So I have been to see another GP at the surgery - the GP I was originally assigned to. So I talk about how I felt about everything and what I have been doing. Fine. He then puts his point across - that the surgery does indeed take T2 VERY serious - they have over 400 people with T2 at the surgery! He goes on to explain that they do not look at the Bg levels alone, but at the whole picture - the whole paitient. Going high or low carb is totally out of date and that controlling fats in the diet and exercise is key. That I as a T2 is as high risk for a heart-attack as one who has already had one!
He goes on to show me the figures from my last bloods, HbA1c was of course over 10, but he then points out my cholostrol of 6.0 which apparently is bad (!?) - he looks at my blood pressure which is 133/82 and fine (?!). So now he want to put me on a cocktail of drugs which he claims have proven to be more than helpful to T2, to help me live for another 20 years and reduce the risk of a heart attack!! Thanks. He wants me to take Asprin, Metaformin and Statin??
He will NOT support self testing as he claims the every day Bg is not all that important but the HbA1c and getting my Cholostrol down is key, in combination with the meds. He never commented om my attempts to point out that research shows that tight Bg control reduces the risk of a heart attach with 17%, and pointed out that lower my Cholestrol and taking Metaformin would reduce the risk with 25%. So there!
He does not understand how I can have a diet where I do not eat Carbs/Protein/Fats in each meal. He frowned and was VERY unhappy with me having eggs and bacon for breakfast, and even less happy with me being "tunnel vison" about low carb diet and resisting the recommended meds cocktail. He was pleased with my weight loss, but claimed that was down to reduced calorie intake and more exercise!
Now I have full bloods done again at end of June to see how I am doing and look at meds then! But no help support for testing. Am being referred to a dietician at the hospital and will receive a letter in due course.
What sorries me more is that the first GP I saw never mentioned any of the above, but just dismissed me with the fact that weight loss and ful blood test every 3 months would suffice for me as a T2. Two so differnt opinions at the same surgery??
And the DN encouraged low carb and self testing!!! Talk about conflicting information!
I am now so confused, I do not what and whom to believe and quite frankly, I feel more like just giving up and dig a hole in ground and shoot myself! My panic attacks were not adressed at all - it does not seem like my mental health is of any concern at all!!
Why bother - eat and drink as I please and die happy in 5 years! At least it seems that way, because according to my GP if I do not take the meds, I wil not live another 20 years!!
Great - I don't think so!
Unhappily yours
Alice
He goes on to show me the figures from my last bloods, HbA1c was of course over 10, but he then points out my cholostrol of 6.0 which apparently is bad (!?) - he looks at my blood pressure which is 133/82 and fine (?!). So now he want to put me on a cocktail of drugs which he claims have proven to be more than helpful to T2, to help me live for another 20 years and reduce the risk of a heart attack!! Thanks. He wants me to take Asprin, Metaformin and Statin??
He will NOT support self testing as he claims the every day Bg is not all that important but the HbA1c and getting my Cholostrol down is key, in combination with the meds. He never commented om my attempts to point out that research shows that tight Bg control reduces the risk of a heart attach with 17%, and pointed out that lower my Cholestrol and taking Metaformin would reduce the risk with 25%. So there!
He does not understand how I can have a diet where I do not eat Carbs/Protein/Fats in each meal. He frowned and was VERY unhappy with me having eggs and bacon for breakfast, and even less happy with me being "tunnel vison" about low carb diet and resisting the recommended meds cocktail. He was pleased with my weight loss, but claimed that was down to reduced calorie intake and more exercise!
Now I have full bloods done again at end of June to see how I am doing and look at meds then! But no help support for testing. Am being referred to a dietician at the hospital and will receive a letter in due course.
What sorries me more is that the first GP I saw never mentioned any of the above, but just dismissed me with the fact that weight loss and ful blood test every 3 months would suffice for me as a T2. Two so differnt opinions at the same surgery??
And the DN encouraged low carb and self testing!!! Talk about conflicting information!
I am now so confused, I do not what and whom to believe and quite frankly, I feel more like just giving up and dig a hole in ground and shoot myself! My panic attacks were not adressed at all - it does not seem like my mental health is of any concern at all!!
Why bother - eat and drink as I please and die happy in 5 years! At least it seems that way, because according to my GP if I do not take the meds, I wil not live another 20 years!!
Great - I don't think so!
Unhappily yours
Alice
