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<blockquote data-quote="Ladybirdy75" data-source="post: 390938" data-attributes="member: 71000"><p>DylansDad</p><p></p><p>You're not an idiot, you just innocently acted on the misinformed advice of that Practise Nurse.</p><p></p><p>Look, first of all no matter what this HbA1c comes up as it is only ONE result out of the many you will have over the coming years. You have learned that if you don't test as you felt comfortable doing so, it goes a little pear shaped. So, don't stress about it (stress my friend is not kind on blood sugars, makes them rise) or what might be thrown at you on your next appointment. Just know that you can now carry on as you were testing wise and you'll be in control again.</p><p></p><p>Some Practise nurses can be so flippant with their statements and make sweeping statements that can leave you devestated. My favourites said to me this year are:-</p><p></p><p>"Lets see if we can get you to age 55"</p><p>(Came out of nowhere that one!)</p><p></p><p>and</p><p></p><p>"wow, you must feel like a ticking timebomb what with your kidneys and eyes"</p><p>(Also came out of nowhere and the thought hadn't even entered my mind........thanks).</p><p></p><p>But my all time fave is</p><p></p><p>"What's insulin?" </p><p>(I kid you not)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybirdy75, post: 390938, member: 71000"] DylansDad You're not an idiot, you just innocently acted on the misinformed advice of that Practise Nurse. Look, first of all no matter what this HbA1c comes up as it is only ONE result out of the many you will have over the coming years. You have learned that if you don't test as you felt comfortable doing so, it goes a little pear shaped. So, don't stress about it (stress my friend is not kind on blood sugars, makes them rise) or what might be thrown at you on your next appointment. Just know that you can now carry on as you were testing wise and you'll be in control again. Some Practise nurses can be so flippant with their statements and make sweeping statements that can leave you devestated. My favourites said to me this year are:- "Lets see if we can get you to age 55" (Came out of nowhere that one!) and "wow, you must feel like a ticking timebomb what with your kidneys and eyes" (Also came out of nowhere and the thought hadn't even entered my mind........thanks). But my all time fave is "What's insulin?" (I kid you not) Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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