I can laugh about this now but a few weeks ago I was horrorfied.
I was diagnosed type 2 at the beggining of June, the day I saw the Doctor she gave Metformin and a link to the Diabetes.org website.
I was told to excercise more and eat healthyly and come back in 3 months.
So I read what I could changed my Diet and took the tablets but I still wasn't feeling great. A fellow Diabetic at work suggested he tested my blood for me to see how things were going.
2 Hours ofter Special K in the morning my reading was 19.4, before lunch 15.4 after lunch back up to 19......
So things were obviously not right and he said go back and see your doc, which I did.
I was greated with why are you back to see me so soon I said 3 months, I explained why and was then chastised like child being told that I shouldnt be testing and all that mattered was the blood test I was to have after 3 months.
I then asked if I could see a Diatition or a specialist at the hospital as I felt i wasn't getting the diet right to be told they are far too busy dealing with very I'll people and being a smart young man I should be able to find all the information I need via Google.
So off I went tail between my legs and fired up google. Within an hour I found my hospital had a Diabtes education unit so gave them a call and explained the situation. They were shocked to say the least, invited me down for a session with a senior nurse, enrolled me on a course, arranged my eye test, arranged me a Pediatry appointment and informed me that the day I was diagnosed I should have been reffered to them. The service I have recieved from these guys since is amazing and exactly what I needed.
It just shows that GP's are not the best source of information and sometimes Google is.......
I was diagnosed type 2 at the beggining of June, the day I saw the Doctor she gave Metformin and a link to the Diabetes.org website.
I was told to excercise more and eat healthyly and come back in 3 months.
So I read what I could changed my Diet and took the tablets but I still wasn't feeling great. A fellow Diabetic at work suggested he tested my blood for me to see how things were going.
2 Hours ofter Special K in the morning my reading was 19.4, before lunch 15.4 after lunch back up to 19......
So things were obviously not right and he said go back and see your doc, which I did.
I was greated with why are you back to see me so soon I said 3 months, I explained why and was then chastised like child being told that I shouldnt be testing and all that mattered was the blood test I was to have after 3 months.
I then asked if I could see a Diatition or a specialist at the hospital as I felt i wasn't getting the diet right to be told they are far too busy dealing with very I'll people and being a smart young man I should be able to find all the information I need via Google.
So off I went tail between my legs and fired up google. Within an hour I found my hospital had a Diabtes education unit so gave them a call and explained the situation. They were shocked to say the least, invited me down for a session with a senior nurse, enrolled me on a course, arranged my eye test, arranged me a Pediatry appointment and informed me that the day I was diagnosed I should have been reffered to them. The service I have recieved from these guys since is amazing and exactly what I needed.
It just shows that GP's are not the best source of information and sometimes Google is.......