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Message: <blockquote data-quote="anniep" data-source="post: 157772" data-attributes="member: 27533">I don't think your doctor is giving you very good advice if they are giving you the impression that diabetes is not serious and saying not to worry when your BG is 12. Many of us can't eat porridge at all because it is too high in carbs and by the sound of your reading after porridge it looks like it is too much for you. Your doctor should be advising you on how to deal with 12 and not dismissing it!Read the advice for newly diagnosed on the site, the figures to aim for are there and as you have  meter test after everything to find out waht you can tolerate and what you can't. Cut back on all of the starchy carbs not just the obvious sugar.And read your way around the forum  you will get the hang of what we all keep going on about with carbs. But to start with it is easy to increase the amount of veg and meat in a meal and leave out the spuds/rice/pasta. Try eggs and meat for breakfast instead of porridge or toast.Keeping your BG low is the best way of avoiding complications, my mum was insulin dependent for nealry 40 years, and when she died at 80 she was complication free. But don't be fooled by anybody downplaying the seriousness of this condition.If they continue to do so it might be worth considering changing your doctor</blockquote>

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