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<blockquote data-quote="hooha" data-source="post: 1433461" data-attributes="member: 356876"><p>I WAS ACTIVELY discouraged by my GP from testing my blood glucose, AND from trying to fix my type 2 diabetes , e.g. with the diet from Prof Taylor of Newcastle on Tyne . I DID IT ANYWAY. Fixed myself . It would NOT have been possible without my regular blood testing, which gave me valuable reassurance that I was on the right path. I had to do it all myself ; researching the calorie requirements, learning about sugar and fat metabolism and the low carb ideas, and even spending time worrying WHICH meter to buy. All this done in a panic that I had been diagnosed without warning.</p><p>When I was '' prediabetic '' I got vague info and conflicting advice and was left thinking my chance of developing full diabetes was minimal. Disgusting really. I got reassurance instead of dire warnings. </p><p>A life threatening or at least life changing disease and they hardly cared what I did.</p><p>The whole system is a shambles and a shocking disgrace - they are teaching the type 2 and pre diabetics ' Planned Helplessness' trying to turn everyone into an acquiescent submissive ' patient on the slippery slope of irreversible illness ' Scandalous lack of care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hooha, post: 1433461, member: 356876"] I WAS ACTIVELY discouraged by my GP from testing my blood glucose, AND from trying to fix my type 2 diabetes , e.g. with the diet from Prof Taylor of Newcastle on Tyne . I DID IT ANYWAY. Fixed myself . It would NOT have been possible without my regular blood testing, which gave me valuable reassurance that I was on the right path. I had to do it all myself ; researching the calorie requirements, learning about sugar and fat metabolism and the low carb ideas, and even spending time worrying WHICH meter to buy. All this done in a panic that I had been diagnosed without warning. When I was '' prediabetic '' I got vague info and conflicting advice and was left thinking my chance of developing full diabetes was minimal. Disgusting really. I got reassurance instead of dire warnings. A life threatening or at least life changing disease and they hardly cared what I did. The whole system is a shambles and a shocking disgrace - they are teaching the type 2 and pre diabetics ' Planned Helplessness' trying to turn everyone into an acquiescent submissive ' patient on the slippery slope of irreversible illness ' Scandalous lack of care. [/QUOTE]
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