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<blockquote data-quote="Jenny15" data-source="post: 1801078" data-attributes="member: 196992"><p>I just noticed the following info (attached image) about when I joined this site and when I first posted, after forgetting about it in the busyness of life. </p><p></p><p>I must have joined in March 2016, with a view to participating after reading the forums for a while. I first posted in December 2017 then forgot about it until May 2018. </p><p></p><p>March 2016 was around the time when (now in hindsight) I wish I had continued keeping a close eye on my BGs and esp my HbA1c. </p><p></p><p>In NZ we are entitled to 3 monthly HbA1cs and most other tests we ask for. There's a culture of GPs not putting up a fight when a patient takes an interest in their own diabetes management. (The NHS could save a lot of money if it followed this lead.) </p><p></p><p>I was having 6 monthly A1cs because they were in the 30s for so long frankly we got sick of looking at them. j/k </p><p></p><p>In Feb 2016 my A1c had crept up to 43 and I now believe I had probably joined this site for a refresher on how to get it back down to the 30s. Oh how I wish I had stayed with that idea. Because the medical centre then forgot to send me for an A1c test in Dec 2016 and I didn't notice that. </p><p></p><p>The problem was compounded in July 2017, when I did have my A1c tested, but no one at the medical centre contacted me and I had forgotten to ask. It wasn't until December 2017 that I found out what had happened with my BGs, and came back to the forum to start a thread about getting back on the wagon. </p><p></p><p>The moral of this story is: Do not take your eye off the ball. </p><p></p><p>And don't rely on the automatic computerised recalls at your doctor's surgery, either. AFAIK, they are blaming that for one of the mistakes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jenny15, post: 1801078, member: 196992"] I just noticed the following info (attached image) about when I joined this site and when I first posted, after forgetting about it in the busyness of life. I must have joined in March 2016, with a view to participating after reading the forums for a while. I first posted in December 2017 then forgot about it until May 2018. March 2016 was around the time when (now in hindsight) I wish I had continued keeping a close eye on my BGs and esp my HbA1c. In NZ we are entitled to 3 monthly HbA1cs and most other tests we ask for. There's a culture of GPs not putting up a fight when a patient takes an interest in their own diabetes management. (The NHS could save a lot of money if it followed this lead.) I was having 6 monthly A1cs because they were in the 30s for so long frankly we got sick of looking at them. j/k In Feb 2016 my A1c had crept up to 43 and I now believe I had probably joined this site for a refresher on how to get it back down to the 30s. Oh how I wish I had stayed with that idea. Because the medical centre then forgot to send me for an A1c test in Dec 2016 and I didn't notice that. The problem was compounded in July 2017, when I did have my A1c tested, but no one at the medical centre contacted me and I had forgotten to ask. It wasn't until December 2017 that I found out what had happened with my BGs, and came back to the forum to start a thread about getting back on the wagon. The moral of this story is: Do not take your eye off the ball. And don't rely on the automatic computerised recalls at your doctor's surgery, either. AFAIK, they are blaming that for one of the mistakes. [/QUOTE]
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