A Moment of A1C excitement

Last week I had blood work, and might I add, I have been trying my ABSOLUTE best to not

only eat right, (which everyone should strive for, not only Diabetics) but to (majorly) dose insulin correctly and get my levels to not (totally) spike when I have a meal.  The spikes are OK my doctor has said repeatedly, but I have to admit, if I can prevent it or lessen it, I will challenge myself to do so.
During the blood test last week, I thought 'OH MY GOODNESS!! ...I hope my hard work, and logging, and paying attention has paid off.'  

Of course I have called the Doctor's office everyday since I had the blood work, asking for the nurse to call me with the results, with the exception of weekends.  It took 3-4 long anticipating days...

AND THE RESULTS ARE IN...........
Dum, dum, dum!!! 

I found out Tuesday night, my A1C is/was 5.9%!! 
(Just an FYI, A diabetic should try to be at 7% or under.)

I was very happy with this number, and I will say right now, again, I believe education IS the key when it comes to managing your Type 1 or Type Diabetes.  If you are always willing to learn (and never stop) and strive to find that aspect of 'interesting yet challenging' to yourself, you will have better results and better health.  More importantly, you will be able to help and educate others in times of need.  I love running in to those people who can share what they know!

To learn more about A1C, what it means and WHY it is important, I found this article.  It really gave a lot of detailed, easy to read info.