gennepher
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I had a successful morning but not in quite in the way you might think. First problem was trying to get in the car with -6 out there. Finally I got in, and then it said it didn't recognize the key. Finally I got that sorted. Defrosted the windscreen and all that. Managed to get down to the surgery car park, but no space is for love or money. And it looks like from the hard frost on the car windows and windscreens that half the cars on there are just left on there permanently.
I managed to find car parking space a bit of a distance away, and obviously had to use my scooter no way I could walk that distance. I got in there and then the surgery screen wouldn't recognize my appointment. So, I had to go to reception. Oh you've come on the wrong day she said your appointment is tomorrow, she says condescendingly. As though I am a batty old lady.
We can't do anything about it for today you'll have to come back tomorrow. And I said but no my appointment was today Monday. So the exasperated receptionist is trying to explain to this batty old lady that I've got it wrong. So I fished my appointment card out of my bag, and I said look here this says Monday today. So she says oh. And calls for the practice manager. Practice manager comes out she explains and he says oh put her with Michael, Michael will see her.
And before the practice manager can walk away I say I want to see you, he was taking aback but said come back to reception after seeing Michael.
A short wait in a different part of the building and Michael calls me in. And he asked why I'm there. And all I can explain is that I am confused and bewildered about this appointment and I have no idea and I explain about the text out of the blue last week and I explain about this incorrect referral etc etc. And no one has explained what this blood test is about. Anyway Michael couldn't find a reason for the blood test and he didn't know what to test me for so he produced the general some sort of blood test form. And then a few minutes later he said give me that back, you're diabetic aren't you. Type 2, I said. Right he said I'll put you in for a diabetic review and these tests will be for to see how your diabetes is going. How about that he said. That suits me just fine I said, I will be pleased with that.
So then off to reception to get hold of the practice manager. I told him all the problem with the incorrect referral and incorrect information etc etc, because I'd written the letter and it was a fairly concise letter I could remember all the points on it so I just went through mentally in my mind all the points in the letter but the main point was the incorrect details of the eye hospital, of my attendance to it. Saying I had not attended when I had. And I would like that checked out and corrected
I don't know exactly what I was expecting him to do then, but it went more or less as I thought it might, which he was trying to get out of it with smooth talking and said it didn't matter, nothing to worry about, and said that my 20th of December appointment at St Paul's Eye Hospital will be fine etc etc. He deflected everything I said. He did not want to address any of the issues. He just wanted me gone So I will actually be sending him that letter in a day or so.
The blood testing has opened up in the health centre again It had not been functional from about 2019 for some reason, and so I went to the desk and said could I arrange for blood test here oh no you going to have to go and telephone for it she said, I told her I couldn't do that because I was deaf. She still said she couldn't do it, so I didn't say anything but just looked at her. Finally, hang on she said give me a minute and she went to the back and a few minutes later came back and said the lady will see you now you can have your blood tests now.
So that was a good result and efficiently done because I really do not want to go out again in this cold weather.
But when I got back to the car I was locked out. The temperature had been -5 but I found out later when I got back in the car, it had dropped to -8 and the car completely frozen up again. I'm trying to yank and yank at the doors to try and get in but they had frozen solid.
There was now a freezing fog very thick fog and I just want to get home as quick as possible. Someone stronger than me got my doors open for me. And now I'm in bed wrapped up with loads of layers the cat is on me the heater is going and the temperature won't rise as much as I'd like it to. But I am snug as a bug in a rug. An electric blanket on and the cat approves immensely.
I actually made a weird tent over my bed head and over me with one of my big dressing gowns, the cat doesn't know what I'm playing at and I am underneath it dictating this on my phone.
Oh, and I managed to get 2 trays eggs from the Polish shop, they had just had a huge pallet of eggs delivered. The date is after Christmas on it so if I could have got one more that would have lasted me to the new year, but never mind. I felt greedy taking three trays of eggs (Even though they have a big part of controlling my diabetes), so maybe they might still be some left when I next go. But this temperature has got to rise first before I go out again, with the key saying it didn't exist, and the car freezing the locks up when I'm out and about. There were a lot of shops closed today and I would have liked to have done a bit more shopping but it wasn't possible.
