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Northerner

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I hope people don't mind me showing off a bit, I know lots have real problems with their BG control and I'm aware I have a much easier time of it 😱

I have my 6 monthly review tomorrow so I printed off my meter report for the past 14 days for the consultant:

My target range is 3.9 mmol/l-7.8 mmol/l
I tested 80 times (5.7 per day average)
1 test was above range (an 8.0 mmol/l)
4 tests were below range (lowest 3.2 mmol/l)
93.8% of tests were in target range
Standard Deviation is - 0.9 😱

Think he'll be pleased! :D
 
Northerner said:
I hope people don't mind me showing off a bit, I know lots have real problems with their BG control and I'm aware I have a much easier time of it 😱

I have my 6 monthly review tomorrow so I printed off my meter report for the past 14 days for the consultant:

My target range is 3.9 mmol/l-7.8 mmol/l
I tested 80 times (5.7 per day average)
1 test was above range (an 8.0 mmol/l)
4 tests were below range (lowest 3.2 mmol/l)
93.8% of tests were in target range
Standard Deviation is - 0.9 😱

Think he'll be pleased! :D
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I hate you! 😉 Don't know how you do it! Well done!
 
Northerner said:
I hope people don't mind me showing off a bit, I know lots have real problems with their BG control and I'm aware I have a much easier time of it 😱

I have my 6 monthly review tomorrow so I printed off my meter report for the past 14 days for the consultant:

My target range is 3.9 mmol/l-7.8 mmol/l
I tested 80 times (5.7 per day average)
1 test was above range (an 8.0 mmol/l)
4 tests were below range (lowest 3.2 mmol/l)
93.8% of tests were in target range
Standard Deviation is - 0.9 😱

Think he'll be pleased! :D
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Well done you - these are great and it's good that you can share these results with everyone x
 
You can really go off some people!! Seriously Alan these are absolutely brilliant results and I'm really pleased for you
 
Northerner said:
I hope people don't mind me showing off a bit, I know lots have real problems with their BG control and I'm aware I have a much easier time of it 😱

I have my 6 monthly review tomorrow so I printed off my meter report for the past 14 days for the consultant:

My target range is 3.9 mmol/l-7.8 mmol/l
I tested 80 times (5.7 per day average)
1 test was above range (an 8.0 mmol/l)
4 tests were below range (lowest 3.2 mmol/l)
93.8% of tests were in target range
Standard Deviation is - 0.9 😱

Think he'll be pleased! :D
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Well done 🙂
 
All hail Northie and his Ninja Diabetic Skills.

Let me know when your 'Diabetes the Northie Way' course is running Alan and I'll be first on the list :D
 
Only 1 test was above 7.8 😱 I'm guessing you don't regularly test 2 hours after meals then. There's no way mine would be consistently that good. My latest HbA1c was 5.8% as well and you're making me feel like my levels aren't good enough 😛
 
redrevis said:
Only 1 test was above 7.8 😱 I'm guessing you don't regularly test 2 hours after meals then. There's no way mine would be consistently that good. My latest HbA1c was 5.8% as well and you're making me feel like my levels aren't good enough 😛
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I do test regularly after my evening meal and occasionally after breakfast and lunch. I'm fairly consistent (boring!) with breakfast and lunch though, so usually have a pretty good idea of what to expect, so I only test if I'm feeling low or if I'm off out for a run. After evening meal is a more regular test because I'd rather know well in advance if my numbers are heading low so I can have a leisurely snack of choice rather than having to wolf things down just before bed 🙂 For example, if I'm below 6 2 hours after eating then it's more than likely I will be in the 4s by bedtime, if not lower, so I have a snack.

I think one thing that has really helped is injecting at least 15 minutes before eating - seems to iron out all the spikes for me. I've also been running regularly and this has also led to me reducing my total daily dose of insulin by around 40% over the past month - smaller doses seem to work better for me, so this helps. 🙂
 
Northerner said:
After evening meal is a more regular test because I'd rather know well in advance if my numbers are heading low so I can have a leisurely snack of choice rather than having to wolf things down just before bed 🙂 For example, if I'm below 6 2 hours after eating then it's more than likely I will be in the 4s by bedtime, if not lower, so I have a snack.
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I do EXACTLY the same thing. Great minds ey :D
 
Yes, congratulations from a type 2, the results are impressive.🙂

Can you download data from your meter?
 
slipper said:
Yes, congratulations from a type 2, the results are impressive.🙂

Can you download data from your meter?
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Thank you 🙂 Yes, I have an Accuchek Aviva and called the helpline for their free software and infrared thingy that reads the meter. Most meter companies offer free software and readers. The contour usb has the software on the meter itself and can just be plugged into a usb port to access all the information (as far as I know, never used one!).
 
Thank you, I have the same meter too and was looking at software free on the web. Good luck tomorrow.
 
Model Diabetic , great results Alan .
 
Hope you had a bit of life and fun while scoring such good results, Northerner!
 
Well done you Alan - terrific results - all down to your hard work of course.🙂
 
lucy123 said:
Well done you Alan - terrific results - all down to your hard work of course.🙂
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To be honest, it's fairly clear I'm getting a 'helping hand'. My basal insulin is currently 4 units, which is around 14% of my total daily dose. The average (I think) for Type 1s is that 40-50% of your total daily dose is basal insulin, so I must be getting a fair whack from my own pancreas. This probably helps smooth the upper levels quite a lot, and I suspect that it is also what keeps me rock-steady overnight.

So, it's part of me, but not within my control! I'm going to ask the consultant about it tomorrow. 🙂
 
Alan i demand that xmas card back haaha, well done you , good luck tomorrow
 
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