Hi People & thanks so much for the welcome last week. GTT is in showing pre-diabetes and my new Doc seems convinced I'm a boozer...help!
I have seen him 3 times and he keeps telling me to quit drinking - only trouble there is that I am, and have been a
teetotaller for many years...I hate alcohol, it makes me feel really sick - even a sip or two. I have never drunk much as I was raised by a violent alcoholic Mother who died young from it and it disgusts me... I'm starting to lose faith in this fellow already... I saw the computer screen in his office and it said in capital letters: ALCOHOLISM (!)
I explained to him that I suffer from a fatty liver - hence my cholesterol being really high (not very well controlled by meds)...maybe that is what he's picking up? I asked for a copy of the bloodwork showing liver function - so he ignored me...
He also said I was obese - which is ridiculous - I'm a few pounds heavy around my middle (which is fairly new) - the rest of me is normal for my tall height. He can see I have impaired mobility (wheelchair) and suggested I take up jogging - I was completely befuddled by this point - as I am in need of a hip replacement - which he also reckons I don't need (even tho X-ray shows bone on bone). He won't give me any pain control for severe arthritis either - so I am still in agony.
I complained to him about many of my "glucose" symptoms, chronic fatigue, thirst, frequent urination, burning feet, buzzing legs, tremors, sweats, terribly dry skin and headaches and he said I'm imagining many of them! WTF?
He checked my BG meter and said is was reading 2.0 too high, that's why I
think I may have the start of diabetes... so I got it checked again by
Diabetes Australia yesterday and they said it was very accurate indeed - it's his one that is out and it may be putting other people at risk. (I will fax his office on Monday morning about this!).
I don't think the GTT result is right either, because the nurse took the 2 hour blood sample 20 minutes earlier as she could see I was becoming ill with the glucose hit...
I've had two bad hypo's in the last 2 days and postprandial readings are still too high - am I right in thinking this dude is an A-hole? Or am I being too precious here? I am disappointed as I really thought I might actually get some help finally - I am in an isolated area and have to travel quite a distance to see this Doctor on the mainland.
I feel he is just being awkward or doesn't like me for some reason...I think I'm going to have to start this all over again with yet another Doctor...and all the time I am not getting proper help with this problem. Thank God for this forum and others like it!
I am carb counting and being as active as I can since realising there is something very wrong with my metabolism/glucose etc. I'm planning to start swimming next week - walking is not an option unfortunately at this point.
Thanks for letting me whinge here...
Anyone else been accused of loving the gin too much whilst trying to get a dx?
A P'd off Pixi...
