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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Well just back from my first trip to the practice nurse, and how disappointing. Not only got the usual spiel about not needing to use a meter to test but even got "your day to day blood sugars don't matter, as long as your HbA1C is improved". Not sure if she understands that they're connected...
I was really hoping to discuss some stuff with her relating to diet but she just kept telling me to eat 33% carbs, even when I told her that they give me blood sugar spikes.
It's so confusing! They tell us to manage the disease but discourage us from getting the means to do so, and that it's a serious condition but also that "it shouldn't dominate your life" and to only make minor lifestyle changes. I'm someone who very much likes clear rules to follow so this is a nightmare for me. I just don't know how to make my care team understand!
Has anyone had any good experiences with private practice or dieticians etc? Just to get some advice from people who actually know about diabetes?
I was really hoping to discuss some stuff with her relating to diet but she just kept telling me to eat 33% carbs, even when I told her that they give me blood sugar spikes.
It's so confusing! They tell us to manage the disease but discourage us from getting the means to do so, and that it's a serious condition but also that "it shouldn't dominate your life" and to only make minor lifestyle changes. I'm someone who very much likes clear rules to follow so this is a nightmare for me. I just don't know how to make my care team understand!
Has anyone had any good experiences with private practice or dieticians etc? Just to get some advice from people who actually know about diabetes?
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