goanna
Member
- Messages
- 20
- Location
- Australia
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Insulin
- Dislikes
- working too hard!! Ungratefulness
Hi, It has been quite a while since I last visited the forum and am appreciative of any advice. My GP of the last 17years has just retired and so I went to see the doctor replacing her as I needed more prescriptions for Insulin and needed to meet the doctor before a script would be provided. I was quite shocked when within the first 5 minutes of the consultation I was told that she did not think that I needed to be on Insulin and that I should change to Byetta as it would help me lose weight.
I explained to her that my specialist had told me that I was LADA and that when I was first diagnosed I had a BMI of 24 (I was 42 yrs old)and it had only been since starting Insulin (2and a half years ago) that I had put on 10 kilos (of which I am determined to lose). She did not seem worried about me going off the Insulin because she said that it was very rare to be Type 1.5 so late in my life that she did not think that i would be Insulin dependent. She has given me a month to think it over and research before we start the Byetta road!!!
Am I correct in questioning this treatment? I don't think she had even looked at my history or previous tests etc.I have made an appointment at yet another doctors for advice as I would really like to get my diabetes back under control as the last 8 months have not been great... the last HBA1c was 9.2 from 6.9. I am on Lantus 25units X 1 and NOVORAPID 8 units X 2 (as well as Metformin and glicazide). Oh and I have a thyroid condition that I am on Thyroxine for.
Thank you in advance.
I explained to her that my specialist had told me that I was LADA and that when I was first diagnosed I had a BMI of 24 (I was 42 yrs old)and it had only been since starting Insulin (2and a half years ago) that I had put on 10 kilos (of which I am determined to lose). She did not seem worried about me going off the Insulin because she said that it was very rare to be Type 1.5 so late in my life that she did not think that i would be Insulin dependent. She has given me a month to think it over and research before we start the Byetta road!!!
Am I correct in questioning this treatment? I don't think she had even looked at my history or previous tests etc.I have made an appointment at yet another doctors for advice as I would really like to get my diabetes back under control as the last 8 months have not been great... the last HBA1c was 9.2 from 6.9. I am on Lantus 25units X 1 and NOVORAPID 8 units X 2 (as well as Metformin and glicazide). Oh and I have a thyroid condition that I am on Thyroxine for.
Thank you in advance.