| I am not yet 2 months from my diagnosis and I can tell you my doctor mailed me my results with a note saying come back in three months to retest. The end - no advice - no meter - zippity do da. So, I feel your frustration. From the advice I got here, I went back to him got a meter and thankfully he wrote a prescription for 100 strips + lancets. I actually asked for more and he never responded. I now realize what insurance permits and doesn't - live and learn. However, he has refused to put me on meds, suggested testing three times a day (never showed me how or told me when) and just overall doesn't seem concerned.
Since you are here at this forum, you are a proactive person like many of us. Personally, I'm a bit of a perfectionist too. However, I have seen members of my family die due to diabetes or I should say due to the lack of care they either received or gave themselves. So, I don't care what my doctor said. I am going for a second opinion with and endocrinologist. I'm praying he will be proactive and help me attain NORMAL readings and not just okay for me type readings. I'm not waiting 2 years for my beta cells to completely kick the bucket because of lack of interest by the medical community.
Someone above mentioned how some diabetics don't put in the effort and that is one reason we get this response from doctors. I can't ell you how many diabetics I've spoken to and heard - "oh no, I'm not giving up bread, sugar, "fill in the blank". Now maybe a very low carb diet is difficult for many and perhaps not even needed but, it's your life! These people wouldn't give up large sums of bread to live a healthy long life? SAD IMO
I've learned not just more from this forum and others but, everything from the forums and a select few books and websites.
To your health,
~Danielle
__________________ "Never eat more than you can lift."
--Miss Piggy A1C- 7/01/08= 6.5% 
Low carbing since diagnosis. I'm down 22 pounds.
No Meds | 
