Hi All,
Just to let you all know that I have now had my first check.
I was pleased that after worrying my care wasn't what it should be, I received the following:
1) hba1c test and thyroid test
2) Blood pressure test
3) Height and Weight - and being told I have lost a whopping 2 stone 6lb since June!!
4) Appointment requested for retinopathy check
5) Feet tested with both prick and tuning fork.
6) Review of my eating plan and exercise plan - including discussion and advice.
7) Agreement that i should attend Juggle course with partner
We also then had a long chat regarding testing as last time she said t2 shouldn't test or at least that is how i interpreted her.
However this time she said that i was closely monitoring sugar intake from my eating plan (which is true) and would know if sugars are too high from looking at that. Said she was concerned that people become obsessive with testing. As long as post meal is below 11 and fasting below 7 that would be fine and with my eating plan would expect me to be. She did however say if i ever felt that I did wonder if sugars high by how feeling and coudln't explain from eating plan - then could test and she wouldn't have a problem. She just didn't want me to test regularly as she felt no need.
She has prescribed diastix though and asked me to contact her if sugars are high on these, in which case she would repeat hba1c.
Get my hba1c in a few days and have to ring surgery who will give result. She says has to be below 7. if above 7 go on meds, but wouldn't expect me to be anywhere near this.
What is everyones view? I felt the relationship was much better than last time.
Advice to anyone going for first check if difficult relationship - Show you are in charge of how you are doing, and take a book with questions in it and write answers down in book as they speak - this stops you being fobbed off as answers recorded!!!
Just to let you all know that I have now had my first check.
I was pleased that after worrying my care wasn't what it should be, I received the following:
1) hba1c test and thyroid test
2) Blood pressure test
3) Height and Weight - and being told I have lost a whopping 2 stone 6lb since June!!
4) Appointment requested for retinopathy check
5) Feet tested with both prick and tuning fork.
6) Review of my eating plan and exercise plan - including discussion and advice.
7) Agreement that i should attend Juggle course with partner
We also then had a long chat regarding testing as last time she said t2 shouldn't test or at least that is how i interpreted her.
However this time she said that i was closely monitoring sugar intake from my eating plan (which is true) and would know if sugars are too high from looking at that. Said she was concerned that people become obsessive with testing. As long as post meal is below 11 and fasting below 7 that would be fine and with my eating plan would expect me to be. She did however say if i ever felt that I did wonder if sugars high by how feeling and coudln't explain from eating plan - then could test and she wouldn't have a problem. She just didn't want me to test regularly as she felt no need.
She has prescribed diastix though and asked me to contact her if sugars are high on these, in which case she would repeat hba1c.
Get my hba1c in a few days and have to ring surgery who will give result. She says has to be below 7. if above 7 go on meds, but wouldn't expect me to be anywhere near this.
What is everyones view? I felt the relationship was much better than last time.
Advice to anyone going for first check if difficult relationship - Show you are in charge of how you are doing, and take a book with questions in it and write answers down in book as they speak - this stops you being fobbed off as answers recorded!!!
x
