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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I was diagnosed with type 2 after a finger prick test at the surgery was 22.6 and a follow up HBA1C was 80. I still haven't had the figures explained to me at all, and so far my 'care' has been Metformin (bad reaction now to both regular and slow release), a lecture from a nurse (with an order to eat less sugar) and an instruction to have a further blood test in 3 months time. Surely that can't be right? I have been on a low carb/low sugar diet since diagnosis but have no idea if I'm doing the right thing. I was diagnosed with a heart condition on the same day and have been in A&E twice with chest pain, while I was there they did a fingerprick cvery 2 hours and it was steady at 8 (higher than it should be but a vast improvement on 22.6).
Is this typical of the diabetic care provided? Our surgery has a poor reputation so I'm not sure if it is just them being their usual incompetent and uncaring selves, or if this is the correct procedure! I don't feel in the least bit supported and I am tempted to go down the route of self-testing and a low-carb diet for 3 months before my next HBA1C. I wanted to discuss this option with the nurse but she didn't let me ask any questions or discuss my care with her. I am sensitive to many drugs so a non-drug or limited drug approach would be great for me...
Is this typical of the diabetic care provided? Our surgery has a poor reputation so I'm not sure if it is just them being their usual incompetent and uncaring selves, or if this is the correct procedure! I don't feel in the least bit supported and I am tempted to go down the route of self-testing and a low-carb diet for 3 months before my next HBA1C. I wanted to discuss this option with the nurse but she didn't let me ask any questions or discuss my care with her. I am sensitive to many drugs so a non-drug or limited drug approach would be great for me...