I know it's upsetting to have a higher A1c than you expected...but the drop from 7.0 to 6.0 is fantastic! I think when we track our numbers a few times a day it's easy to feel we'll come in lower than we sometimes do. I've had the same thing happen and it does get to you for a little while. But then I see how much I did improve...or held steady...and that gets me determined to stay on the right path (most of the time!). It's the same with losing weight. If we don't get where we want to be as fast as we want to be there, we're tempted to throw in the towel. It's not easy, but it IS worth the effort! So look at your success rather than what you feel you failed to do. Look at where you are, healthwise, as opposed to where you were. And carry on! I understand. Good luck on an even lower number next time around.

I understand your pain.

Mine at diagnosis was 6.9%. 3 months late was 6.5%, 3 months after that it was STILL 6.5%. The pounds were dropping but not the A1C :sad:

Then it dropped to 6.0%, I was elated that it went from almost 7% to 6% but that took close to one year!!!!!

Then 5.7% and now its 5.6% ..eager to see what 3 months down the road it will be since I'm off ALL my meds right now.

Hang in there, don't give up....

Stay strong!! That is a great drop in A1C!!! Be proud of it!! Remember that it is a 3 mos average so if you were still higher 3 mos ago, it would have kept your numbers up a little more. Keep up the great work!

Like others have said...You are dropping both weight and A1C. T2 is complicated and 6 is practically in normal non diabetic range. Feel good about this. Also by looking at your tracker you are 23 lbs down with a goal of 75 lbs lost. So you are well on your way to both mower weight and lower A1C. i would say continue to eat like a diabetic and continue to drop pounds and this pesky A1C will also drop.
If I nailed a 6 I would be dancing...Funny the different perspective.
ALSO a full point drop in a series of testing is huge.

You're doing great! My primary care told me a year and a half ago that a 7 was just fine - I didn't agree. I was worried about complications - kidneys, nerve damage, retinopathy, heart disease. I was at 7.5 and weighed 234. So I went to an endocrinologist a year ago and started Byetta along side the metformin I was using. I've dropped 81 lbs and my last A1C was 6.1. I would also like to see it lower, but I'll celebrate the fact that it's almost normal for now.

Don't sweat it. 6 is fine, as what you're looking for is the downward trend. It's a meaningful test, but you have to remember that is an average, that is relying on an average. When you compare numbers between 3 months you'll have a higher error rate than comparing the numbers across a year.