This is a long one - get a coffee.....
Right, the afternoon is done (sorry for the late feedback) - it was 4 hours (4!) online, using Microsoft teams.. Fortunately there was a small hiccup, and though I could see them - they couldn't see me only hear me .....
It started off innocently enough about how diabetes works, how high BS affects the body etc..... and was OK..... then came the 'healthy plate' and recommended diet..... honestly - it drove me round the bend...... here's 'their' idea of a good day.... for diabetics..
Breakfast - 2 rounds of toast with jam (jam?)
Lunch - jacket potato (size based on the palm of your hand, as per the healthy plate) with whatever filling you want
Dinner - leaving enough space to have a pasta dish.....
My comment was if I ate like that all the time, I'd be dead very soon (sarcasm) - response..... you should not be frightened of carbs.. Me - I'm not frightened of them, I'm just respectful of them.....
No fats.... cut everything off your meat - skin your chicken..... no cream, no yogurt, skimmed milk only........
Don't use a glucometer - "who told you to use one of those?" she said ... Me "I thought it was a good idea, then I could see what effect foods were having on my BS".... no need - waste of time....
Me "where are you getting all this information from?" Her "from diabetes UK"... Me "I don't think so, a lot of what you are saying is contradictory"...
So, where do we go from here - well honestly, I complained to the DN when I saw her yesterday...... Told her what they recommended, and she wasn't best pleased.
I did try to say that my BS has resolved from 11.5 down to 7.1 in three months on a Keto diet - but I'm told that Keto doesn't work, and I'll end up with heart disease instead... or as well as.......
There was a feedback form..... I may have been a bit over the top when I filled it in.......
Honestly though 4 hours starting at a computer screen with a 10 minute break to be bombarded with 'bad' news.... nothing positive - everything I was doing was wrong. Like previous posters I have a supportive DN but a doctor who didn't even have my notes when he rang me.
Upshot as of today is that I have another blood test / urine test / foot check in December - but I can't make an appointment as the diary doesn't go that far in advance.... had the Retinopathy earlier in the week, results in a two more weeks....
I can only hope that the 'so far no medication' will continue......
Rant over - I feel great, have lost 2 stone, and the BS has come down..... I think that's enough for now..... thanks for listening......