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<blockquote data-quote="Toby789" data-source="post: 2296981" data-attributes="member: 519716"><p>I would not put too much store in the GP's attitude. They are often overworked and suffer from the doctor complex - "just the facts ma'am", which can come across as brutal or dismissive. The best first thing to do is keep a BGL log and food log. Your machine will spew a bunch of numbers which a doctor can read fast, but the discipline of keeping a log and seeing what food does what to you in real life is highly effective. You also start to become conscious of the otherwise unconscious food habits we all tend to accumulate.</p><p></p><p>Use the nutrition info panel on the packaging on all foods - carbs hide everywhere . this is a numbers game and a doctor you see every three months cannot do what you can do every day - which is provide your own discipline adn get to know how your body reacts. Your range will become tighter and your HBa1C will decrease - it ins't a driving test or school exam and you cannot fail, but be disciplined and it will get where you want it. </p><p></p><p>There are no magic cures though - this is a malfunction that needs to be managed rather than cured.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Toby789, post: 2296981, member: 519716"] I would not put too much store in the GP's attitude. They are often overworked and suffer from the doctor complex - "just the facts ma'am", which can come across as brutal or dismissive. The best first thing to do is keep a BGL log and food log. Your machine will spew a bunch of numbers which a doctor can read fast, but the discipline of keeping a log and seeing what food does what to you in real life is highly effective. You also start to become conscious of the otherwise unconscious food habits we all tend to accumulate. Use the nutrition info panel on the packaging on all foods - carbs hide everywhere . this is a numbers game and a doctor you see every three months cannot do what you can do every day - which is provide your own discipline adn get to know how your body reacts. Your range will become tighter and your HBa1C will decrease - it ins't a driving test or school exam and you cannot fail, but be disciplined and it will get where you want it. There are no magic cures though - this is a malfunction that needs to be managed rather than cured. [/QUOTE]
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