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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hate to tell you but diet alone is not bringing your 12 down to anything reasonable. So while this is all good above advice, you will need the drugs (you are starting at a high dose of metformin so hopefully it works for you!). [/quote]

+1. This is serious. See an endocrinologist and dietitian.[/quote]

+2. Not sure why you are asking a bunch of random Internet strangers for medication advice rather than getting recommendations from a more specialized doctor.  [/quote]

+3. So strange to be polling randos rather than looking for a specialist. 12 is really really high. [/quote]

Nothing wrong with seeking other peoples' experiences. It helps inform the poster and helps them know more what questions to ask their doctor(s). Clearly this isn't someone who just randomly tested their glucose and self-diagnosed.  :roll:  They are seeing a doctor. Responders suggesting it's more of an emergency might unnecessarily be alarming OP or they might be rightly encouraging OP to be more aggressive with their doctor. [/quote]

If OP has an A1c of 12, that’s severely uncontrolled diabetes and they are facing risks of serious complications like vision loss and kidney disease. That’s not something to mess around with doing your own “research” on the Internet asking a bunch of random people on DCUM.

Op is seeking medical advice, not other people’s “experiences.” Several people on this thread have posted false information that shows they have the medical knowledge of the average 5th grader.   I would hate if the OP took that incorrect medical advice seriously and harmed their health because they were not smart enough to differentiate between the anonymous idiot and someone actually qualified to give medical advice.  [/quote]

OP is seeing a doctor who immediately put them on metformin and OP is taking medication. Meanwhile, OP is asking for other input from people who might know or have some personal experience. I don't think OP is relying solely on the widely diverging viewpoints on DCUM. In general, there is almost always someone snarkily commenting when someone asks for others' experiences or advice that they shouldn't be consulting DCUM. I personally find it interesting and informative to read the responses, and I know these people are not medical experts. I still find others' experiences worth keeping in mind and oftentimes I'm made aware of important issues/the exchanges help me know what questions to ask or what other things to research. If that's not something you find worthwhile, why do you bother reading and commenting on such posts?[/quote]

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