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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / November 2006Appointment
Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today. It went really well, with a couple of exceptions. Her A1C was 7.1%, down from 11.7% at hospital admission. The doctor was thrilled with this. They took an X-ray of her hand to get a baseline on her growth because she is "small" for her age. Her height is on par with a 5 year old, rather than 6 1/2. So they want to see if her bone growth is that of a 5 or 6 1/2 year old. They're worried about her growth hormone levels, but won't have test results back for a week or so. The only bad part of it was when they did the blood draw...she can spot a phlebotomist from a mile away, and hates them all! Hopefully that will get better with time. They did adjust some dosages, but not too drastically. Just thought I would let everyone know what is going on with her. what an excellent A1c update ! ! ! woo hoo ! ! ! hope all's well with the growth hormones........ kate > Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today. It went really well, with a > couple of exceptions. Her A1C was 7.1%, down from 11.7% at hospital [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > drastically. Just thought I would let everyone know what is going on with > her. > Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today. It went really well, with a > couple of exceptions. Her A1C was 7.1%, down from 11.7% at hospital [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > drastically. Just thought I would let everyone know what is going on with > her. Thanks so much for the update, it's so good to hear that things are moving in the right direction. Here's a tip for painless blood draws; get the doc to rx EMLA or some other anesthetic cream. Just leave some on the area they take the blood from, wrapped in plastic wrap, for 30 minutes before. She'll be comfortably numb and won't have to dread blood draws any more. :-) Susan : Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today. It went really well, with a : couple of exceptions. Her A1C was 7.1%, down from 11.7% at hospital [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] : drastically. Just thought I would let everyone know what is going on with : her. Good news about the droppng A1c! she should geet more acceptin gof the vampire, as I call them, as she ages, perhaps learning to ake bad jokes aobu tit. One question abou tthe size issue. Are you a tal or short family? I recall by 4'11" size 2 daughter being told by the health team at her daughter's 9 month check-up that they were worried because the child was in the 5th percentile on length and weight. they never ooked at the child,s tiny mother to see if there might be some explaination there. That child is now 25, about 5'2" and a size 2 also. The fruit didn't fall far from the tree. Wendy Wendy, We talked about that very thing today. My husband is 5'11", but I am 5'1", and both grandmas are 4'11". The Dr. sat and disputed the whole heredity thing. Pi$$ed us both off, but it's not worth arguing, because no matter what you are wrong. Conner is also in the 5th percentile, but has always been short and petite for her age. All of my girls are, as was I as a child. Some docs just don't get it. Tasha > : Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today. It went really well, > with a [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Wendy > Wendy, > We talked about that very thing today. My husband is 5'11", but I am 5'1", > and both grandmas are 4'11". The Dr. sat and disputed the whole heredity > thing. Pi$$ed us both off, but it's not worth arguing, because no matter > what you are wrong. Silly bugger :) I have two cousins (sisters) who are quite short and so are their husbands, and no surprise at all - all their offspring have been short right thru childhood. As teenagers and young adults they are much the same size as their parents. >Wendy, >We talked about that very thing today. My husband is 5'11", but I am 5'1", [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >been short and petite for her age. All of my girls are, as was I as a >child. Some docs just don't get it. My sons are in their thirties. I'm 6'. One son is 4" shorter than I, the other 5" shorter. Their mum stands on tiptoes to approach 5'(I'm not allowed to give actual numbers:-) Her mum was the same height, her dad is 5'7", my wife liked my gran because she was the only person she was taller than. That doesn't mean your docs should not investigate all avenues - but of course hereditary background is relevant. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Pompeii, Amalfi, Bari > Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today. It went really well, with a > couple of exceptions. Her A1C was 7.1%, down from 11.7% at hospital [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > drastically. Just thought I would let everyone know what is going on with > her. Sounds like things are going great, except for the blood draws ;) >Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today. It went really well, with a >couple of exceptions. Her A1C was 7.1%, down from 11.7% at hospital [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >drastically. Just thought I would let everyone know what is going on with >her. I noticed my doctor (who also acts as phlebotomist for my blood draws) was the least painful I've ever had. There are times where I actually don't feel it. I've had occasions where I was chatting to him as he worked preparing to do the draw, then looked down to see he was filling the various vials already. I complimented him on this, and he mentioned that as well as the normal full medical training to be a GP he was trained in acupuncture. This helped him to evolve an almost painless needle technique. It may be worth investigating whether any of your phlebotomists have a similar background. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ latest: Pompeii, Amalfi, Bari That sounds like a God-send Alan! I'll definitely be looking into that soon! Thanks! Tasha >>Conner had her 3-month endo appointment today. It went really well, with >>a [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/ > latest: Pompeii, Amalfi, Bari |
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