Hi everyone,
So I had my DN appt today, firstly I was sent to wrong reception so missed my appt and had to go back 3 hours later, not a good start. She then took my blood pressure which of course was high because I was not happy with having to come back, told that will now need to be monitored as well.
My last HBA1C was 69, up from 64, asked to be put back on Rybelsus which I was prescribed last year by another DN and had to come off due to mental health not being good and unable to handle side effects. Now being told today I will not be put back on Rybelsus as it's a 'stage 3 medication' and apparently I don't require that, back to Metformin only, 1 tablet a day for 2 weeks then increasing to 2 per day if I can handle the side effects.
I'm not understanding this at all, how was I able to be prescribed Rybelsus last year to help with weight loss and T2 diabetes when my results were better than they are now. Also asked about the Mounjaro injections, explained I was happy to pay privately for them but just wanted to check they were safe for me to take, she has said no, take the Metformin for 3 months, get bloods done again and if I'm doing well she'll refer me to a specialist to prescribe them through the NHS, I'm not understanding how that works, so if through Metformin and a low carb diet I get my weight and diabetic numbers down she'll then refer me for weight loss injections?
Her reasoning for this is that you have to take these injections basically for the rest of your life to keep the weight off, she said she has lost 5 stone on them herself, so where's the difference with me and her? I was not at all happy, just felt completely dismissed, and she also told me not to check my blood sugar myself, wasn't necessary for me, at that point I just got completely frustrated and told her she was talking nonsense, how else would you know what certain foods are doing to your blood sugar. Don't think I'll have been her favourite patient today, just beyond frustrating with some of these people now. Sorry, had to vent a bit, need to bring to BP down.
Maggie
So I had my DN appt today, firstly I was sent to wrong reception so missed my appt and had to go back 3 hours later, not a good start. She then took my blood pressure which of course was high because I was not happy with having to come back, told that will now need to be monitored as well.
My last HBA1C was 69, up from 64, asked to be put back on Rybelsus which I was prescribed last year by another DN and had to come off due to mental health not being good and unable to handle side effects. Now being told today I will not be put back on Rybelsus as it's a 'stage 3 medication' and apparently I don't require that, back to Metformin only, 1 tablet a day for 2 weeks then increasing to 2 per day if I can handle the side effects.
I'm not understanding this at all, how was I able to be prescribed Rybelsus last year to help with weight loss and T2 diabetes when my results were better than they are now. Also asked about the Mounjaro injections, explained I was happy to pay privately for them but just wanted to check they were safe for me to take, she has said no, take the Metformin for 3 months, get bloods done again and if I'm doing well she'll refer me to a specialist to prescribe them through the NHS, I'm not understanding how that works, so if through Metformin and a low carb diet I get my weight and diabetic numbers down she'll then refer me for weight loss injections?
Her reasoning for this is that you have to take these injections basically for the rest of your life to keep the weight off, she said she has lost 5 stone on them herself, so where's the difference with me and her? I was not at all happy, just felt completely dismissed, and she also told me not to check my blood sugar myself, wasn't necessary for me, at that point I just got completely frustrated and told her she was talking nonsense, how else would you know what certain foods are doing to your blood sugar. Don't think I'll have been her favourite patient today, just beyond frustrating with some of these people now. Sorry, had to vent a bit, need to bring to BP down.
Maggie