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<blockquote data-quote="graj0" data-source="post: 952469"><p>You don't say whether you're type I or II, but If your GP thinks cutting back on ham and red meats is going to be fine I can see exactly why you're stressed. I've been very lucky I suppose, none of my friends or acquaintances have ever made a stupid remark. Hopefully things will settle down as you get used to new routines and habits. It might take a while to suss out exactly what carbs affect your BG but from what people have said on this and other forums, certain carbs affect different people in different ways.</p><p></p><p>It's a nice idea to have an HbA1c every three months, but that will depend on where you live, I see you're from Canada, am I right in thinking that not everything is free at source like the UK's NHS. We're lucky to get them every 6 months and every year seems to be normal. It does depend on where you live and to a certain extent, who your doctor is, it's variable.</p><p></p><p>As for telling people, I only told the people that I thought needed to know, I told my employer simply because of an experience with a former work colleague who collapsed at work, he was type I, he had told our employer and us, so when he did collapse (we'd been desk moving) and we smelled aniseed on his breath, we were in a position to act quickly, we even knew where he kept his glucose tablets in his jacket and his desk. Had we not been told, had we not then learned what to do, we would have waited for the medics to turn up. </p><p></p><p>All the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graj0, post: 952469"] You don't say whether you're type I or II, but If your GP thinks cutting back on ham and red meats is going to be fine I can see exactly why you're stressed. I've been very lucky I suppose, none of my friends or acquaintances have ever made a stupid remark. Hopefully things will settle down as you get used to new routines and habits. It might take a while to suss out exactly what carbs affect your BG but from what people have said on this and other forums, certain carbs affect different people in different ways. It's a nice idea to have an HbA1c every three months, but that will depend on where you live, I see you're from Canada, am I right in thinking that not everything is free at source like the UK's NHS. We're lucky to get them every 6 months and every year seems to be normal. It does depend on where you live and to a certain extent, who your doctor is, it's variable. As for telling people, I only told the people that I thought needed to know, I told my employer simply because of an experience with a former work colleague who collapsed at work, he was type I, he had told our employer and us, so when he did collapse (we'd been desk moving) and we smelled aniseed on his breath, we were in a position to act quickly, we even knew where he kept his glucose tablets in his jacket and his desk. Had we not been told, had we not then learned what to do, we would have waited for the medics to turn up. All the best. [/QUOTE]
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