Yes it does suit me Douglas, and your strategy is also spiffing for you, it seems. Irrespective of my status on the diabetic register, my HbA1cs were to be reduced to annual in any case, so I was never going to have the same regularity of tests you have scheduled; now have I ever had test strips etc.
I am confident that if I have any concerns whatsoever that I will have access to medical help. I am sensible enough not to bury my head in the sand if I perceive an issue.
I haven't heard the word 'spiffing' for many a year now, we're showing our age if we're not careful
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I'm not saying you won't have access to medical help, I'm saying not all of us would be afforded, or able to afford the same if we didn't still have a 'chronic' disease on our label.
I've had MRI's, (preceded by an X ray of my eye balls, weirdly enough), to investigate abnormal sleeping patterns. I had an endoscopy for bowl polyps ordered by the consultant at the hospital. It was after a floater I noticed on Sunday, a self referred visit to the optometrist on Monday, his referral to my doctor, who ordered an emergency referral to the nearest hospital consultant on Wednesday. (a clear bill of health on both counts, (or ends
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Maybe it's me, but there is no way on earth I would have made the links, or been able to afford the cost of those investigations. You have your lifestyle, and your attitude to your condition works for you. As I've always said though, we have to treat diabetes in a way that suits us individually, and I, personally, am diabetic, and my lifestyle works well incorporating being diabetic.
I would be worse off if decreased the support I get, as I'm part of the team that manages my diabetes, and I will admit I don't ignore what they tell me, and between us all we've got the results.