Again, for newbies, those of us who are on PD live and die by our monthly labs. They gauge how we’re doing and whether anything should be altered. At the Granbury Clinic, where I go, lab results are typically available online the day after my visit; such occurred this time around, also.
Since I pretty much toe the line in all aspects of my treatment, I didn’t expect anything to be either greatly changed or cause for concern, and no readings were. One reading worth mentioning that changed is A1c, the measurement of how well my diabetic control is. For diabetics such as myself, the goal is to be at/under 7.0; my current reading from last lab was 4.8, down from 5.9 collected 1/2/25.
An A1c in a person with diabetes indicates exceptionally well-controlled blood glucose levels – so well-controlled, in fact, that this value is considered to be in the normal, non-diabetic range. According to major guidelines, an A1c below 5.7 is classified as normal. Having stated the foregoing, as a diabetic, you can be on a banana peel at this point, as it’s easy to slip into hypoglycemia (dangerously low blood sugar). While on occasion, I experience this, I have found it easy to manage with orange juice, even upon waking up in a sweat from it. Lucky for me, my wife is very in tune to this and will have juice in my hand before I can even get up.
Also, keep in mind that I take 13 units of insulin every night. What this indicates is that I am at the “optimum” for my body – insulin, food, drink, exercise, etc.
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