...Sorry Marie...just the way you come out with things.
OMG, I thought you said you got a Dr. I didn't ask you if he was
an Endo or GP. I gave you the web site...they had Endo's on there
also. You didn't get one in Ottawa, did you?
I have an Endo, GP, Ophthalmologist, Eye Specialist, Rheumatologist,
Diabetes Nurse, Dietician and Physiotherapist, also an Occupational
Therapist and Social Worker from way back, if I ever need them. So
I get lots of tests done. But I've been through many Drs. through the
yrs. and also I've been here longer than you, when the Drs. were plentiful.
My Endo's and Rheumatologists always gave me a "total physical" at
the first visit, I imagine they still do. Then checked my feet occasionally
(I told him I could do that myself). My Rheumy checks my joints and if I
have a prob, sends me for exrays or to other Specialists.
As I told you, my GP sent me for an ultra sound and I have to see him on
Friday to discuss the results plus my other bloodworks. All these Drs. are
doing mostly all the same tests and when I go down to the Lab, I tell them
to smush all the tests together 'cause I'm not going back 3 times. So they
do that.
With a GP you usually have to ask ahead for a "total physical". I made an
appt. for my Daughter while she was at work the other day and the Secretary
asked me if she wanted a "total check-up". I said, "Yes". I
don't know if she actually wanted one, but she's getting one anyways.
Surprise.
No, we don't have a little book to check off whatever the Dr. has checked.
You could take your own if you want. But ask him for a copy of the test results.
Take your logbook and meter, just in case. I don't know with your
Dr.(please let him be an Endo)that you got. If he's a GP he can order all the normal
tests for you, but you'll have to get him to refer you to an Endo, Dietician and Diabetes
Nurse. Boy, are you going to have a wait.
If you only got a GP, tell him you moved here about a yr. ago and haven't seen an Endo
in about a yr. and a half. You never know maybe your GP
will be up on Diabetes. My GP is pretty good at it.
Sorry Marie, I should have sent you this info in an e-mail. Didn't expect
it to be so long. I'm not rewriting it so there Ya go. Any other questions
e-mail me. My Friend is out of the ICU. I told Ya I have time for Ya, no problem.
See Ya.
