SweetHeart said:
MH has decided that we'll go back once more, after his next HbA1c. As long as that has gone down, and his other lipids(?) are fine, cholesterol gone down etc, then we'll try again with the print outs and politely request that, as we have studied her literature, she would be impolite not to read ours.
Ju
Can I give you some tactical suggestion here...
Just handing a set of print outs over with the expectation of somebody reading them doesn't really work, generally they either end up in the bin, most HCP's are polite enough to dispose of after the patient has left!
By what you've said, she lead the appointment, you followed and/or defended your position within the appointment... You need to take charge and lead the appointment, and a good way of doing this is tactical planning before hand...
You need to use your print out's as your tool, don't use them has this says this that or the other, but pick out a relevant point, hight light it and use your information, in comparison to hers to show a improved outcome...
Not sure how keen you would be on this idea, but here goes...
Make a meal to her suggestion (perhaps cut back a bit on the carbs if worried about impact) do your blood testing... Then show her both the results..
Perhaps, do a nutritional comparison between a meal/snack of hers and one of your choices..
And perhaps ask, for idea's if concerns of micro-nutrients if supplement might be appropriate or another food source that complies within your ideas..
So you tantalise her into looking at the printouts you have further...