3 months since T2 Diagnosis - an update!

[Pet70]

Your post is really useful, I am where you were 3 months ago, and everything is confusing and uncertain. So, glad to see that there is some light at the end of the tunnel! Well done to you

Brilliant! If it's shone a bit of light for you then I'm happy. I want to say, 'hang in there,' but really don't bother hanging anywhere. Just get used to the changes you have to make immediately and make them. Of course, it's not easy but there is lots of support and once you've got a grip of things you'll start taking control. Good luck to you, Pinklizard! 🙂

 

[Jennibambi]

Well done Pet70 I found this site invaluable, docs rubbish and it is surprising what you can do when you put your mind to it for your own health. And Hey you're not alone!!

 

[Pet70]

Yeah, the less we rely on our doctors the better things will be. I am just relying on mine for the technical stuff, like blood tests and repeat prescriptions. I never expect any kind of guidance or encouragement. We place too high an expectation on their professionalism at times. They're only human at the end of the day, and this often means that they couldn't really give a ****.

 

[Northerner]

Yeah, the less we rely on our doctors the better things will be. I am just relying on mine for the technical stuff, like blood tests and repeat prescriptions. I never expect any kind of guidance or encouragement. We place too high an expectation on their professionalism at times. They're only human at the end of the day, and this often means that they couldn't really give a ****.

I think that's unfair, really - there are probably a few that don't care, but I think that's far from a representative attitude They have enormous pressures and such a wide variety of things to deal with - not least, uncooperative patients who think the pills will solve all their problems without any effort on their own behalf. I think it must be extremely frustrating for so many healthcare professionals these days who are unable to devote the time and resources they would like to to ensure good outcomes for all their patients. We help them by taking personal responsibility - as you have done 🙂 The one area that I would always criticise is when they refuse to support someone who wants to test, based on some limp excuse that it wouldn't help them - no-one willing to take such positive action should be turned down because of some blanket directive from a CCG

 

[Pet70]

I think that's unfair, really - there are probably a few that don't care, but I think that's far from a representative attitude They have enormous pressures and such a wide variety of things to deal with - not least, uncooperative patients who think the pills will solve all their problems without any effort on their own behalf. I think it must be extremely frustrating for so many healthcare professionals these days who are unable to devote the time and resources they would like to to ensure good outcomes for all their patients. We help them by taking personal responsibility - as you have done 🙂 The one area that I would always criticise is when they refuse to support someone who wants to test, based on some limp excuse that it wouldn't help them - no-one willing to take such positive action should be turned down because of some blanket directive from a CCG

I don't want to come across as being negative and ungrateful, but I am talking from personal experience here and I have read a few posts that hold similar sentiments. We need our doctors, of course, but there is a huge void between doctor and patient a lot of the time. When I received my diagnosis in January I told my sister to and get tested and her doctor declined to test her, saying that she didn't have any symptoms. She had to go back 3 times before he said yes. And since my diagnosis I have not have any help in terms of aftercare, no leaflets, no directions, no real advice, just drugs. So, my negativity is only really meant to spur people on to take control themselves, rather than expect anything from their health provider. I understand doctors and the health system itself are stressed out, but so are people with chronic diseases.

 

[Jennibambi]

yea I have to say I meant my health centre didn't give me any guidance and weren't even going to tell me the results of my HBA1c test until I pushed for it - my doc said I was borderline but I was 48 so pushing more into type 2 - only I pushed him and asked what the result was he wasn't going to tell me and I think I had the right to know so I could do something about it.