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<blockquote data-quote="Diabeticliberty" data-source="post: 1528579"><p>Oh blimey now there's the rub. My GP and my DSN seem blissfully ignorant as each other about major aspects of the diabetic condition. My HbA1c came in at 46. My DSN was rather irritated by this and said that it was way too low and that I should be aiming for 57. I let her go for a bit before pointing out that the NICE target HbA1c introduced in August 2015 was below 48. She was not ready to accept this. At this point I directed her to the NICE Website where the target to reduce your chances of diabetic complications are clearly stated. At this point I became quite annoyed and asked her what part she felt that the surgery had played in my diabetic management in the 6 years that I had been with them. She suggested that she felt that she gave me good advice on diet and exercise. I pointed out that in fact their only input was a few clumsy attempts at reducing my testing regime. A situation which I would not accept under any circumstances. I went on to add that I did all of the groundwork as we all do as diabetics as it is very much a lifestyle issue and that their rather unhelpful attempts to reduce my blood testing equipment could only ever have a negative effect on my diabetic management. The proverbial bee that I have in my bonnet is that I have a doctor and nurse who on the face of it only have a basic understanding of my condition and absolute zero understanding of my own management regime on a daily and monthly basis attempting to make decisions on things that have the potential to dramatically negatively impact my life without a clinical reason. It is plainly wrong. Further, how can they review a condition on which I have to correct their own shortfalls?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diabeticliberty, post: 1528579"] Oh blimey now there's the rub. My GP and my DSN seem blissfully ignorant as each other about major aspects of the diabetic condition. My HbA1c came in at 46. My DSN was rather irritated by this and said that it was way too low and that I should be aiming for 57. I let her go for a bit before pointing out that the NICE target HbA1c introduced in August 2015 was below 48. She was not ready to accept this. At this point I directed her to the NICE Website where the target to reduce your chances of diabetic complications are clearly stated. At this point I became quite annoyed and asked her what part she felt that the surgery had played in my diabetic management in the 6 years that I had been with them. She suggested that she felt that she gave me good advice on diet and exercise. I pointed out that in fact their only input was a few clumsy attempts at reducing my testing regime. A situation which I would not accept under any circumstances. I went on to add that I did all of the groundwork as we all do as diabetics as it is very much a lifestyle issue and that their rather unhelpful attempts to reduce my blood testing equipment could only ever have a negative effect on my diabetic management. The proverbial bee that I have in my bonnet is that I have a doctor and nurse who on the face of it only have a basic understanding of my condition and absolute zero understanding of my own management regime on a daily and monthly basis attempting to make decisions on things that have the potential to dramatically negatively impact my life without a clinical reason. It is plainly wrong. Further, how can they review a condition on which I have to correct their own shortfalls? [/QUOTE]
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