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Yes I think it's possible to bring your levels down. I was at 14 when I started and am now at 6.5 and in good control. The surgery has helped tremndously as I now don't have to take any oral medications and my insulin dose is way down. Best of luck to you.

For Lisa, I have had 4 laser treatments in left eye and 3 in the right eye. I have also had 3 steroid injections in left eye and one in the right eye. Like you, I had lost a lot of vision in my left eye, I could only make out the big 'E' on the chart. I was told that I was to the point of vitrectomy. But my vision has really improved since I have begun a sequence of 3 injections of Avastin in my eyes. These injections are a recent development in opthamalogy. I had my second injections two weeks ago, and I am amazed at the improvement in my vision. Please ask your retinal specialist about this or find out who is doing this in your area. I have read forums about other eye conditions that have a commonality with retinopathy ( bleeding from new abnormal blood vessels). These other eye diseases are being treated with Avastin too and the patients on these messageboards indicate a lot of success. People who could not drive or read well, now can. These are people with macular degeneration and histoplasmosis who have had Avastin injections. The Avastin stops the new growth and the blood vessels may even recede according to my retinal specialist. I decided to try the injections too and a miracle seems to be coming true for me too. I came across your post through a Google search. I just wanted to tell you that there is hope--please investigate Avastin.

My hba1c was 10.5. I was started on Insulin and it was having no effect on me. I then started metformin (and discontnued the insulin) which made a big difference in my blood sugars down from 200 to 100 to 130 in the mornings, fasting.

i know this is kinda late but i can relate - I was a type II diabetic and after surgery my blood sugars level off to normal. I find the high A1c numbers interesting cause mine have been 6.1 and it is considered high. My doc yelled at me cause he said that I was eating carbs so this maybe why those numbers are high. Yes you can bring them down. You need to check what kind of carbs u are eating and how much. I am not eating alot of carbs in breads, pastas and such but I did notice I was sampling alot of candy at work, cookies (taking 2-3 bites), and such so with that in mind I have and am working on stopping the sampling of chips, cookies and mini chocolates because for me it is like a full candy bar, bag of chips, whatever..and am drinking more water to get back on track. Keep working at it and you'll be a normal numbers in no time. Hugs,