Debandez
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Shocking when a DN doesnt.know about DP or indeed what healthy bs readings are. That is very disturbing. Ir took me one day.if research to discover.That's very sad! I am lucky all my family and friends have been very supportive, yes there is some humour from my Mountain Biking, Folk Band beer drinking and Choir Cake and wine swilling friends but I can take that. I suppose we have a very active social life being retired and even when going to meals with friends they try and do the low carb meal. It must be very hard if there is little support.
Two of my friends are nurses, we were away with them in France and they really tried to ensure I fed myself properly and took my bloods on time. It became clear they struggled with what T2D is as each evening before bed my BG was 5.3 and they were genuinely concerned I would not make it through the night insisting they would give their patients some carbs before they let them sleep. Of course i ignored them and got through the night with higher BG in the morning which they found very strange. NHS still have a lot to learn.
Maybe, as well as the letter template we are going to be sending to our gp surgeries we could start a 'what bad advice have you been given' thread??!!!