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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2209525" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I gather it was the paramedic who mentioned 12.5 as normal but to be fair they are used to scraping diabetics with low blood sugars off the ground and wouldn't be called out for hyper unless it was a DKA situation which would be highly unusual for a type 2 still making their own insulin.</p><p>My GP and even my diabetic specialist (I am type 1) is a gateway for getting my prescriptions and my pump and not much else other than nagging me to take a stain and checking my eyes, kidneys and feet aren't rotting.</p><p></p><p>If you are concerned that you are diabetic or heading that way then why not behave as if you are diabetic and eat accordingly by dropping those foods that cause your bg to spike and remain high after 2 hours which is a sign of insulin resistance or LADA. But 1 sparrow doesn't make a Summer so as others have said you should continue the experiment yourself..</p><p>This is just a diet based on healthy fats and proteins rather than lots of starch and is likely to be healthy for most adults who are not underweight. </p><p>Yes it would be great if the doctor had the time, knowledge and professional curiosity to investigate you more thoroughly but he is probably limited to HBA1c , fasting glucose or OGtt but may not even get to the latter 2 if the HBA1c is normal which doesn't mean you don't have a problem with your insulin levels. Even with a diagnosis you obviously don't trust his advice. but armed with blood test strips you can certainly investigate your own bgs and then act intelligently upon those results.</p><p>Because you are feeling frustrated would it worth calling the Diabetes UK helpline or booking an online consultation to get a second opinion if you really can't change your GP?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2209525, member: 365308"] I gather it was the paramedic who mentioned 12.5 as normal but to be fair they are used to scraping diabetics with low blood sugars off the ground and wouldn't be called out for hyper unless it was a DKA situation which would be highly unusual for a type 2 still making their own insulin. My GP and even my diabetic specialist (I am type 1) is a gateway for getting my prescriptions and my pump and not much else other than nagging me to take a stain and checking my eyes, kidneys and feet aren't rotting. If you are concerned that you are diabetic or heading that way then why not behave as if you are diabetic and eat accordingly by dropping those foods that cause your bg to spike and remain high after 2 hours which is a sign of insulin resistance or LADA. But 1 sparrow doesn't make a Summer so as others have said you should continue the experiment yourself.. This is just a diet based on healthy fats and proteins rather than lots of starch and is likely to be healthy for most adults who are not underweight. Yes it would be great if the doctor had the time, knowledge and professional curiosity to investigate you more thoroughly but he is probably limited to HBA1c , fasting glucose or OGtt but may not even get to the latter 2 if the HBA1c is normal which doesn't mean you don't have a problem with your insulin levels. Even with a diagnosis you obviously don't trust his advice. but armed with blood test strips you can certainly investigate your own bgs and then act intelligently upon those results. Because you are feeling frustrated would it worth calling the Diabetes UK helpline or booking an online consultation to get a second opinion if you really can't change your GP? [/QUOTE]
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