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GP Nurse Rationing test strips for me type 2 to one cassete of 50 per year only.
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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 964276" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>The truth is that (like in any profession) there are a mix of personalities and attitudes.</p><p>And yes, some of them are bullies.</p><p></p><p>Across the forum you will find a mix of experiences, but some of them are appalling reflections of the way the NHS is handling its patients.</p><p></p><p>In the last three weeks i have had three appointments, with three different nurses in my practice. </p><p></p><p>One of them treated me like a participant in my own healthcare, listened to me, made notes of the relevant information i gave her, asked questions and restored my flagging faith in the profession.</p><p></p><p>The second one treated me like i was on a production line. A 20 minute appt was compressed into 7 minutes, a chunk of which was spent getting a prescription signed (for a drug that turned out to have a very well known interaction with a prescription i have been taking for 15 years)</p><p></p><p>The third nurse nearly didn't notice my diabetic blood result (fasting blood glucose). If i hadn't already known i was diabetic, and raised the subject with her, i would have left without a diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>I've spent the last two years here and elsewhere educating myself on diabetes (because my blood glucose has shown diabetic results for years now). I self test. I know some of the jargon. I can ask questions and understand most of the answers. I am willing to engage with medical professionals and take responsibility for my own diabetes management. Yet i still get patronised, dismissed, shunted through at speed, and given drugs with <strong><em>serious and well known interactions.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>What hope has an unprepared, shocked, distressed, new diabetic?</p><p></p><p>I appreciate the pressures that health care professionals are under, the stress, the workload, the long hours, but the people who get the worst of the deal are the patients.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 964276, member: 41816"] The truth is that (like in any profession) there are a mix of personalities and attitudes. And yes, some of them are bullies. Across the forum you will find a mix of experiences, but some of them are appalling reflections of the way the NHS is handling its patients. In the last three weeks i have had three appointments, with three different nurses in my practice. One of them treated me like a participant in my own healthcare, listened to me, made notes of the relevant information i gave her, asked questions and restored my flagging faith in the profession. The second one treated me like i was on a production line. A 20 minute appt was compressed into 7 minutes, a chunk of which was spent getting a prescription signed (for a drug that turned out to have a very well known interaction with a prescription i have been taking for 15 years) The third nurse nearly didn't notice my diabetic blood result (fasting blood glucose). If i hadn't already known i was diabetic, and raised the subject with her, i would have left without a diagnosis. I've spent the last two years here and elsewhere educating myself on diabetes (because my blood glucose has shown diabetic results for years now). I self test. I know some of the jargon. I can ask questions and understand most of the answers. I am willing to engage with medical professionals and take responsibility for my own diabetes management. Yet i still get patronised, dismissed, shunted through at speed, and given drugs with [B][I]serious and well known interactions.[/I][/B] What hope has an unprepared, shocked, distressed, new diabetic? I appreciate the pressures that health care professionals are under, the stress, the workload, the long hours, but the people who get the worst of the deal are the patients. [/QUOTE]
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