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Message: <blockquote data-quote="secrettheatre" data-source="post: 69897" data-attributes="member: 17733">I went to see my GP today (Friday) to get the details of my recent retinal scan, which according to the letter I received apparently showed some 'diabetic changes' (that's all it said - though it also stated that no action was necessary at present). I ended up seeing another GP, since mine was away, but he didn't have the details and told me, when I pressed further, to 'google' retinopathy. I'll repeat that: he told me to google.Needless to say I was not very impressed by this. In the end he said that if I rang in about a fortnight they would probably have some further details of the scan, or I might try contacting my diabetes clinic (which I'll do first thing Monday).I would really like to know what changes have occurred in my eyes, as this is the first trace of anything like a 'complication' I've had in the decade I've had diabetes (which has stimulated me into drastically improving my treatment of it). But surely I should be able to access this data more easily - especially since the scan itself was a month ago. Has anyone else had a comparable experience?I'm whining a bit in this post, but I'm feeling quite frustrated since I'd geared myself up for a long and involved discussion with my GP about my diabetes care (which is well overdue). And I got told to google...</blockquote>

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