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<blockquote data-quote="Pipp" data-source="post: 2148187" data-attributes="member: 100904"><p>I was diagnosed T2 way back almost 15 years ago. Those were the days! provided with a meter and strips. Shown how to test fasting and after each meal, then keep record of numbers. Also told to eat low fat, plenty of fruit and fruit juice, ‘healthy’ wholemeal bread, weetabix, pasta, brown rice, skimmed milk and low fat fruit yogurt. Then berated 3 months later because I was deemed tobe not following instructions as the BG levels had increased. The provision of test kit is useless without the correct diet advice, and I daresay the motivation to own the condition and learn how best to manage it. Alas, I fear that there are too many, (I have encountered them) who are not able or willing to do that, and only too happy to follow advice that meds, further progression are the only way.</p><p></p><p>Like any task that is seemingly enormous, it is best to break it down into manageable chunks. The drive to get Low carb way of eating for T2, such as that encouraged and drivenby this forum and enlightened GPs such as Dr Unwin is the first step. When more are on board with that then it would be a good time to consider education progammes and offer of test kits to motivated patients.</p><p></p><p>after all, I do remember seeing a lot of packs of test strips for sale on sites such as ebay when they were given free on prescription to some people.</p><p></p><p>I am happy to self fund test kit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pipp, post: 2148187, member: 100904"] I was diagnosed T2 way back almost 15 years ago. Those were the days! provided with a meter and strips. Shown how to test fasting and after each meal, then keep record of numbers. Also told to eat low fat, plenty of fruit and fruit juice, ‘healthy’ wholemeal bread, weetabix, pasta, brown rice, skimmed milk and low fat fruit yogurt. Then berated 3 months later because I was deemed tobe not following instructions as the BG levels had increased. The provision of test kit is useless without the correct diet advice, and I daresay the motivation to own the condition and learn how best to manage it. Alas, I fear that there are too many, (I have encountered them) who are not able or willing to do that, and only too happy to follow advice that meds, further progression are the only way. Like any task that is seemingly enormous, it is best to break it down into manageable chunks. The drive to get Low carb way of eating for T2, such as that encouraged and drivenby this forum and enlightened GPs such as Dr Unwin is the first step. When more are on board with that then it would be a good time to consider education progammes and offer of test kits to motivated patients. after all, I do remember seeing a lot of packs of test strips for sale on sites such as ebay when they were given free on prescription to some people. I am happy to self fund test kit. [/QUOTE]
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