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<blockquote data-quote="emac99" data-source="post: 989664" data-attributes="member: 185442"><p>I can recall an encounter with "one of those Doctors"</p><p>I made an appointment to get my results after attending an awareness Diabetic clinic where they stressed - know your numbers.</p><p>The doctor I saw was an elderly lady (locum) I had never seen before.</p><p>To start with she refused to give me my numbers as if she had never heard of such a thing.</p><p>Then she lectured me on my weight and told me I needed to lose 3 stone I was 13.5 stone at the time.</p><p>She said i have to take these tablets for life,which were metformin, and when i asked what were the side affects she totally refused to discuss the issue, then proceeded to write out a prescription.</p><p>To my amazement when i again asked about side effects she told me that i would be classed as refusing treatment or I could get the prescription filled but NOT take them. I got a bit irate at this and told her no wonder the NHS was in a state. We parted on frosty terms as I was leaving the surgery I turned and said</p><p>"Look your chart (which was pinned to the door) proves I am not over weight, pointing to the graph - I am 6 inches short!!"</p><p>She nearly blew gasket but I laughed all the way home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emac99, post: 989664, member: 185442"] I can recall an encounter with "one of those Doctors" I made an appointment to get my results after attending an awareness Diabetic clinic where they stressed - know your numbers. The doctor I saw was an elderly lady (locum) I had never seen before. To start with she refused to give me my numbers as if she had never heard of such a thing. Then she lectured me on my weight and told me I needed to lose 3 stone I was 13.5 stone at the time. She said i have to take these tablets for life,which were metformin, and when i asked what were the side affects she totally refused to discuss the issue, then proceeded to write out a prescription. To my amazement when i again asked about side effects she told me that i would be classed as refusing treatment or I could get the prescription filled but NOT take them. I got a bit irate at this and told her no wonder the NHS was in a state. We parted on frosty terms as I was leaving the surgery I turned and said "Look your chart (which was pinned to the door) proves I am not over weight, pointing to the graph - I am 6 inches short!!" She nearly blew gasket but I laughed all the way home. [/QUOTE]
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