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<blockquote data-quote="Languagelearner" data-source="post: 2416204" data-attributes="member: 519777"><p>I was at Hb1AC 48, then 47, then 57, then 65, and then I had it done again, and they didn't tell me the number, but said I have to start on metformin. I will try to get the number, but it often seems that your medical records are regarded as nothing to do with you. You have to keep on asking to get the information. My first metformin was today. The nurse wants me to make an telephone appointment to learn all about diabetes - I'm dreading being given very generic information that falls into the category of general knowledge. I don't want someone to talk down to me on this subject. When I went for the last blood test, the nurse wanted a full rundown of what I eat, and told me to ditch the full-fat yoghurts and eat low-fat yoghurts instead. I tried to explain that low-fat yoghurts substitute fat for carbohydrates, but she refused to accept that, and stated that low-fat yoghurts are low in sugar too. So I had to just let her say what she felt like saying, without interrupting her. I don't like the way diabetes is a subject that every lay person has a view on, although they generally know nothing about it...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Languagelearner, post: 2416204, member: 519777"] I was at Hb1AC 48, then 47, then 57, then 65, and then I had it done again, and they didn't tell me the number, but said I have to start on metformin. I will try to get the number, but it often seems that your medical records are regarded as nothing to do with you. You have to keep on asking to get the information. My first metformin was today. The nurse wants me to make an telephone appointment to learn all about diabetes - I'm dreading being given very generic information that falls into the category of general knowledge. I don't want someone to talk down to me on this subject. When I went for the last blood test, the nurse wanted a full rundown of what I eat, and told me to ditch the full-fat yoghurts and eat low-fat yoghurts instead. I tried to explain that low-fat yoghurts substitute fat for carbohydrates, but she refused to accept that, and stated that low-fat yoghurts are low in sugar too. So I had to just let her say what she felt like saying, without interrupting her. I don't like the way diabetes is a subject that every lay person has a view on, although they generally know nothing about it... [/QUOTE]
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