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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 2073342" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. First GPs can diagnose diabetes and prescribe insulin. DNs in the surgery if trained can change the insulin and advise on it's use. I'm on Basal/Bolus. I have never gone beyond my surgery. I'm still listed as T2 but obviously LADA but that's another story. My DN knows what she is doing so I have no problems with my surgery except my initial diagnosis was mis-managed by the GPs. I do have Metformin which I've had for years (as I'm a 'T2'!). It does make a small difference to your blood sugar when on insulin and apparently does have other protective properties and for most of us very few side effects (for me none). I'm surprised the consultants are worried about insulin interactions with other conditions but there will be exceptions. So don't worry about having the Metformin. You need to see whether the diabetes clinic will continue to manage you or the local surgery. Some posters have hit confusion with this. If you have a good surgery like mine overall then just being managed by a good DN can be fine. Make sure you do finally get a good diagnosis as I never did. Insist on the tests for T1 if there is doubt about a T2 diagnosis. If you really do need to lose weight then T2 is the most likely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 2073342, member: 21149"] Hi. First GPs can diagnose diabetes and prescribe insulin. DNs in the surgery if trained can change the insulin and advise on it's use. I'm on Basal/Bolus. I have never gone beyond my surgery. I'm still listed as T2 but obviously LADA but that's another story. My DN knows what she is doing so I have no problems with my surgery except my initial diagnosis was mis-managed by the GPs. I do have Metformin which I've had for years (as I'm a 'T2'!). It does make a small difference to your blood sugar when on insulin and apparently does have other protective properties and for most of us very few side effects (for me none). I'm surprised the consultants are worried about insulin interactions with other conditions but there will be exceptions. So don't worry about having the Metformin. You need to see whether the diabetes clinic will continue to manage you or the local surgery. Some posters have hit confusion with this. If you have a good surgery like mine overall then just being managed by a good DN can be fine. Make sure you do finally get a good diagnosis as I never did. Insist on the tests for T1 if there is doubt about a T2 diagnosis. If you really do need to lose weight then T2 is the most likely. [/QUOTE]
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