Re: Newbie Concerned for Mom

"tioga 0630" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Thanks to everyone who has contributed an answer to my question
> regarding my mother's high-day/low-night dilemma.  I am so completely
> ignorant about diabetes that I see I'll have to do a *lot* more
> reading on the subject before I'm in a position to advise her in a
> responsible way.
>
> She's seeing her endocrinologist tomorrow morning.  Do you think it
> would be wise to show her the responses you've all given me?  (I
> *do.*)

This may or may not work for you.  Some of the Drs. I've seen want to play
God.  They don't want any input from you, or the patient and they certainly
don't want to hear of anything you've read in a book, or worse yet, the
Internet.  Still others told me to turn to the Internet for information,
always being careful to check the source.
>
> One last question--  Her MD will not return any phone calls.  I mean
> none, ever.  I've suggested (as one of you kind "respondees" also has)
> that she find a new doctor ASAP.  Is it normal for a specialist in
> this field to deflect questions to physicians' assistants?  I don't
> want to add to the stress she's already experiencing the trouble of
> finding a new doctor--if this kind of response is the norm.

I used to have an MD like that.  I saw her maybe 3 times and from then on, I
saw the PA or an NP.  I would have gone to another Dr., but I couldn't find
another one in the area I lived that took my insurance and that was good.
This Dr. came highly recommended to me after I switched from two others who
failed to diagnose my diabetes after I'd gone in repeatedly with symptoms.
This was when I lived in CA.  I did not have this problem when I lived in WA
or MA and have had superb medical care since moving to NY.  I have never
seen a PA or NP here and the Dr. always returns my calls, often within a few
hours.  I don't know where you live, but if it's not in CA, then ask around
to other people you know and see if this sort of treatment is common for
your area.  If not, try to switch her to another Dr.

-- 
Type 2
http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/
>
> But I find it hurtful and slightly ominous.
>
> Thanks again, and God Bless,
>
> Jean