Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Well, this morning I hand delivered a letter to the clinic doctor who kicked me out, and signed a release so I can get my entire file, and guess what? The medical director dr. called me on the phone to assure me that the referral either went out yesterday or would go out today for sure. You betcha, baby. He was " shocked " and dismayed at the *tone* of my letter - most likely because it was obviously written in contemplation of litigation. And, boy, was he backpedalling on the refusal of treatment statement - of course, the treatment has to be their way - the very treatment that has made me sicker and sicker for two years. Never mind. Hopefully this episode is over now, and I can start interviewing endos - In that regard, any suggestions for questions I should ask before I agree to be treated??? I definitely want to know whether the endo uses a standard protocol for all Db patients, or customizes to suit the individual. Enuf with the standard protocol. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 I agree, the " standard protocol " is a good indicator of who to avoid. You could ask how they feel about a reduced carb diet as a way to control BGs. (The words " lowcarb " seems to be a red flag.) If the doc is someone who insists that carbs are " necessary " for good health " , ask them why. Ask if they've ever heard of the GI index. You might ask if they've ever heard of K. Bernstein, M.D. (If they have, they're probably 1 in a million!) -- and if they say yes, ask their opinion of his theories... If they haven't heard of him, mention his book, give a brief synopsis and ask if they'd be willing to read it. Then supply them with a copy! (If you can't afford to do this let me know -- I can give you my old copy, since replaced with the revised edition -- but it'll still give good information). You could ask if they have any " tightly controlled " diabetic patients. (You could be a first for them!) Do they even understand the concept of " tight control " ? That's a good start. Let us know how the search goes, Carol. And congratulations on dumping your old clinic. Good luck! Vicki Re: Doctor Woes Reprise > > Well, this morning I hand delivered a letter to the clinic doctor who > kicked me out, and signed a release so I can get my entire file, and > guess what? The medical director dr. called me on the phone to assure > me that the referral either went out yesterday or would go out today > for > sure. You betcha, baby. He was " shocked " and dismayed at the *tone* > of > my letter - most likely because it was obviously written in > contemplation of litigation. And, boy, was he backpedalling on the > refusal of treatment statement - of course, the treatment has to be > their way - the very treatment that has made me sicker and sicker for > two years. Never mind. Hopefully this episode is over now, and I can > start interviewing endos - In that regard, any suggestions for > questions > I should ask before I agree to be treated??? I definitely want to > know > whether the endo uses a standard protocol for all Db patients, or > customizes to suit the individual. Enuf with the standard protocol. > > Carol > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Dianne, If possible I have more..if possible. It would take a book to name all my such incidents in regard to my diabetic child. I she she would have been killed several times over had I not watched every minute. Now I am type 2 and that makes it difficult to listen to my doctors. Since your experience is also with other s not you how do you handle it Sorry about the poor typing. I am using someone else's computer and can't seem to do anything correctly. Betty I have a perhaps tooooo healthy skepticism about doctors in general, if that's possible, but I know it makes me a difficult patient at times< How about an " experienced " patient? Three major incidents led to my distrust of doctors, Carol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Just remember, you can now buy an at-home Hba1C put out by " Choice. " It's available at Eckerds, Wal-Greens, etc. and costs $20 for a one-time use. SulaBlue > Anybody who tries to convince me I shouldn't be on insulin will, of > course, be history in a nanosecond. I started self-medicating with UL > and R on 11/24/04, and, being the utter ninny that I am sometimes, > didn't think to record my 14 day meter average until 11/30, which was > 132. As of today, 12/19, the 14 day average is 117. From 12/9 to today > the 30-day average has come down from 130 to 122. So I am looking > forward to getting some blood work done again, but need a doc to make it > happen, also to get the script for Humalog - as far as I can see that's > about what they're good for, but I am a little bit willing to be > convinced that maybe one of them could have a little more to offer. > > CarolR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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