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  • Thansk for the guidance regarding the info - i have attended the education course and will have a look at the BS 101 you mentioned. I agree that there is a lot of variability in the information given and am now skeptical as to the motivations behind some practices especially when they are run as business entities. Sadly I…
  • Thanks for replying I was unaware that there was a need to request these tests and thought that the care plan scheduled the frequency of reviews and tests. However, I am wondering if the process of de registering a diabetic due to the trend on their HBA1c being downward and outside of the 'diabetic' limits is discretionary…
  • that chart was very helpful getting an idea of the relationship of averages and hba1c % - wonder if there are any apps that can provide a projected hba1c based on daily glucose readings from testing monitor
  • Yes the steroid in question was prednisone. Its interesting to learn that you endo warned you of impact what kind of dosage were they recommending to make projections of 400s or 20s mmol. But is it likely that the elevated figures could mask diabetes assuming other risk factors such as weight age etc were present. This…
  • glucose found in urine prompted the HbA1c test which cam back around 95 mmols during a period in which steriods was being taken for several weeks. No other test done and advised to work on assumption that based on this reading that diabetes is confirmed and advised to start metformin and change lifestyle. Still curious as…
  • yes indeed the denial club is easy to join, i am not sure if i am an offical memebr of the team 2 diabetes club still awaiting a official diagnosis but been told to proceed on that assumption. a lot to learn take in and a lot to change. MFP good tool to use once you can crack double digits on the ticker tape
  • anyone willing to comment on whether they experienced excess skin during their weight loss? Especially stomach?
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