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<blockquote data-quote="Walter Wolf" data-source="post: 1777277" data-attributes="member: 473281"><p>Thank you everyone for your responses.</p><p></p><p>I have got over the initial anger now and am definitely going to look much more deeply into the pharmaceutical treatments.</p><p></p><p>One decision I have made is that I am going to fire my GP, as soon as I have the full detailed laboratory results on Monday. He is very much the type who gives stock answers to everything and just wants you out through the door as quickly as possible.</p><p></p><p>To give you an example, today I asked him about the appetite suppressing effect of metformin and mentioned that I had felt no wish to eat a single thing for the last 5 days. His reply to this was, "Good".</p><p></p><p>I also asked him about the slow release form of metformin and he didn't even seem to know it existed. His reply was that the metformin he prescribed was the only form of metformin there is and that it is the best drug for diabetes. Essentially his attitude is, "Take these and get out of my office".</p><p></p><p>As regards the side effects, he said it was not a concern as it would pass eventually. I tried to explain that I work at a busy customer facing counter and simply couldn't be dealing with raging diarrhoea. His response was, "You can work with diabetes". I had to stop myself from saying, "What, with a waste paper basket duct taped to my bum?"</p><p></p><p>Quite frankly, I am beginning to wonder if this idiot is even a doctor.</p><p></p><p>In the end, I just called my boss and switched my shifts up to and including today. I'm back to work on a 6-hour morning shift tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>I have, on my own initiative, halved my dose of metformin and the side effects (or rather, bottom effects) seems to be abating.</p><p></p><p>I am currently searching for a private specialist to pursue the pharmaceutical angle. I am fortunate enough to be able to afford this, so I may as well make use of that.</p><p></p><p>As regards the dieting, it is not <em>what</em> I can or can't eat, it is the constant monitoring. I am well aware that there are many nice things I can eat on a low-carb diet. </p><p></p><p>I just can't handle constantly having it on my mind - I can't handle the "Can I eat this? How many grams is that? Is there anything else? Where can I find a low-carb _______?" If I start thinking like that, then this illness will take over what's left of my life. I don't want that. I want my life back.</p><p></p><p>The pharmaceutical treatments are what I am focusing on now. I don't care how many pills I have to pop (as long as the bottom effects can be controlled) or even how much I have to pay the specialists. I just need to get back on my feet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Walter Wolf, post: 1777277, member: 473281"] Thank you everyone for your responses. I have got over the initial anger now and am definitely going to look much more deeply into the pharmaceutical treatments. One decision I have made is that I am going to fire my GP, as soon as I have the full detailed laboratory results on Monday. He is very much the type who gives stock answers to everything and just wants you out through the door as quickly as possible. To give you an example, today I asked him about the appetite suppressing effect of metformin and mentioned that I had felt no wish to eat a single thing for the last 5 days. His reply to this was, "Good". I also asked him about the slow release form of metformin and he didn't even seem to know it existed. His reply was that the metformin he prescribed was the only form of metformin there is and that it is the best drug for diabetes. Essentially his attitude is, "Take these and get out of my office". As regards the side effects, he said it was not a concern as it would pass eventually. I tried to explain that I work at a busy customer facing counter and simply couldn't be dealing with raging diarrhoea. His response was, "You can work with diabetes". I had to stop myself from saying, "What, with a waste paper basket duct taped to my bum?" Quite frankly, I am beginning to wonder if this idiot is even a doctor. In the end, I just called my boss and switched my shifts up to and including today. I'm back to work on a 6-hour morning shift tomorrow. I have, on my own initiative, halved my dose of metformin and the side effects (or rather, bottom effects) seems to be abating. I am currently searching for a private specialist to pursue the pharmaceutical angle. I am fortunate enough to be able to afford this, so I may as well make use of that. As regards the dieting, it is not [I]what[/I] I can or can't eat, it is the constant monitoring. I am well aware that there are many nice things I can eat on a low-carb diet. I just can't handle constantly having it on my mind - I can't handle the "Can I eat this? How many grams is that? Is there anything else? Where can I find a low-carb _______?" If I start thinking like that, then this illness will take over what's left of my life. I don't want that. I want my life back. The pharmaceutical treatments are what I am focusing on now. I don't care how many pills I have to pop (as long as the bottom effects can be controlled) or even how much I have to pay the specialists. I just need to get back on my feet. [/QUOTE]
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