Willy Average 317537
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My brother was diagnosed with Diabetes about 20 years a go and is kept under control by Insulin.As the years went on he finely convents my mom to get tested.She was diagnosed with it as well and is using Metformin to control it.I also was diagnosed with it just after my mom was.She went to the classes.I did not.She said she could teach me what she knows.She did not like to stk her self and said she could not get any blood out and when she, did the meter would not work.I found some pain is involved to get the blood out.But meter would not work for me.most of the time I got error.The store I bout it from first said it was working fine.I got it to fail for them.They said Ok you do need a knew one but they could not just hand me a new one without a new perception even though I had the receipt.When I ask my doctor for a new perception, told me they could use the one they had on file.When I went back to the store they denied I ever gave them a perception and my doctor would have to call them to verify that I needed the meter with the test strips.I expected my doctor to ask me for a new perception for the test strips,when he did I told him I need one for a meter as well.He said he would take care of it with my other new perceptions.I got that same song and dance every time I saw him and never did get a perception for the strips A gen he asked me for my blood readings and I told him I needed a new meter and strips and to get them he needed to write me up a perception.I got fed up with him after he could not tell me why I was being charged 700 dalliers I never received.I changed Doctors and got my perceptions renewed.Still no perception for a meter or strips.Same song and Dance.I lost my job and insurance.I spent a better part of a year not seeing a doctor and having pharmacist call to renew my perceptions,tell the doctor would not refill them no more.I got a new Clinic doctor,I showed him my bad meter and was given a new one with strips on the spot.Later his nurse gave me one that used cheaper strips.But now I am on Insulin and finding out that Cheese Crackers and carbohydrates are not solution to a lowe blood sugar attack.It will help if you have the time to what.My mom was the one how told me you should eat a carbohydrate when you have thees attacks.Unless you have some glucose tablets on hand and in a pinch a hard candy or bar.You can tell without a meter if you are high or low just by the way you feel.Now that I know better and I was wrong my answers.You can all tell me you told me so.And now I have to eat crow.A big one with Sheep Herder's Pot of Coffey. Now how do I tell my mother who thinks she is alwas rite she is wrong.My brother has tried for years to no avail.I have ben thinking of making a list of questions pertaining to her miss information to ask the instructor and drag her with me to hear the correct answers.For my self Vegetables are the best to snack on scents the carbohydrates are lower and my body can handle them better.Meats and cheeses are ok but they are high in cholesterol's and I already have a high count there.I wish Vegetables wore not so expensive.I do won't to hear from you,I do wan't you to say I TOLD YOU SO.