A1C !!! It's that time of the year again ...
We had our quarterly Endo follow up appointment last week. This blog is going to be more about the run up to the appointment than the appointment itself. Anyone who has diabetes knows that one of the main points of discussion in these appointments is the a1c result. The a1c is the number that would estimate the average blood glucose of the past three months. The a1c tests are the pretty much only point of reference for people without a continuous glucose monitor(CGM). In our case, we have the Dexcom CGM. CGM shows the blood glucose value every 5 mins. We can also get the average blood glucose value from the reports tool of the Dexcom application. This is only a ball park number. Therefore, the a1c number we get in the hospital is a better assessment of the past quarter. Of late, my anticipation of this a1c result is becoming synonymous to the exam results. Sriram calls a1c result as mommy's report card. He is right. I'm getting more and more eager about this n