Hello all. A bit late posting today, got Easter shopping out of the way today, happy that I don't have to brave the grocery stores later this week.
Fasting blood sugars were 4.6 today.
@dogslife -- Glad the scan went well. Keeping my fingers crossed for a positive outcome.
@Chronicle_Cat and
@dogslife -- My full and utmost respect for what you do to help and support your loved ones.
@gennepher -- Sounds a bit like a nightmare -- would actually be funny if it wasn't so sad.
@Traceymac23 and
@Caeseji -- Great fasting blood sugars. I'm impressed.
@ianpspurs,
@SaskiaKC,
@Bubbsie,
@PenguinMum -- On the earlier discussion concerning GPs. I believe having read somewhere that being able to memorize really well is helpful when studying to become a GP. Later when in practice many seem to follow guidelines and decision diagrams to arrive at a treatment plan. A research scientist's job (ideally) is to question the status quo, to develop new theories explaining various phenomena (such as diabetes), to discover underlying rules and relationships which govern these things -- thinking of people like Ben Bikman in this regard (but also Dave Feldman and Ivor Cummins in this regard). So, I'm not really sure I would necessarily liken a medical doctor to a research scientist -- though this doesn't necessarily mean you can't be both.
Thank you ziggy_w
On a positive note, I have feeling things are changing slowly. Many of the newbies joining the forum seem to have been advised to go low-carb by their GPs. Definitely a very hopeful sign.
Have a great day, everyone.