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<blockquote data-quote="laharvey999" data-source="post: 984855" data-attributes="member: 75788"><p>I have been a t2 diabetic for over 10 years. I am now on metformin 850 x3 glicazade 80x 2 twice a day for a long time. My Hba1c has always been under 7 last Hba1c the nurse told me not to worry as I was under 10% My bs was up over 15 some mornings as high as 20. Went back after 6 months my Hba1c was 17 the nurse bluntly told me that she was recommending another drug tragenta and if the bs did not improve I would be on insulin. No counselling very offhand. The specialist doctor at my practice also told me not to test it was not necessary. I actually feel that the so called specialist professionals do not really care and the older you get the less interested they are. Personally if I didn't have this site and Dr Bernsteins site I would have no support at all.</p><p></p><p>Keep testing get your strips on prescription I have mine stockpiled. It's your body your diabetes manage it so you get the results you want and let the "professionals" go to he'll in a bucket. You can bet your bottom dollar if they had diabetes they would every tool available.</p><p>Sorry to rant but I feel let down by our NGS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="laharvey999, post: 984855, member: 75788"] I have been a t2 diabetic for over 10 years. I am now on metformin 850 x3 glicazade 80x 2 twice a day for a long time. My Hba1c has always been under 7 last Hba1c the nurse told me not to worry as I was under 10% My bs was up over 15 some mornings as high as 20. Went back after 6 months my Hba1c was 17 the nurse bluntly told me that she was recommending another drug tragenta and if the bs did not improve I would be on insulin. No counselling very offhand. The specialist doctor at my practice also told me not to test it was not necessary. I actually feel that the so called specialist professionals do not really care and the older you get the less interested they are. Personally if I didn't have this site and Dr Bernsteins site I would have no support at all. Keep testing get your strips on prescription I have mine stockpiled. It's your body your diabetes manage it so you get the results you want and let the "professionals" go to he'll in a bucket. You can bet your bottom dollar if they had diabetes they would every tool available. Sorry to rant but I feel let down by our NGS. [/QUOTE]
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