I've not gotten that dialed in to it yet. I just dropped mine from 6.7 down to..

Apr 23, 2024
3:44:00pm

icecougar Intervention Needed

...5.6 in the past year. I took Metformin for a while but didn't make progress on lowering my A1C until I started taking Mounjaro. Lost some weight (70 lbs) and dropped my A1C by over a point.

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icecougar

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Anyone here have experience with HgA1c values that are discordant with average blood glucose values?

Bar7h Meh

Apr 23, 3:21pm

I would probably trust the A1c measurement. Also, metformin is a great drug. If

diluigifan

Apr 23, 3:27pm

Obviously you haven’t read the internet. My 65+ plus crowd is frequently telling me how bad metformin is. 😉

5150man

Apr 23, 3:49pm

Ha. I thought people would be clamoring for it now with the anti-aging stuff

cougfanz

Apr 23, 4:08pm

Well…the internet.

5150man

Apr 23, 5:42pm

Yeah, I plan to give the drug a shot. I actually trust both numbers and I know deviation is possible, I just haven't

Bar7h

Apr 23, 3:59pm

I've not gotten that dialed in to it yet. I just dropped mine from 6.7 down to..

icecougar

Apr 23, 3:44pm

I once spoke with an endocrinologist who said they trust the CGM data over the A1c, for whatever that’s worth.

HungryCoug

Apr 23, 4:40pm

my glucose levels the past 2 yrs in normal range. A1C elevated at 6.4. My PCP

qwerew

Apr 23, 9:04pm

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