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<blockquote data-quote="L1ncslass" data-source="post: 1657111" data-attributes="member: 446412"><p>[QUOTE="More of us are coming to realise that it's all about knowledge and monitoring and taking control. And the medical profession in most cases doesn't want you to have that knowledge nor that control. <strong>(If it did guess what, you'd be offered free test strips (not generally available in the UK for non insulin users) and proper diabetic dietary advice that offers quick and measurable change and gives results that are self evident and of course being in possession of the equipment to help you monitor and take control of those lifestyle changes ( Meters!) giving control back to the diabetic and enabling YOU to manage your personal BG improvements and consequently your health outcome.</strong></p><p></p><p>I hope that this inspires in whatever way possible for others to take back control.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Agree no support from GP surgery, here take the pills no interest in me taking back control, tho I have just received an invite to speak to a Dr after I wrote him a long letter and enclosed 6 weeks worth of data to show my BG results. No idea which way this is going to go, telling off for ignoring their advice OR support in my lifestyle change, blood test strips and a way to safely dispose of the sharps bin.</p><p></p><p>My question what are your BG readings on a typical day? I have the dawn phenomenon and morning BG's are now in mid 7's on waking IF I could get these down then my average daily results would be very good. Need to loose more weight [it's going slowly] which will help with fatty liver and then the DP.</p><p></p><p>In 10 weeks I've gone from avg daily readings of 10 to 6/7, should be on 4 Metformin only taking one [told that's the reason why my BG results are dropping hmm so why prescribe 4 when 1's working [tho I know it's down to LCHF diet and excercise]</p><p></p><p>Congratulations on your fantastic results</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="L1ncslass, post: 1657111, member: 446412"] [QUOTE="More of us are coming to realise that it's all about knowledge and monitoring and taking control. And the medical profession in most cases doesn't want you to have that knowledge nor that control. [B](If it did guess what, you'd be offered free test strips (not generally available in the UK for non insulin users) and proper diabetic dietary advice that offers quick and measurable change and gives results that are self evident and of course being in possession of the equipment to help you monitor and take control of those lifestyle changes ( Meters!) giving control back to the diabetic and enabling YOU to manage your personal BG improvements and consequently your health outcome.[/B] I hope that this inspires in whatever way possible for others to take back control.[/QUOTE] Agree no support from GP surgery, here take the pills no interest in me taking back control, tho I have just received an invite to speak to a Dr after I wrote him a long letter and enclosed 6 weeks worth of data to show my BG results. No idea which way this is going to go, telling off for ignoring their advice OR support in my lifestyle change, blood test strips and a way to safely dispose of the sharps bin. My question what are your BG readings on a typical day? I have the dawn phenomenon and morning BG's are now in mid 7's on waking IF I could get these down then my average daily results would be very good. Need to loose more weight [it's going slowly] which will help with fatty liver and then the DP. In 10 weeks I've gone from avg daily readings of 10 to 6/7, should be on 4 Metformin only taking one [told that's the reason why my BG results are dropping hmm so why prescribe 4 when 1's working [tho I know it's down to LCHF diet and excercise] Congratulations on your fantastic results [/QUOTE]
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