woodywhippet61
Well-Known Member
- Messages
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Oh Lordy Lord. It makes me despair.It does make us think more about Gp's in general and the confidence in some of them nowadays. They are busy, yes and the population increasing in age, yes, but really, it beggars belief sometimesJust to add about Gp's, on a yearly visit to the surgery DSN,( to cut a long story short) she said:-
I see you are type 2,
No I'm not, I think you have the wrong patient on your screen
Oh no is it you, after checking my name and DOB...............
My new Gp had changed my diagnosis to Late onset Type 2I am type 1 and this is my 28th year. The DSN went on to say my new GP was well informed on diabetes and it's only children and adolescents who get type 1 (I was 31 when diagnosed) my jaw dropped to the floor and then I told her she was wrong because there was no 'late onset type 2' worrying, yes. Apparently I have another new GP now as Dr P has left and my hospital told me to take no notice of what he said !
the same level of what I can only describe as negligence
I have seen a GP who didn't know I was diabetic and he'd only changed my medication a few months before. I was initially surprised and slightly annoyed, but said nothing, went away and looked at the facts. Mainly I was just one of a thousand faces that he would see and that my share of his time is supposed to be 10 minutes. If you think that anyone can read the important bits of your notes, on a screen or on paper (filed in the depths of the building) then you're bound to be surprised. It's just not reasonably possible. In an ideal world, when Mr Hunt abandons the NHS and has us all on private Health Insurance till the day we die, then you might get what you seem to expect.
I'm sorry to be an old misery guts but I really do think that people should try putting themselves in other peoples shoes. If your doctor is truly negligent, report them. Not having time to read your notes properly is another matter all together and in no way would I define that as being negligent. It's no good comparing their job with anybody else because they are going to be worlds apart. I strongly recommend joining your surgery's Patient Participation Group, at least you can voice your opinions. If you do, there's no need to be aggressive, a simple "I'm not happy" will suffice.
I have always felt that my health is a joint effort between me and my GP.
I blame Maggie Thatcher anyway.
I have seen a GP who didn't know I was diabetic and he'd only changed my medication a few months before. I was initially surprised and slightly annoyed, but said nothing, went away and looked at the facts. Mainly I was just one of a thousand faces that he would see and that my share of his time is supposed to be 10 minutes. If you think that anyone can read the important bits of your notes, on a screen or on paper (filed in the depths of the building) then you're bound to be surprised. It's just not reasonably possible. In an ideal world, when Mr Hunt abandons the NHS and has us all on private Health Insurance till the day we die, then you might get what you seem to expect.
I'm sorry to be an old misery guts but I really do think that people should try putting themselves in other peoples shoes. If your doctor is truly negligent, report them. Not having time to read your notes properly is another matter all together and in no way would I define that as being negligent. It's no good comparing their job with anybody else because they are going to be worlds apart. I strongly recommend joining your surgery's Patient Participation Group, at least you can voice your opinions. If you do, there's no need to be aggressive, a simple "I'm not happy" will suffice.
I have always felt that my health is a joint effort between me and my GP.
I blame Maggie Thatcher anyway.
BUT say for example someone drives a tram/lorry/train and gets distracted/doesn't concentrate/is too busy doing something else and kills/injures people then they can be sued for negligence.
TBH I've always felt that people need to be more pro-active with their health care........
I still get very angry when I read about how some of us on this forum are treated by their HCP's.
I certainly do not hit out ar everyone lol you presume to know rather too much about my visit to my GP ... comments like yours are not helpful nor necessary. There are ‘no rules ‘ about appointments at my surgery many people have multiple problems- I’m not sure where you get that information from . Please don’t comment on my post anymore TIAWhy is the reply petulant??????
All GP surgeries have an inbuilt programme that alerts the GP to any contraindications to the medication you are on.
You went for one condition the normal rules for a consult are one problem one apt. They have ten mins before they need to see the next patient.
If it's any consolation in 53 years no Dr has ever asked my how I am managing with my diabetes.
You have mentioned you are newly diagnosed so suspect you feel the need to hit out at everyone, it's not nice for people on the receiving end of your ill humour esp for people who are trying obviously without success to reassure you
That’s atrocious!I went to my GP, for antibiotics, for a chest infection, no big deal I hear you say, paper records in front of him, two big stickers on the top one diabetic the other allergic to penicillin, then he asked me why was I as other antibiotics were expensive, he was quite nasty, all I said was well let's try the penicillin and see what happens, not a happy GP, I have changed GPS now
1963. Christmas EvePS born 1964
NO..... Christmas Eve I get told " you can have your birthday present tomorrow "June 64 me, have to ask do you get two lots of presents and two cakes lol
Visiting my gp last week for being unwell .. explained what was wrong so he started printing off a prescription. I asked if the proposed meds would be ok with my diabetic medication to which he gave me a blank stare . I don’t expect him to remember but I do expect him or any other GP to look at my flipping notes !
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