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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs HJG" data-source="post: 2483646" data-attributes="member: 552087"><p>Here I am again ready for a good moan/cry - I called the NHS booking team this afternoon and was told that my diagnosis referral to the consultant had been graded as 'routine', and currently in excess of 12 months waiting time for an appointment.</p><p></p><p>I have put in for call backs from both my local diabetes nurse and the hospital team tomorrow as neither will take responsibility, won't refer me to the nutritionist or answer my questions until I have an official 'genetic' diagnosis from the consultant.</p><p></p><p>Background - I was confirmed via c-peptide as T2 after initially thought T1, then T2 by nurses; insulin started, then stopped; 4x metformin and lowish carb diet for now and average BG 5.2 for January, and then boom, positive antibody results (all 3) to put everything up in the air again and a referral sent from the hospital nurse team after my manic phone call (and their quick chat with the same consultant!).</p><p></p><p>I can't wait; the last 8 weeks have been hell for me and all those around me; so I will be asking for a referral letter from my doctor to try and get funding from my work's friendly society, (similar to private health cover but only available for some conditions and if NHS timescales are unreasonable, ie. 5 weeks!), in the hope that I can get answers. </p><p></p><p>I know if I jump the queue and see the same consultant I will feel a bit 'bad' but mostly relieved, but I do wonder if I had not been tested until New Year and gone hell for leather on the Christmas treats and ended up in hospital, whether I would have been seen sooner?</p><p></p><p>Have I fallen down a gap in the 'grader's understanding' or is this normal? I have had to stop googling as I can't find anyone with similar figures/situation to mine and its doing me no good<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>HbA1c 129.5</p><p>C-peptide 7.52 </p><p>Creatinine 9.5</p><p>Ratio 0.79 </p><p>GAD Ab 220.8u/ml</p><p>ZnT8 Ab 895.6u/ml</p><p>1A2 Ab 1664.1u/ml</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs HJG, post: 2483646, member: 552087"] Here I am again ready for a good moan/cry - I called the NHS booking team this afternoon and was told that my diagnosis referral to the consultant had been graded as 'routine', and currently in excess of 12 months waiting time for an appointment. I have put in for call backs from both my local diabetes nurse and the hospital team tomorrow as neither will take responsibility, won't refer me to the nutritionist or answer my questions until I have an official 'genetic' diagnosis from the consultant. Background - I was confirmed via c-peptide as T2 after initially thought T1, then T2 by nurses; insulin started, then stopped; 4x metformin and lowish carb diet for now and average BG 5.2 for January, and then boom, positive antibody results (all 3) to put everything up in the air again and a referral sent from the hospital nurse team after my manic phone call (and their quick chat with the same consultant!). I can't wait; the last 8 weeks have been hell for me and all those around me; so I will be asking for a referral letter from my doctor to try and get funding from my work's friendly society, (similar to private health cover but only available for some conditions and if NHS timescales are unreasonable, ie. 5 weeks!), in the hope that I can get answers. I know if I jump the queue and see the same consultant I will feel a bit 'bad' but mostly relieved, but I do wonder if I had not been tested until New Year and gone hell for leather on the Christmas treats and ended up in hospital, whether I would have been seen sooner? Have I fallen down a gap in the 'grader's understanding' or is this normal? I have had to stop googling as I can't find anyone with similar figures/situation to mine and its doing me no good:( HbA1c 129.5 C-peptide 7.52 Creatinine 9.5 Ratio 0.79 GAD Ab 220.8u/ml ZnT8 Ab 895.6u/ml 1A2 Ab 1664.1u/ml [/QUOTE]
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