Re: Dr. Visits, how many is to many?

[Guest guest]

Hi Bill:

I am type II and my doctor has me coming in 4 times a year for checkups. I'm

not sure but the frequency of such visits may depend to some degree on how

much control the patient has of their blood sugars.

Ken GreyEagle

-- Dr. Visits, how many is to many?

How often are some of you seeing the

Doctor?

Bill

[Guest guest]

3 months here

grace

Re: Dr. Visits, how many is to many?

texan19534 wrote:

> How often are some of you seeing the

> Doctor?

>

> Bill

>

My husband goes every 3 months and more often if necessary.

Amber

Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

diabetes-unsubscribe

Hope you come back soon!

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

> How often are some of you seeing the

> Doctor?

>

> Bill

I go every 1 to 3 months. It gets old.

Kat

[Guest guest]

I don't see the dr at all. If I want a renewal of my

drugs I check a form which lists them all, drop it

into their mailbox on Sunday morning and then pick up

the new prescription on Wendesday.

My practice nurse (the old one) wants to see me every

6 months. We are getting a new practice nurse so I

don't know if that will change or not.

My follow-up to the dietican is this coming week. If

it is the same one I will be hard pressed not to hit

him.

I also have the advantage of using Diabetes UK if I

have a problem. They are pretty good answering any

general questions.

Carol(England)

Type 2

Dx: 19 May 2004

Metformin 500mg x 3

Perindopril

Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

[Guest guest]

Carol, i rarely see my Dr too, and even better when i need my renewal

i email the surgery and 2 days later pick up the prescription. If i

was even lazier i could arrange for the local chemists to pick up the

prescription for me and leave me with the arduous task of actually

picking the damn drugs! If i was old[er] and [more]senile then i guess

they would deliver them to my house as well!

Simon

freezing cold in icy England

T2 Dx 1993 2g avadamet a1c 5.8

> I don't see the dr at all. If I want a renewal of my

> drugs I check a form which lists them all, drop it

> into their mailbox on Sunday morning and then pick up

> the new prescription on Wendesday.

>

> My practice nurse (the old one) wants to see me every

> 6 months. We are getting a new practice nurse so I

> don't know if that will change or not.

>

> My follow-up to the dietican is this coming week. If

> it is the same one I will be hard pressed not to hit

> him.

>

> I also have the advantage of using Diabetes UK if I

> have a problem. They are pretty good answering any

> general questions.

>

>

> Carol(England)

>

> Type 2

>

> Dx: 19 May 2004

> Metformin 500mg x 3

> Perindopril

>

> Send instant messages to your online friends

http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

[Guest guest]

HAHAH!!! I know how you feel!!! I refuse to go and see the dietician or

the diabetes nurse ever again. My OB " advised " it, even after I told her how

my blood sugar was, as well as that I know how to eat, and have been doing

it for quite a while. My last a1c was 5.4 and my blood sugar after a meal

is never over 120 (that's after pizza)

I dont know why some people just dont understand that I am not an idiot

because I have diabetes, and that I do know how to watch my blood sugar, as

well as knowing what to do if it goes high, or low. I know how to eat, and

what to eat, because I have tested and tested after eating foods...

Angelia in OR

----- Original Message -----

From: " Carol "

My follow-up to the dietican is this coming week. If

it is the same one I will be hard pressed not to hit

him.

Carol(England)

[Guest guest]

Here in the US (and from your email, the UK, too) we can choose not

to see a doctor. I am glad we can do that. I see my endocrinologist about

every 3 months, by choice.

The reason: Diabetes has a lot of complications that I cannot

detect in the early stages and are more readily treated early. For

instance, about 15 or so years ago, my endocrinologist recommended a visit

to the eye doctor. I went; even though my prescription had not changed, got

my eyes looked at and found out I was in need of retinopathy treatment. The

laser surgery was done on both eyes (different visits) and I now see that

doctor about every 6 months to keep on top of it. I have had additional

laser treatment when the eye doctor sees something that needs to be treated.

Had I not been seeing my endocrinologist every 3 months, I would not

have known their was a problem until I started to go blind. There are lots

of blind diabetics.

Because you stay on your diet, get good BG's and A1C's does not make

you immune to diabetic complications. A lot of things can be happening that

a doctor can often treat in the early stages, rather than when you notice

something is wrong and the problem is well developed.

I don't like going to the doctor anymore than other people, but

doing so has had a big payoff.

I have been a type I diabetic since 1964 and have seen a lot of

improvements in the treatment of diabetes and its complications, but one

can't take advantage of them if they are not aware there is a problem.

Whether you see a doctor or not is your choice, but personally, I

think it is as important as checking the air pressure of your car's tires or

the oil levels. The body you have is going to be with you the whole time.

If you do see a doctor; I hope everything is good.

Regards

Ted

Re: Dr. Visits, how many is to many?

I don't see the dr at all. If I want a renewal of my

drugs I check a form which lists them all, drop it

into their mailbox on Sunday morning and then pick up

the new prescription on Wendesday.

My practice nurse (the old one) wants to see me every

6 months. We are getting a new practice nurse so I

don't know if that will change or not.

<snip>

Carol(England)

Type 2

Dx: 19 May 2004

Metformin 500mg x 3

Perindopril

Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

diabetes-unsubscribe

Hope you come back soon!

[Guest guest]

Folks, you know what?

Haven't you noticed that dieticians have no way of forcing people to follow

their advice!

Yours,

Dora

[Guest guest]

In the U.S., that would depend on what health coverage you have.

Yours,

Dora