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Muggle71

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Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
Ive just spoken to the doctor, after not being seen for 4 years since diagnosis. I explained why I was testing my blood and how rubbish Id felt. She says she doesn't think testing my blood is the way forward. What is she thinking? If i hadn't tested those few days ago I would not have known my bg was high and that was why i didnt feel good. I feel really let down and that they still regard it as "just type 2"
 
welcome to funding cuts..here in australia where we copay [free or 3 quid to 10quid / 100]..every T2 is encouraged to test. and get as many strips as they want
 
She wasn't concerned at all, even that my bg had been up to 11.1. I did initially thing well if she isn't bothered and shes a professional why the hell should I be. Pass the biscuit barrel!!
 
Muggle71 said:
She wasn't concerned at all, even that my bg had been up to 11.1. I did initially thing well if she isn't bothered and shes a professional why the hell should I be. Pass the biscuit barrel!!
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oh, sorry, I thought you were upset over strips..
what is your morning and before tea reading ?
 
I am just hacked off at the lack of care ive received i suppose... Yesterday am was 7.5 and after dinner 8.1. This morning was 6.4 waking. I just don't know how im supposed to monitor this and after 4 years of being in denial and receiving no medical checks at all, I think it's about time it was taken seriously by both me and my gp. I know my levels aren't as high as some peoples on here, but I'd like to keep a check and get it lower
 
@Muggle71
As jack412 says, welcome to funding cuts
The CCG says T2s don't need to test, the GP rolls over, gets his belly scratched, and bleats what his master has told him!
Of course they have a few ill designed "lies, damned lies & statistics" to back up their "cheese paring" and hide the stuff that diagrees with their ideas!
 
I'm not at all surprised about the testing strips.

As for the rest. Have you been seen by a nurse in the last 4 years? At the very minimum you should be on a care pathway for type 2. You should be having regular HbA1c checks, foot checks, retina screening tests, and medication reviews. Are you saying you have had none of these, or is it just your doctor you haven't seen? I've never seen a doctor about diabetes either, but I do see my nurse regularly and get all the checks.
 
Sounds like standard type 2 care in the western world. I'm in Canada and I'm lucky that I have private insurance that pays 100% of the cost of strips, otherwise I'd be paying out of pocket. Nevertheless, it's worth buying the strips yourself, in my opinion.
 
Upon finding out I was t2 while in hospital with a completely different problem i was referred to the diabetic nurse where i had a blood test and was given a computer print off of foods to eat. I had one foot check too. Ive never ever been checked on again, I didn't realise I should have been seen more often til I read posts on this forum
 
@Muggle71
If you can't sort out WITH her help, "take the hump" and sort it DESPITE her
Sit down here , get a strategy, and lets see if we can help you.
Alternatively is there another GP at the practice who might be more sympathetic.
or if all else fails get a SD Codefree & strips.
 
Or look at an SD Codefree you can buy yourself and has the cheapest strips around.

Ali
 
Hi Muggle71, Is it possible to change to another surgery as your current one seems seriously lacking. You should be seeing a diabetic nurse a minimum of once a year and if you've not got control yet at least every 6 months. As for testing, my DN said don't bother to check, but if I don't check and I'm only going once a year how do I know I'm not doing myself harm? I do buy my own strips usually from ebay, but be sure to check the expiry dates. I don't mind paying for them as I get all my prescriptions free. You should also ask the gp/receptionist for a form that will make sure you get free prescriptons. NHS is starting to get a bit hot about people claiming free prescriptions for meds when they're not entitled, but as a diabetic you are exempt from charges
 
Muggle, you need to contact your surgery and ask to see a nurse, and get yourself back on the Care Pathway. It is important to have regular HbA1c tests and all the other checks, very important. I strongly urge you to do this. Certainly at my Practice we can make nurse appointments without going through the doctor. Just ask the receptionist, and ask if there is a particular nurse that deals with type 2's. You have somehow slipped through the net, so make sure you get back.
 
Also forgot to mention that you should be given a referal to a DESMOND course at your local hospital which is a basic course for newly diagnosed, but although some parts are useful, the information on diet is really out of date. Those of us on this site know that by reducing carbs we can keep our BG levels in check, but they will tell you to have carbs at every meal and to have a carb snack (ie a couple of biscuits) mid am and mid pm. If you've got info from this site it's often good fun to challenge them and see their reactions
 
That's exactly the point I made to the doctor. If I don't test how do I know? But she didn't seem worried at all... Anyway ive ordered a code free system from AMAZON, I will just have to do without testing when these strips run out until the new one arrives
 

I would wait till glucose levels have dropped a bit before doing this - if you're a bit high for some reason, even if you have a cold, they'll probably blame you for not eating enough carbs!
 
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