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<blockquote data-quote="pleinster" data-source="post: 1543912" data-attributes="member: 221545"><p>I agree with most of your comment that the whole area needs to be addresses differently by medical professionals. I agree that diet should be the starting point prior to considering medication and that what the dietary advice is should be based on the individual as far as possible (and that reducing carbohydrates to some extent should probably feature in most of that advice). I do not accept that all testing of the blood sugar by meters is "arbitrary" (ie. <em>"based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system"</em>.) I apply reason and certainly self testing in very systematic way...and that approach is completely supported by my diabetic consultant and by four doctors (all of whom are very up to date in their training). Not sure what constitutes your "experts committee" but in my view wisdom stagnates if we cling to the commonly held view for fear of considering other theories. further, to say that we don't need to test with meters IF we are avoiding certain carbs - that is pure nonsense! If that was true, those of us who do adhere rigidly to a low carb diet would never have levels to be concerned about - many of us still do...and...things change (eg. the function of organs)! I test way, way less than I did initially but I have no intention of putting my meter away to find a few months later that everything has shot up as can and does happen. My doctor prescribed my meter and wants me to keep testing (despite my levels being mainly in the normal range due to my low carb diet)... and many of us simply gain from feeling/seeing that we are in control. Please let's not let the budget controllers have more ammo to keep meters from diabetics while we are trying to push for NHS recognition/promotion of low carb dieting as a way forward which (at least for many) works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pleinster, post: 1543912, member: 221545"] I agree with most of your comment that the whole area needs to be addresses differently by medical professionals. I agree that diet should be the starting point prior to considering medication and that what the dietary advice is should be based on the individual as far as possible (and that reducing carbohydrates to some extent should probably feature in most of that advice). I do not accept that all testing of the blood sugar by meters is "arbitrary" (ie. [I]"based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system"[/I].) I apply reason and certainly self testing in very systematic way...and that approach is completely supported by my diabetic consultant and by four doctors (all of whom are very up to date in their training). Not sure what constitutes your "experts committee" but in my view wisdom stagnates if we cling to the commonly held view for fear of considering other theories. further, to say that we don't need to test with meters IF we are avoiding certain carbs - that is pure nonsense! If that was true, those of us who do adhere rigidly to a low carb diet would never have levels to be concerned about - many of us still do...and...things change (eg. the function of organs)! I test way, way less than I did initially but I have no intention of putting my meter away to find a few months later that everything has shot up as can and does happen. My doctor prescribed my meter and wants me to keep testing (despite my levels being mainly in the normal range due to my low carb diet)... and many of us simply gain from feeling/seeing that we are in control. Please let's not let the budget controllers have more ammo to keep meters from diabetics while we are trying to push for NHS recognition/promotion of low carb dieting as a way forward which (at least for many) works. [/QUOTE]
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