Guest guest Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 Cathina - I'm so glad to hear you took charge. One positive thing I notice by the people who participate in these groups is that they will not let their doctors steamroll them. I had my fair share of being brushed off by my internist and only by insulting her and pissing her off did I get a referral to my endo. Guess she just wanted to get rid of me. Whatever it takes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 In a message dated 6/12/2003 10:33:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cathina_haynes@... writes: > I feel a lot better with my new doctor, and he's certainly nicer and more > responsible. Hi Cathina, Your numbers are probably coming down because of the different doctor. The relationship you have with your doctor plays a big role in how a person will handle any illness, be it diabetes, cancer, or just a simple cold. When a doctor is kind, considerate and thinks of the patient as a person rather than just a number, it makes the patient want to try harder to do everything the doctor may suggest. A good doctor is willing to listen to questions, suggestions, etc. If a person does not have a good relationship with his/her doctor, they are wasting their time and money and they are wasting the doctor's time. I've got one of the best team of doctors there is. I love everyone of them. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 Hi Cathina, Good for you for sticking up for yourself. You have to advocate for yourself. My doctor gave me a lab slip to have my cholesterol checked and I am not going for a few more weeks because if it is high I want to give it a chance to drop some because I do not want another medication thrown at me. I have 3 nasal sprays for allergies, weekly allergy shots, the bp medicine to protect my kidneys, and glucophage. That is enough for me! No more please LOL (course my testing supplies to) Jodee doctors and meds > I was seeing one doctor when I was diagnosed. My A1c was 8.4, my fasting > blood sugar was 196. She put me on 2/250 Avandamet, and Atacand HCT for my > high blood pressure. She tried to put me on a cholesteral medication, but I > never got it filled because the reason she said she was putting me on it was > that I'm overweight, and have a predisposition to heart problems. *rolls > eyes* Well, with already over $100 a month in medications (with insurance, > but I know I'm getting off lucky at that), I wasn't going to take an > additional medication that I deemed unnecessary. > > Well, after my recent weird blood sugars (fasting in the 140's, going down > after meals, etc), I called and left a message with the nurse practitioner > in the office. When I called back to find out what they had to say, I found > out that my doctor (without even TALKING to me or seeing me) had prescribed > an additional 500 mg of metformin, twice a day. > > I did my month of that, not really seeing any results. I ran out of > meds,and tried to call my doctor's office so she could re-prescribe and > order the labwork. She REFUSED because I have an outstanding balance at her > office (we were using my husband's insurance, which had a deductible, so > after I saw her in quick succession back in February/March for this, the > bill went through the insurance company and hit all at once). She not only > refused to see me, but refused to even order the labwork for me to take > elsewhere. Then, she refused to refill my metormin because she really > needed to see me and get the labwork back before she felt comfortable doing > that. > > Oh, I was UPSET to the nth degree!! I called Aetna (who holds my > insurance), and filed a complaint about her adjusting my meds by phone, but > refusing follow-up appointments and labwork. Any medication that an afect > my liver and kidneys, I'm not going to leave it to chance. So I changed > prmary care physicians and saw my new one on Tuesday. > > He ordered new labwork and replaced my Atacand with lisinopril HCT. He also > told me that he wanted to check my cholesteral because going on a medication > for it now will help improve and sustain my vascular health to reduce the > chance of complicatons later. > > I feel a lot better with my new doctor, and he's certainly nicer and more > responsible. Since I went to the doctor, and restarted my meds, my blood > sugar has dropped. My fasting blood sugars are normal, and after meals, my > highest was 126. I wonder if the lisinopril is making a difference, because > I'm not really eating any differently. > > That's all, really. I was just so outraged by my previous doctor's > treatment that I'm STILL stunned that she did what she did. Just felt the > need to vent to people who might appreciate my anger. > > Be well, everyone. > > Cathina > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ > > To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe > Hope you come back soon! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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