On June 11, Gretchen Becker wrote about this topic in her
website http://wildlyfluctuating.blogspot.com/
and did an excellent job of explaining the source she used. I am using a different source, but the wording
is the same as they both used the output of the study.
To me this is as if Dr. Robert Ratner is still pushing for
no testing when he said “Many people with type 2 diabetes who are on
medications don't need to do home glucose monitoring at all," in talking
about oral medications. They want you to
use the A1C test to determine how you are doing.
I am used to being around some people using oral medications
that are buying test strips with their own money, because they don’t trust the
A1C test on a quarterly basis or like many, twice a year.
Many patients
with type 2 diabetes consider finger-prick blood tests key for keeping blood
glucose levels under control. But
according to a new study, they are unlikely to be beneficial for patients who
are not receiving insulin therapy. To
this, I say bull-manure. Testing is
important to track your levels and know that you need to make changes in what
you eat, the amount of exercise you need, and other factors.
In
type 2 diabetes, the body is unable to effectively use insulin, which is a
hormone that helps to regulate blood glucose levels. As a result, glucose
accumulates in the blood.
Left
untreated, high blood glucose levels can lead to severe complications,
including kidney disease, stroke,
and nerve damage.
While
some patients with type 2 diabetes require insulin therapy, the majority of
patients are able to manage their condition through diet, exercise, and
medication, such as metformin.
What
is not even accounted for in the trail is how to obtain information into the
correct levels (not recommended by the ADA) for morning fasting and post meal
testing. All many providers do is refer
patients to the ADA way and little else.
Then many also denounce the internet for poor quality of reliable
information.
Thus
it is understandable that many patients never learn how to set goals for their
blood glucose levels and end up with complications they did not know how to
prevent.
It
is these studies that do more harm to patients when they say no value in
testing unless you are on insulin.
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