I'm so fed up with my GP. Looking back through my test results, My iron and B12 levels were on the low end of the normal range 2 years ago. I'm struggling with energy, weight loss and feeling cold. Recently had some blood tests and the GP didn't bother to repeat them.
He's saying because they were in spec it's fine despite there being loads of evidence out there that people who exercise a lot need more than scraping the bottom of the range.
I have a GP appointment soon and he's refusing to repeat these tests before I see him. After my last appointment he referred me to the county "weight loss service" who aren't accepting patients anyway but helpfully sent me advice on diet and exercise (I exercise 5-7 days a week already and already eat healthily and drink no alcohol).
To say I'm p---ed off with this idiot is understating it. We have poor provision where we live for GPs so I can't even move practice (I'm outside the catchment of other practices).
I'm perimenopausal but utterly f-ked off by being gaslit by male GPs who think "eating less and moving more" is a magic wand for all weight loss despite the fact that most people find that advice really hard to follow but I'm one of the unusual cases where I AM ACTUALLY DOING IT ALREADY!
Since my last consultation, no thanks to him, I read up on B12, ferritin and how that can elevate HbA1c results (mine were 5.8% despite my lifestyle) but in any case am trying 1 x 24 hour fast per week which so far DOES seem to be helping, albeit I'm pretty knackered. Possibly glycogen depletion but if my HbA1c is high genuinely, what is the alternative? I just want some f-king advice that isn't bloody patronising. Is that too much to ask?!
The point in asking for the tests is because you can often have absorption issues so supplementation may not work.
Why does it feel that as a middle aged woman in the UK you're on your own when it comes to health? Drives me potty.