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<blockquote data-quote="bookmite" data-source="post: 688455" data-attributes="member: 135800"><p>The NHS or at least my GP's theory is that T2's don't need to test, as it is the Hba1c test taken 3 months apart that gives a definitive reading for diagnostic purposes. My DN on my first review told me to "curb" my sugar and carb intake without being very specific. The choice of drug therapy was left to my decision at that stage. I only really got to grips with diabetes after I read around the forum. The more you read the more you will understand just how out of touch the NHS is on the information it gives out and the way they deliver it.</p><p></p><p>It sounds to me that you're denying carbs are harmful ? It is only when you test do you know the "exact" reaction to whatever you have eaten. Therefore blindly eating carbs as a diabetic WILL turn to glucose which will raise your blood sugar levels. IF you're not producing the insulin to combat the difference between what your body needs as energy and what it stores as fat. Now if you don't test and control your BG levels, how is that going to impact on the long term . ? What is happening when you are resistant to insulin? How does your body and its organs deal with this? What happens if you're not producing insulin ? ALL these answers are here on this forum.</p><p></p><p>Having diabetes has a major impact on your daily life, the sooner we accept this and embrace whatever helps keep the BG under control the better your life and life expectancy will be. </p><p></p><p>As some have said, it's an individual disease, it effects people differently, what works for one, may not work for another, it doesn't mean the " other" is wrong.</p><p></p><p>We as a group are always delighted when we hear or read positive results and see someone's BG under control, but please try to understand we are not all as fortunate. </p><p></p><p>I wish you well, and good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bookmite, post: 688455, member: 135800"] The NHS or at least my GP's theory is that T2's don't need to test, as it is the Hba1c test taken 3 months apart that gives a definitive reading for diagnostic purposes. My DN on my first review told me to "curb" my sugar and carb intake without being very specific. The choice of drug therapy was left to my decision at that stage. I only really got to grips with diabetes after I read around the forum. The more you read the more you will understand just how out of touch the NHS is on the information it gives out and the way they deliver it. It sounds to me that you're denying carbs are harmful ? It is only when you test do you know the "exact" reaction to whatever you have eaten. Therefore blindly eating carbs as a diabetic WILL turn to glucose which will raise your blood sugar levels. IF you're not producing the insulin to combat the difference between what your body needs as energy and what it stores as fat. Now if you don't test and control your BG levels, how is that going to impact on the long term . ? What is happening when you are resistant to insulin? How does your body and its organs deal with this? What happens if you're not producing insulin ? ALL these answers are here on this forum. Having diabetes has a major impact on your daily life, the sooner we accept this and embrace whatever helps keep the BG under control the better your life and life expectancy will be. As some have said, it's an individual disease, it effects people differently, what works for one, may not work for another, it doesn't mean the " other" is wrong. We as a group are always delighted when we hear or read positive results and see someone's BG under control, but please try to understand we are not all as fortunate. I wish you well, and good luck [/QUOTE]
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