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NHS Direct doctor says... NO testing when taking Metformin
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<blockquote data-quote="elginlass" data-source="post: 856838" data-attributes="member: 179670"><p>I was at the Dr today asking questions on being put on to 200 metformin and asked if I got my hsbc1 down to 40 I could come off the tablets but he was not very keen on the idea at all and basically gave the impression I'd be on them for life. If just bought a testing machine and asked if I could get a prescription for strips etc and he suggested I shouldn't be testing at all as I would get 'frustrated ' with my levels going up and down he said my 6 month checks would be more accurate. When I countered that I wanted to physically see how what I was eating affected my levels he stated that I knew what I shouldn't be eating so it was unnecessary! ! Have decided to carry on testing myself and if I get my levels down will consider reducing my metformin myself. I hold my hands up and say that when I was supposed to be diet controlled only I didn't take it seriously enough and I did ask then for a testing kit so I could .'see' what affect my diet was having on my sugar levels but now that I'm trying hard to change I'm not being given much support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elginlass, post: 856838, member: 179670"] I was at the Dr today asking questions on being put on to 200 metformin and asked if I got my hsbc1 down to 40 I could come off the tablets but he was not very keen on the idea at all and basically gave the impression I'd be on them for life. If just bought a testing machine and asked if I could get a prescription for strips etc and he suggested I shouldn't be testing at all as I would get 'frustrated ' with my levels going up and down he said my 6 month checks would be more accurate. When I countered that I wanted to physically see how what I was eating affected my levels he stated that I knew what I shouldn't be eating so it was unnecessary! ! Have decided to carry on testing myself and if I get my levels down will consider reducing my metformin myself. I hold my hands up and say that when I was supposed to be diet controlled only I didn't take it seriously enough and I did ask then for a testing kit so I could .'see' what affect my diet was having on my sugar levels but now that I'm trying hard to change I'm not being given much support. [/QUOTE]
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