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<blockquote data-quote="sugarybibs" data-source="post: 64772" data-attributes="member: 11003"><p>Hi Mmackay,I too am type 1 have been for 39 years now.Went to my diabetes clini yesterday and was all made up going.I had wrote all my blood sugars down lost 1stone in weight since october.I am now 10stone 3 and am 5foot five.Cut my novorapid down to between 4 and 6 depending on my carbs (which i cut down as well)after going on the clinics carb counting course.my lantus is 12 at nighttime.Anyway this doc says"your control is really bad the dose of insulin you are on is far to low that is usually what we start newly diagnosed people on!I was on a lot higher and higher carbs but the diabetes nurse in same clinic told me if i wanted to loose weight try this and i did and he said i should not!!Anyway my hba1c was 9.0 the highest its eer been.I wouldnt mind i was really upset and nearly crying and then he said well you look really well and are a good weight but we will get nurses to sort you out.I am not being funny but i know more than them!!!then he started telling me about complications!!i said i dont want to know i already knew about this from the age of 17!im now in my fifties.Every other time ive been to clinic ive been told i am doing really well.I wouldnt mind but i take really good care of myself test all the time dont smoke have a really good diet and take loads of exercise.I felt like i was a schoolkid getting told off.And that is what happens to us you wait in clinic for hours get weighed wee tests blood tests and 5mins with doctor who in my opinion doesnt know much about diabetes.I think the only people who really know are us diabetics ourselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sugarybibs, post: 64772, member: 11003"] Hi Mmackay,I too am type 1 have been for 39 years now.Went to my diabetes clini yesterday and was all made up going.I had wrote all my blood sugars down lost 1stone in weight since october.I am now 10stone 3 and am 5foot five.Cut my novorapid down to between 4 and 6 depending on my carbs (which i cut down as well)after going on the clinics carb counting course.my lantus is 12 at nighttime.Anyway this doc says"your control is really bad the dose of insulin you are on is far to low that is usually what we start newly diagnosed people on!I was on a lot higher and higher carbs but the diabetes nurse in same clinic told me if i wanted to loose weight try this and i did and he said i should not!!Anyway my hba1c was 9.0 the highest its eer been.I wouldnt mind i was really upset and nearly crying and then he said well you look really well and are a good weight but we will get nurses to sort you out.I am not being funny but i know more than them!!!then he started telling me about complications!!i said i dont want to know i already knew about this from the age of 17!im now in my fifties.Every other time ive been to clinic ive been told i am doing really well.I wouldnt mind but i take really good care of myself test all the time dont smoke have a really good diet and take loads of exercise.I felt like i was a schoolkid getting told off.And that is what happens to us you wait in clinic for hours get weighed wee tests blood tests and 5mins with doctor who in my opinion doesnt know much about diabetes.I think the only people who really know are us diabetics ourselves. [/QUOTE]
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