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Type 1 Has Anyone Else Had This Problem With Their Doctors And Dsn's

Hey, so glad I'm not the only one that has diabetes blamed for everything!

I've been type 1 all but 1 year of my 47years. I gave up seeing my GP, sick of the constant, nothing I can do for you, its your diabetes speech from him! I see Diabetes consultant & nurse, well, when I can get appointments (currently none til further notice, advised by letter!) Hba1c 44\6.2 with little change. Not bad considering I'm riddled with very painful Neuropathy, Retinopathy etc..

If I really need to visit my GP surgery, which is very very rare now, I will not be fobbed off until I get somewhere. My old GP retired recently, yay!

Be persistent & good luck!

Regards Tux
 

You could ask to either see a specialist or have overnight pulse oximetry to see if you have sleep apnoea or not. There is an Epworth Score questionnaire which looks for likeliedhood of sleep apnoe, but is not at all diagnostic. If you did have sleep apnoea (as they keep telling you), then you should be considered for Bipap/CPAP treatment, but if not, then they should forget about it.
Best wishes.
 
Your lucky to see a GP within a fortnight, I am suppose to be under one GP because of me being a T1 for 55 years and then we were treated by the same GP and consultant at the hospital
 
I have to say I have been lucky and have had good support from my doctor and diabetic nurse.
I am type 2 and controlling it with diet alone so this forum is invaluable to me.
My sugar level, at the moment stands as 43 and hopefully it is still falling. I see my nurse every 3 months and find her very supportive and knowledgeable. My doctor reviews my blood results before I see the nurse and makes suggestions to help me.
I can’t praise them enough.
So take heart your new doctor hopefully will be a good one.
 
Best wishes for success on the low carb program. If for nothing but not being hungry all the time, it would be worthwhile. I've lost weight, reduced meds for prediabetes and blood pressure, recovered from longterm IBS on a self-designed low carb program -- I'm sure I'd have done better if I'd started with the Low Carb Program and all its support features.
 
My surgery is so preoccupied by the fact that I have COPD (and even that is questionable since I don't suffer the symptoms!) that everything from post-nasal drip to a sore finger is put down to the fact that I smoked!
I suspect they're getting irritated because, at age 75, I'm still healthy!
They do take my Diabetes T2 seriously, however, so I shouldn't complain (she said, tongue in cheek)!
 
I feel very, very lucky with my GP reading these threads. He did actually correctly diagnose me with late onset T1 when I saw him feeling thirsty and complaining of weight loss last year, but unfortunately listened to the practice nurse who was a "specialist" in diabetes who said I must be T2 due to age. He was pretty quick off the mark as soon as I said the meds weren't working, my BG was rising and I was starting to feel ill - A&E immediately. I am the only late onset T1 the practice have seen apparently, so I hope it raises awareness for other patients in the future.

Since then I have had really quick call backs whenever I've needed to speak to a GP, blood tests with the nurses have been booked in promptly (used to be a long wait for an appointment) and - touch wood - no problems with prescriptions. Not only have they not blamed everything on the diabetes, but they've gone out of their way to double check that there aren't any other underlying issues when I was ill earlier on in the year. I think there is a big flag on my record when the receptionists call it up on the screen that gets me premier service!!
 
 
been type 1 since 1948. when we had glass syringes to boil and needles to sharpen. and went by how we felt. nothing high tech to help. But can agree on this subject now - YES I can definitely agree that it seems that if I was NOT a T1, there would be nothing wrong with me!!!!

Not so long since one doctor asked me to show how my FreeStyle Libre sensor works as not seen one !- And NO I am not allowed it on prescription in my area - told by consultant that it does not give accurate readiings - yet I have managed to get my HBa1C down since I have been using it. wonder why? Would not be without it now even though it costs an arm and a leg. It has been an amazing help.
 
I had a row with one gp saying my symptoms were diabetes and I couldn’t have an emergency appointment I told her just because I was diabetic doesn’t stop me from getting other things I stomped off to a& e it was a chest and ear infection. I’m in another fix now keep getting blood and clots in my urine when tested no infection I asked it it could be my polycystitic kidneys or the fact that I have stage 2kidney disease to be told where did you get that idea from ,my last surgery told me I informed her ,your kidneys are working fine then oh wait it’s stage 3 kidney disease but your kidneys are fine .dont worry there is no swear word bad enough for the way I felt
 
 
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