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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 2053199" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Hi and welcome,</p><p></p><p>[USER=401801]@JoKalsbeek[/USER] is right. You need to arm yourself with as much knowledge as you can about diabetes, and that starts with your own diabetes. You need a blood glucose meter (we can show you how to use one to get the best knowledge out of it) and you also need to know what your blood glucose levels were that brought you the diagnosis. You can do this by ringing the surgery and asking for a print out of the test results. This will show which tests you had and what the levels were. It will also show the results of any other blood tests that were done, particularly cholesterol and lipids (HDL/LDL and triglycerides), plus liver and kidney functions. All these are important for us. The receptionist should be able to do this print out for you. They will show you where you are starting from, and how much you need to do to improve matters. You are entitled to these print outs. Knowing all this information about yourself before you see your GP will forearm you, and give you chance to ask questions on here, and do some research. Also, if you live in England, your surgery may have put the blood test results on-line as they are supposed to do. You can ask about this and how to register for the service.</p><p></p><p>Have a wonder round the forums, and ask as many questions as you wish. What better place is there - we are all diabetics of one sort or another with a vast amount of experience in controlling this condition. Meanwhile, I'm tagging [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for her informative intro post. Do have a good read of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 2053199, member: 94045"] Hi and welcome, [USER=401801]@JoKalsbeek[/USER] is right. You need to arm yourself with as much knowledge as you can about diabetes, and that starts with your own diabetes. You need a blood glucose meter (we can show you how to use one to get the best knowledge out of it) and you also need to know what your blood glucose levels were that brought you the diagnosis. You can do this by ringing the surgery and asking for a print out of the test results. This will show which tests you had and what the levels were. It will also show the results of any other blood tests that were done, particularly cholesterol and lipids (HDL/LDL and triglycerides), plus liver and kidney functions. All these are important for us. The receptionist should be able to do this print out for you. They will show you where you are starting from, and how much you need to do to improve matters. You are entitled to these print outs. Knowing all this information about yourself before you see your GP will forearm you, and give you chance to ask questions on here, and do some research. Also, if you live in England, your surgery may have put the blood test results on-line as they are supposed to do. You can ask about this and how to register for the service. Have a wonder round the forums, and ask as many questions as you wish. What better place is there - we are all diabetics of one sort or another with a vast amount of experience in controlling this condition. Meanwhile, I'm tagging [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] for her informative intro post. Do have a good read of it. [/QUOTE]
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