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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 1833166" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>You have a lot of "why" questions I have no answer to, because the info and regime you've been given make little sense to me too. No HbA1c for a year, but on metformin for at least that time? That's... Odd. Maybe even lazy doctoring. Anyway... You're right, you're flying blind if you have to just guess for a year. That's stressful, and uselessly so. (Stress raises bloodsugar, so not the best method to help you, this!) Loads of people here self-fund a meter, and I recommend you get one. Actually having diabetes is no walk in the park, so if you can avoid getting there, do! If you test like mad (before a meal and 2 hours after first bite) and enter the numbers into the MySugr app, it'll be able to give you an estimate of your current HbA1c, or you can buy an admittedly expensive home test. If you change your lifestyle to a low carb one, (it's not exactly a diet, as people tend to quit those after a while, and this is for the long haul), I don't see why you wouldn't be able to avoid T2 altogether. And though I am no doctor and cannot give medical advice, you can be off the metformin in no time, if you low carb, test often initially, and see non-diabetic numbers consistently. I was a full blown diabetic for years before I was finally diagnosed, and could drop all meds after 3 months of a low carb, high fat diet, including the statins for cholesterol. (Bacon every day, and my cholesterol's fine!). You can take control of this. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 1833166, member: 401801"] You have a lot of "why" questions I have no answer to, because the info and regime you've been given make little sense to me too. No HbA1c for a year, but on metformin for at least that time? That's... Odd. Maybe even lazy doctoring. Anyway... You're right, you're flying blind if you have to just guess for a year. That's stressful, and uselessly so. (Stress raises bloodsugar, so not the best method to help you, this!) Loads of people here self-fund a meter, and I recommend you get one. Actually having diabetes is no walk in the park, so if you can avoid getting there, do! If you test like mad (before a meal and 2 hours after first bite) and enter the numbers into the MySugr app, it'll be able to give you an estimate of your current HbA1c, or you can buy an admittedly expensive home test. If you change your lifestyle to a low carb one, (it's not exactly a diet, as people tend to quit those after a while, and this is for the long haul), I don't see why you wouldn't be able to avoid T2 altogether. And though I am no doctor and cannot give medical advice, you can be off the metformin in no time, if you low carb, test often initially, and see non-diabetic numbers consistently. I was a full blown diabetic for years before I was finally diagnosed, and could drop all meds after 3 months of a low carb, high fat diet, including the statins for cholesterol. (Bacon every day, and my cholesterol's fine!). You can take control of this. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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