LionChild
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Hi Everyone!
I wanted to discuss my blood test results with a GP, and ended up not seeing one of the usual GPs at my practice but a locum. At the outset this doctor, very worryingly argued with me about my diagnosis of type 1 diabetes! I told her I had only been diagnosed with TYPE 1 diabetes in 2019, and she said that in fact I would have had type 1 from the time of being a child, (what did she mean by that I thought?)...What she seemed to be saying is I did not get it as an adult but it must have been present when I was a child ----- because only children got type 1. (puzzled?!)..... I said but that is not the case - adults can also get type 1 diabetes. I was rather confused, and in further discussion she asked me What Caused It? I said I did not know. She appeared astonished that no one had worked out what had caused it, and appearing not to believe me, asked me who my diabetic nurse was? I am afraid the discussion verged uncomfortably on argument by this time....! I said I had not been for regular appointments since Covid and so only knew my consultant's name. She then looked my details up on the computer, and said, yes, I was right, I was diagnosed in 2019 with Type 1. I could not make head nor tail of her comments, and her apparent ignorance. I am inclined to say something about this to one of the partners, but feel that is a bit tricky. Frankly, For a GP to be so ill-informed..has left me feeling shocked, and in a crisis of confidence...and really, for my own safety, I feel I must avoid her in the future..!
There were other details this locum doctor got wrong but that is for another post...................
Furthermore, I keep getting pains in my legs (AND cramp), when in bed first thing in the morning, and to date, I have had no definitive diagnosis but neuropathy has been mentioned. When I stand on my feet, after a few seconds/minute, it goes away usually... Now I know anyone can get neuropathy whether they are diabetic or not, but the nurse at my surgery did the usual diabetic tests a few days ago, and announced that I did NOT have neuropathy; the GP I usually see but who is presently on holiday seemed unsure, but hinted that it might be neuropathy; the locum mentioned above, yesterday, said it WAS DEFINITELY neuropathy; another doctor who I have been in touch with (quite informally) said, it probably was NOT neuropathy because, if it were, the pain would be constant, not just in bed first thing in the morning....
My concern about this neuropathy diagnosis is that I have known diabetics who have been seriously ill and have had amputations as a result--- in my understanding, of neuropathy - but the locum doctor says it is the result of infection that amputations are done, and not directly related to neuropathy but the result of not realising that you have damaged your foot......Now that makes some sense, yes... However, the question remains.......& in fact, I can feel my feet very well, thank you.... In fact they are highly sensitive little feet! And they have a very strong pulse apparently...
Another point is my blood test did not include a CRP test. Wouldn't that have been an obvious inflammation marker that might be an important test given that my legs are painful? I might be utterly wrong to think this, but if the leg issue was arthritis, (esp. if rheumatoid), simply, surely that would have been a good idea. I am just questioning this (I am afraid I do tend to do that quite a lot).
Any comments on any of this welcome!
I wanted to discuss my blood test results with a GP, and ended up not seeing one of the usual GPs at my practice but a locum. At the outset this doctor, very worryingly argued with me about my diagnosis of type 1 diabetes! I told her I had only been diagnosed with TYPE 1 diabetes in 2019, and she said that in fact I would have had type 1 from the time of being a child, (what did she mean by that I thought?)...What she seemed to be saying is I did not get it as an adult but it must have been present when I was a child ----- because only children got type 1. (puzzled?!)..... I said but that is not the case - adults can also get type 1 diabetes. I was rather confused, and in further discussion she asked me What Caused It? I said I did not know. She appeared astonished that no one had worked out what had caused it, and appearing not to believe me, asked me who my diabetic nurse was? I am afraid the discussion verged uncomfortably on argument by this time....! I said I had not been for regular appointments since Covid and so only knew my consultant's name. She then looked my details up on the computer, and said, yes, I was right, I was diagnosed in 2019 with Type 1. I could not make head nor tail of her comments, and her apparent ignorance. I am inclined to say something about this to one of the partners, but feel that is a bit tricky. Frankly, For a GP to be so ill-informed..has left me feeling shocked, and in a crisis of confidence...and really, for my own safety, I feel I must avoid her in the future..!
There were other details this locum doctor got wrong but that is for another post...................
Furthermore, I keep getting pains in my legs (AND cramp), when in bed first thing in the morning, and to date, I have had no definitive diagnosis but neuropathy has been mentioned. When I stand on my feet, after a few seconds/minute, it goes away usually... Now I know anyone can get neuropathy whether they are diabetic or not, but the nurse at my surgery did the usual diabetic tests a few days ago, and announced that I did NOT have neuropathy; the GP I usually see but who is presently on holiday seemed unsure, but hinted that it might be neuropathy; the locum mentioned above, yesterday, said it WAS DEFINITELY neuropathy; another doctor who I have been in touch with (quite informally) said, it probably was NOT neuropathy because, if it were, the pain would be constant, not just in bed first thing in the morning....
My concern about this neuropathy diagnosis is that I have known diabetics who have been seriously ill and have had amputations as a result--- in my understanding, of neuropathy - but the locum doctor says it is the result of infection that amputations are done, and not directly related to neuropathy but the result of not realising that you have damaged your foot......Now that makes some sense, yes... However, the question remains.......& in fact, I can feel my feet very well, thank you.... In fact they are highly sensitive little feet! And they have a very strong pulse apparently...
Another point is my blood test did not include a CRP test. Wouldn't that have been an obvious inflammation marker that might be an important test given that my legs are painful? I might be utterly wrong to think this, but if the leg issue was arthritis, (esp. if rheumatoid), simply, surely that would have been a good idea. I am just questioning this (I am afraid I do tend to do that quite a lot).
Any comments on any of this welcome!
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