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Originally Posted by shiftzor  Don't worry about post here with rants  . If I was you and like many others I would set the basal/bolus rates yourself, as insulin requirements are constantly changing. At the end of the day only you know yourself and what affects you, so why would a doctor know you any better? Find another doctor! He may be the "best" but if you don't get on with him you will never get the help you want/need. Find another less good endo that is willing to work with you, you will get a lot more out of it.  |
I agree. Rate setting is ultimately our responsibility. Drs are the devil in our ear, but we make the decisions. Cripes, we make a decision every time we do anything in life: eat, exercise, get sick, get stressed, have sex, sit at a pc all day, go to sleep, or whatever. It makes absolutely no sense for a doctor who isn't intimate with your life to make any changes. He and our D-team need to focus on tranferring education and skills to us - the teach them to fish and farm vs handing out food argument. He can make suggestions, educate you, give you advice, and write the stupid prescriptions, but it's my job to make the decisions. It's my life!
