Ok, a little bit of a rant - and for that I apologise!
Before today, I hadn’t seen my diabetes team face to face in almost two years. Had a clinic appointment this morning and it honestly felt like the biggest waste of time!
Went in and was weighed and had bloods taken. Then back to the waiting room. 45 minutes later, in to see the consultant - only it wasn’t a consultant, ir was a mess student. She was lovely, don’t get me wrong, but I didn’t get anything from the chat with her. I asked again about moving to the pump (three years of asking now!) to be told she would speak to the consultant and ask somebody to reach out to me.
I have my eyes checked separately so no need for that. Poked my feet with one of those filament sticks - put a tick in the box.
I explained that I’ve been having reactions at some of my injection sites, despite rotating where I jab, replacing the needles and so on. No advice other than to keep rotating and she would speak to the consultant to see if he had any other advice.
I know that the NHS is under immense pressure at the minute and I really am so grateful that we have it. But these appointments just seem pointless. I spent longer sitting in the waiting room then I did in the room with anybody, and even then it wasn’t somebody who could help me more forward with anything. My hba1c was almost exactly what my Libre predicted so can’t even say it was worth the trip through rush hour traffic for that!
Does anybody else feel like this sometimes?!
Before today, I hadn’t seen my diabetes team face to face in almost two years. Had a clinic appointment this morning and it honestly felt like the biggest waste of time!
Went in and was weighed and had bloods taken. Then back to the waiting room. 45 minutes later, in to see the consultant - only it wasn’t a consultant, ir was a mess student. She was lovely, don’t get me wrong, but I didn’t get anything from the chat with her. I asked again about moving to the pump (three years of asking now!) to be told she would speak to the consultant and ask somebody to reach out to me.
I have my eyes checked separately so no need for that. Poked my feet with one of those filament sticks - put a tick in the box.
I explained that I’ve been having reactions at some of my injection sites, despite rotating where I jab, replacing the needles and so on. No advice other than to keep rotating and she would speak to the consultant to see if he had any other advice.
I know that the NHS is under immense pressure at the minute and I really am so grateful that we have it. But these appointments just seem pointless. I spent longer sitting in the waiting room then I did in the room with anybody, and even then it wasn’t somebody who could help me more forward with anything. My hba1c was almost exactly what my Libre predicted so can’t even say it was worth the trip through rush hour traffic for that!
Does anybody else feel like this sometimes?!