Hi Gigs and Welcome to The Forums.
Do you mean an Oncologist? They specialize in cancers not Diabetes.
No, a "normal" Dr. is not adequate for a Patient with Diabetes. Unless
he is Very knowledgeable about Diabetes or goes out of his way to do
research into Diabetes(for his Patients) plus asking his colleagues or
Endo Friends, any questions he needs answered. Most GP's aren't very
knowledgeable since Diabetes is very complicated and it's only one disease.
Simple enough, ask your b/f to ask his Dr. if he is knowledgeable about Diabetes.
An Endocrinologist(Endo) specializes in Diabetes and other gland diseases.
He's the one you'd want to be seeing. Good Luck.
