Cranfield
Active Member
- Messages
- 27
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
I clocked into the Greetings section here on Tuesday and had my first appt with the Diabetes Nurse yesterday.
I had copied the suggested questions I found on here and added a few of my own.
The Nurse was very pleasant and obviously had a "script" for the session.
I found out that my blood glucose/sugar reading was 63, which is not as bad as I thought the GP had said.
I get one Review in 6 weeks, following another blood test and that will also be 12 weeks taking the tablets.
Future Reviews will probably be 12 monthly.
I will not be required to test my own levels.
She is making a retinal screening appt, but has no plans at present for a dietician, or "structured education", unless we both think its necessary.
When I asked who I should contact with questions , she gave me the diabetes.co.uk website address, so I did come to the right place.
We had a quick chat about my eating/drinking habits and she made some suggestions, but we were running out of time, so she said that we would continue that at the next session.
It was a useful session, but I think much too much time was taken up explaining the history of diabetes and all the "technical" aspects around it, such as the history of various treatments, debunking myths and general stuff.
I would have preferred a "you've got it and this is what me and you are going to do about it".
I had copied the suggested questions I found on here and added a few of my own.
The Nurse was very pleasant and obviously had a "script" for the session.
I found out that my blood glucose/sugar reading was 63, which is not as bad as I thought the GP had said.
I get one Review in 6 weeks, following another blood test and that will also be 12 weeks taking the tablets.
Future Reviews will probably be 12 monthly.
I will not be required to test my own levels.
She is making a retinal screening appt, but has no plans at present for a dietician, or "structured education", unless we both think its necessary.
When I asked who I should contact with questions , she gave me the diabetes.co.uk website address, so I did come to the right place.
We had a quick chat about my eating/drinking habits and she made some suggestions, but we were running out of time, so she said that we would continue that at the next session.
It was a useful session, but I think much too much time was taken up explaining the history of diabetes and all the "technical" aspects around it, such as the history of various treatments, debunking myths and general stuff.
I would have preferred a "you've got it and this is what me and you are going to do about it".