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<blockquote data-quote="MauraH" data-source="post: 952649" data-attributes="member: 197666"><p>Hi everyone, To answer your questions and I am T2 and very lucky in the sense that here in Canada health services are free at source and my endocrinologist is testing me every 3 months. (My GP is nice but ill-informed about diabetes, however.) I also have access to a diabetes services dietician, although she is conservative and wary of low carbing, a diabetes nurse who does the annual foot tests, distress assessment (I'm above average on the scale), etc. The local hospital has a 6 week course in chronic disease management led by peers starting soon for which I am registered (also free). All conditions are included in this course, although I know many of our issues are disease-specific.</p><p></p><p>I used to live in the UK and I see all the remarks about access to services and I feel terrible. I really hope it changes. (My very supportive husband, who is British, and I talk about retiring back in the UK in 20 years but health services might prevent that.)</p><p></p><p>In spite of all these services, I still feel distress 2 1/2 months since diagnosis, and guilt as well since I have such great services. I'm going to test every second day and figure out which foods to avoid. My blood pressure is low, probably because I have hypothyroidism.</p><p></p><p>I will check out the Fisher article. I know talking is important which is why I've been posting. And it does help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MauraH, post: 952649, member: 197666"] Hi everyone, To answer your questions and I am T2 and very lucky in the sense that here in Canada health services are free at source and my endocrinologist is testing me every 3 months. (My GP is nice but ill-informed about diabetes, however.) I also have access to a diabetes services dietician, although she is conservative and wary of low carbing, a diabetes nurse who does the annual foot tests, distress assessment (I'm above average on the scale), etc. The local hospital has a 6 week course in chronic disease management led by peers starting soon for which I am registered (also free). All conditions are included in this course, although I know many of our issues are disease-specific. I used to live in the UK and I see all the remarks about access to services and I feel terrible. I really hope it changes. (My very supportive husband, who is British, and I talk about retiring back in the UK in 20 years but health services might prevent that.) In spite of all these services, I still feel distress 2 1/2 months since diagnosis, and guilt as well since I have such great services. I'm going to test every second day and figure out which foods to avoid. My blood pressure is low, probably because I have hypothyroidism. I will check out the Fisher article. I know talking is important which is why I've been posting. And it does help. [/QUOTE]
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