Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 I know this sounds off the wall but I'd be happy to send you my book from diabetes classes....it has a lot of good info and you could use to help. Let me know....I have so many books I don't know what do do with them all! LOL! Hugs, -- RE: new here/ Resources for Faire I don't know why either, unless they are trying to save money because they have to pay for the strips, we get them on the NHS here. My dietician just told me to cut down my portions and allowed me 4 oz of cheese a week, but apart from that I know nothing really Love sue n xxx http://community.webshots.com/user/sue_nicholson2002 http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/FeatherSaturnweb/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sue_nicholson2002/my_photos http://community.webshots.com/user/FeatherSaturnweb2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hi , Thanks for the offer love, I have loads of books, I got the leaflets when I was diagnosed, and I bought the book everyone was raving about a couple of weeks back, and my daughter in law bought me " diabetes for dummies UK " , so I have loads of books, but they tell me to try things and test test test...... ...... I can't test cos my diabetes nurse says I don't need to, so they haven't prescribed the strips. My nurse is very nice, but not very helpful, she smiles and tells me I am doing fine Love suen xxx http://community.webshots.com/user/sue_nicholson2002 http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/FeatherSaturnweb/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sue_nicholson2002/my_photos http://community.webshots.com/user/FeatherSaturnweb2002 -- RE: new here/ Resources for Faire I don't know why either, unless they are trying to save money because they have to pay for the strips, we get them on the NHS here. My dietician just told me to cut down my portions and allowed me 4 oz of cheese a week, but apart from that I know nothing really Love sue n xxx http://community.webshots.com/user/sue_nicholson2002 http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/FeatherSaturnweb/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sue_nicholson2002/my_photos http://community.webshots.com/user/FeatherSaturnweb2002 Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 > > I can't test cos my diabetes nurse says I don't need to, so they haven't > prescribed the strips. > My nurse is very nice, but not very helpful, she smiles and tells me I am > doing fine I may have missed the post... so forgive me if I did. I'm wondering if the situation is one where you don't have terribly high numbers and they are watching things (telling you to lose weight and exercise?) to see if this corrects things before they put you on medication? This is a very normal approach when numbers aren't terribly high. Also, some insurance plans won't pay for testing supplies unless you are insulin dependent (or at least on medications)... so it's possible that your nurse isn't conveying the appropriate message. The statement that you don't need to test could be coming from the fact that your insurance company doesn't think testing is necessary until a specific set of circumstances have been met. Sue, I'd suggest you write down a list of questions you have and present them at your next doctors visit. It's not unreasonable to do, it's not unreasonable to expect them to be answered. Take three copies of the list with you. One to give the nurse and if she doesn't answer them (or pass it on to the doctor), you have a second copy to had directly to the doctor. The third copy is yours and you write down the answers you get... if you need to... take a pen with you. Ask about diabetic education and whether or not it's covered by your insurance (maybe there are specific requirements you need to meet to get it covered?) At the very minimum your doctors office should be able to give you the guidelines for a diet, appropriate for your body type and activity level. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Mike: Excellent information and suggestions - especially the three copies of questions! Also, I would point out that, if she doesn't feel comfortable actually asking the questions that she hand the educator the sheet and ask to go over each point - sometimes that breaks that fear cycle. C Re: Sue N/info I may have missed the post... so forgive me if I did. I'm wondering if the situation is one where you don't have terribly high numbers and they are watching things (telling you to lose weight and exercise?) to see if this corrects things before they put you on medication? This is a very normal approach when numbers aren't terribly high. Also, some insurance plans won't pay for testing supplies unless you are insulin dependent (or at least on medications)... so it's possible that your nurse isn't conveying the appropriate message. The statement that you don't need to test could be coming from the fact that your insurance company doesn't think testing is necessary until a specific set of circumstances have been met. Sue, I'd suggest you write down a list of questions you have and present them at your next doctors visit. It's not unreasonable to do, it's not unreasonable to expect them to be answered. Take three copies of the list with you. One to give the nurse and if she doesn't answer them (or pass it on to the doctor), you have a second copy to had directly to the doctor. The third copy is yours and you write down the answers you get... if you need to... take a pen with you. Ask about diabetic education and whether or not it's covered by your insurance (maybe there are specific requirements you need to meet to get it covered?) At the very minimum your doctors office should be able to give you the guidelines for a diet, appropriate for your body type and activity level. