Friday, February 5, 2010

Checkup Results

I got my checkup results today.

A1c: 5.8. That's right, 5.8.
Triglycerides: 91

The "bad" cholesterol number was a lot better than before but I missed it because I was so excited about the A1c. I'll get the results in the mail in a day or two, but I had to call because I needed to know.

I give a lot of credit to the Mercy Diabetes Education program for being concise and excellent. More on that later.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Checkup

I had my checkup this morning - I got the coveted 7:30am slot, which means I had to leave before 6:45 to get there. (It's either really early or really late due to area traffic patterns.)

I don't have my A1C number yet, but the following things came out of the appointment:

1) I'm officially Type 1.
2) I'm getting a referral to an Endocrinologist.

I'm excited about both things. Actually, #1 may be modified by #2 in time, but that's OK.

There are two endo's in our local system and they both have stellar reputations.

I'll post the A1C here when I know what it is. Also expecting significant improvement in Triglycerides, LDL's, HDL's, and so on.