I finally got the nerve to have an A1c drawn yesterday.  My endo called this morning to report that my A1c is the highest it’s been since my diagnosis.  I knew it was high but man oh man was I disappointed.

I find that it puts me in an odd place about starting CGMS.  I’m really trying to restrain myself, to not get sucked into believing that CGMS will be the answer.  I know that there isn’t a technology out there that will compensate for the fact that I fail to look up carb values, or to accurately estimate portions, or to even really work to control portions.  No meter attached to me will address the fact that I’m not exercising, or that I think to myself, “I should check my blood sugar…” but don’t actually get to the meter for hours after (if at all).

 The fact is, I am in a big old diabetes rut.  And it’s time to get myself out of it. 

Having a different view of my blood sugar will help.  A new ‘toy’ always helps motivate me when it comes to diabetes management.  Though staring CGMS will not be the cure to what ails me, I am excited about it, and it is never a bad idea to be excited about diabetes.

I’ve rescheduled training with the DexCom folks for early next week.  In the meantime, I need to focus on using the tools I actually have at hand!