Advising on treatment, established patient vs new

[Ralph-YK]

It occurred to me today that my experience of responses HCP (GP, A&E, & 999), upon requests for help, will now be affected by having established conditions. Compared to 6 years ago before diagnoses. (In some instances it still requires me to get on to them about things!)
This might create expectations, which would affect the advice I'd give. Or how strongly I'd give it.
However, they may not be met for someone who is not yet diagnosed.

Do people think their expectations of the treatment (general 'Social way, getting seen quicker, easier to get responses, as well as medical) have change?. Does it affect their advice? How should we temper this when posting advice on here.
Oh, taking into account us learning what is going on and knowing what to say!
Being able to say "I'm hypo, 2.1" or "I'm having a tachycardia!" Once you know what one actually feels like!

 

[trophywench]

Well whilst I recognise what you mean Ralph - if us non medically qualified people can recognise a) that a person needs help and b) can very often recognise what help the person needs (I well remember a son posting a query on another forum about his Dad and me saying have you got a car? - Get round there, chuck him in it however much he protests and drive to your nearest A&E please. He got out the car and walked in but soon passed out in DKA, it turned out)

I'd rather say that and be wrong than not say it when I should have.

 

[Ljc]

I must say I agree totally with Jenny.

Many years ago it came as a shock when I discovered I knew more about diabetes than than my Gp did
and that my DN knew far less than my DSN who had transferred me to Gp care , the DN at the time though nice often gave me incorrect advice , eg it’s only sugar you have to cut out 😱 or impractical advice , the foot checks were pitiful.

Over the years I as others here have, have spotted that someone may have been misdiagnosed as T2 but their Gp practice continued trying to shove a round ball into there square hole .

I think that on peer support sites like this one, we often have a better understanding of what the person may be going through also once a newbie has got over the initial worry or shyness of posting on the forum theysoon realise they are no longer alone and we really do want to try and help