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<blockquote data-quote="Guilty" data-source="post: 2672687" data-attributes="member: 572547"><p>If it's any help to know - I've only seen the practice nurses at my surgery about Diabetes. When the GP told me I was diabetic he just told me to eat healthier and get more exercise. It was the nurse that managed meds, testing, detailed advice etc.</p><p></p><p>The nurses deal with long term conditions like diabetes. And can actually spend more time with me than a GP. See what your appointment is like.</p><p></p><p>Also, I second everyone here about all the info online. Way more than your doctor can give you. My nurse gave me some leaflets, and links to Diabetes UK and to this site. As always online - be sceptical. But those two sites are more reliable for a starting point than random YouTube vids and quack websites.</p><p></p><p>You've already reduced your A1c doing what you're doing now. If it's sustainable for you long term. Keep it up and your A1c will continue to drop (it's a 3 month average). Losing the weight also stacks and reduces it further.</p><p></p><p>Any other improvements you make will help it drop further. Must be sustainable though. Find things you're happy with. And what works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guilty, post: 2672687, member: 572547"] If it's any help to know - I've only seen the practice nurses at my surgery about Diabetes. When the GP told me I was diabetic he just told me to eat healthier and get more exercise. It was the nurse that managed meds, testing, detailed advice etc. The nurses deal with long term conditions like diabetes. And can actually spend more time with me than a GP. See what your appointment is like. Also, I second everyone here about all the info online. Way more than your doctor can give you. My nurse gave me some leaflets, and links to Diabetes UK and to this site. As always online - be sceptical. But those two sites are more reliable for a starting point than random YouTube vids and quack websites. You've already reduced your A1c doing what you're doing now. If it's sustainable for you long term. Keep it up and your A1c will continue to drop (it's a 3 month average). Losing the weight also stacks and reduces it further. Any other improvements you make will help it drop further. Must be sustainable though. Find things you're happy with. And what works for you. [/QUOTE]
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