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Further NHS Diabetic Cutbacks - This Time It's The Diabetic Review Intervals

I was diagnosed as diabetic at the same time I was diagnosed with cancer. It was all very confused because the chemotherapy side effects can be very similar to diabetes completions. The strodeds I had to take made matters worse. It's only in the last few weeks that thing have started to sort themselves out. Perhaps that's why I had little support at first for my diabetes and now it feels like the whole nhs is on my case.
 
I had a review at 7 weeks post diagnosis when nurse said it was easier to take my next HBa1c then ( for her obviously as it struck me as a pretty meaningless test containing five weeks of pre doing anything ) then told if it was ok to come back in six months for another then an annual review on the 1st anniversary. So I go 6 months between tests then 4 ... My practice had at last check no DN as old one retired, doctors doing mostly phone consultations and diabetic assessments being done by a level 3 NVQ care assistant. ! Thankfully the retinopathy stuff is done my eye clinic at hospital and also my optician.
 
Same down here and with me "Go lose some weight" was the message and so I did. 3 months of absolute torture but it paid immediate dividends
 
Mike D said:
Same down here and with me "Go lose some weight" was the message and so I did. 3 months of absolute torture but it paid immediate dividends
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What diet did you follow for it to be torture? I was lucky enough for someone to tell me about lchf from day 1 so I do that. Although have relaxed it a bit over Christmas. Drank to much Christmas day and ate Christmas pudd and 8 quality streets over the day. It's the choccies I struggle with! Someone suggested food bank and I think that's the way forward! Time to get back on track now though!
 
I was having an hba1c every 3 months and seeing doc afterwards but now good doc gone so don't know what will happen. My review was by level 3 healthcare assistant as diabetic nurse from hell refuses to see me because of pesky lchf diet.
 
I'm ment to have a review once a year. All I do is sign a form saying I do not wish to participate. The practice nurse where I am needs a bit more practice, refuses to acknowledge modern technology (pumps been about since the 1970) and hasn't a clue what a carb is. need I say more?
 

My Health Care Assistant is the only one that agrees with and advocates a low carb diet and testing, not to mention a dislike of issuing statins to all diabetics. I trust her advice far more than the nurses.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
My Health Care Assistant is the only one that agrees with and advocates a low carb diet and testing, not to mention a dislike of issuing statins to all diabetics. I trust her advice far more than the nurses.
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To be fair she is far nicer than the treatment room nurse who did my flu jab who demanded to know why I was there for it despite it being flagged up that I am diabetic.
 
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