silver minion
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I started with an HbA1c of 165 and was put on medication immediately. I have had regular checks but they have been spaced out to approx 3 month intervals with one exception. I find this acceptable in addition to FP checks myself as I take gliclazide. Now moved to annual checks as HbA1c under 50.Thanks for that. My GPs seem to be reluctant to go back to the testing lab. They've agreed to do another test next week so we'll see what that comes back with and take it from there. The medics seem to be wedded to the 3 month interval which is ok if you've got to a stable HbA1c but if not then a test to make sure you're going in the right direction is good. I've talked to people who like me had very high blood sugar who were refused a test before 3 months only to find the HbA1c hadn't changed and they'd wasted 3 months and had more nerve damage etc for their pains.