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<blockquote data-quote="taurusmmuk" data-source="post: 1251286" data-attributes="member: 49294"><p>Thanks for all the replies and as I thought most of you that did get to see a dietician are none the wiser. I didn't think that seeing a dietician would help me greatly but was hacked off because the medical profession seemed to think that because I was taking care of myself then they could save money by not referring me. Since local doctors now run the medical commissioning service in my area I think that it has generally been harder to get a referral, and I think this is to do with saving money for the commissioning group (my personal opinion) but I probably will not be able to prove it. I know two people who do not watch their diet and eat high sugar foods and have had to go on insulin and also get a free meter and test strips for being lazy about food choices. I don't envy them but I try to take care of myself and was told that I couldn't have a meter or test strips from the NHS.</p><p></p><p>Because of this website and my list of diabetes related books I think that I know as much or more than the NHS about this subject. I wouldn't presume to advise anyone else except in very general terms about keeping the numbers low, because what suits me may not suit someone else.</p><p></p><p>I have cut out red meat and also ham, but sausages are a once in a very long while treat, but they do taste good when it happens. I pay about £30 a month to go to the gym and they have a Bodytrax system that give a very specific readout of body fat totals and BMI, weight, visceral fat around the stomach organs and metabolic age. My metabolic age has recently caught up with my actual age (69) but when I started in May this year it was 84.</p><p></p><p>Type 2 since 2012, HbA1c 44, no meds and a lot of effort and hope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="taurusmmuk, post: 1251286, member: 49294"] Thanks for all the replies and as I thought most of you that did get to see a dietician are none the wiser. I didn't think that seeing a dietician would help me greatly but was hacked off because the medical profession seemed to think that because I was taking care of myself then they could save money by not referring me. Since local doctors now run the medical commissioning service in my area I think that it has generally been harder to get a referral, and I think this is to do with saving money for the commissioning group (my personal opinion) but I probably will not be able to prove it. I know two people who do not watch their diet and eat high sugar foods and have had to go on insulin and also get a free meter and test strips for being lazy about food choices. I don't envy them but I try to take care of myself and was told that I couldn't have a meter or test strips from the NHS. Because of this website and my list of diabetes related books I think that I know as much or more than the NHS about this subject. I wouldn't presume to advise anyone else except in very general terms about keeping the numbers low, because what suits me may not suit someone else. I have cut out red meat and also ham, but sausages are a once in a very long while treat, but they do taste good when it happens. I pay about £30 a month to go to the gym and they have a Bodytrax system that give a very specific readout of body fat totals and BMI, weight, visceral fat around the stomach organs and metabolic age. My metabolic age has recently caught up with my actual age (69) but when I started in May this year it was 84. Type 2 since 2012, HbA1c 44, no meds and a lot of effort and hope. [/QUOTE]
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