# So Word on FUD Street is Contour is the Meter to go with.... but why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Created:** [July 17, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/so-word-on-fud-street-is-contour-is-the-meter-to-go-with-but-why/4506 "2018-07-17T15:41:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 125
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/so-word-on-fud-street-is-contour-is-the-meter-to-go-with-but-why/4506/125 "2018-09-13T19:09:54Z")
> [@Aaron](#): > > I suspect that I hold onto red blood cells longer than most. Why not find out?! > [@A1C test results - calculating your RBC lifespan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-test-results-calculating-your-rbc-lifespan/3965): > > A person’s A1C can be influenced by how long their red blood cells (RBC) last. A person whose RBC’s live longer will have a comparatively higher A1C, and a person whose RBC’s live shorter will have a comparatively lower A1C. The life-span of the RBC is difficult to estimate clinically, but here is a way to estimate how long yours last compared to the average range of 100–120 days. A reticulocyte is an immature red blood cell. They are produced in the bone marrow and released into circulation a… Blow your endo away by asking about getting a reticulocyte count. 😉 I don’t know if any doctors support this kind of witchcraft, but it’s just a little bit of blood taken while they already have the needle stuck in your vein for all the other tests, so the “ask” is very small… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/so-word-on-fud-street-is-contour-is-the-meter-to-go-with-but-why/4506)._