Telemedicine, Primary Care

I had an appointment with my primary care physician today. They don’t have their video equipment set up so instead of a video conference, the appointment because a phone call. The only lab test was for Hemoglobin A1C and my result was 5.9%. It went up slightly from January when it was 5.0%. It think for diabetics, the number should be below 7.0%. My doctor said the number should be lower for patients on hemodialysis. She then asked about my daily blood sugar readings, which were below 100 in the morning. I think she was thinking about my brush with hypoglycemia awhile ago so we ended up removing the last of my blood sugar medicine.

I think it’s the first time I’ve been off diabetic medication since forever.