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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2072233" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I am leading a 'walk and diabetes' talk course aimed at pre diabetic and newly diagnosed type 2s.</p><p>Am telling all to invest in a glucose meter and test at appropriate times. Not to make anyone neurotic but just so they know what is happening when they eat different foods. They seem receptive to the concept and it makes sense to the 2-3 people who do not want or need to lose weight but do need to improve their metabolic health.</p><p>Ideally these guys should get a freestyle libre and use it for a couple of weeks with unlimited testing but a basic meter is cheaper obviously.</p><p></p><p>I think that those prescribing test strips for those not on insulin feel that they would give themselves more work plus cost in terms on explaining how to test and how to interpret the results rather than actually help the patient help themselves. </p><p>After all if you believe that weight loss and calorie control are the key to diabetes resolution then you will not expect your patients to lose weight (most people can't do that via calorie reduction) but merely to progress their diabetes whilst you keep an eye on the 'co morbidities' and hand out more drugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2072233, member: 365308"] I am leading a 'walk and diabetes' talk course aimed at pre diabetic and newly diagnosed type 2s. Am telling all to invest in a glucose meter and test at appropriate times. Not to make anyone neurotic but just so they know what is happening when they eat different foods. They seem receptive to the concept and it makes sense to the 2-3 people who do not want or need to lose weight but do need to improve their metabolic health. Ideally these guys should get a freestyle libre and use it for a couple of weeks with unlimited testing but a basic meter is cheaper obviously. I think that those prescribing test strips for those not on insulin feel that they would give themselves more work plus cost in terms on explaining how to test and how to interpret the results rather than actually help the patient help themselves. After all if you believe that weight loss and calorie control are the key to diabetes resolution then you will not expect your patients to lose weight (most people can't do that via calorie reduction) but merely to progress their diabetes whilst you keep an eye on the 'co morbidities' and hand out more drugs. [/QUOTE]
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