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<blockquote data-quote="Norfolkmell" data-source="post: 2095511" data-attributes="member: 306528"><p>Hi Jellytot</p><p>You are not alone, all of us were newbies once and some of us are still learning. Does your surgery offer online appointments and prescription requests? Most do these days. Have you got nurse practitioners at your practice, it might be easier to see one of those instead of a GP? Also they must surely offer same day appointments? I found at a previous practice all I had to do was keep saying "and I need to see someone today" usually got results. The practice I'm with now run a triage system, you ring and a Doctor rings you back and you just have to say "I need to see a Doctor today no it cannot be sorted over the telephone" or " I need to see Dr A this week as he is the only one that understands my medication " that usually works especially as I have over 20 different things and the other doctors don't want the hassle. </p><p>Buying a blood glucose monitor is the best way to find out what foods spike you and those that have minimal effect. Keep a record and test before and two hours after eating and what you you have eaten.</p><p>Look around these forums there's loads of helpful advice and support.</p><p>111 is a good resource as well but don't wait until you are out of medication. Yes Metformin doesn't help in lowering blood sugar and it does take some time to adjust to your system but it does have some benefits.</p><p>Let us know how you are getting on, there is light at the end of the tunnel but you may have to use your own torch as my Dad used to say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Norfolkmell, post: 2095511, member: 306528"] Hi Jellytot You are not alone, all of us were newbies once and some of us are still learning. Does your surgery offer online appointments and prescription requests? Most do these days. Have you got nurse practitioners at your practice, it might be easier to see one of those instead of a GP? Also they must surely offer same day appointments? I found at a previous practice all I had to do was keep saying "and I need to see someone today" usually got results. The practice I'm with now run a triage system, you ring and a Doctor rings you back and you just have to say "I need to see a Doctor today no it cannot be sorted over the telephone" or " I need to see Dr A this week as he is the only one that understands my medication " that usually works especially as I have over 20 different things and the other doctors don't want the hassle. Buying a blood glucose monitor is the best way to find out what foods spike you and those that have minimal effect. Keep a record and test before and two hours after eating and what you you have eaten. Look around these forums there's loads of helpful advice and support. 111 is a good resource as well but don't wait until you are out of medication. Yes Metformin doesn't help in lowering blood sugar and it does take some time to adjust to your system but it does have some benefits. Let us know how you are getting on, there is light at the end of the tunnel but you may have to use your own torch as my Dad used to say. [/QUOTE]
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