hannahrbuckley1
New Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Hey everyone, I'm a 20 year old female student who has been diagnosed type 1 diabetic since around my 18th birthday (that was a hell of a birthday present!).
I posted here over a year ago talking about how I was failing to keep control of my diabetes, would eat basically whatever I wanted, was binge drinking and had a hba1c of 89. I was terrified of the testing meter and loathed doctor's appointments.
Now I figured the forum was due an update! My most recent hba1c was 52!!!! 🙂)))) And I'm still loving student life and making the most of it.
I know it's not in the normal range and I still have a ways to go, but I am in a way, way better position than I was. I'm testing roughly 4-5 times a day and usually get my insulin amounts right (except white bread still makes me spike then crash. god i miss it). I still loathe doctor's appointments but they're no longer terrifying and embarrassing.
I'm going to post some student type 1 diabetes hacks in the forum soon to share some of the ways I managed to get my hba1c down again.
Thank you! Hannah x
I posted here over a year ago talking about how I was failing to keep control of my diabetes, would eat basically whatever I wanted, was binge drinking and had a hba1c of 89. I was terrified of the testing meter and loathed doctor's appointments.
Now I figured the forum was due an update! My most recent hba1c was 52!!!! 🙂)))) And I'm still loving student life and making the most of it.
I know it's not in the normal range and I still have a ways to go, but I am in a way, way better position than I was. I'm testing roughly 4-5 times a day and usually get my insulin amounts right (except white bread still makes me spike then crash. god i miss it). I still loathe doctor's appointments but they're no longer terrifying and embarrassing.
I'm going to post some student type 1 diabetes hacks in the forum soon to share some of the ways I managed to get my hba1c down again.
Thank you! Hannah x