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Hi Mike, I had one of those fasting blood tests and it came back at 14, so the doc called me in and told me I have type 2 diabetes...........she told me to lose weight and watch what I eat, and I take my dogs out for an hour most days so I do exercise, anyway, I am due to take another test mid September, the nurse told me she will decide then, whether she will put me on tablets or not. I don't have insurance Mike, I am in the UK so everything is free. Love sue n xxx http://community.webshots.com/user/sue_nicholson2002 http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/FeatherSaturnweb/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sue_nicholson2002/my_photos http://community.webshots.com/user/FeatherSaturnweb2002 -- Re: Sue N/info > > I can't test cos my diabetes nurse says I don't need to, so they haven't > prescribed the strips. > My nurse is very nice, but not very helpful, she smiles and tells me I am > doing fine I may have missed the post... so forgive me if I did. I'm wondering if the situation is one where you don't have terribly high numbers and they are watching things (telling you to lose weight and exercise?) to see if this corrects things before they put you on medication? This is a very normal approach when numbers aren't terribly high. Also, some insurance plans won't pay for testing supplies unless you are insulin dependent (or at least on medications)... so it's possible that your nurse isn't conveying the appropriate message. The statement that you don't need to test could be coming from the fact that your insurance company doesn't think testing is necessary until a specific set of circumstances have been met. Sue, I'd suggest you write down a list of questions you have and present them at your next doctors visit. It's not unreasonable to do, it's not unreasonable to expect them to be answered. Take three copies of the list with you. One to give the nurse and if she doesn't answer them (or pass it on to the doctor), you have a second copy to had directly to the doctor. The third copy is yours and you write down the answers you get... if you need to... take a pen with you. Ask about diabetic education and whether or not it's covered by your insurance (maybe there are specific requirements you need to meet to get it covered?) At the very minimum your doctors office should be able to give you the guidelines for a diet, appropriate for your body type and activity level. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 > > Hi Mike, > I had one of those fasting blood tests and it came back at 14, so the doc > called me in and told me I have type 2 diabetes...........she told me to > lose weight and watch what I eat, and I take my dogs out for an hour most > days so I do exercise, anyway, I am due to take another test mid > September, > the nurse told me she will decide then, whether she will put me on tablets > or not. > I don't have insurance Mike, I am in the UK so everything is free. Sue, thanks for the info. It sounds like your doctor has done an appropriate first step for someone and will be monitoring your progress. At this point in time, I wouldn't obsess over what foods you are eating... but I would try to cut out excessive sweets, soft drinks, unnecessary sources of sugar and just try to eat healthier. When you say everything in the UK is free... I'm guessing that doesn't mean that everything is just handed out without restriction or without regard to medical necessity? Does it? My guess is that there is some method of providing guidelines for particular services to be administered, including testing supplies. However, I really don't know. Just a guess. Making that assumption, there may be reasons why your doctor hasn't prescribed test strips yet. You may want to ask her. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Hi Mike, The treatment and prescriptions are free, but they only let you have things that are necessary to your health, in so far as I can't just ask for something and expect to get it no questions asked, it doesn't work like that .......... The medicines still cost the NHS, so they don't give out drugs willy nilly.. ....lol I am going to be offline for a few days, the gas men are renewing my central heating, its nearly as old as me......lol See you all when they have gone, they reckon about 5 days Love sue n xx http://community.webshots.com/user/sue_nicholson2002 http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/FeatherSaturnweb/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sue_nicholson2002/my_photos