Annual review - results this time!

[MeanMom]

Hi everyone

Have just phoned for K's results of annual review. First of all DSN said 'all fine' - so I waited for some numbers and she said HbA1c was 59% - that's 'fine' alegedly. 🙄 I had to point out to her that last one in Nov was 55% so its going in the 'wrong' direction - still 'fine' as they like it to be under 60%. So I said 'fine' and left it at that.

P'raps I'm being a bit unfair on DSN - she knows we know what we are doing and she may even have read up on our discussion with Paed. I just expected a bit more than 'fine' - she also said same about thyroid (see my other thread) - it's the response you expect from GP receptionist not a DSN.

Anyway although we are disappointed by Hb... We do know that we have already made changes that will bring it down ( like not going to school since 8th February <insert hysterical laugh>) so we are actually quite

'fine'🙄

 

[Caroline]

Perhaps she thinks as you are all so capeable and know what you are doing fine is an adequate response?

 

[Northerner]

For some reason a lot of HCPs seem reluctant to give us the actual numbers - I've encountered this many times myself. Perhaps they are worried that we'll become too obsessed and worried if we can see variations that, to them, are insignificant? 55 mmol/mol equates to 7.2% and 59 mmol/mol is around 7.5% (in case you were wondering! 🙂)

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Hi MM,
If it's any help to you a topsy turvy thyroid causes messed up blood sugars as well. So this might have a bearing on K's A1c.🙂