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<blockquote data-quote="LindsayCatt" data-source="post: 2280824" data-attributes="member: 526806"><p>Yesterday I crashed. Big time. After my fab results last month (holding steady at 40), my GP thought it was a good idea to reduce my meds again (after halving my Metformin at Christmas from 1g x 2 to 500mg x 2 within a week of me seeing my Endo Consultant who said to stay on the same dose, she then removed my 5mg of Dapaglaflozin completely 3 weeks ago).</p><p>My 3 y/o had to wake me up 3 times before lunch after I fell asleep on the sofa. This was after a solid 8 hour nights sleep.</p><p>I had to ring and get my husband out of work and come home as I wasn't fit enough to look after my own son. I booked an emergency telephone appointment with my clinic for 5pm. I then went back to bed for 3 hours I was so tired.</p><p>The GP I spoke to has re-prescribed me the full doses of the meds my consultant advised me to take at Christmas, as she could see no justification in the correspondence to my GP recommending that course of action.... the drugs my GP has reduced twice this year is apparently just to "see how I get on" because my HbA1c has stayed at 40 for ages, and I've lost 2 stone. According to the GP I spoke to I could have had DKA, and needed hospitalization, yesterday.</p><p>Although I know my GP means well, I strongly suspect the moral of the story is that Consultants are Consultants for a reason.</p><p>Any advice for going forward would be much appreciated. Thank you x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LindsayCatt, post: 2280824, member: 526806"] Yesterday I crashed. Big time. After my fab results last month (holding steady at 40), my GP thought it was a good idea to reduce my meds again (after halving my Metformin at Christmas from 1g x 2 to 500mg x 2 within a week of me seeing my Endo Consultant who said to stay on the same dose, she then removed my 5mg of Dapaglaflozin completely 3 weeks ago). My 3 y/o had to wake me up 3 times before lunch after I fell asleep on the sofa. This was after a solid 8 hour nights sleep. I had to ring and get my husband out of work and come home as I wasn't fit enough to look after my own son. I booked an emergency telephone appointment with my clinic for 5pm. I then went back to bed for 3 hours I was so tired. The GP I spoke to has re-prescribed me the full doses of the meds my consultant advised me to take at Christmas, as she could see no justification in the correspondence to my GP recommending that course of action.... the drugs my GP has reduced twice this year is apparently just to "see how I get on" because my HbA1c has stayed at 40 for ages, and I've lost 2 stone. According to the GP I spoke to I could have had DKA, and needed hospitalization, yesterday. Although I know my GP means well, I strongly suspect the moral of the story is that Consultants are Consultants for a reason. Any advice for going forward would be much appreciated. Thank you x [/QUOTE]
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