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<blockquote data-quote="pollensa" data-source="post: 1784026"><p>Not a Doctor, and individuals cases differ one to another, but generally speaking.</p><p></p><p>1. Here Mallorca, conflicting advices, some doctors say testing waste of time, others say every 14 days sufficient, others say 3 monthly others say not at all, just have A1C, that really does not help anyone decide unfortunately. I think for peace of mind one should check when ever they feel, personally as pre diabetic I check only every 3 months, and my numbers in this space period always come up the same consistently with very little variations, indicating its not just a good day, good luck.</p><p></p><p>2.</p><p>As No.1 above.</p><p></p><p>3.</p><p>There is fabulous lancing device GENTEEL, no pain, no pressing for blood, no sore fingers, you can test, arm, knee, palm hand, and go with any monitor of choice.</p><p></p><p>4.</p><p>Now this is the big question! what is the correct 100% level to aim for either A1C and/or finger testing, as to my understanding from reputable sources, all the levels set anywhere in the world, levels by expert committees or other they are arbitrary set as acknowledged by ADA and WHO, all or any changes, ultimately, are at the end of the day ARBITRARY set, chosen, at whim random choice. This I feel personally is not a healthy situation for anyone with insulin issues when efforts motivation and will power to achieve below cut off levels, to give an example, in Spain a person with 6.5% A1C result is viewed as Diabetic yet if they jump on a plane back home to New Zealand they are viewed Pre Diabetic as NZ cut off level is 6.6%. So its a case of where you are resident time of diagnosing, determines your results, basically, two countries can view same A1C cut off 6.5% yet diagnose that result differently, It would be wonderful if no variations existed, levels viewed same worldwide without causing frustration, wonderment an to allow people to be testing and aiming for a level that the world follows strictly i.e. Why dont the so called experts or committees who anyone else, choose a level backed and supported by medical and clinical evidence, that final chosen level has to be strictly adhered and followed by every country to save situations where variations exist, to a degree that one is placed in a position of being given a label of Diabetic one country and pre diabetic in another country based on the same A1C result level number. Unfortunately and sadly, the question of doubt remains, "what is the 100% correct number level that one has to aim for....continues as currently to my understanding are Arbitrary set, so aiming for a particular level, varies from country to country unfortunately. </p><p></p><p>I guess, base levels of cut offs in the country one is resident time of testing is the simplest method or what ones doctor or other indicates?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pollensa, post: 1784026"] Not a Doctor, and individuals cases differ one to another, but generally speaking. 1. Here Mallorca, conflicting advices, some doctors say testing waste of time, others say every 14 days sufficient, others say 3 monthly others say not at all, just have A1C, that really does not help anyone decide unfortunately. I think for peace of mind one should check when ever they feel, personally as pre diabetic I check only every 3 months, and my numbers in this space period always come up the same consistently with very little variations, indicating its not just a good day, good luck. 2. As No.1 above. 3. There is fabulous lancing device GENTEEL, no pain, no pressing for blood, no sore fingers, you can test, arm, knee, palm hand, and go with any monitor of choice. 4. Now this is the big question! what is the correct 100% level to aim for either A1C and/or finger testing, as to my understanding from reputable sources, all the levels set anywhere in the world, levels by expert committees or other they are arbitrary set as acknowledged by ADA and WHO, all or any changes, ultimately, are at the end of the day ARBITRARY set, chosen, at whim random choice. This I feel personally is not a healthy situation for anyone with insulin issues when efforts motivation and will power to achieve below cut off levels, to give an example, in Spain a person with 6.5% A1C result is viewed as Diabetic yet if they jump on a plane back home to New Zealand they are viewed Pre Diabetic as NZ cut off level is 6.6%. So its a case of where you are resident time of diagnosing, determines your results, basically, two countries can view same A1C cut off 6.5% yet diagnose that result differently, It would be wonderful if no variations existed, levels viewed same worldwide without causing frustration, wonderment an to allow people to be testing and aiming for a level that the world follows strictly i.e. Why dont the so called experts or committees who anyone else, choose a level backed and supported by medical and clinical evidence, that final chosen level has to be strictly adhered and followed by every country to save situations where variations exist, to a degree that one is placed in a position of being given a label of Diabetic one country and pre diabetic in another country based on the same A1C result level number. Unfortunately and sadly, the question of doubt remains, "what is the 100% correct number level that one has to aim for....continues as currently to my understanding are Arbitrary set, so aiming for a particular level, varies from country to country unfortunately. I guess, base levels of cut offs in the country one is resident time of testing is the simplest method or what ones doctor or other indicates? [/QUOTE]
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