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<blockquote data-quote="Megan84" data-source="post: 2507192" data-attributes="member: 553538"><p>Thank you so much to everyone for all the amazing advice and links (I have read loads from yesterday). We are quite overwhelmed with information and in fact my husband finds it hard to keep up with the different clashing information we have been having; from what I research and from "health professionals" advice, that is why I would have liked to have the chance to sit down with a health professional that supports the Blood Sugar Diet so he could ask questions and could be taken by the hand at least at the beginning of the journey. I can see he is really struggling with the shock of the diagnose, the confusion of advice and feeling overwhelmed with emotions and information.</p><p>[USER=475901]@TriciaWs[/USER] what do you mean we can get voucher codes?</p><p>Is there anyway we could be referred (or ask to be referred) to any low carb group or dietitian??</p><p>[USER=365308]@NicoleC1971[/USER] His Hba1c is 79 we were told it is "very high" so we needed to get the metformin to get it down (I have no clue what is the meaning of "79" whether it is too high or not that high, we just went with "professional" advice), he is not having "yet" any medication for high blood pressure, although she was ready to "prescribe" some as well. I just said that for what I read it seems to be linked so if we could get the Blood sugar down then the Blood pressure and cholesterol would go down. She was reticent so she just went with "ok, take the metformin for now and next appointment we will discuss the medication for blood pressure". </p><p>We got a call today from the surgery, they want to fix the next appointment for the 5th of may, it just made me feel raging and completely frustrated. We haven't managed to get in contact with any of the referrals to get a diet into place and therefore lower the blood sugar level so now I am wondering, "surely they MUST know that, so what is the point of the appointment?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Megan84, post: 2507192, member: 553538"] Thank you so much to everyone for all the amazing advice and links (I have read loads from yesterday). We are quite overwhelmed with information and in fact my husband finds it hard to keep up with the different clashing information we have been having; from what I research and from "health professionals" advice, that is why I would have liked to have the chance to sit down with a health professional that supports the Blood Sugar Diet so he could ask questions and could be taken by the hand at least at the beginning of the journey. I can see he is really struggling with the shock of the diagnose, the confusion of advice and feeling overwhelmed with emotions and information. [USER=475901]@TriciaWs[/USER] what do you mean we can get voucher codes? Is there anyway we could be referred (or ask to be referred) to any low carb group or dietitian?? [USER=365308]@NicoleC1971[/USER] His Hba1c is 79 we were told it is "very high" so we needed to get the metformin to get it down (I have no clue what is the meaning of "79" whether it is too high or not that high, we just went with "professional" advice), he is not having "yet" any medication for high blood pressure, although she was ready to "prescribe" some as well. I just said that for what I read it seems to be linked so if we could get the Blood sugar down then the Blood pressure and cholesterol would go down. She was reticent so she just went with "ok, take the metformin for now and next appointment we will discuss the medication for blood pressure". We got a call today from the surgery, they want to fix the next appointment for the 5th of may, it just made me feel raging and completely frustrated. We haven't managed to get in contact with any of the referrals to get a diet into place and therefore lower the blood sugar level so now I am wondering, "surely they MUST know that, so what is the point of the appointment?" [/QUOTE]
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