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Advice I was given

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Jlewis

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Type of diabetes
Prefer not to say
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
So my diabetic nurse was meant to call me on Monday but never did so I've just had to call up myself and said my results they said they were good and to keep taking what I was doing but then told me to cut my testing down to only test every other day which I don't think is a great idea but then I was told to call again on Friday. But thing is I've been newly diagnosed and not had anything done since given the tablets and no one seems in a rush to do anything. Is this normal or is my place doing something wrong.
 
Jlewis said:
So my diabetic nurse was meant to call me on Monday but never did so I've just had to call up myself and said my results they said they were good and to keep taking what I was doing but then told me to cut my testing down to only test every other day which I don't think is a great idea but then I was told to call again on Friday. But thing is I've been newly diagnosed and not had anything done since given the tablets and no one seems in a rush to do anything. Is this normal or is my place doing something wrong.
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I'm assuming you're Type 2 and not taking insulin? Testing rarely or not at all seems to be the trend for Type 2s who are not on insulin (based on what I've read on these forums). But having said that I would suggest you continue to test until you feel comfortable to test less. Just for your own piece of mind.

This is speculation on my part and it's a generalization ... but I can't help but wonder if Health Professionals regardless of country completely miss out on the whole "Mental Health" aspect of newly diagnosed people with diabetes. There is an expectation that "if you do what I tell you to do, everything will be okay". So when a person tries their best and doesn't succeed - a tremendous amount of anxiety and stress ensues which in turn usually has a negative effect on an already stressed out physical body. (I'm getting close to pontificating again)

Anyway my advice as a Type 1 - Continue to test - for your own piece of mind. Until you're confident you don;t have to do that anymore I test 6 times a day and it's not because someone told me to do that - it makes me feel more confident that everything is in check and it provides the opportunity of taking corrective action thus minimizing the length of time my BGs may be running high. It also means less mental stress
 
Despite the contrary advice given by your nurse.
It is important to find out what is happening to your blood glucose levels.
Until you actually know, you are totally in the dark!
Because you are on glicizide, you really need to monitor your blood glucose levels.
Using a glucometer and keeping a food diary and testing, experimenting and recording, will you get piece of mind that you can control what is going on!

If you are T2, what was your hba1c test result?
If you haven't received dietary advice, have a good read around the forum.
If you haven't had @daisy1 information, I've tagged her for you!
If you have questions, please ask.

Best wishes and welcome!
 
Jlewis said:
Is this normal or is my place doing something wrong.
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Welcome, your experience sounds very common. Hopefully the good folk on this forum can reassure you that you're not alone.

You mention tablets, which ones?

As for using your meter, how else can you tell if you doing the right thing? It's not good enough having to wait for the next HbA1c when it too late.

As has been suggested, there's some good advice available and will take a while to read and absorb.
 
Hi @Jlewis , welcome to the forum. On the whole the advice that you have been given is standard for the NHS. How a type 2, I assume that you are type 2 to be told not to test but to keep taking the tablets, is supposed to know what is working and what is affecting the BG if their crystal ball has broken goodness only knows. Please keep a food diary with notes about exercise taken and your mood and keep on testing. Some people complain that they get sore fingers but you have plenty to chose from and each has two sides. Initially the results can seem random but gradually they begin to take on a pattern. With the help of this forum we can take control again.
 
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