I never thought I'd say it, but...

[2high]

I love my Endo!
Yep, really, I kid you not. She's great!
I started seeing a new doc yesterday, and she's lovely. For the first time in the 14 years since i was dxd, an endo asked me how I was feeling, and what I thought I should do... I've always been dictated too, been told I'm a "bad" (yes, not just poorly controlled, but BAD) diabetic, and given no options, so I've always cracked it and tried to just do it all myself.... but this new doc is LOVELY!
She's even agreed to put me on Lantus, and is doing so THIS FRIDAY... AAAND... she's giving it to me for FREE until it is available on the PBS.
Also, my HbA1c is down from 13.3% to 9.7%... still not perfect, but a helluva lot better...
I'm a very happy girl ryt now!
:dancing2: :dancing2:

[Tokyo Cate]

That is fabulous! I am really happy for you. You've made a remarkable improvement in your A1C and with an endo who is "lovely" and working along side you, I am sure you will see further improvements the next time around!

Hurray!! :dancing:

[Cyborg]

Congratulations. :thumbsup:

[Georgia]

That's great :thumbsup: I know what you mean, finding a doctor you like & trust is sooo important. Glad you found her. I like my doctor too.

BTW I started on Lantus in April & I love it :)

[jeggeman31]

I love my Endo!
Yep, really, I kid you not. She's great!

I think you hit the nail on the head with the word SHE. I have come to find out that female Dr's are much better than Male Dr's. We have had a few threads on this topic before. I now have a female PCP and ENDO. They are so much better than my old Male Dr's.

I am glad you found a Doc you like. As for me, I think I will stick with female Dr's

[Patch]

Glad to hear it, personally in my experience gender has little to do with it. From when i was diagnosed when i was 2 till i was about 12 i had a bastard of a doctor. He used to shout at my mum and reduce her to tears - my blood sugars weren't great when i was young, if we increased my insulin i'd have reoccuring hypo's and become too ill to go to school - not a problem as long as my hba1c was better apparantly. Anyway he was replaced with a colleague - a woman - who used to pretty much shout at me - aged 12-14 - saying that if i didn't sort myself out i would never grow and stay prepubescent forever, what a nice lady. Anyway it came down to her refusing to treat me unless i went without my parents and agreed to see a psychiatrist so since i was about 14-15 i've commuted about 3 hours to London to see a different diabetes team - and its amazing not being judged, constructive guidence on insulin not being yelled at. Sorry sort of hijacked your thread but point is its great you've found a similaly good doctor, sick of this morality **** that surrounds diabetes.
Patch

[Beenthere]

I wholeheartedly agree. I've been going to a women endo since '97 and she completely straightend my diabetic mess out. I think in a big way because she was so caring as an invidiual (as opposed to male dr.'s who didn't seem to care wahta was going to happen past the office visit). She got me started on the pump, stayed in contact with me by 'phone after a major surgery to be sure I was ok, etc.

Having a knowledgeable endo that cares is the next most important member of your management team after yourself.

[am1977]

I have been to both male and female doctors and I can't say that one outweighs the other. I don't really think it has to do with an Endo's gender... it's really about personality. JMO :top:

I think it's wonderful that you found someone who will listen to your concerns and will let you express what's on your mind. I firmly believe that having a good doctor in your corner is essential to managing this disease.

I wish you the best and I hope that you continue to see good things from here :wink:

[2high]

Well guys, I've been on Lantus for a week now, and am still a bit up and down, but certainly better than I was! morning bgls were averaging high teens - low 20's on protophane, the highest they've been on lantus is 15.6 (this morning). We'll continue to "tweak" the dose til it's right!

On a side note...

does anyone get really severe headaches - and I mean ice-pick to the brain, omigosh -i-can't-focus-properly headaches - after a nasty hypo??

[gettingby]

On a side note...

does anyone get really severe headaches - and I mean ice-pick to the brain, omigosh -i-can't-focus-properly headaches - after a nasty hypo??
I have before but not lately.

[Tim_Roy]

My NPA is a guy. First NPA I've enjoyed seeing in 30 years of diabetes care.

We're both geeky, we get along, we tend to agree on my care.

I found that other NPAs I've had over the years tended to play the heavy while the doctor was the nice approachable one. When they ganged up on you you knew you were wrong.

[Will]

I love my Endo!
Yep, really, I kid you not. She's great!
I started seeing a new doc yesterday, and she's lovely. For the first time in the 14 years since i was dxd, an endo asked me how I was feeling, and what I thought I should do... I've always been dictated too, been told I'm a "bad" (yes, not just poorly controlled, but BAD) diabetic, and given no options, so I've always cracked it and tried to just do it all myself.... but this new doc is LOVELY!
She's even agreed to put me on Lantus, and is doing so THIS FRIDAY... AAAND... she's giving it to me for FREE until it is available on the PBS.
Also, my HbA1c is down from 13.3% to 9.7%... still not perfect, but a helluva lot better...
I'm a very happy girl ryt now!
:dancing2: :dancing2:


Why dont you get an insulin pump and get those A1Cs down?

having a good doctor is essential, they are too few and far between

[Lex4153]

I know what you mean about finding the right docs. I had a few that made me feel like a downright failure. I even went so far as to fudge my blood sugars so they wouldn't get so angry with me . . . Very wrong I know, but I couldn't stand being looked at like I was just too lazy to take care of myself. Anyone else ever lie about their blood sugar readings?

[Will]

I know what you mean about finding the right docs. I had a few that made me feel like a downright failure. I even went so far as to fudge my blood sugars so they wouldn't get so angry with me . . . Very wrong I know, but I couldn't stand being looked at like I was just too lazy to take care of myself. Anyone else ever lie about their blood sugar readings?

It depends on the doctor, I dont give a lot of them much info because I can tell they are too stupid to understand the things I try to explain to them. I usually make up bloodsugars off the top of my head when they ask.

I hate they way people treat you like you are not taking care of yourself, I would love to see some of those doctors do it, they would probably kill themselves. They have NO IDEA HOW IT FEELS to have diabetes, the way it affects the brain and everything else.

[JediSkipdogg]

I have never lied about my bloodsugar readings. If you want a bad treatment method and no help from your doctor, then falsify your readings. If you want great treatment, tell the truth. The reason some doctors may appear stupid is because you are lying to them. If you tell them you have contstant headaches, your blood sugars are always 100-120, yet your A1C is 9.6, then he is going to act puzzled.

Remember, you can falsify 50% of the puzzle, that's your BG, however, your BG only says if you will die now or not. 24 hours from now, your BG won't matter. An accumulation of BGs from 3 months time (A1C) will tell you if you will live to be 30, 40, 60, and how many arms and legs you will have left.

Simply put, don't falsify info to your doc. If you don't like them, nothing says you can't go to another one.