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<blockquote data-quote="Jee99" data-source="post: 594670" data-attributes="member: 75977"><p>I am in England and have just moved so had an appointment with a new doctor who looked down her nose at me and began lecturing me on how I need to lose weight, exercise more, eat properly - well you know the drill. I didn't say a word but handed her my diary which I keep showing exercise, diet and blood counts. On the bottom of each page I have my local gym instructors sign each time I come in and leave they also are encouraged to leave notes about any help or observations they have given. My dietician also signs off on my monthly weigh ins and offers comments. She, my doctor glanced at the book and the letters from the start of my diagnosis which state I was 28stone 12 lbs in weight and the progress I have made over the last 5 years to lose almost half the weight (I am now 17 stone 2lbs). Her face went red but she did not apologise or amend anything she had said, merely told me to see the practice nurse in 6 weeks.</p><p>I am so fed up of this behaviour, my weight problem is not totally my fault as I was a long distant runner in my youth (the 70's) and when I stopped running was not offered any information of help in changing my diet so I was still eating huge amounts of food as I tried to stop the hunger pangs. If I had known better I would not have become obese and may not have become diabetic. Doctors should ask questions about the background of their patient before they make assumptions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jee99, post: 594670, member: 75977"] I am in England and have just moved so had an appointment with a new doctor who looked down her nose at me and began lecturing me on how I need to lose weight, exercise more, eat properly - well you know the drill. I didn't say a word but handed her my diary which I keep showing exercise, diet and blood counts. On the bottom of each page I have my local gym instructors sign each time I come in and leave they also are encouraged to leave notes about any help or observations they have given. My dietician also signs off on my monthly weigh ins and offers comments. She, my doctor glanced at the book and the letters from the start of my diagnosis which state I was 28stone 12 lbs in weight and the progress I have made over the last 5 years to lose almost half the weight (I am now 17 stone 2lbs). Her face went red but she did not apologise or amend anything she had said, merely told me to see the practice nurse in 6 weeks. I am so fed up of this behaviour, my weight problem is not totally my fault as I was a long distant runner in my youth (the 70's) and when I stopped running was not offered any information of help in changing my diet so I was still eating huge amounts of food as I tried to stop the hunger pangs. If I had known better I would not have become obese and may not have become diabetic. Doctors should ask questions about the background of their patient before they make assumptions. [/QUOTE]
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