# A1c Poll, how different from the standard population are we?

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-poll-how-different-from-the-standard-population-are-we/2006
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA
**Tags:** a1c
**Created:** [September 15, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-poll-how-different-from-the-standard-population-are-we/2006 "2017-09-15T20:15:10Z")
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#### Post date: [November 22, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-poll-how-different-from-the-standard-population-are-we/2006/111 "2017-11-22T14:31:39Z")

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> [@toddbeall](#):
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> Still trying to reduce that, after **52 years** of trying.

@toddbeall That is awesome! You can be quite an inspiration to some of our more recently diagnosed members!

Be sure to put your years into our combined years thread here:

> [@Combined years?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/combined-years/532):
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> A while ago I was trying to get some information about a new BG meter, and had a few issues getting straight answers from the company. Their rep assured me how great their company was, and as a selling point told me, “We have almost 100 combined years of diabetes among our staff”. I laughed really hard at that. Me and just about any 2 other people have almost 100 combined years! It got me to thinking, what are the combined years here? When we get to over 500 years amongst our members, Michel p…

And Welcome to FUD!

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