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<blockquote data-quote="Stallen" data-source="post: 1085218" data-attributes="member: 223641"><p>It really does depend on wether you have an old school DN or someone more willing to look at you as an individual, I'm seeing my DN in just over a week, fortunately she is progressive and is happy that I have been testing, in the past 2 months my Hba1c has come down after several years in the diabetic range over 50+ to normal below 42, I expect to carry on testing as there are so many variables that effect my BGL it going against the one size fits all plan that is dolled out to everyone, but just going for a yearly or 6 month check is always going to be disaster when trying to control BGL.</p><p></p><p>I've had dramatic results by micro managing my diabetes test at least 10 time a day, also clearly the LCHF worked for me, I think you need to show your DN you fully intend to be in charge of your diabetes, I had a show down with my GP last November as things were seriously wrong, after that my GP has been totally supportive even to the point of prescribing extra test strips.</p><p></p><p>My line has always to ask specific questions, one that always works, is asking by how much will certain foods raise my BG the DN won't know but the only way to know is by testing.</p><p></p><p>I now know that a standard cheese sandwich containing two slices of any bread would spike my BG from normal range to several points higher, in to double teen numbers, pitta bread and hummus is even worse, imagine the effect of eating such foods over a period of a year that spike and dramatically raise BGLs but was going unnoticed, because you don't check.</p><p></p><p> Ask your DN or GP to reconsider their approach as it's much more likely to help you, if everyone is supportive, rather than opposing your attempt to control your diabetic condition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stallen, post: 1085218, member: 223641"] It really does depend on wether you have an old school DN or someone more willing to look at you as an individual, I'm seeing my DN in just over a week, fortunately she is progressive and is happy that I have been testing, in the past 2 months my Hba1c has come down after several years in the diabetic range over 50+ to normal below 42, I expect to carry on testing as there are so many variables that effect my BGL it going against the one size fits all plan that is dolled out to everyone, but just going for a yearly or 6 month check is always going to be disaster when trying to control BGL. I've had dramatic results by micro managing my diabetes test at least 10 time a day, also clearly the LCHF worked for me, I think you need to show your DN you fully intend to be in charge of your diabetes, I had a show down with my GP last November as things were seriously wrong, after that my GP has been totally supportive even to the point of prescribing extra test strips. My line has always to ask specific questions, one that always works, is asking by how much will certain foods raise my BG the DN won't know but the only way to know is by testing. I now know that a standard cheese sandwich containing two slices of any bread would spike my BG from normal range to several points higher, in to double teen numbers, pitta bread and hummus is even worse, imagine the effect of eating such foods over a period of a year that spike and dramatically raise BGLs but was going unnoticed, because you don't check. Ask your DN or GP to reconsider their approach as it's much more likely to help you, if everyone is supportive, rather than opposing your attempt to control your diabetic condition. [/QUOTE]
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