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<blockquote data-quote="Grateful" data-source="post: 1599049" data-attributes="member: 438800"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">You are too modest, حبيبي.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">If I may give you some advice, post some details about your experience here. When were you diagnosed, what drugs are you taking, and (easily the most important thing initially) did they test something called the "HbA1C." </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">You are in Morocco. In French the HbA1C test is also called "hémoglobine glyquée." It is a relatively new test (only for the past 20 years or so) and in America it was standardized less than 10 years ago. It also used to be more expensive than the old "fasting glucose" test. I assume that they are doing this test in Morocco, as it has become the "gold standard" in diagnosing diabetes, and tracking it over the long term.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">If your doctor did not tell you your A1C, or give you a written test result, you really should ask for it. Here in America, when I was diagnosed, my doctor said only that because my A1C was high, I had developed diabetes. To find out the actual level, I had to ask him specifically.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">It is a bit hard for us to give advice without knowing anything about your condition. I know this is a bit personal, sorry about that. But if your A1C level was really high at diagnosis, the advice could be a bit different from the advice for someone with a lower level.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Edited to add: In addition to getting the data about blood glucose (HbA1C) you might consider calculating your Body-Mass Index (BMI). You can use online calculators. Or, if you prefer doing the math yourself: divide your weight in kilos, by the square of your height in meters. In my case, I weigh 71 kilos. My height is 1.93 meters, which, squared, is 3.73. Every time I weigh myself, I divide the kilos by 3.73. Piece of cake, and you learn something in the process.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grateful, post: 1599049, member: 438800"] [SIZE=4]You are too modest, حبيبي. If I may give you some advice, post some details about your experience here. When were you diagnosed, what drugs are you taking, and (easily the most important thing initially) did they test something called the "HbA1C." You are in Morocco. In French the HbA1C test is also called "hémoglobine glyquée." It is a relatively new test (only for the past 20 years or so) and in America it was standardized less than 10 years ago. It also used to be more expensive than the old "fasting glucose" test. I assume that they are doing this test in Morocco, as it has become the "gold standard" in diagnosing diabetes, and tracking it over the long term. If your doctor did not tell you your A1C, or give you a written test result, you really should ask for it. Here in America, when I was diagnosed, my doctor said only that because my A1C was high, I had developed diabetes. To find out the actual level, I had to ask him specifically. It is a bit hard for us to give advice without knowing anything about your condition. I know this is a bit personal, sorry about that. But if your A1C level was really high at diagnosis, the advice could be a bit different from the advice for someone with a lower level. Edited to add: In addition to getting the data about blood glucose (HbA1C) you might consider calculating your Body-Mass Index (BMI). You can use online calculators. Or, if you prefer doing the math yourself: divide your weight in kilos, by the square of your height in meters. In my case, I weigh 71 kilos. My height is 1.93 meters, which, squared, is 3.73. Every time I weigh myself, I divide the kilos by 3.73. Piece of cake, and you learn something in the process.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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