becca59
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Definitely push to be referred to a hospital. I have an annual appointment at my GP, but all they do is check my feet and update my prescriptions, they have never given me any useful advice on diabetes management.
At the hospital, my consultant is extremely supportive and will go through all my testing results with me to spot areas for improvement and will suggest where I need to change my carb:insulin ratio or whether I should increase my basal etc. He would never tell me off and completely understands how difficult it can be to manage. They make me feel like they're genuinely trying to help me, and I never ever feel judged! I could never manage without them.
Just looked where you live. Same place as me. I think we are very lucky judging by comments on here. Also, attended a diabetes conference and was horrified by some of the stories. It seems terrible that we have one NHS but such vastly different care.