went to see the nurse last week, roughly a year since diagnosis
Well she went through the weight, BP and feet, noted that my BP was high, " only when I come to the doctors I said" and showed her my charts , which she requested 6 months ago and already had on her computer.
Then she asked " How much do you drink?" I told her since last May I gave up beer totally but since xmas I have had a couple of pints now and again, maybe once a month. I told her I drink red wine, about a glass a night ( some weeks none at all) , well armed with this information she couldn't wait to get out her chart and start lecturing me about units . Informed me that it's no longer 21 units, it's now 14 and my red wine intake 6 or 7 glasses ( approx 2 bottles a week) was borderline.
Well I seen red (no pun intended), " Borderline what ? who makes up these random figures, what does it mean. Surely tou should be more worried about damage to my liver from diabetes ?" I asked . " Is it the same idiots that tell diabetics that it's ok to eat carbs and not to test blood?
I told her, "I have had absolutly no help or support from you or the doctor since diagnosis. I was given Metformin told not to test eat the EatBad Plate and come back in a month. I have self funded my own test strips and yet you now want a copy of all my glucose charts, It's little wonder my BP is high" I was very cross.
I stumbled across this site and went LCHF straight away, I made a lot of mistakes in the early days with fruit and shredded wheat but soon, with the help of my meter, got my BG back into normal range
Anyway the resuls May 2017 nearly 18st, June 2018 13st 4lbs ( would like to lose another stone but not going to lose any sleep over it) and Blood glucose May 2017 95 now ......wait for it.............big drum roll
32 !!!!!!!!!
achieved only by the help and support of people on this forum,
thank you all !
seeing the doctor next week to discuss what happens next ? Probably end up arguing with him when he mentions Statins
Well she went through the weight, BP and feet, noted that my BP was high, " only when I come to the doctors I said" and showed her my charts , which she requested 6 months ago and already had on her computer.
Then she asked " How much do you drink?" I told her since last May I gave up beer totally but since xmas I have had a couple of pints now and again, maybe once a month. I told her I drink red wine, about a glass a night ( some weeks none at all) , well armed with this information she couldn't wait to get out her chart and start lecturing me about units . Informed me that it's no longer 21 units, it's now 14 and my red wine intake 6 or 7 glasses ( approx 2 bottles a week) was borderline.
Well I seen red (no pun intended), " Borderline what ? who makes up these random figures, what does it mean. Surely tou should be more worried about damage to my liver from diabetes ?" I asked . " Is it the same idiots that tell diabetics that it's ok to eat carbs and not to test blood?
I told her, "I have had absolutly no help or support from you or the doctor since diagnosis. I was given Metformin told not to test eat the EatBad Plate and come back in a month. I have self funded my own test strips and yet you now want a copy of all my glucose charts, It's little wonder my BP is high" I was very cross.
I stumbled across this site and went LCHF straight away, I made a lot of mistakes in the early days with fruit and shredded wheat but soon, with the help of my meter, got my BG back into normal range
Anyway the resuls May 2017 nearly 18st, June 2018 13st 4lbs ( would like to lose another stone but not going to lose any sleep over it) and Blood glucose May 2017 95 now ......wait for it.............big drum roll
32 !!!!!!!!!
achieved only by the help and support of people on this forum,
thank you all !
seeing the doctor next week to discuss what happens next ? Probably end up arguing with him when he mentions Statins