I now have to feed the frozen wild beasts, and stray cats, and I don't want to get out of this bed ...
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I managed to find car parking space a bit of a distance away, and obviously had to use my scooter no way I could walk that distance. I got in there and then the surgery screen wouldn't recognize my appointment. So, I had to go to reception. Oh you've come on the wrong day she said your appointment is tomorrow, she says condescendingly. As though I am a batty old lady.
We can't do anything about it for today you'll have to come back tomorrow. And I said but no my appointment was today Monday. So the exasperated receptionist is trying to explain to this batty old lady that I've got it wrong. So I fished my appointment card out of my bag, and I said look here this says Monday today. So she says oh. And calls for the practice manager. Practice manager comes out she explains and he says oh put her with Michael, Michael will see her.
And before the practice manager can walk away I say I want to see you, he was taking aback but said come back to reception after seeing Michael.
A short wait in a different part of the building and Michael calls me in. And he asked why I'm there. And all I can explain is that I am confused and bewildered about this appointment and I have no idea and I explain about the text out of the blue last week and I explain about this incorrect referral etc etc. And no one has explained what this blood test is about. Anyway Michael couldn't find a reason for the blood test and he didn't know what to test me for so he produced the general some sort of blood test form. And then a few minutes later he said give me that back, you're diabetic aren't you. Type 2, I said. Right he said I'll put you in for a diabetic review and these tests will be for to see how your diabetes is going. How about that he said. That suits me just fine I said, I will be pleased with that.
So then off to reception to get hold of the practice manager. I told him all the problem with the incorrect referral and incorrect information etc etc, because I'd written the letter and it was a fairly concise letter I could remember all the points on it so I just went through mentally in my mind all the points in the letter but the main point was the incorrect details of the eye hospital, of my attendance to it. Saying I had not attended when I had. And I would like that checked out and corrected
I don't know exactly what I was expecting him to do then, but it went more or less as I thought it might, which he was trying to get out of it with smooth talking and said it didn't matter, nothing to worry about, and said that my 20th of December appointment at St Paul's Eye Hospital will be fine etc etc. He deflected everything I said. He did not want to address any of the issues. He just wanted me gone So I will actually be sending him that letter in a day or so.
The blood testing has opened up in the health centre again It had not been functional from about 2019 for some reason, and so I went to the desk and said could I arrange for blood test here oh no you going to have to go and telephone for it she said, I told her I couldn't do that because I was deaf. She still said she couldn't do it, so I didn't say anything but just looked at her. Finally, hang on she said give me a minute and she went to the back and a few minutes later came back and said the lady will see you now you can have your blood tests now.
So that was a good result and efficiently done because I really do not want to go out again in this cold weather.
But when I got back to the car I was locked out. The temperature had been -5 but I found out later when I got back in the car, it had dropped to -8 and the car completely frozen up again. I'm trying to yank and yank at the doors to try and get in but they had frozen solid.
There was now a freezing fog very thick fog and I just want to get home as quick as possible. Someone stronger than me got my doors open for me. And now I'm in bed wrapped up with loads of layers the cat is on me the heater is going and the temperature won't rise as much as I'd like it to. But I am snug as a bug in a rug. An electric blanket on and the cat approves immensely.
I actually made a weird tent over my bed head and over me with one of my big dressing gowns, the cat doesn't know what I'm playing at and I am underneath it dictating this on my phone.
Oh, and I managed to get 2 trays eggs from the Polish shop, they had just had a huge pallet of eggs delivered. The date is after Christmas on it so if I could have got one more that would have lasted me to the new year, but never mind. I felt greedy taking three trays of eggs (Even though they have a big part of controlling my diabetes), so maybe they might still be some left when I next go. But this temperature has got to rise first before I go out again, with the key saying it didn't exist, and the car freezing the locks up when I'm out and about. There were a lot of shops closed today and I would have liked to have done a bit more shopping but it wasn't possible.
I now have to feed the frozen wild beasts, and stray cats, and I don't want to get out of this bed ...
Back in a few minutes to read through your posts....
