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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Had a phone consult with my GP yesterday, needed my 6 month script for statins (yeah) & BP meds renewed.
Anyway the surgery are not doing any lab work at present due to Covid so no new HbA1c or FBG for me.
So she asked how I was getting on with my home measuring & I told her how my FBG had fallen into the low 4s & how I'd passed the 75g OGTT.
She just didn't want to know, wanted to put me on glucophage ??? & up my BP meds.
My BP isn't even that bad, I can get it down to 115/65 easily when resting.
Anyway, just before the tablet dispensing machine got off the phone she told me she was moving to another practice.
Of course I was courteous & wished her good luck but I'm honestly at a stage where I could take or leave medical practioners.
The surgery nurse had never even heard of a C-peptide test or fasting insulin last time I asked for it to be inclused on my blood panel.
If I didn't need an official HbA1c every 6 months & could order my own meds online I could easily ignore these professional services in the future.
Anyway the surgery are not doing any lab work at present due to Covid so no new HbA1c or FBG for me.
So she asked how I was getting on with my home measuring & I told her how my FBG had fallen into the low 4s & how I'd passed the 75g OGTT.
She just didn't want to know, wanted to put me on glucophage ??? & up my BP meds.
My BP isn't even that bad, I can get it down to 115/65 easily when resting.
Anyway, just before the tablet dispensing machine got off the phone she told me she was moving to another practice.
Of course I was courteous & wished her good luck but I'm honestly at a stage where I could take or leave medical practioners.
The surgery nurse had never even heard of a C-peptide test or fasting insulin last time I asked for it to be inclused on my blood panel.
If I didn't need an official HbA1c every 6 months & could order my own meds online I could easily ignore these professional services in the future.