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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neil Walters" data-source="post: 391142" data-attributes="member: 70095">You have a condition that you need to manage unfortunately no one else will ever be able to do that for you.  If you are going to manage it without testing it will take iron will and no weakness but if you are like most of us and yes the testing might be considered obsessive by some but, it is a very effective tool to assist good management.The running cost of testing is far less than the cost of smoking and is far better for you but unless you are drug controlled many PCTs now adopt guidance (i am convinced based on needing to save money) that says testing is not necessary.  You want to put off drug control for as long as you can so you have few choices.Happiness is the acceptance of reality.Diagnosed type II 1998 2 x 80 mg Gliclazide, 4 x 500mg Metformin and 1 x 100mg Sitagliptin - HbA1c - 48 mmol/mol</blockquote>

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