I always dread going for my appointments/checkups and all the Gestapo type questioning...That was until my last appointment....Going on holiday for me is a nightmare. My readings ALWAYS fluctuate due to time differences/available food/heat etc and generally I never get any understanding from my diabetic nurse or Dr...
The same with my daily routine at work, having tried to explain for the last 4 years that I'm not a robot and my daily work routine can change at a moments notice, trying to plan methodically my insulin units is near impossible as I can't see into the future..I always try to pre-empt things but sometimes it's just impossible. It has never sunk in really how DIFFICULT it is to manage your day with utmost precision.
That was until my last visit...
For the first time in 4 yrs I actually felt like had achieved something...Instead of 'tut tutting' and being deaf to my reasons they were more than accomodating to the fact that sometimes my BG will get disrupted due to things that are entirely out of my control. I felt like screaming my head off that they 'the professionals' actually understood what I had been telling them...For too long they insisted on a rigid regime which was depressing me due to the fact that sometimes life is uncertain, after playing devils advocate with the nurse she FINALLY twigged what I had been trying to tell her!! In addition, by 'goggling' a query I had about Lantus, I discovered she had even got the timeline wrong for the Lantus injection telling me it was good only for 12hrs when in fact it's good for 24hrs....
I do worry about advice that is given. I believe that after almost 5 yrs of my own personal experience I know more that some of our trumptied 'health professionals'
Why aren't more diabetic people in this area of expertise in the health service???
The same with my daily routine at work, having tried to explain for the last 4 years that I'm not a robot and my daily work routine can change at a moments notice, trying to plan methodically my insulin units is near impossible as I can't see into the future..I always try to pre-empt things but sometimes it's just impossible. It has never sunk in really how DIFFICULT it is to manage your day with utmost precision.
That was until my last visit...
For the first time in 4 yrs I actually felt like had achieved something...Instead of 'tut tutting' and being deaf to my reasons they were more than accomodating to the fact that sometimes my BG will get disrupted due to things that are entirely out of my control. I felt like screaming my head off that they 'the professionals' actually understood what I had been telling them...For too long they insisted on a rigid regime which was depressing me due to the fact that sometimes life is uncertain, after playing devils advocate with the nurse she FINALLY twigged what I had been trying to tell her!! In addition, by 'goggling' a query I had about Lantus, I discovered she had even got the timeline wrong for the Lantus injection telling me it was good only for 12hrs when in fact it's good for 24hrs....
I do worry about advice that is given. I believe that after almost 5 yrs of my own personal experience I know more that some of our trumptied 'health professionals'
Why aren't more diabetic people in this area of expertise in the health service???