Valen
Newbie
- Messages
- 2
- Location
- Lanarkshire
- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- weeding, cutting the grass
Diagnosed in 2007 as a Type 2 and initially had blood tested 2 or 3 times a year at GP surgery, but never given any advice on controlling blood sugar levels etc. just given a prescription for Glucophage (1000mg every morning) and have remained on this level of medication for 8 years now. Last diabetic retinopathy test was in 2010 or 2011- again never contacted since by surgery.
I had a to have an operation in hospital 5 weeks ago following a massive abcess in my right hand, which is only now healing very slowly. At hospital doctors were very concerned that my blood sugar levels were (over 2 days) between 19.1 and 18.6 and that I had no diabetic health care plan set up by GP. Last week I had to go to the main practice surgery 7 miles away, something not encouraged by GP, as hand wound looked infected and finally somebody looked at my file and noticed I had not seen GP in over 4 years and no diabetic or blood pressure checks had been done since 2010. The practice nurse treating my hand then took 4 vials of blood for various checks and arranged for me to come back to the main clinic this week for further tests and to arrange a diabetic health care plan, a review of my blood pressure and diabetes medication and for me to be given a blood glucose meter, lancets and test strips - something I was told previously I should have but would have to buy myself. Back in 2007/10 I had a free meter from Lifescan but could only occasionally afford a tube of test strips off e-bay (readings usually were between 8.9 and 12/13 then).
What should I expect to be offered via a 'Diabetic Health Care Plan' and is there anything or any further tests should specifically ask the practice nurse about to get my diabetes under control as fast as possible
I had a to have an operation in hospital 5 weeks ago following a massive abcess in my right hand, which is only now healing very slowly. At hospital doctors were very concerned that my blood sugar levels were (over 2 days) between 19.1 and 18.6 and that I had no diabetic health care plan set up by GP. Last week I had to go to the main practice surgery 7 miles away, something not encouraged by GP, as hand wound looked infected and finally somebody looked at my file and noticed I had not seen GP in over 4 years and no diabetic or blood pressure checks had been done since 2010. The practice nurse treating my hand then took 4 vials of blood for various checks and arranged for me to come back to the main clinic this week for further tests and to arrange a diabetic health care plan, a review of my blood pressure and diabetes medication and for me to be given a blood glucose meter, lancets and test strips - something I was told previously I should have but would have to buy myself. Back in 2007/10 I had a free meter from Lifescan but could only occasionally afford a tube of test strips off e-bay (readings usually were between 8.9 and 12/13 then).
What should I expect to be offered via a 'Diabetic Health Care Plan' and is there anything or any further tests should specifically ask the practice nurse about to get my diabetes under control as fast as possible