I went to my GP who advised me that I had Diabetes type 2, I'm 60 next year. She then said, make an appointment to see our Practice Nurse at the Surgery and she'll sort you out with the Administration side of things, which she did. I only see my GP now every 12 months, she put me into the Diabetes Programme of getting an annual retina screening at our City Hospital and an annual Podiatrist appointment in our local Clinic, and I see our Nurse every 6 months now, just so she can answer any questions I have, and studies my weight and diet and takes blood and urine samples and keeps everything in order on my records. She even organised me to attend a day's seminar on the DESMOND programme, for type 2 sufferers. I have been a Diabetic now for over 3 years and I'm surprised that many folks don't appear to have the same treatments and annual inspections that are given to Patients like me, is it my age, or, is it just a case that I seem to have a good GP Surgery, who cater for over 15,000 registered Patients in our Borough, do any of you have contact with a Practice Nurse in your local GP Surgery, who can arrange things without you having to rely on your GP all the time, it might be worth enquiring.