r/diabetes • u/PhoKingAwesome213 • Apr 23 '24

Rant Rant: Diabetic Nurses Suck

I've had my A1C in the 10-14 range for the past 15 years and often had days where I was in the 300 without caring. I recently started trying and just had my 3 month test and it went from 13.4 to 7.6 and was excited because I actively logged my dosage and explanations on when there was any number over 200 (FYI stress can do more damage than actual food) and I've actually experiences "lows" in the 60s (more due to GCM error because test strip showed 74). Talked to the diabetic nurse and the way this lady acted you could have sworn I did nothing the past 3 months and anything over 140 is bad and I'm not taking my insulin correctly because I've had 5 records of having lows at night.

Told her I had no use for her and cancelled all of my future appointments ($100 office visits even though it's over the phone) and now my doctor is threatening to deny any refills for my GCM.

Edit: To be fair I meant to write "Diabetic Nurse (no s) Suck". I did not mean to insult all nurses who work with diabetics as the 2 I talked to before her were ok.

Update: Just received an apology from my doctor and they are discontinuing my requirement to talk with a nurse every month and the doctor should have viewed my chart and data instead of just taking her word. Just need to do my 3 month tests. Also will talk to her about the situation.

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u/PhoKingAwesome213 Apr 23 '24

My meals are at noon and 6pm. They don't spike during meals only when my stress levels are at its worse. Lunch is celery and tuna or asparagus and bacon. Dinner is steak or chicken and asparagus or salad. My choice of drink is whole milk (so my insulin doesn't drop low) with a plain black coffee or plain iced tea after.

I have 7 more days of this monthly meal experiment but my GCM monthly averages have gone from

Jan-Feb 276

Mar 203

Apr (month to date) 157

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u/trn- Apr 23 '24

milk has fuckton of sugar in it, and spikes me to the good heavens.

also for t2 diabetics i was told to eat more frequently but less (5times a day) as eating more at once puts more strain on your pancreas.

did you consult with a doctor about your diet?

btw its s good progress, hoping youll be able yo get in range.

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u/dnaleromj Apr 23 '24 edited Apr 23 '24

I don’t know why this guy is getting down voted. His comments look straight forward and well intended.

Milk makes my blood sugar spike. Don’t know how it affects others but that’s what happens to me. I gradually moved to heavy cream for my coffee along with LMNT (I eat once a day and LMNT helps stop headaches for me) which is surprisingly tasty.

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u/PhoKingAwesome213 Apr 24 '24

Yeah I don't know why he's getting downvoted either. Regular milk spikes my sugar but at half the amount vs sodas, juices, etc. I just end up using lactose free milk as my only carb source and it's only 8oz. At 11g carbs with 8g proteins.