lesley1957
Newbie
Ive been a diabetic for around 17 years. Ive had an up and down experience of treatment ranging from good at first then unfortunately bad right down to dire.
I used to have my diabetes treatment in our local hospital which is a centre for diabetes but when i moved a little further outside of newcastle i had to change as i was just outside the catchement area and i was gutted and ive got to say the treatment ive had since (or lack of) is awful.
Diabetic nurse at my new surgery refused my medication as after taking my bloods she decided i wasnt a diabetic, because id always kept my levels really well at around 5 to 6 when they did my blood tests they averaged them out and as i say always kept in those ranges. I had a stand up row with her as it really upset me the way she treat me. Anyway It took me nearly 2 yrs to get a second opinion and the consultant i saw confirmed i definitely was a diabetic and offered me my metformin back again but he said it was up to me of course if i wanted to take it as id been off it for a while.
Ive been medication free for about 4 years now and try my best to manage it alone but my weights really yoyo'ing and i have lots of lows...but saying that i always have even when on meds.
I need some advice as im going to do slimming world as im a good 5 or 6 stone overweight and wonder if anyone has any experience of them and how it affected their levels but im desperate to loose weight as it affecting my foot as ive got lymphoedema and it swells everyday and is quite painful.
Thanks in advance for any replies
I used to have my diabetes treatment in our local hospital which is a centre for diabetes but when i moved a little further outside of newcastle i had to change as i was just outside the catchement area and i was gutted and ive got to say the treatment ive had since (or lack of) is awful.
Diabetic nurse at my new surgery refused my medication as after taking my bloods she decided i wasnt a diabetic, because id always kept my levels really well at around 5 to 6 when they did my blood tests they averaged them out and as i say always kept in those ranges. I had a stand up row with her as it really upset me the way she treat me. Anyway It took me nearly 2 yrs to get a second opinion and the consultant i saw confirmed i definitely was a diabetic and offered me my metformin back again but he said it was up to me of course if i wanted to take it as id been off it for a while.
Ive been medication free for about 4 years now and try my best to manage it alone but my weights really yoyo'ing and i have lots of lows...but saying that i always have even when on meds.
I need some advice as im going to do slimming world as im a good 5 or 6 stone overweight and wonder if anyone has any experience of them and how it affected their levels but im desperate to loose weight as it affecting my foot as ive got lymphoedema and it swells everyday and is quite painful.
Thanks in advance for any replies