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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 952540" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>It's not just a nice idea, it's important for managing diabetes if BGs are above the target range, wherever you live. If people are seeing their doctor for something else at around the 3 month mark, and especially if they are having other blood tests done, if they don't have normal-range BGs they should ask for an HbA1c. I think if a doctor says no, then they don't really understand how diabetes should be managed. I don't know what this test costs but the effects of high BG even on short term symptoms and illnesses are likely to involve greater cost to treat. I've never had a doctor refuse to test for something important and I think if I did I'd go elsewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 952540, member: 43498"] It's not just a nice idea, it's important for managing diabetes if BGs are above the target range, wherever you live. If people are seeing their doctor for something else at around the 3 month mark, and especially if they are having other blood tests done, if they don't have normal-range BGs they should ask for an HbA1c. I think if a doctor says no, then they don't really understand how diabetes should be managed. I don't know what this test costs but the effects of high BG even on short term symptoms and illnesses are likely to involve greater cost to treat. I've never had a doctor refuse to test for something important and I think if I did I'd go elsewhere. [/QUOTE]
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