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<blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 1655340" data-attributes="member: 429870"><p>Hello Ashbash, even if, worst case scenario, you don't hit your target A1c due to a few slips at Christmas, your GP should understand. Probably all his patients, diabetic and with other problems, and even he himself will have fallen below their usual standards at this difficult time! I have a friend who was diagnosed diabetic and threatened by his GP that he would soon have to start injecting insulin. This was rather clever of the GP, as my friend was motivated to make a big effort, and he surprised his doctor with a lower A1c next time. BUT recently he was invited to a big week-long wedding celebration and gave in to all those false friends who tempted him to over-indulge. For a whole week he ate and drank far too much and all the wrong foods. A week later he was due for his next A1c test and he was terrified it would be high and his GP would insist he start insulin. Well, it was high, but he explained what had happened and his GP allowed him to retake the test after a few weeks when the effects of the wedding would have passed off. The result was better so he is safe for the time being (until the next wedding!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexandra100, post: 1655340, member: 429870"] Hello Ashbash, even if, worst case scenario, you don't hit your target A1c due to a few slips at Christmas, your GP should understand. Probably all his patients, diabetic and with other problems, and even he himself will have fallen below their usual standards at this difficult time! I have a friend who was diagnosed diabetic and threatened by his GP that he would soon have to start injecting insulin. This was rather clever of the GP, as my friend was motivated to make a big effort, and he surprised his doctor with a lower A1c next time. BUT recently he was invited to a big week-long wedding celebration and gave in to all those false friends who tempted him to over-indulge. For a whole week he ate and drank far too much and all the wrong foods. A week later he was due for his next A1c test and he was terrified it would be high and his GP would insist he start insulin. Well, it was high, but he explained what had happened and his GP allowed him to retake the test after a few weeks when the effects of the wedding would have passed off. The result was better so he is safe for the time being (until the next wedding!) [/QUOTE]
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