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<blockquote data-quote="poshtotty" data-source="post: 990349" data-attributes="member: 100221"><p>I have been wanting to post for several days about my experience on the hospital ward following surgery at the start of this week, but haven't known where to post. Not wanting to rant,but rather share my experience, perhaps I could be forgiven for sharing here?</p><p></p><p>I was admitted for scheduled surgery under general anaesthetic and as it was noted on my records that I am T2, I was told I would be early on the list so that my bs didn't drop too low from fasting for too long.</p><p></p><p>I was actually 2nd on the list and was in the recovery room by 10.30 am and taken to the ward soon afterwards. Once I arrived on the ward I was encouraged to eat and drink and I replied that I'd brought my own snack which was in my overnight bag which had been placed out of my reach. Grrr! The nurse saw that it was a low carb nutty 9 bar and refused to let me eat it saying I could choke on the nuts and insisted I ate a sandwich with a cup of tea which she brought for me. All sandwiches were on white bread and I chose a cream cheese one, thinking it the lesser of all the evils on offer. I only ate one half of it, knowing it would spike me badly and low and behold when the same nurse came back an hour later my bs were 12.6. She then panicked and said we need to get your bs down. Please take your metformin now to lower your sugar levels. I said I didn't think metformin worked liked that but she said yes it did! </p><p></p><p>I despair and was glad I was only forced to eat one half of the ghastly sandwich!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poshtotty, post: 990349, member: 100221"] I have been wanting to post for several days about my experience on the hospital ward following surgery at the start of this week, but haven't known where to post. Not wanting to rant,but rather share my experience, perhaps I could be forgiven for sharing here? I was admitted for scheduled surgery under general anaesthetic and as it was noted on my records that I am T2, I was told I would be early on the list so that my bs didn't drop too low from fasting for too long. I was actually 2nd on the list and was in the recovery room by 10.30 am and taken to the ward soon afterwards. Once I arrived on the ward I was encouraged to eat and drink and I replied that I'd brought my own snack which was in my overnight bag which had been placed out of my reach. Grrr! The nurse saw that it was a low carb nutty 9 bar and refused to let me eat it saying I could choke on the nuts and insisted I ate a sandwich with a cup of tea which she brought for me. All sandwiches were on white bread and I chose a cream cheese one, thinking it the lesser of all the evils on offer. I only ate one half of it, knowing it would spike me badly and low and behold when the same nurse came back an hour later my bs were 12.6. She then panicked and said we need to get your bs down. Please take your metformin now to lower your sugar levels. I said I didn't think metformin worked liked that but she said yes it did! I despair and was glad I was only forced to eat one half of the ghastly sandwich! [/QUOTE]
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