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Re: Good news: UK Dr admits lack of knowledge & learns more
From: Sally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:24:20 -0500 (CDT)
Make sure you get your insulin levels with the blood sugar levels! I had
a 5 hour glucose tolerance test in Scotland and they didn't run the
insulin so the results were worthless (not to mention I spent a whole
day in hospital to do the test!).
Good luck!
Sally
At Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Hannah wrote:
>
>Hi Karen
>
>Fantastic news - well done. I'm from the UK and had appointments on Weds
>with both my local GP and a Family Planning GP - no such luck in getting
>Metformin prescribed but my local GP did send me for blood tests to test my
>sugar and the FP GP sent me for blood tests to test my LH and FSH.
>
>Couple of questions:-
>
>1. Was it results from a blood sugar test that got your DR to prescribe
>Metformin?
>2. Where abouts are you from in the UK?
>3. Do you suffer with your weight (sorry, a bit personal)?
>
>I want to push for Metformin when my blood sugar results come back but I'll
>be devasted if he says there normal - what ammunition do I have then?
>
>I'd love to hear how you get on with the Met - maybe I can use you as an
>example next time I visit the GP.
>
>Take Care
>
>Hannah
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: matt_vaughan@lineone.net [SMTP:matt_vaughan@lineone.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 9:50 PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
>> Subject: Good news: UK Dr admits lack of knowledge & learns more
>>
>> Hi Folks
>>
>> I have been grumbling lots recently about how bad the British Gps are.
>> After being on the wrong doseage of metformin, I have come from my Gp
>> surgery today with a prescription for the correct doseage and a GP who
>> has started reading this web site!!!!!
>>
>> Hopefully at long last, I have got my GP on side and we can get this
>> PCOS under control!!!! He does want me to keep testing my blood sugar
>> levels though ust to make sure I am not taking too much met - oh well
>> whats a little needle prick on a finger!
>>
>> I can't wait to get "under control" no more agression and moodinesss,
>> feeling worthless etc etc! - I will be devastated if this doesn't work!
>>
>> Don't give up hope especially those UK folk with 15th centruy GPs!
>>
>> Cheers
>> KAren
>>
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