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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi all,
Thought I'd share the results of my first diabetic clinic. We see so many horrendous examples of poor care and thought it would be nice to share a good one.
The nurse was extremely pleasant and started by noting the 'dramatic' improvement in my HbA1c from 124 to 42 and asked how I had achieved it. I took a deep breath and told her about my low carb diet. Instead of disparaging it she asked me to tell her what sort of diet I ate. I told her my carbs come mainly from vegetables and some fruit - giving the example of my usual breakfast being yoghurt with blueberries. At this point she said ' are you aware that there is more sugar in low fat yoghurt than the full fat variety?'. I said I did know that and always ate the full fat variety. She then said that she thought that was sensible and that my cholesterol was fine.
I then went on to tell her that I had stopped taking my statins - fully expecting a rebuke - but instead she agreed that was fine to do. At my own request she also agreed to me having my cholesterol checked on a more regular basis just to keep an eye on it.
Now, you're probably not going to believe this but its the absolute truth - she told me to make sure I continued to check my BG's regularly and to let her know if I saw a rising trend.
We worked through a care plan I had been asked to complete before attending (which she said very few patients bother to complete!) in order for her to ensure all my concerns and queries were addressed.
She listened to everything I said, was fully supportive of the low carb approach and I left the room feeling thoroughly happy with the care I received. And this wasn't a hospital clinic, it was one run by my local GP surgery.
So it goes to show that the message IS out there and some HCP's are taking note and acting accordingly. A big round of applause and huge thanks from me to all of them that do
Thought I'd share the results of my first diabetic clinic. We see so many horrendous examples of poor care and thought it would be nice to share a good one.
The nurse was extremely pleasant and started by noting the 'dramatic' improvement in my HbA1c from 124 to 42 and asked how I had achieved it. I took a deep breath and told her about my low carb diet. Instead of disparaging it she asked me to tell her what sort of diet I ate. I told her my carbs come mainly from vegetables and some fruit - giving the example of my usual breakfast being yoghurt with blueberries. At this point she said ' are you aware that there is more sugar in low fat yoghurt than the full fat variety?'. I said I did know that and always ate the full fat variety. She then said that she thought that was sensible and that my cholesterol was fine.
I then went on to tell her that I had stopped taking my statins - fully expecting a rebuke - but instead she agreed that was fine to do. At my own request she also agreed to me having my cholesterol checked on a more regular basis just to keep an eye on it.
Now, you're probably not going to believe this but its the absolute truth - she told me to make sure I continued to check my BG's regularly and to let her know if I saw a rising trend.
We worked through a care plan I had been asked to complete before attending (which she said very few patients bother to complete!) in order for her to ensure all my concerns and queries were addressed.
She listened to everything I said, was fully supportive of the low carb approach and I left the room feeling thoroughly happy with the care I received. And this wasn't a hospital clinic, it was one run by my local GP surgery.
So it goes to show that the message IS out there and some HCP's are taking note and acting accordingly. A big round of applause and huge thanks from me to all of them that do