How do i get help

[Tonbolt275]

Changed doctors as my last doctors of 66years just abandoned me. Well guess what my new doctor is no different. I have been asking for a dietician now for 3 months when I was type2 .I ended up reversing this on my own with diet and exercise. No help at all from the NHS. Advice please guys

[PutneyGirl]

Hello Tonbolt, I'm not sure what the problem is except that you say you previously reverses type 2 (presumably diabetes) on your own.

It would help if you could give some clues about why you need a dietitian? Presumably you are overweight but we don't know how much. Are there metabolic factors that need to be resolved: cholesterol, BP, thyroid, etc?

Conversely, if you have advanced liver disease which is why you are posting here, you may be malnourished, have a scarce/poor diet and need help with that.

If you tell us the problem, we may be able to advise.

[Tonbolt275 in reply to PutneyGirl]

Is my bio not visible sure I made I public.

[PutneyGirl in reply to Tonbolt275]

I've read it now. My sympathies. I wondernif it would be helpful for you to note all you have done and all you have asked for in a timeline, discuss objectively with your GP and ask for it to be incorporates in your notes. Nothing like some hard facts to focus their minds to mitigate their risks in my experience.

Good luck.

[oap74]

welcome to the DIY nhs. You have to do all the chasing to get anywhere. All the best

[VickiSpence in reply to oap74]

If it makes anyone feel better, in the US, I've spent a week trying to get insurance to cover my rx. 5 phone calls so far.

[Aotea2012 in reply to oap74]

I owe my life to the NHS…it has its problems but considering the volume of people it treats every year…it does pretty well.

[Tonbolt275 in reply to Aotea2012]

My doctor and myself both agree there is only one word for the NHS ATM """ BROKEN""" not sure who is to blame but 100% not the staff.

[Fides in reply to Aotea2012]

I'm not feeling the love frokm NHS anymore, quality of life has deteriorated with all these anti rejection medications, I feel worse off than pre treansplant.

[ThreeSmiles]

Hi Tonbolt

There is a course called “XPert Diabetes”. This is a free course that some NHS areas (all? I don’t know!) can send you on. It is usually a course you attend - six two and a half hours sessions - but I have seen it advertised as an on-line course as well.

I went on the course sent by the Diabetes nurse at my GP surgery when I lived in Derbyshire - and it’s fantastic and tells you all about the different types of diets you can have that improve your diabetes - as well as lots of other useful information. For me, following the Low Carb/High Fat diet - along with exercise - allowed me to come off my high strength Metformin tablets.

Try Googling “XPert Diabetes”. Hope you find it useful. Oh and instead, if you want an alternative, there’s a book from the course which contains all the info that the course itself covers.

Good luck!

Miles

[Tonbolt275 in reply to ThreeSmiles]

I don't have diabetes. Turned it around in 8weeks with diet and exercise.

[Fides in reply to ThreeSmiles]

Thanks, I might try that, at least as a refresher course, maybe there is something more I can be doing, though my diabetes is well controlled.