can manage my diabetes a lot better. For one, by losing weight, I can eventually start using less insulin and be able to use the insulin pump that I prefer, the OmniPod.
My next A1C test will be soon and I will be sure to share it once I have it 🙂
Take care everyone
You’re killing me, Smalls.
I’m on the same page – procrastinate on the appointments and then often cancel them anyhow. But I agree, that it’s just a number, and I know at this moment getting an A1c would do no good because I’ve not been doing what needs to be done. So why put myself through the number-analyzing and expense of getting it done? Nope, I’ll just try and improve and when it’s time for that progress report I’ll go there. Good post, Chris. Good luck on your biking and BG-reduction!