Scandichic
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 3,708
- Location
- Hampshire
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Michael Gove and his insane educational? policies!
Aaaaarrrggggg! Just had doc phone me to talk about bs and possibly reducing metformin. He asked me about the hypo on Thursday. I explained that it could have been that I went slightly longer than usual without food or that the weight loss and diet could mean that I'm taking too much metformin. He wants to do the hb1ac test. Apparently it does not need to be fasting?! He wants to look at the results and then we can discuss diet. I pointed out that I have halved my bs and lost 1 stone 10lbs. I will not be changing my diet any time soon. At the end of the day, non of them are diabetic. Let them screw their own bodies up. I reserve the right to do what's best for mine. If I reduce my meds, then less cost to their budget. Isn't that a win win solution for all concerned? My husband thinks that they're not used to people asking questions or questioning their advice, backing up their choice of diet with a logical response. At the end of the day, pasta, rice, bread and potatoes have no nutritional value beyond providing the body with a source of energy. Whenever I point out that carb turns to sugar when it goes into my stomach and is then passed out into my bs, raising the bs. The very thing they've given me meds for to reduce it. This normally provokes one of 2 responses: stony silence or it's the wrong type of energy with no further explanation. Occasionally I get the cholestrol lecture. There! It's off my chest now 
