| From what I have seen personally, as well as from what I've read here, you'll get a lot more information from the forum and from your own research than you'll ever receive from your doctor.
At diagnosis, I was told to check a fasting only (1 test/day). Now, nearly 2 years in, he suggests I check a fasting blood sugar 1-2 times a week.
He is, however, willing to write me the # of strips I feel I need, so I keep seeing him for my A1Cs and annual physician.
I think many doctors just assume we T2s aren't going to test very often or take our diabetes very seriously...and if you know many diabetics (other than the ones on the forum) you can see where they get this idea.
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T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Metformin 500 mg twice daily
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets
Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (after dealing with shingles & bronchiti)
2/09: 5.5 | 
