Hi 🙂
I am a relative newcomer to this board - I first posted towards the end of last year to give a bit of info on a newish drug I had been started on called Byetta.
Briefly, I was diagnosed with Type 2 about 9 years ago and achieved good levels after being put on Metformin and a change in diet. My levels got a bit out of control over the past few years and having been on the full dose of Metformin (2x500 3 times a day) and too overweight to risk other meds which can cause weight gain, I went onto Byetta about 4 months ago. I have been careful with my food intake, although now I am not as strong willed as when I started out, but my latest hba1c was a satisfying 7.2 - a drop from 10.2 before Byetta🙂
My nurse was delighted and told me she is happy for me to stay with this level and said that it is unlikely I would dip much lower. Now, here's the question- she said "they" panic if a Type 2 goes into double figures but ideally want to see us under 8. She says a non-diabetic would have an hba1c of around 6 so, my 7.2 is fine.
When I read various boards however, I see some diabetics being told that a level of 8 is huge no-no and in some cases a level of under 6 needs to be achieved. So I am confused! I am wondering is the desired hba1c is a personal thing- does this depend a lot on age and weight for example - I am 58, so would an older person naturally have a higher level than a youngster?
I will be asking my DSN on my next visit but would be interested in what you guys have been told.
I am a relative newcomer to this board - I first posted towards the end of last year to give a bit of info on a newish drug I had been started on called Byetta.
Briefly, I was diagnosed with Type 2 about 9 years ago and achieved good levels after being put on Metformin and a change in diet. My levels got a bit out of control over the past few years and having been on the full dose of Metformin (2x500 3 times a day) and too overweight to risk other meds which can cause weight gain, I went onto Byetta about 4 months ago. I have been careful with my food intake, although now I am not as strong willed as when I started out, but my latest hba1c was a satisfying 7.2 - a drop from 10.2 before Byetta🙂
My nurse was delighted and told me she is happy for me to stay with this level and said that it is unlikely I would dip much lower. Now, here's the question- she said "they" panic if a Type 2 goes into double figures but ideally want to see us under 8. She says a non-diabetic would have an hba1c of around 6 so, my 7.2 is fine.
When I read various boards however, I see some diabetics being told that a level of 8 is huge no-no and in some cases a level of under 6 needs to be achieved. So I am confused! I am wondering is the desired hba1c is a personal thing- does this depend a lot on age and weight for example - I am 58, so would an older person naturally have a higher level than a youngster?
I will be asking my DSN on my next visit but would be interested in what you guys have been told.
