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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 962257" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>Hugs. Don't panic, he's not the only endocrinologist in your area. Legally the NHS must provide you with an endocrinologist who will diagnose and treat your condition. Everyone knows 2.6 is not normal. I would ask your GP to refer you to someone else, and when you are strong enough, you have good grounds for making a formal complaint. </p><p></p><p>If your GP won't help, it might be quicker to see a private endocrinologist, if you can afford it. You shouldn't have to but this is a tough situation and you may not have the energy to fight the system at the moment. It's more important to find an endo who will help. Maybe a private endo can see you once and write a stern letter to your GP about why they should insist on an NHS endo who is competent.</p><p></p><p>The psychiatrist is wrong. They will be thinking of the condition orthorexia, which is an obsession with the type of food eaten, such as avoiding an entire food group. All of us low-carbers are at risk of being labelled with this if a mental health professional thinks we are going to extremes with it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I think your decision to limit carbs is entirely rational and sane, because they give you hypos. You are just trying to treat your condition, while you haven't yet seen an endo who is competent enough to diagnose it. Once you have a diagnosis, psychiatrists will have to respect that and leave you alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 962257, member: 43498"] Hugs. Don't panic, he's not the only endocrinologist in your area. Legally the NHS must provide you with an endocrinologist who will diagnose and treat your condition. Everyone knows 2.6 is not normal. I would ask your GP to refer you to someone else, and when you are strong enough, you have good grounds for making a formal complaint. If your GP won't help, it might be quicker to see a private endocrinologist, if you can afford it. You shouldn't have to but this is a tough situation and you may not have the energy to fight the system at the moment. It's more important to find an endo who will help. Maybe a private endo can see you once and write a stern letter to your GP about why they should insist on an NHS endo who is competent. The psychiatrist is wrong. They will be thinking of the condition orthorexia, which is an obsession with the type of food eaten, such as avoiding an entire food group. All of us low-carbers are at risk of being labelled with this if a mental health professional thinks we are going to extremes with it. :( I think your decision to limit carbs is entirely rational and sane, because they give you hypos. You are just trying to treat your condition, while you haven't yet seen an endo who is competent enough to diagnose it. Once you have a diagnosis, psychiatrists will have to respect that and leave you alone. [/QUOTE]
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