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Message: <blockquote data-quote="satkins" data-source="post: 1150661" data-attributes="member: 280152">I just saw my doc to get a new Metformin & coversyl prescriptions renewed as it's been just over 3 months since diagnosis.  First thing he says to me is that he's surprised I'm there.  Aparently he was sure I wouldn't be back for at least a year if not more.  He said most patients are in so much denial that they don't come back until they feel really bad.Anyway I found out what my first a1c was (7.4).  So not extreme but it is concerning.  He asked if I was testing twice a week.  When he first gave me a script for a tester he only wanted me to test two times days apart.  In other words two srtrips a week.  When I told him that I test before and 2 hours after a meal he was confused as to why.  When I told him that it was the only way to tell if what I ate raised my blood sugars.  Told him I found out that any grain based products like breads, cereals, rice sends my sugars high and that I've basically cut out all of them.  He said I should have to live like that and that they have medicine to help.I'll find out in a few days after I get my blood test what my numbers are.  I'm hoping that they are low enough that he doesn't prescribe more metformin or any thing else.  But I have the feeling I'm going to be stuck with more pills.  I have determined that he is not quite current on diabetes.  Or he just thinks I really need a sandwich.BTW I'm done 17 pounds from Feb 17.</blockquote>

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