A1C 14

[Rotten66]

My A1C levels are 14 now. I don't eat bad things in fact eat very little at all fo financial reasons. I feel like crap. I am 48 years old. I take my insulin. They keep telling me to get my numbers under control, easier said than done. I don't eat junk, I take my insulin . WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

[0sugar]

You can try adding Almased to your diet.  I drink Almased daily and have managed to level out my blood sugars, decrease my insulin intake and lose some weight too.  

[Super_sally888]

Hello,

a1c of 14 is very dangerous.  Your average blood sugar is around 420.  No wonder you are feeling terrible.

Have your Doctors told you what to do to control blood sugar.  Obviously you need a very big increase in your insulin dose.

What insulins are you taking?  Are you on basal-bolus or mixed insulin.  I hope you are on basal-bolus (if not, ask your dr), with both a short and long acting insulin dosed separately.

You need to do basal testing (you can google this) to determine what your correct dose of long acting insulin is to bring your fasting and back ground blood sugar close to normal (normal fasting blood sugar is 80 - 95 range).

Then you need to calculate your carb-insulin dose to get the correct dose of insulin to cover what you eat.  

Are you taking metformin / Glucophage, as well?  it may help reduce insulin resistance.

Further, you may wish to consider a very low carb diet (high healthy fats, moderate protein), as this can help reduce the insulin requirement.

Hope this helps.