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<blockquote data-quote="SimonMcG" data-source="post: 40125" data-attributes="member: 13072"><p>So far I'd say my doctor and the practice in general have been pretty good. I had my appointment on Thrsday where the urine sample showed pretty high and a blood sample was taken. Friday evening when they got the blood test results back I received a phone call from one of the other GPs in the practice to arrange dropping off the prescription for teststrips and the Metformin at the pharmicist that I always go to. This was picked up by myself yesterday (Saturday) and I have an appointment back at the first GP on Monday at the end of the day (17:20). I know I'm in good hands as the wife of the GP I saw on Thursday, if I remember rightly, heads up the diabetic clinic at my local hospital!</p><p></p><p>I think, as with everything, it's the initial stages that are the scary bit. I done my shopping today and it's nearly all salad, water, porridge and shredded wheat. No added sugars and as low sugar content as I could find. I've steered clear of fruit because I do like my fruit a bit much and, for the frist time in years, I have gone 3 days so far with no chocolate (Mars in particular). It's been a bit like a smoker stopping immediately and going cold turkey.</p><p></p><p>I suppose being diagnosed with something at the weekend is never a good time! </p><p></p><p>It's certainly going to be interesting and will possibly lead me to being healthier than I've ever been. For about 12 years I've been on medication for High Blood Pressure and just 5 weeks ago I was confirmed as having a hiatus hernia. I'd to that the fact that this time last year I wasn't long out of hospital after a really bad spell of depression. If this was last year I'd be handling things very differently. I'm much more positive about it than I would have been.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimonMcG, post: 40125, member: 13072"] So far I'd say my doctor and the practice in general have been pretty good. I had my appointment on Thrsday where the urine sample showed pretty high and a blood sample was taken. Friday evening when they got the blood test results back I received a phone call from one of the other GPs in the practice to arrange dropping off the prescription for teststrips and the Metformin at the pharmicist that I always go to. This was picked up by myself yesterday (Saturday) and I have an appointment back at the first GP on Monday at the end of the day (17:20). I know I'm in good hands as the wife of the GP I saw on Thursday, if I remember rightly, heads up the diabetic clinic at my local hospital! I think, as with everything, it's the initial stages that are the scary bit. I done my shopping today and it's nearly all salad, water, porridge and shredded wheat. No added sugars and as low sugar content as I could find. I've steered clear of fruit because I do like my fruit a bit much and, for the frist time in years, I have gone 3 days so far with no chocolate (Mars in particular). It's been a bit like a smoker stopping immediately and going cold turkey. I suppose being diagnosed with something at the weekend is never a good time! It's certainly going to be interesting and will possibly lead me to being healthier than I've ever been. For about 12 years I've been on medication for High Blood Pressure and just 5 weeks ago I was confirmed as having a hiatus hernia. I'd to that the fact that this time last year I wasn't long out of hospital after a really bad spell of depression. If this was last year I'd be handling things very differently. I'm much more positive about it than I would have been. [/QUOTE]
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