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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
Hi Folks,
I went to the Doctor this morning to ask about getting a referal to the Diabetic Eye Clinic in Northern Ireland. He laughed and said I don't need to go there and only if I noticed fluid inside my eye. I said but what about the screening.
He said they run the screening once per year and his clinic has not been used yet. He said that Specsavers can easily do the same tests that the Diabetic eye clinic can do and if I have problems I should goto them. He said in-fact some NHS places in england use specsavers as their diagnostic location instead of having a dedicated clinic.
I have had type 2 for about 9 months now so I am concerned I still havent had the initial scan.
I also told him that I brought my blood sugars down from 7.6 to 5.4 fasting and told him that the Metformin gave me a 'little' bit of benefit.
He said we should look at increasing it to 3 pills per day. (I have noticed that if I skip Metformin for many days in a row my blood sugar stays relatively stable so why he is suggesting more pills when I am doing good is really disheartening).
What should I do - I have already little trust for my doctor so I am strongly thinking of leaving the practice.
Cheers,
I went to the Doctor this morning to ask about getting a referal to the Diabetic Eye Clinic in Northern Ireland. He laughed and said I don't need to go there and only if I noticed fluid inside my eye. I said but what about the screening.
He said they run the screening once per year and his clinic has not been used yet. He said that Specsavers can easily do the same tests that the Diabetic eye clinic can do and if I have problems I should goto them. He said in-fact some NHS places in england use specsavers as their diagnostic location instead of having a dedicated clinic.
I have had type 2 for about 9 months now so I am concerned I still havent had the initial scan.
I also told him that I brought my blood sugars down from 7.6 to 5.4 fasting and told him that the Metformin gave me a 'little' bit of benefit.
He said we should look at increasing it to 3 pills per day. (I have noticed that if I skip Metformin for many days in a row my blood sugar stays relatively stable so why he is suggesting more pills when I am doing good is really disheartening).
What should I do - I have already little trust for my doctor so I am strongly thinking of leaving the practice.
Cheers,