Confused, concerned and disappointed

After reading about online access to test results and notes here. I requested the form for online access in December. The receptionist did not know where the forms were but got advice from a colleague.

Filled in the form there for max access allowed and showed photo ID and five days later recieved password in the post. Got my test results 3 weeks before review appointment. Thanks everyone!

Bluetit1802 said:

Chase it up. I had to - I emailed the practice manager. I had a reply back next day with apologies. My results were on-line immediately.

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Bluetit1802 said:

Chase it up. I had to - I emailed the practice manager. I had a reply back next day with apologies. My results were on-line immediately.

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Bluetit1802 said:

Chase it up. I had to - I emailed the practice manager. I had a reply back next day with apologies. My results were on-line immediately.

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Hi Confused. Re the classes. Where I live my husbwnd did a six week 2.5 hr weekly class. More info thsn you could imagine, the coursevis available on line. This is my firdt posting though and I'm surrounded by computer codevso I hope it comes out 'clean'. Will get info and come back, can't have two pages open on iPad sensibly.

adamstclare said:

About 5-6 weeks ago I went to my doctors because I had started to get double vision. I was advised to see an optician, which I did, and was told I needed to see a specialist at the hospital. A week later I had an appointment to see the specialist, whilst at the appointment, a few symptoms I had come up in conversation and I was told to talk to my GP. To cut a long story short after a test I found out I had type 2 diabetes. My GP said they'd refer me to a one day course to teach me what I should eat. Since then I've had an appointment with the DN and the only advice I've been given is...... make sure you use moisturiser on your feet every day! I wonder if others have had a similar experience.

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adamstclare said:

About 5-6 weeks ago I went to my doctors because I had started to get double vision. I was advised to see an optician, which I did, and was told I needed to see a specialist at the hospital. A week later I had an appointment to see the specialist, whilst at the appointment, a few symptoms I had come up in conversation and I was told to talk to my GP. To cut a long story short after a test I found out I had type 2 diabetes. My GP said they'd refer me to a one day course to teach me what I should eat. Since then I've had an appointment with the DN and the only advice I've been given is...... make sure you use moisturiser on your feet every day! I wonder if others have had a similar experience.

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Csn't yet see my first reply. Anyway look for the X-PERT book. In W Berks its a six week 2.5 hr course.

Ah, see how it works now.

Grrrrr!! Not showing as available on Amazon any more

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Ca...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3H29NZSWGG51HJK8V39X

This book came recommended, there's also a pocket book if you're an on the move person, we find it very useful, being both of us are T2, but I'm a diet comtrolled so highly necessary .....

adamstclare said:

About 5-6 weeks ago I went to my doctors because I had started to get double vision. I was advised to see an optician, which I did, and was told I needed to see a specialist at the hospital. A week later I had an appointment to see the specialist, whilst at the appointment, a few symptoms I had come up in conversation and I was told to talk to my GP. To cut a long story short after a test I found out I had type 2 diabetes. My GP said they'd refer me to a one day course to teach me what I should eat. Since then I've had an appointment with the DN and the only advice I've been given is...... make sure you use moisturiser on your feet every day! I wonder if others have had a similar experience.

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I know how you feel! I was diagnosed 5 months ago right out of the blue after a routine blood test. Apart from the 'Education day' and an eye test no other help offered. Thank god I found this site, I've learnt so much everyone is so helpful, you only have to ask . I stick to the low carb high fat diet and have lost 3 stone and got my blood sugar right down. Read and research as much as you can, it really is a 'self help' disease ..... and remember ... carbs = sugar.

adamstclare said:

About 5-6 weeks ago I went to my doctors because I had started to get double vision. I was advised to see an optician, which I did, and was told I needed to see a specialist at the hospital. A week later I had an appointment to see the specialist, whilst at the appointment, a few symptoms I had come up in conversation and I was told to talk to my GP. To cut a long story short after a test I found out I had type 2 diabetes. My GP said they'd refer me to a one day course to teach me what I should eat. Since then I've had an appointment with the DN and the only advice I've been given is...... make sure you use moisturiser on your feet every day! I wonder if others have had a similar experience.

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Hi.
I don't tend to post on here, but find information and comments from other t2s. I had been having double vision for a long time, was told I probably had ocularyasthaenia as it was unlikely to be anything else! I have severe migraines, but was told that couldn't cause double vision and diabetes was never mentioned. I was diagnose with t2 last April. My GP pushed a metformin prescription across her desk and said "you do know you have diabetes don't you?". Re, no! I have not been told to use moisturiser. As I am also coming up to my 65th birthday, watching the news about the nhs makes me feel I should go away and hide. I feel like a fat whale who is a drain on the nhs. I buy my own test strips as they won't prescribe them I have just retired from the nhs after being a midwife for years. I feel I have given a lot to the nhs! Take heart from this site, you will learn a lot. Good luck, ann

adamstclare said:

About 5-6 weeks ago I went to my doctors because I had started to get double vision. I was advised to see an optician, which I did, and was told I needed to see a specialist at the hospital. A week later I had an appointment to see the specialist, whilst at the appointment, a few symptoms I had come up in conversation and I was told to talk to my GP. To cut a long story short after a test I found out I had type 2 diabetes. My GP said they'd refer me to a one day course to teach me what I should eat. Since then I've had an appointment with the DN and the only advice I've been given is...... make sure you use moisturiser on your feet every day! I wonder if others have had a similar experience.

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my feet get really dry since being diabetic, cream everyday and a good moisture foot sock once a week. if your feet get dry and cracked you leave yourself open to sores and cracks and possible serious infection...goodbye feet

adamstclare said:

About 5-6 weeks ago I went to my doctors because I had started to get double vision. I was advised to see an optician, which I did, and was told I needed to see a specialist at the hospital. A week later I had an appointment to see the specialist, whilst at the appointment, a few symptoms I had come up in conversation and I was told to talk to my GP. To cut a long story short after a test I found out I had type 2 diabetes. My GP said they'd refer me to a one day course to teach me what I should eat. Since then I've had an appointment with the DN and the only advice I've been given is...... make sure you use moisturiser on your feet every day! I wonder if others have had a similar experience.

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adamstclare,

After reading all the replies you are getting here at diabetes.co.uk, the best diabetes website I have known, you will learn pretty fast that although type 2 diabetes is a mysterious disease, you can make it friendly with the use of D&E control method.

Enjoy life always!!!

Bonny Damocles
Male, 81 years old, 5'7", 137 lbs
Most Past A1c's - between 5.2% and 6.3%
On D&E Control Method since July 1991
First glucose reading - 468 mg/dl
Only pharma drug I take is 20 mg/day for my high blood pressure