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Hi, at the risk of showing my total ignorance (which I'm putting down to my age and conditions) I'd like to get my head round things a little more.
Now, many people follow a low carb/ high fat diet which seems to give good hba1c figures AND good blood levels 2 hours after meals etc,
I used to be one of this happy band till recently when events have scuppered my efforts somewhat. I've been naughty for the last 3 months. No testing and eating pretty much what I want. Got my review today and the DN says my numbers are fine.
So, to my question, if hba1c figures are all that matter, why the fluff do we bother about testing? Presumably there's been some research done into this as we T2's aren't expected to test ourselves and I find it hard to believe the government don't have our best interests at heart...
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Now, many people follow a low carb/ high fat diet which seems to give good hba1c figures AND good blood levels 2 hours after meals etc,
I used to be one of this happy band till recently when events have scuppered my efforts somewhat. I've been naughty for the last 3 months. No testing and eating pretty much what I want. Got my review today and the DN says my numbers are fine.
So, to my question, if hba1c figures are all that matter, why the fluff do we bother about testing? Presumably there's been some research done into this as we T2's aren't expected to test ourselves and I find it hard to believe the government don't have our best interests at heart...
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