I Have An Appointment!!!

[leaver01]

the 8th of october would you believe it! im giving up, sod diabetes im not seeing anyone i will deal ewith it my own way i dont need thier medication ..... see ya all im just to frustrated to stay omn here ...... thanks for your advise love to all

xx

 

[Northerner]

That's disgusting. I don't know what to suggest except getting to see a different doctor maybe and demanding to know what you are supposed to do to keep yourself safe for the next 6 weeks. Sorry you are getting such poor care, but don't make yourself ill to spite them - it clearly won't bother them, but it will make you feel bad and you have that lovely baby you want to enjoy playing with.

 

[Andy HB]

the 8th of october would you believe it! im giving up, sod diabetes im not seeing anyone i will deal ewith it my own way i dont need thier medication ..... see ya all im just to frustrated to stay omn here ...... thanks for your advise love to all

xx

Very, very odd.

I can only assume that your GP does not think that you are Type 1 and that as a Type 2, the condition doesn't warrant an immediate appointment.

Anyway, if I were you, I'd get myself a blood glucose meter (from Lloyds pharmacy or wherever) and start testing. Then, I'd make use of all the people here to come up with an eating plan until your appointment in October (assuming you can't get one earlier).

The testing that you'll be doing in the meantime and the eating plan, should keep you on the straight and narrow. Also, if your readings go off the scale then you have massive ammunition to simply ignore your GP and walk into A&E!

I know that you are frustrated, but that is precisely what we are here for! To help.

Andy

 

[leaver01]

Okay i have calmed down and i have called diabetes uk and they have come up with a simular plan to you Andy -

I need to know what i can and cant eat, what i should be looking out for on packets so i can look at something and see weather i can eat it or not ... maybe thats soemthing you guys can help with....

Im going to the pharmacy tonight to get a meter strips and the needles for my pricker thing...... What levels should i be looking for again?

Im going to keep the appointment for oct BUT im going to be writting a letter of complaint to my surgery because what i think of my doctor is ENTIRELY untypable!!

If the doctor had of told me he thinks im type 2 and explained this to me i wouldnt be panicing!! Howether he said i was too young to get type 2 ..... so what was i meant to think? Stoopid old man doctor!!! Im never going to him again never in a million years he is a complete fool!

 

[squidge63]

I was diagnosed diabetic (type 2) early september 1999 but I didn't get an appt with my local diabetic unit until mid to end of october, it wasn't due to the fact they didn't want to see me but they were so full.. so I went to my surgery and saw the nurse there to see what I should do in the meantime.. October came round pretty quick, it does get better once you are in the system (in theory).. I got myself a meter and tested my sugar levels and basically watched what I ate.. luckily back then I didn't go too much over 12.. take care

Your dr sounds like he is stuck in the old way of thinking, over 40 = mature onset diabetes (as it was called when I did my nurse training) and anyone under that had juvenile diabetes.. but as we now know you can be any age and get either 1 or 2 or any of the ones inbetween..

 

[Andy HB]

Im going to the pharmacy tonight to get a meter strips and the needles for my pricker thing...... What levels should i be looking for again?

The readings to aim for are :-

Before meals (i.e. fasting level) 4 to 7 mmol/L
2hrs after meals = 7 to 9 mmol/L

Try and avoid going below 4 (hypoglycemia --> shouldn't be a problem for you whilst you are off the meds though) and after a while, try and avoid going over 10 (hyperglycemia).

But, don't panic if you're not able to get to those levels straight away. It took me a while to get mine below 10 at first.

Andy

 

[Andy HB]

About what to eat. This is where you are going to get lots of conflicting advice. However, what I'd suggest is to stick with what you know at first. But, the simplest advice would be to avoid refined sugar completely (or if you really can't do without it, try using 1/4 tsp where you used 1 tsp before). Then, just keep an eye on the portion size of any carbohydrates (potatoes, bread, rice and such-like).

As an example, I usually don't eat any more than 2 slices of granary bread per day. My main meal usually consists of 3 smallish new potatoes, or half a medium sized 'old' potato. As for rice, I really try to avoid that because the portions that you get from take-aways are probably atleast 4 times too big!

If you're a meat-eater, then stick with the quantities you prefer and then bulk out the rest of the meal with vegetables (they contain carbs, but generally not in a quantity that is a problem).

I hope that's OK for starters.

Oh! And make sure that you eat three regular meals a day, spreading the carbs amongst them.

Andy 🙂

 

[Steff]

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[am64]

that is crazy re appointment date ..... unbelievable !!in the meantime i should be brave get back on to practice and see if you can see the DSN for guidance !!

 

[fruitloaf]

Hi, I know how frustrating it is to have to wait so long for an out patient appointment.
As others have said, monitor your glucose and record all the readings. Even better, also record the food you are eating to see how this ties in with the glucose results. It took a while but this approach worked for me in the end and I've now got an appointment within 24 hours rather than waiting another 2 weeks.

 

[AlisonM]

The more I read, the luckier I feel to have almost pegged out! At least it meant I got seen immediately.

I think everyone has the right idea for you Onyx. And there's a lot you can do in the meantime. Getting a meter is a good start and minding what you eat. Some of us kept a diary in the early days to record our numbers before eating then an hour and two hours after, sometimes at three hours after as well. This lets you see what foods send you high and what works for you. It might be a good idea to test before and after exercise as well as your numbers can rise, especially in the early days. I was told to get out and walk for at least an hour every day.

I tend to leave off the spuds as much as possible and use things like cauli or swede and carrot in place of mash. Sweet potato instead of spud for roasties and chips, and brown/wild or wholegrain for for rice and bread. time and experimentation will teach you what you can and can't have.

Stick with it kid, you'll get there and we'll always be here if you need us.

 

[Andy HB]

The more I read, the luckier I feel to have almost pegged out! At least it meant I got seen immediately.

The place to be is Paddington Station in London. If your BG is high, make your way there and throw a wobbly. They'll take you to St Mary's Hospital, just 2mins around the corner and you'll be sorted in a few days, see an excellent diabetes specialist called Barbara, given a bg monitor with 25 strips and signed up on a diabetes X-Pert course.

That is why I sit here in complete confusion about such poor treatment elsewhere!

Andy

 

[AlisonM]

The place to be is Paddington Station in London. If your BG is high, make your way there and throw a wobbly. They'll take you to St Mary's Hospital, just 2mins around the corner and you'll be sorted in a few days, see an excellent diabetes specialist called Barbara, given a bg monitor with 25 strips and signed up on a diabetes X-Pert course.

That is why I sit here in complete confusion about such poor treatment elsewhere!

Andy

I got lumbered with St George's Tooting. DON'T go there! They were awful, left me lying in a room untended for hours and then sent me home on the bus with instructions to see my own doctor. My GP then was great though, he and the practice nurse explained everything, they gave me a testing kit and all the strips I could want. Bless their little cotton socks.