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It amazes me how much of an impact an a1c can have. I was doing really well for a while. Had about a year of improving a1cs, and even got to 6.7, which was my best ever. My most recent one was a lot worse. I was not surprised, and could point to the reasons. But, even knowing the reasons, I still hoped that it would not be that bad. I went through about 8 months where I was amazing with tracking everything -- measuring out all my food, counting my calories as though it were my raison d'etre, exe… Continue

Indeed, hello world!! A quick introduction to me... I'm 45, and been type 1 for more than 25 years, and have used a pump (Minimed) for more than 5 years. In the last year and a half, I have taken control of my diabetes, really for the first time ever. What took so long? The relatively rapid devolution of my marriage, in large part because I had never really been in control of myself. In the last year and a half, I have gotten some of my best a1c's ever (though the last one was very disappointing… Continue