Interesting pre-assessment - now done at the Out Patients area and by one of the senior staff on the Urology Ward who I've seen before. It was very quick and of course my Blood Pressure was through the roof. Sky High - it came down of course and once we'd had "the chat" well things got on fine until she queried my questionnaire form.
She said I read that you were a diabetic and I said no I definitely wasn't a diabetic but that years ago I got a bollocking from my doctor for eating too much fruit and since then I'd changed my diet. She then dug out a letter from my GP saying that I was a Type 2 Diabetic controlled by diet. Well - hold on a minute, when were they going to tell me this news - rather important I'd have said? Anyway, I shall bring this up the next time I have a review which must be due soon. Maybe I'll do a few tests and get a handle on whether I do have a problem. Certainly the urine tests aren't throwing up anything noticeable and I suppose I ought to get some glucose tests done but I hate blood work but perhaps in this instance it will be worth doing.
Anyway the upshot is she has me down as a diabetic type 2 controlled by diet. Of course I'm on a low glycemic index diet anyway so I'm doing the right thing but frankly, it would have been nice of them to tell me FFS.
I didn't need the ECG this time - I'm not that old and everything else was tickety boo so that's great. In on Monday and let's see what they come up with.
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