Author: kathleen

I do think Canada has the right to decide who can emigrate (as I think we do too).

The Globe and Mail: Diabetic prevented from moving to Canada

But Canadian immigration officials rejected the application, on the grounds that his mother, Gizella Szebenyi, has Type 2 diabetes. Mrs. Szebenyi, who was 61 when the application process began, was able to compensate through her diet for the fact that her body does not produce enough insulin. Now 73, she still does not use insulin or any other medication, and has never sought medical treatment.

I do think it is odd that they would accept someone HIV positive before diabetes.

Kevin, M.D. – Medical Weblog

With the care I am getting, I’m quite sure it is expensive.

On further thought — the first endo I was going to go to when it was available was not taking new patients. The current endo had a three month wait for new patients and was not taking new patients as of a few months. They did add another doctor to the practice which should help, but I would not be surprised if she brought her own patients.

to the teeth

For one, my physician took the opposite approach BUT if you recall from my diagnosis story, I had the lipid problems first, with only a slight indication of having blood sugar problems — my fasting blood sugar was around 120.

Second, I still haven’t been able to make drastic enough lifestyle changes to affect my current blood sugar levels. I have gone to less than 50 carbs a day, but still need quite a bit on insulin to function. Certainly nothing I’ve done long term has eliminated the need.

But it DOES work for some people.

Diabetes-Dot-Blog-Dot-Com :: Doctors for Diabetes

I’ve had both kinds of doctors, and am seeing an endo now, so I have lived this. I can probably tell you more than most.

I’ve also had both HMO and PPO insurance. If you can afford PPO, go for it!

I’ve had primary care physicians keep treating me when they should have referred me. One that even denied I had a problem warranting a specialist, when I clearly did. That almost killed me — I really needed a sleep doctor, was on HMO, and while the allergist kept insisting on it, the primary care wouldn’t go for it.

I have had a primary care physician with an HMO that referred me to a specialist the minute I needed it, which was very good!

The primary care physician I have now is sort of in the middle. I know there are things he’d rather deal with, but acknowledges that seeing an endo with a good CDE who both have good pump knowledge is good.

I really do believe in the specialist. My endo is fabulous — both he and his CDE can look at a log and tell you what to do, and you don’t have to go through basal testing (which I think the stress of itself defeats the purpose). It really saves time and energy when the doctor can do that.

I also see a sleep specialist who is much better at treating sleep problems that any primary care physician I’ve seen.