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1st clinic on wednesday 30th Jan

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Kimbers.21

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hey everybody,

hope every1 is alrighty, im fine i think my blood sugars seem to be settling around 6 which is good. i'm a lil nervous about the clinic i av on wednesday, is it just a checkup ask questions service? or something different? any experiences at clinics would be great to hear and just some information about what they r like.

Thnx Aidy xxx

...you dont even know how very special you are...
 
At my clinic you're weighed, have your bm taken and periodically do the HBa1c which tells them what your control has been like for the past 6 to 8 weeks.
Once that's done I have a chat with the specialist nurses where u can voice any queries you have.
Sometimes that's it but you may go and have a chat with the consultant.
You don't need to worry as they are generally cheerful and even if you think a query you have seems inane they will have been asked a hundred times before

>^..^<
 
thnx fungs - so nothing much to worry about? i think ill b ok - but could u tell me what a HBa1c is? (i prob sound so dumb - im onli a 3 week old diabetic lol)

thnx Aidy xx

...you dont even know how very special you are...
 
Have a look in"general links for diabetes" in the diabetes discussion section.There is a good link that tells you all about Hba1c.Basically this test tells you how much sugar(as a percentage)you have had in your blood over the last 90 days.

Knowledge is the key to control
 
aww :evil: i no like blood tests my veins r deep and they can never find them and so i get pricked and brused alot :evil: oh well i guess its for my own good.


Aidy xxx

...you dont even know how very special you are...
 
Hi

When I have blood taken at the doctors they sometimes have a problem finding a vein - better treatment at the hospital. The hospital nurse said to tell them to use a find needle and syringe rather than use whatever it is they use at surgeries.

Best wishes Val
 
they crnt find mine at the hosp either lol wen i was in there i was treated like a pin cushion stickin needles in left, ringht and centre lol - ill b alright im sure - mind u do u think they'll do the blood test if ive onli been diabetic for 3 weeks?

Aidy xx

...you dont even know how very special you are...
 
My clinic use the blood 'left over' from the bm.
They have their own machine which takes less than 3 minutes to get a result.
I appreciate how lucky I am that I don't have to have venous blood taken.
Every clinic is different but they all want the same thing - getting our diabetes to a manageable and maintainable level

>^..^<
 
hey just to let every1 know that clinic went alright although i had to wait an hour and half after my appointment time b4 i got seen but thats the NHS for you lol

Aidy x

...you dont even know how very special you are...
 
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