Re: Family doctor or endocrinologist?

[Guest guest]

My family doctor is actually pretty good with diabetes and better

than my first endo. What I find though is that with an endo or the

joslin center, etc. you have more access to classes, new treatments,

etc.

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> Whom do you usually see for treating your diabetes? We are

currently working with our family doctor who is really great, but I

wonder if my husband should be seeing an endocrinologist. There is a

very good hospital with a great diabetes unit nearby (I should know,

I did my MT internship there) so I'm pretty certain we could find

someone good if we needed to.

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> Lynette

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[Guest guest]

I see my family doctor who is in fact a DO not an MD...

I love him!

Angelia in OR who has a dr appt tomorrow morning...

Family doctor or endocrinologist?

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> Whom do you usually see for treating your diabetes? We are currently

working with our family doctor who is really great, but I wonder if my

husband should be seeing an endocrinologist. There is a very good hospital

with a great diabetes unit nearby (I should know, I did my MT internship

there) so I'm pretty certain we could find someone good if we needed to.

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> Lynette

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[Guest guest]

Quite interesting with this Subject... because over all, I think it depends

on where you live, and what kind of Doctor you really have as in the

Education level, and age of the Physician... and a lot of time also I think

it is what level your BG is at also.

For me, a reg. dr. was OK before I started having the major issues of

Chronic wounds, and high out of control BG, and then when you try to get a

better Dr. am told no Drs. were taking my Insurance, so for me, I had to end

up in the hospital to get the endo that I see.

I guess you just play it by ear, ask questions in the Group, see how your

husbands BG are, and then go from there. And if you need too, check around

with a couple of DRS. if you have to before you make the final decision.

~~TINA~~

-- Family doctor or endocrinologist?

Whom do you usually see for treating your diabetes? We are currently

working with our family doctor who is really great, but I wonder if my

husband should be seeing an endocrinologist. There is a very good hospital

with a great diabetes unit nearby (I should know, I did my MT internship

there) so I'm pretty certain we could find someone good if we needed to.

Lynette