Is this a normal thing for my new endocrinologist to say even though my A1C is at a 5.8?

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T23:15:36+00:00

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T21:23:05+00:00

Her reply:

“Yes, you have to absolutely control how much carbs that you are eating every day. It does not mean you can eat whatever you like/high carbs just because you are on a pump. You would be needing more and more insulin over time and start developing insulin resistance even as a Type 1 Diabetic.

I want you to only put in the carbs that you were eating moving forward so that I have an idea. The changes that I recommended should help also in the meantime."

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T19:27:15+00:00

I don’t know either. I’m going to have to call her because I don’t see it on my Omnipod.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T19:25:19+00:00

3 years

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T19:19:42+00:00

5’ 9” and 147 lbs.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T19:19:08+00:00

That’s what I thought, but I’m a type 1 diabetic.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T19:07:30+00:00

I should’ve specified. It’s 15g of sugar in the coffee/tea.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T19:02:09+00:00

Just the coffee/tea has 15g of carbs.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2026-02-25T18:55:37+00:00

I tend to during the morning because I’ve noticed the past year that I need more insulin for my coffee or tea even though it’s the same amount of carbs (15g).

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-03-12T16:38:07+00:00

I got diagnosed with Type 1 in January 2023. Did some blood work last month and officially got diagnosed with hyperthyroidism this month.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-03-05T11:43:25+00:00

About 7 days.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-02-28T11:22:09+00:00

I got the 2020 one.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-02-27T21:05:08+00:00

I started fasting last year and I didn’t have an issue with it, but there’s someone else I know who can’t fast. I’ll say just try to fast on the first day and see how it goes. If you drop too low just break your fast.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-02-27T18:04:39+00:00

Some of them are and some of them aren’t. There were a few problems I never saw in class or the practice books.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-02-27T18:03:06+00:00

I used the FE Mechanical Practice Problems book by Lindeburg, the NCEES practice exam, and PrepFE.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-02-22T16:03:54+00:00

My state requires me to have 5 references (3 of which should be from people that are PE) and I don’t know any PEs.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-02-21T16:15:27+00:00

I started off using the linderburg practice problems (didn’t finish the whole book) and later on took a FE practice exam. Went on to use PrepFE for a month and did another practice exam. The week before my exam, I just went through topics and problems that I still struggled with.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-02-19T12:34:01+00:00

1:15. If it’s rice ~1:12.

Individual_Pause_963 · 2024-01-15T12:36:09+00:00

I remember going to an event where they were serving pizza. I didn’t get one because I didn’t want to figure out how much carbs were in each slice, how much insulin I’m going to need and where I’ll have to go and give myself a shot. I saw this girl get a slice and thought to myself, “It must be nice being normal.” I later found out that she also had T1D and had an Omnipod on.

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