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.