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Originally Posted by mortis505  Hello Carisa and welcome to DF. That endo may be "the best" in the area, but if he is unwilling to listen to his patients, then he isnt worth a pluged nickel. Sounds like some of the doctors I knew back in Wv. If you can modify your basal and bolus rates and maintain a relatively even flow throughout the day, then explain to the doctor that while you appreciate the he is an expert in the field, his IS NOT an expert on your body. And since bodies differ, then you will be more than happy to listen to what he has to say, but will manage your care and your insulin regimen with what works for you. |
My goddaughter is a trauma surgeon, and a brilliant one at that. She asserts that people become endocrinologists because they lack the most basic ability to practice medicine in any reasonable way.
Her language was actually a bit crustier than that. She suggested that the average endo was about "as useful as tits on a boar hog".
I'm a Type II who had failed at virtually every method of control from diet and exercise to orals to MDI, and now the happy owner of a Medtronic 722 and CGMS. Were it up to the endos I've visited, I'd probably be treating my diabetes by burning cow dung and waving bird feathers over my left knee cap. Their contempt for Type II's was obvious, blunt and totally demoralizing. Eventually I gave up. I changed PCP's a while back on the theory that if I was going to pay a doctor to ignore me, I could at least hire one closer to my home to do it.
He turned out to be a warm, caring, listener who's married to a diabetic. And before very long, I became a pumper. 60 days on the pump have taken me from an A1c of 13.5% to 6.7% and he tells me from my numbers that the next A1c will likely be under 6.
I don't know how it is with Omnipod, but the CDE from Medtronic who trained me in the use of the pump has been an awesome resource.
In any case...
