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After putting it off for a week I went to do my blood test on Monday morning.\u00a0 This morning I got the results and I feel like I a failure. I was expecting my HbA1c to be higher than my last result<\/a> but somehow I hoped it wouldn\u2019t be that far off. After improving my HbA1c in two consecutive blood tests, going from 6.8 to 6.3 and then to 6%, I found myself this morning staring at the results on my computer in disbelief. \u00a0My A1c is 6.8 again. I thought I\u00a0 was off to a new start and now I find myself back where I was 9 months ago. When I got my last result three months ago, I was so happy.\u00a0 I felt as if I accomplished something great (silly but true). Today I feel like a failure (even after a very good morning run).<\/p>\n

Pleased with the success of my last two results I had promised myself, even made a new year\u2019s resolution that I would continue to do better. I want my HbA1c to be under 6.<\/p>\n

But sometimes things are easier said than done. Instead of continuing to closely monitor what I eat, checking blood sugar levels often, I’ve let myself go a little. My training called for an increase in the amount of carbohydrates I ate, which should have been accompanied by tighter control. But it seems success went to my head.<\/p>\n

What makes diabetes so hard is that it just never ends. There is no off-season or time for a break. Unlike endurance training there is no post race break. When you get the results of your latest blood work you\u2019re already running the next race.<\/p>\n

So, just like after a disappointing marathon, it\u2019s time to get back on track and try to do better, learning from mistakes and trying not to make them again.<\/p>\n

Next time, three months from now, I hope to be in a better mood with a result I can be proud of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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