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<blockquote data-quote="Dillinger" data-source="post: 888787" data-attributes="member: 13582"><p>If you take Metformin and your pancreas can't cope with the diet you are eating then you will certainly worry yourself by testing as you will see what absolute chaos the suggested diet given by your health care team is doing to you.</p><p></p><p>If you drive along a mountain pass at speed do you think it would be a good idea to close your eyes? If you keep them open you will just worry about those steep curves and precipitous drops; if you close them; you'll be fine. Until you drive over the cliff; but at least you won't be worrying. This is essentially the equivalent advice to 'don't test; you'll worry'.</p><p></p><p>Not testing and not changing one's diet (i.e. reducing carbohydrates) as a diabetic (of any type) is just 'group think' from our health care providers; it has no basis in sense or science.</p><p></p><p>If you don't test and you are getting good HbA1c as a Type 2 then that's fine; it just means that your pancreas is not badly impaired, but as soon as it starts to worsen then you need to test and test often.</p><p></p><p>Best</p><p></p><p>Dillinger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dillinger, post: 888787, member: 13582"] If you take Metformin and your pancreas can't cope with the diet you are eating then you will certainly worry yourself by testing as you will see what absolute chaos the suggested diet given by your health care team is doing to you. If you drive along a mountain pass at speed do you think it would be a good idea to close your eyes? If you keep them open you will just worry about those steep curves and precipitous drops; if you close them; you'll be fine. Until you drive over the cliff; but at least you won't be worrying. This is essentially the equivalent advice to 'don't test; you'll worry'. Not testing and not changing one's diet (i.e. reducing carbohydrates) as a diabetic (of any type) is just 'group think' from our health care providers; it has no basis in sense or science. If you don't test and you are getting good HbA1c as a Type 2 then that's fine; it just means that your pancreas is not badly impaired, but as soon as it starts to worsen then you need to test and test often. Best Dillinger [/QUOTE]
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