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meow2u3

(24,936 posts) Wed Feb 11, 2015, 10:48 PM Feb 2015

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I got my A1C test results today [View all]

It was a pleasant surprise: 6.1! My doc decreased my metformin dosage by half, from 500mg twice a day to just once a day, in the morning.
The decrease was spurred on because I was getting hypoglycemia, especially after exercise or periods of hard work.

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I got my A1C test results today [View all] meow2u3 Feb 2015 OP

Good on you! n/t TexasProgresive Feb 2015 #1

good for you ! jaysunb Feb 2015 #2

I think the 6.1 reading has a lot to do with the oral medicine I take meow2u3 Feb 2015 #3

My best reading came when I started taking Invokana. jaysunb Feb 2015 #4

I go friday to get mine. oneshooter Apr 2015 #5

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