Our A1c after 1 year of this horrible disease: 6.1
Our daughter has become noticeably more self-aware and she handled the test exceptionally well.
DCCT: 6,11%
IFCC: 43 mmol/mol
We were administered to the hospital a year ago with A1c of 11.2. We knew nothing of this horrible disease whatsoever and we thought it was a mistake.
We are using Medtronic 780G pump and Guardian 4 sensor which we are extremely satisfied with. Guardian 4 has been excellent for us and it's a real life-saviour. Without it, we would probably have already gone mad.
It's living hell with air conditioning, thanks to that great tech. But it's still a living hell.
Even though we advocate a strict diet, using an insulin pump and carefully calculating carbs does wonders, so we can give our daughter many of the treats she likes: ice cream (from her favourite shop), homemade muffins, cakes, watermelon, homemade keto-pizza. We still avoid certain foods - especially unfamiliar ones. She eats homemade healthy breakfasts, lunches, and dinners every day.
She plays outdoors and in the garden a lot. We disconnect the pump for those times and give periodic corrections.
She barely notices the pump and is very responsible about wearing it.
She still doesn't like changing the infusion set and the sensor, but it's got MUCH easier after a year of horror.
We are absolutely looking forward to a cure.
It's astonishing how little humanity knows about this terrible disease while it's widespread, horribly under‑researched and largely ignored - and it can affect anyone.