Diabetes Blog – Happy-Medium.net

Tuesday marked another quarterly visit with my super endocrinologist. Despite the fact that this was the thousandth (or so) visit with her, we still had plenty to talk about.

After going over my A1c result (still excellent, but a little low), the biggest topic of conversation was analysis of my CGM data. This is the first appointment that included a measurable amount of CGM data to look at, and that made this appointment different than most.

She’s concerned more about overnight lows than the lows I’ve had just before dinner. So we dialed back the basal on my insulin pump between midnight and 8:00 a.m. We’ll see if that does the trick.

If I really want to be honest with myself, the truth is that I’ve been a little aggressive correcting post-meal high blood sugars. So I’m getting to 80 to 100 mg/dL before bed, and going to sleep for six or seven hours while my BGs get lower and lower.

I was also honest about all that with my endocrinologist. At some point in my life, I decided that I needed to get over my feelings of what someone might say about me when I let my guard down and admitted where I might have come up short.

Now, this is where you might say, “great, everything’s perfect”. But you know what? What I really needed was to work with a doctor who would listen to what I was saying and work on a strategy to solve those shortcomings, without interjecting guilt into the conversation.

I mean, it’s one thing to let my guard down and speak the truth. But it doesn’t mean much if it doesn’t result in a plan of action put together in conjunction with my medical team.

It’s easy to take that for granted after several years with the same endo. What we really have to remember is to find a healthcare professional (or team of professionals) who will help us find the success we seek with our diabetes. When we do find that healthcare professional (or team of professionals), we have to remain grateful and let the process of working on a better life with diabetes take its course, wherever it might lead.

Both of those things can be difficult, but they are both worth the effort it takes to get there.

Other than that, I got a couple of prescriptions for things that are new (like Accu-Chek Guide strips) and things that need to be replaced (like expired backup insulin pens). We talked about the #BeyondA1c workshop a couple of weeks ago, and the upcoming Friends for Life Falls Church, Diabetes UnConference, and Diabetes Sisters Weekend for Women gatherings.

We only get so much time with our endos and diabetes educators. Precious time. If you can, it’s worth it to spend the time pursuing the best results possible, together.