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Thread: Diagnosed but never treated with meds. Is this common?

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10-23-2008, 05:52 PM

shutterbug shutterbug is offline

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I am a: Type 2

Join Date: Mar 2008

Location: Lowell, MA

Posts: 778

Yeah.. many times docs don't even call patients to let them know about their diagnosis. They wait till the appoinment date. Many docs don't take it seriously unless the a1c or fasting results are sky high.

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Diagnosed - 02/28/08

A1C - (8/10/2009= 5.7; 03/02/09 = 5.6 ; 12/29/08 = 5.8 ; 09/17/08 = 5.5 ; 05/27/08 = 5.7 ; 04/03/08 = 7.7 ; 02/29/08 = 10.1)

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