Newly diagnosed diabetic (A1c of 10.9).
I am an opinionated, brash, sometimes loud-mouth (i.e.: engineer) who has been diabetic for almost 13 years now (HbA1C 6.6 in May).
Control is the name of the game. Are you type I or II? (None of your business is a valid answer, BTW.)
I’m type II, but now on insulin due to lack of control or decaying insulin production (probably lack of control - honestly).
Oh, wow - high numbers. Mine was taken in March and came in at 7.6. I had to insist on it being taken, and that was how I finally got my doctor’s attention.