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Just been to see podiartist!

sandymaynard

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Excuse me here please! feel the need to rant!
I went into this woman, who had looked like she was in a foul mood! i felt so naughty the minute i arrived!
she asked me what my problem was! So i kindly explained to her that i have been suffering with what could be explained as pins and needles in my right foot! She then said i see from your Gp that you are a type 2 diabetic!
I said yes just recently found out! She said you also have seizures! Why do you suffer seizures! I simply answered that it is my brains way of cutting out stress and anxiety!
She said never heard of such a thing! I said well my neurolgist has and i am under him and i think 30 years in the feild of the brain he knows what he is doing!
She then asked me why i have diabetes?, I said i don't know one of those things i suppose!
Then she went on about that she has been in the field for 3 years now! What shoe size are you she asked! I answered large! Then explained size 9 width at EEE. and high instep!
she then informed me that i am wearing the wrong sort of shoes and stop wearing high heel's!
I then gently informed her that i am overweight and i don't wear heels as i have weak ankles! And the one time i tried aged 14 years i broke both of my ankles when my ankles gave way! Lesson learnt there!
She then said maybe you should wear flat shoes, hello that is what i am wearing now! Maybe trainers, i said unless you have not noticed my feet are swollen up! They always swell after i have been walking for a little bit or hot weather!
Oh as i already knew i have weak ankles! also she said it seems to her that i have poor reflex in my right foot! I thought someone get me out of here!
then she asked me what diet if any am i on! i answered I am on low carb! She turned around to me and her voice changed as she said low carb is dangerous to a diabetic! You should be high carb! At this point i thought that i wanted to rip her head off!
i am not changing my diet! She then said well on your head then! Low carbing will kill you! I turned around and said well my Gp and diabetic nurse both agree that it is a good step to take, Then added well high carb would kill me quicker! Maybe you should low carb atry or there again it might kill you quick! I thought i wish!!She didnot come back from that! I felt like sticking my tongue out at her! OH honestly some people
I walked out of there, she said can you come back in 3 weeks! Where you can see someone who has been in the field longer than her!
Sorry for the rant!
Just could not beleive her!
sandy
 
Hi peppieB,
I just had to stand up for myself! I hate the way some people try to push their point!
She just came over as horrid!
 
Hi trinkwasser,
i intend to stick with what the nurse said! I have noticed the change since low carbing myself!
Just wish i had not seen this woman today she really wound me up!
 
Hi Sandy,

As I mentioned to Peppi earlier today, getting dietary advice from a podiatrist is like relying on your dentist to tell you what's wrong with your car. Not advice that you should rely on!
 
Hi Dennis,
i would rather take advice from my friends dog than than the podiatrist! I have had great info from everybody on this forum, who has diabetes! it is a great place to turn to!
Even my nurse and Gp says that low carb could be the way to go! and they will back and help me as much as possable!
So podiatrist 0 Me 1.
 
Just been to see podiartist!

I went to someone who was definitely NOT a podiARTIST. He was a shoe shop proprietor who claimed to be a registered podiatrist. I had a bursa & he recommended a specially designed shoe insole. He sort of drew round my foot, & sent the drawing away to be made, but it was all wrong. The insole was too small & moved around in my shoe. It cost £45.

A genuine podiatrist then referred me to the hospital podiatry dept & they made up an insole while I was there. It was free.
 
sandymaynard said:
i would rather take advice from my friends dog

Sandy, could you ask your friends dog how to get my BG lower ? :lol:

Seriously though I wonder if it's something to do with dealing with feet all day long makes them behave like that.
 
Hi Aadragon,
I wish the dog would tell me as well! I don't know maybe just maybe! Staring at feet all day they long to tell someone off! I will stick to low carb! I intend to live for another good few years yet!
Hopefully she will meet a man and he will give her a talking to! Or what ever it is she needs!
She was so moody! Oh well i have told my fiancee if i ever get like that shoot me!
 
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