Achieving Glycemic Control!

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Heidi,

You wrote, " My HbA1c score was 5.6% ...So my endo said he saw no need for the

insulin pump. What he didn't seem to realize was that in order to get that

control, I've been testing 8 times a day and correcting by injecting insulin up

to 7-10 times a day, in order to keep my levels in the normal range. "

After applauding your excellent A1C, I had to laugh at the doctor's failure

to contribute the control to the meticulous hour by hour insulin / carbohydrate

/ glucose balancing act required to achieve such a heroic feat. Of course,

you have to be there to believe it.

I remember receiving the email you sent me [re: Pancreatitis induced

diabetes] when you exclaimed " I had no idea, but I now understand, what a

challenge! " .

It is hard to believe that you can spend an entire day just achieving

glycemic control! It's unfortunate that that is too late to understand and

appreciate

the full value of the islet cell.

It's not too early, though, for me to understand and appreciate the full

value of my kidneys and eyes.

Congratulations and thank you for being such an aggressive advocate for early

recognition and intervention of blood sugar problems.

Karyn E. , RN

Executive Director, PAI

http://www.pancassociation.org

Pancreatitis Association International