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<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 335338" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p>As yet it can't be cured, it can only be controlled.</p><p></p><p>I'm very well-controlled - normally I never go outside the non-diabetic blood glucose levels, and my HbA1c has been in the mid to low 5s for 2 years. But over the last 3 weeks I have been away for a few days, I've eaten out a lot, and probably increased my carb intake to around 100g daily instead of my usual less than 50g. </p><p></p><p>Sure enough, my BG has gone up - not frighteningly, not into double figures (apart from the time I ate 2 mince pies :shock: <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> ), and I am dreading my next HbA1c (next Thursday). I'm certainly not "cured", and if I added pies, pasta, pizza, potatoes and bread back into my regular diet, it would very soon show. </p><p></p><p>When first registered as diabetic I discussed this with my practice nurse. There is a box on the registration form that says "cured", or something similar, but in my opinion, and hers, this is just ridiculous. At present, the only way I can stop being Type 2 diabetic - however well-controlled I am - is to die!</p><p></p><p>I'm sure good control can stop this progressive condition in its tracks - or at least slow it down. But it's a lifelong condition, and if they tried to take my monitor & test strips, my annual review, my eye tests, and my regular HbA1c's away from me, I'd fight like h**l to keep them. I manage my own diabetes, but I do need to know how I'm doing.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, anyway. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Viv 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 335338, member: 31282"] As yet it can't be cured, it can only be controlled. I'm very well-controlled - normally I never go outside the non-diabetic blood glucose levels, and my HbA1c has been in the mid to low 5s for 2 years. But over the last 3 weeks I have been away for a few days, I've eaten out a lot, and probably increased my carb intake to around 100g daily instead of my usual less than 50g. Sure enough, my BG has gone up - not frighteningly, not into double figures (apart from the time I ate 2 mince pies :shock: :oops: ), and I am dreading my next HbA1c (next Thursday). I'm certainly not "cured", and if I added pies, pasta, pizza, potatoes and bread back into my regular diet, it would very soon show. When first registered as diabetic I discussed this with my practice nurse. There is a box on the registration form that says "cured", or something similar, but in my opinion, and hers, this is just ridiculous. At present, the only way I can stop being Type 2 diabetic - however well-controlled I am - is to die! I'm sure good control can stop this progressive condition in its tracks - or at least slow it down. But it's a lifelong condition, and if they tried to take my monitor & test strips, my annual review, my eye tests, and my regular HbA1c's away from me, I'd fight like h**l to keep them. I manage my own diabetes, but I do need to know how I'm doing. IMHO, anyway. :D Viv 8) [/QUOTE]
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