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<blockquote data-quote="AndyS" data-source="post: 1050427" data-attributes="member: 20775"><p>I've found similar. Different consultant each time and each one of them seems to want to criticise on something or fiddle and change stuff based on a 15 minute consult.</p><p>Great A1c, your weight is too high. Get that nailed, your BP is too high. Then that sorted, you need statins. Then "oh your A1c is so good you MUST be having hypos all the time"</p><p>I mean come on!</p><p>Through all of this the DSN's have always been great, always encouraging and then offering advice instead of telling you.</p><p></p><p>So I did get another "You need to lose weight Dr" and I kind of snapped that day since this guys was 4 inches shorter than me and getting on double my weight. My Response was "You first!" So these days I will simply stand my ground and argue with them on the data if they want to be difficult. If they refuse to budge then so be it, I point out I live with it daily and know obviously know what I am doing since I have had zero incidents of DKA and zero Hypos requiring 3rd party assistance and managed to keep my A1c below 6.5 the whole time.</p><p>That has usually shut them up completely, oddly enough my GP is best about it all and freely admits I clearly know more than him and he asks me to please continue doing what I am because I make the surgery stats looks much better. Having seen the NDA for my surgery I can see what he means too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>If you can get them to listen then great, otherwise I think the politely listen and then just do your own thing if it works for you.</p><p></p><p>A</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndyS, post: 1050427, member: 20775"] I've found similar. Different consultant each time and each one of them seems to want to criticise on something or fiddle and change stuff based on a 15 minute consult. Great A1c, your weight is too high. Get that nailed, your BP is too high. Then that sorted, you need statins. Then "oh your A1c is so good you MUST be having hypos all the time" I mean come on! Through all of this the DSN's have always been great, always encouraging and then offering advice instead of telling you. So I did get another "You need to lose weight Dr" and I kind of snapped that day since this guys was 4 inches shorter than me and getting on double my weight. My Response was "You first!" So these days I will simply stand my ground and argue with them on the data if they want to be difficult. If they refuse to budge then so be it, I point out I live with it daily and know obviously know what I am doing since I have had zero incidents of DKA and zero Hypos requiring 3rd party assistance and managed to keep my A1c below 6.5 the whole time. That has usually shut them up completely, oddly enough my GP is best about it all and freely admits I clearly know more than him and he asks me to please continue doing what I am because I make the surgery stats looks much better. Having seen the NDA for my surgery I can see what he means too :) If you can get them to listen then great, otherwise I think the politely listen and then just do your own thing if it works for you. A [/QUOTE]
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