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I went to see my GP today (Friday) to get the details of my recent retinal scan, which according to the letter I received apparently showed some 'diabetic changes' (that's all it said - though it also stated that no action was necessary at present). I ended up seeing another GP, since mine was away, but he didn't have the details and told me, when I pressed further, to 'google' retinopathy. I'll repeat that: he told me to google.
Needless to say I was not very impressed by this. In the end he said that if I rang in about a fortnight they would probably have some further details of the scan, or I might try contacting my diabetes clinic (which I'll do first thing Monday).
I would really like to know what changes have occurred in my eyes, as this is the first trace of anything like a 'complication' I've had in the decade I've had diabetes (which has stimulated me into drastically improving my treatment of it). But surely I should be able to access this data more easily - especially since the scan itself was a month ago. Has anyone else had a comparable experience?
I'm whining a bit in this post, but I'm feeling quite frustrated since I'd geared myself up for a long and involved discussion with my GP about my diabetes care (which is well overdue). And I got told to google...
Needless to say I was not very impressed by this. In the end he said that if I rang in about a fortnight they would probably have some further details of the scan, or I might try contacting my diabetes clinic (which I'll do first thing Monday).
I would really like to know what changes have occurred in my eyes, as this is the first trace of anything like a 'complication' I've had in the decade I've had diabetes (which has stimulated me into drastically improving my treatment of it). But surely I should be able to access this data more easily - especially since the scan itself was a month ago. Has anyone else had a comparable experience?
I'm whining a bit in this post, but I'm feeling quite frustrated since I'd geared myself up for a long and involved discussion with my GP about my diabetes care (which is well overdue). And I got told to google...