http://community.webshots.com/user/FeatherSaturnweb2002 -- Re: Sue N/info > > Hi Mike, > I had one of those fasting blood tests and it came back at 14, so the doc > called me in and told me I have type 2 diabetes...........she told me to > lose weight and watch what I eat, and I take my dogs out for an hour most > days so I do exercise, anyway, I am due to take another test mid > September, > the nurse told me she will decide then, whether she will put me on tablets > or not. > I don't have insurance Mike, I am in the UK so everything is free. Sue, thanks for the info. It sounds like your doctor has done an appropriate first step for someone and will be monitoring your progress. At this point in time, I wouldn't obsess over what foods you are eating... but I would try to cut out excessive sweets, soft drinks, unnecessary sources of sugar and just try to eat healthier. When you say everything in the UK is free... I'm guessing that doesn't mean that everything is just handed out without restriction or without regard to medical necessity? Does it? My guess is that there is some method of providing guidelines for particular services to be administered, including testing supplies. However, I really don't know. Just a guess. Making that assumption, there may be reasons why your doctor hasn't prescribed test strips yet. You may want to ask her. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 > > Hi Mike, > The treatment and prescriptions are free, but they only let you have > things > that are necessary to your health, in so far as I can't just ask for > something and expect to get it no questions asked, it doesn't work like > that > ......... > The medicines still cost the NHS, so they don't give out drugs willy > nilly.. > ...lol Sue, this was what I thougth would be the case. My guess is that there might be specific policies regarding glucose testing supplies, and that certain steps need to be followed based upon certain blood sugar readings. In cases less severe, they may require proof simply modifying your diet and adding activity doesn't bring you down to a normal level. It doesn't hurt to ask, so I would probably ask if there is a reason you haven't been given testing supplies. I would certainly do that before I would assume that your doctor is incompetent or simply doesn't care. I don't know anything about NHS policies, but it wouldn't be hard to make a case for one that said testing supplies were only appropriate if you were on a medication for diabetes (be it oral or injectable). After all, the line has to be drawn somewhere. If not, you could make a case to say everyone who is overweight should test to make sure they don't have high blood sugars, or everyone who has relatives who have diabetes should test... any time you are dealing with finite resources (i.e., cash to pay for government programs) there will be limitations, restrictions or sometimes policies that just don't make a lot of sense... this may be one of those limitations. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Thank you Mike, That sounds like sense, I know they have to have limitations, And I know there must be a reason why they think I don't need to test, its just me, worrying, cos I don't know if my sugar is up or down Love sue n xxx http://community.webshots.com/user/sue_nicholson2002 http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/FeatherSaturnweb/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sue_nicholson2002/my_photos http://community.webshots.com/user/FeatherSaturnweb2002 -- Re: Sue N/info > > Hi Mike, > The treatment and prescriptions are free, but they only let you have > things > that are necessary to your health, in so far as I can't just ask for > something and expect to get it no questions asked, it doesn't work like > that > ......... > The medicines still cost the NHS, so they don't give out drugs willy > nilly.. > ...lol Sue, this was what I thougth would be the case. My guess is that there might be specific policies regarding glucose testing supplies, and that certain steps need to be followed based upon certain blood sugar readings. In cases less severe, they may require proof simply modifying your diet and adding activity doesn't bring you down to a normal level. It doesn't hurt to ask, so I would probably ask if there is a reason you haven't been given testing supplies. I would certainly do that before I would assume that your doctor is incompetent or simply doesn't care. I don't know anything about NHS policies, but it wouldn't be hard to make a case for one that said testing supplies were only appropriate if you were on a medication for diabetes (be it oral or injectable). After all, the line has to be drawn somewhere. If not, you could make a case to say everyone who is overweight should test to make sure they don't have high blood sugars, or everyone who has relatives who have diabetes should test... any time you are dealing with finite resources (i.e., cash to pay for government programs) there will be limitations, restrictions or sometimes policies that just don't make a lot of sense... this may be one of those limitations. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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