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Strange things Consultants have said.

david7953

Member
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Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Saw diabetic Consultant this week. He said a rather strange thing during Consultant:

'You can't have diabetes, you look too well'.

Well I was dumbfounded. I can't write what I was thinking.

Strange thing to say when my BS levels range from 11.5 in morning to 20+ before bed. I wonder sometimes if Consultants aren't being put under too much pressure from NHS hierarchy to reduce diabetes expenditure at all costs, unfortunately to detriment of patient's.
 
Sounds a bit strange given your BS readings - but then I experienced several hypo's and the GP's (yes more than one) said "Never heard of anything like that!" Good job I had something handy to eat!
 
As I mentioned in another post, my Diabetic Consultant said ' never dealt with one like you before' (because I'm type 3c). So reassuring to know.....
 
not for my T2, but a Dr did tell me to go home and google it !!!!! great advice as I was not online at that time ..
  • for my heart failure with legs filling up with retained water .. I was told to stop wasting his (Dr) time and get a hobby
  • When having a heart attack in the Drs room he told me to stop being over dramatic and its a spot of ingestion (hospital was not best pleased at the amount of damage I had on my heart from being ignored by the Dr )
  • T2 and ordered to eat more carbs and drink sugar drinks if I was feeling unwell .. and do not self test for sugar levels
This list could be soo much longer .. but my life to short !!!
 
My Hba1c was 100 on diagnosis and at my 3 month review it was down to 52 and my Dr told me "you are doing well but you will end up on insulin one day". I changed Drs
 
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