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<blockquote data-quote="Scandichic" data-source="post: 667782" data-attributes="member: 94210"><p>[USER=85197]@zand[/USER] </p><p>[USER=134545]@dannyw[/USER] [USER=26127]@FergusCrawford[/USER] </p><p>I think you might be missing my point</p><p>They ARE given education when diagnosed as far as the Nhs is concerned. And that is to follow the Nhs eat well plate and exercise portion control. At the hospital I went on the education course. Eat carbs with every meal and that as long as bs under 10!!!!!!! Not to worry! Many diabetics who don't come on this forum will be convinced that they ARE doing something about it by following the NHS guidelines. Although the hospital were keen on testing they couldn't prescribe the meters and strips. Those had to come from the doc or DNS. Many are focused on their budgets. So spend their time telling us t2 that we don't need to test as the metformin regulates our bs and that as long as we follow the eat well plate and exercise portion control, all will be well. Sadly it almost never is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scandichic, post: 667782, member: 94210"] [USER=85197]@zand[/USER] [USER=134545]@dannyw[/USER] [USER=26127]@FergusCrawford[/USER] I think you might be missing my point They ARE given education when diagnosed as far as the Nhs is concerned. And that is to follow the Nhs eat well plate and exercise portion control. At the hospital I went on the education course. Eat carbs with every meal and that as long as bs under 10!!!!!!! Not to worry! Many diabetics who don't come on this forum will be convinced that they ARE doing something about it by following the NHS guidelines. Although the hospital were keen on testing they couldn't prescribe the meters and strips. Those had to come from the doc or DNS. Many are focused on their budgets. So spend their time telling us t2 that we don't need to test as the metformin regulates our bs and that as long as we follow the eat well plate and exercise portion control, all will be well. Sadly it almost never is. [/QUOTE]
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