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<blockquote data-quote="LCW" data-source="post: 364920" data-attributes="member: 56919"><p>:roll: :roll: Hi there-- I'm newly diagnosed T2 and working my way through the differing ways to help myself, including looking for testing strips as I've already been made aware that it's not a popular request to ask for the second free pack of 50 iTRUEone strips n 8 weeks from my surgery. Plus I don't know how long it normally takes to receive an appointment from the surgery's recommended ophthalmist to check the condition of my eyes. I've waited 8 weeks--- been advised by the surgeries diabetic nurse to ring them, (she gave me the number), but they said they had not yet received a ref-feral (from her). I told her this and she said that the opthalmist pick up on newly diagnosed diabetics and use their own info to contact the patient. I cant see the logic and don't want to make another appointment just to ask her why she gave me the number in the first place! S-S-S-S-OOO, I have just made an appointment at a high street optician for next week--quick and easy. I'm told it's free for diabetics. I feel this appointment to be urgent, as one of the problems I have occasionally is this strong ache behind my eyes and I'm concerned that each episode of the headache is damaging them and I want to act upon it if I can. Sorry about my moans but my last request for help or knowledge is : is your body harmed each time you get hungry and that gnawing growl in your stomach has to persist until you find something to eat? </p><p></p><p>After initial diagnosis I turned into a blubbering woman, but over that , now I find things to moan about. Just waiting for the next stage--is that acceptance? There--got it all out. Nothing left to moan about until the next thing!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LCW, post: 364920, member: 56919"] :roll: :roll: Hi there-- I'm newly diagnosed T2 and working my way through the differing ways to help myself, including looking for testing strips as I've already been made aware that it's not a popular request to ask for the second free pack of 50 iTRUEone strips n 8 weeks from my surgery. Plus I don't know how long it normally takes to receive an appointment from the surgery's recommended ophthalmist to check the condition of my eyes. I've waited 8 weeks--- been advised by the surgeries diabetic nurse to ring them, (she gave me the number), but they said they had not yet received a ref-feral (from her). I told her this and she said that the opthalmist pick up on newly diagnosed diabetics and use their own info to contact the patient. I cant see the logic and don't want to make another appointment just to ask her why she gave me the number in the first place! S-S-S-S-OOO, I have just made an appointment at a high street optician for next week--quick and easy. I'm told it's free for diabetics. I feel this appointment to be urgent, as one of the problems I have occasionally is this strong ache behind my eyes and I'm concerned that each episode of the headache is damaging them and I want to act upon it if I can. Sorry about my moans but my last request for help or knowledge is : is your body harmed each time you get hungry and that gnawing growl in your stomach has to persist until you find something to eat? After initial diagnosis I turned into a blubbering woman, but over that , now I find things to moan about. Just waiting for the next stage--is that acceptance? There--got it all out. Nothing left to moan about until the next thing!! [/QUOTE]
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