HbA1C

[TemptressOfTheSea]

For those of you who have CFRD...I'm just curious...what is your HbA1C. Mine used to be in the 11's and now has been 7.0 for the past two years. My endo says that's excellent considering I have Cf, my CF doc says it's pretty good.

I suppose this is kind of a follow up to Rokiss12 posting that article and i'm kinda freaking out, and i'm just wondering where I'm at compared to everyone else.

Thanks everyone!!

 

[TemptressOfTheSea]

For those of you who have CFRD...I'm just curious...what is your HbA1C. Mine used to be in the 11's and now has been 7.0 for the past two years. My endo says that's excellent considering I have Cf, my CF doc says it's pretty good.

I suppose this is kind of a follow up to Rokiss12 posting that article and i'm kinda freaking out, and i'm just wondering where I'm at compared to everyone else.

Thanks everyone!!

 

[TemptressOfTheSea]

For those of you who have CFRD...I'm just curious...what is your HbA1C. Mine used to be in the 11's and now has been 7.0 for the past two years. My endo says that's excellent considering I have Cf, my CF doc says it's pretty good.

I suppose this is kind of a follow up to Rokiss12 posting that article and i'm kinda freaking out, and i'm just wondering where I'm at compared to everyone else.

Thanks everyone!!

 

[coltsfan715]

Mine was at about 10.3 when I was diagnosed with diabetes.

When I am doing good - not sick or on steroids - it is normally around 6.0-6.3.

When I am sick and/or on steroids and it is harder to control it tends to be around 7.0-7.7.

Lindsey

Also to add the highest my Hemoglobin A1C has been since I was diagnosed and started on insulin was 8.5 and that was after I had been on prednisone for 2 months.

 

[coltsfan715]

Mine was at about 10.3 when I was diagnosed with diabetes.

When I am doing good - not sick or on steroids - it is normally around 6.0-6.3.

When I am sick and/or on steroids and it is harder to control it tends to be around 7.0-7.7.

Lindsey

Also to add the highest my Hemoglobin A1C has been since I was diagnosed and started on insulin was 8.5 and that was after I had been on prednisone for 2 months.

 

[coltsfan715]

Mine was at about 10.3 when I was diagnosed with diabetes.

When I am doing good - not sick or on steroids - it is normally around 6.0-6.3.

When I am sick and/or on steroids and it is harder to control it tends to be around 7.0-7.7.

Lindsey

Also to add the highest my Hemoglobin A1C has been since I was diagnosed and started on insulin was 8.5 and that was after I had been on prednisone for 2 months.

 

[catboogie]

i was around 10-11 when i was first diagnosed and for that first year or so.

my latest one was 7.0 and my doctors were giving me crap saying if i can be so complicit with my lung therapy that i should be able to have a much lower A1c. i was shocked because i always thought 7 was good!

i remember meeting a guy with an insulin pump whose A1c was 5 something. i was in awe of him.

in theory we should be able to get it down near to that level. ug...

 

[catboogie]

i was around 10-11 when i was first diagnosed and for that first year or so.

my latest one was 7.0 and my doctors were giving me crap saying if i can be so complicit with my lung therapy that i should be able to have a much lower A1c. i was shocked because i always thought 7 was good!

i remember meeting a guy with an insulin pump whose A1c was 5 something. i was in awe of him.

in theory we should be able to get it down near to that level. ug...

 

[catboogie]

i was around 10-11 when i was first diagnosed and for that first year or so.

my latest one was 7.0 and my doctors were giving me crap saying if i can be so complicit with my lung therapy that i should be able to have a much lower A1c. i was shocked because i always thought 7 was good!

i remember meeting a guy with an insulin pump whose A1c was 5 something. i was in awe of him.

in theory we should be able to get it down near to that level. ug...

 

[coltsfan715]

I posted this on the other thread too - and don't want to sound like a broken record .. but I will say it again anyway.

According to a CF endocrinologist I spoke too - it is shown that CFers do better with lung function when our hemoglobin A1C is in the 5.5 range. As for "normal" 6.2 or 6.3 is where the HbA1C of someone withOUT diabetes would be. That is probably why your doc said that about getting it lower. I know my docs want my numbers as close to 6.2 as possible if not lower.


Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

I posted this on the other thread too - and don't want to sound like a broken record .. but I will say it again anyway.

According to a CF endocrinologist I spoke too - it is shown that CFers do better with lung function when our hemoglobin A1C is in the 5.5 range. As for "normal" 6.2 or 6.3 is where the HbA1C of someone withOUT diabetes would be. That is probably why your doc said that about getting it lower. I know my docs want my numbers as close to 6.2 as possible if not lower.


Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

I posted this on the other thread too - and don't want to sound like a broken record .. but I will say it again anyway.

According to a CF endocrinologist I spoke too - it is shown that CFers do better with lung function when our hemoglobin A1C is in the 5.5 range. As for "normal" 6.2 or 6.3 is where the HbA1C of someone withOUT diabetes would be. That is probably why your doc said that about getting it lower. I know my docs want my numbers as close to 6.2 as possible if not lower.


Lindsey

 

[lightNlife]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>coltsfan715</b></i>


According to a CF endocrinologist I spoke too - it is shown that CFers do better with lung function when our hemoglobin A1C is in the 5.5 range. As for "normal" 6.2 or 6.3 is where the HbA1C of someone withOUT diabetes would be. That is probably why your doc said that about getting it lower. I know my docs want my numbers as close to 6.2 as possible if not lower.





Lindsey</end quote></div>

Interesting. That's very useful information! Thanks for posting it. I'll add it to my growing compendium of CFRD knowledge.

 

[lightNlife]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>coltsfan715</b></i>


According to a CF endocrinologist I spoke too - it is shown that CFers do better with lung function when our hemoglobin A1C is in the 5.5 range. As for "normal" 6.2 or 6.3 is where the HbA1C of someone withOUT diabetes would be. That is probably why your doc said that about getting it lower. I know my docs want my numbers as close to 6.2 as possible if not lower.





Lindsey</end quote></div>

Interesting. That's very useful information! Thanks for posting it. I'll add it to my growing compendium of CFRD knowledge.

 

[lightNlife]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>coltsfan715</b></i>


According to a CF endocrinologist I spoke too - it is shown that CFers do better with lung function when our hemoglobin A1C is in the 5.5 range. As for "normal" 6.2 or 6.3 is where the HbA1C of someone withOUT diabetes would be. That is probably why your doc said that about getting it lower. I know my docs want my numbers as close to 6.2 as possible if not lower.





Lindsey</end quote></div>

Interesting. That's very useful information! Thanks for posting it. I'll add it to my growing compendium of CFRD knowledge.

 

[cldhcheatham]

My husband, age 53, has CF.  Had bi-lateral lung transplant in
1997.  Done great<br>
until now.  Believe he is about to be diagnosed as diabetic
too.  Blood sugar readings have been 291-382 over the past
four days.  Are you on insulin shots?  I am diabetic<br>
too, but take pills and a protein shot twice per day.  Has it
been hard to control your<br>
blood sugar levels?

 

[cldhcheatham]

My husband, age 53, has CF.  Had bi-lateral lung transplant in
1997.  Done great<br>
until now.  Believe he is about to be diagnosed as diabetic
too.  Blood sugar readings have been 291-382 over the past
four days.  Are you on insulin shots?  I am diabetic<br>
too, but take pills and a protein shot twice per day.  Has it
been hard to control your<br>
blood sugar levels?

 

[cldhcheatham]

My husband, age 53, has CF.  Had bi-lateral lung transplant in
1997.  Done great<br>
until now.  Believe he is about to be diagnosed as diabetic
too.  Blood sugar readings have been 291-382 over the past
four days.  Are you on insulin shots?  I am diabetic<br>
too, but take pills and a protein shot twice per day.  Has it
been hard to control your<br>
blood sugar levels?

 

[TemptressOfTheSea]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

I was diagnosed with CFRD when I was 11 and started off with shots for like 2 or 3 years. But having CF and having to eat so much, I was taking upwards of 6-7 shots a day and my blood sugars were still wacky.

Having switched to the pump has made managing the diabetes a lot easier, but it's still a pain. I find the most difficult part to be the food thing...no matter how hard i try...carb counting and what not...I can never seem to get it right. I think the fact that my digestive tract/process is so messed up and inconsistent is what makes it somewhat more difficult to keep on top of the diabetes.

It's an ongoing battle....<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif" border="0">

 

[TemptressOfTheSea]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

I was diagnosed with CFRD when I was 11 and started off with shots for like 2 or 3 years. But having CF and having to eat so much, I was taking upwards of 6-7 shots a day and my blood sugars were still wacky.

Having switched to the pump has made managing the diabetes a lot easier, but it's still a pain. I find the most difficult part to be the food thing...no matter how hard i try...carb counting and what not...I can never seem to get it right. I think the fact that my digestive tract/process is so messed up and inconsistent is what makes it somewhat more difficult to keep on top of the diabetes.

It's an ongoing battle....<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif" border="0">