I agree. I don't feel the need to try and educate the staff at my general practice - they'll see the light eventually, and it also winds me up beyond belief when they have this attitude that @amgrundy has encountered, and that's not good for my blood pressure!
British Sugar plc??? Greggs??? United Biscuits??? MacDonalds??? Tate & Lyle??? Kelloggs??? Mars UK Ltd??? KP Snacks??? WHAT an eye-opener!!!
Thank you William I think this is why it got to me yesterday with the attitude of the diabetic nurse, not just me all of us work so hard to look after ourselves that when you go to see a doctor or a nurse or whoever it is we see they don't understand that we don't just pop the pills we have been given but it takes willpower and like you said hard work physically and mentally, and when someone like the nurse I saw yesterday doesn't give recognition makes you wonder if they are bothered about you or its just a job to them at the end of the day. Think if was them they would think differently.@amgrundy - You have done fantastic Arlene, we all know how hard you have worked on your diet and your weight loss and reduction in your HBA1C is brilliant.
Thank you Robbity, I must admit I thought this too, I did wonder if she was just standing in for someone and was not trained in Diabetes. Like you said I got the impression she was surprised I knew more than she did and was a bit taken aback, but there was no excuse for the attitude.
Thank you Anna, I know I remember reading your post about them stopping your strips, makes you wonder if it was them would they be stopping testing. xx
. I get test strips/lancets on prescription ONLY because I take Insulin everyday.
Hi William, yes I understand its different when on insulin. Any way I have got over that now, I will just carry on and wait until July to see my doctor, see what he has to say. I will have to put a prescription in for strips in June if they are refused I will buy some. In any illness we have to take advice from the doctors [ the professionals ] but to me Diabetes is different especially its us the patients that know how to deal with it, really were food is concerned. Thank youI think she (nurse) was put on the spot and just said that, she must have felt somewhat intimidated by someone (You Arlene) who knew/ knows far, far more than she ever will. Well Done You.
You're great and are doing great things for yourself so ignore her and carry on with what is right for you. We have a bad Practise Nurse at our surgery who has a real attitude problem. Sounds much like yours.. She too as completely uninterested in how I had got my HbA1c down so quickly. I was fuming after our last meeting. Just made me more determined to get even better. Keep up the great work.
Hi bulkbiker, Thanks for that, its made me more determined as well .
Don't be confused, you're doing the right thing. The whole issue of testing or not testing is based on the fact that GPs don't want to and in most cases do not, prescribe test strips. The advice not to test is based on not spending MONEY, because they haven't got enough in an underfunded NHS.
Thank you for all your comments. I have just watched good morning on Itv just now and someone with Tpe 2 was supporting the LCHf diet and now findings have proved to support it. they are saying we have been misled for years and now high fat is good for us in loosing weight and to stay away from low fats. Also stay away from lots of carbs. If you can watch this back on catch up tv it was on good morning today Monday 23/5/16 around 8am - 8 15 am
This story, or at least the BBC version of it, is being covered in the Diabetes News section on this forum.
Hi David, I understand all you have said and yes we are all different in which foods we can tolerate and the way our metabolism works. Yes and your right it isn`t all about calories it is very complicated. Thank you for your reply.
If there was evidence, and I have read that for some people who stop, the symptoms don't, I'd be the first to sign up for a group action.
