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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 255118"><p>It's interesting to read that your GPs there are not willing to test you properly. Although here if you have diabetes you are referred to an endocrinologist. The endo's here do the GAD and C-peptide tests. You are monitored by GPs generally when you have good control... GP's will refer you back to an endo though if they notice you don't have good control of your BGLs. At the end of the day we have to take charge of our health and insist on the proper testing... as I said previously you could just be banging your head on a brick wall when you can get the proper treatment. If you have a highly stressful lifestyle for example, your food would only play a small part in management... stress in itself on your body causes BGLs to go out of control. It's very tricky getting the balance right. Finding out what your body is actually doing is important... although I have to say there are times I wished I had a gauge that told me what insulin my body is producing at any one time as topping it up can get tricky.... you get more hypos. But overall I'm grateful that I'm at least on the proper medical treatment and not just wasting my money on endless pills which seemed more like placebos. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 255118"] It's interesting to read that your GPs there are not willing to test you properly. Although here if you have diabetes you are referred to an endocrinologist. The endo's here do the GAD and C-peptide tests. You are monitored by GPs generally when you have good control... GP's will refer you back to an endo though if they notice you don't have good control of your BGLs. At the end of the day we have to take charge of our health and insist on the proper testing... as I said previously you could just be banging your head on a brick wall when you can get the proper treatment. If you have a highly stressful lifestyle for example, your food would only play a small part in management... stress in itself on your body causes BGLs to go out of control. It's very tricky getting the balance right. Finding out what your body is actually doing is important... although I have to say there are times I wished I had a gauge that told me what insulin my body is producing at any one time as topping it up can get tricky.... you get more hypos. But overall I'm grateful that I'm at least on the proper medical treatment and not just wasting my money on endless pills which seemed more like placebos. :) [/QUOTE]
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