[breezeonby]

Many of us see a number of doctors and other health care professionals to help with our day to day care of diabetes. Who is on your team?

 

[Shanny]

Only two: my PCP and my ophthalmologist.

 

[MinisMom]

Just my GP

 

[onaughmae]

I have a GP, an endocrinologist along with his nurse practioners, an opthamologist and a gynecologist.

 

[ett]

Currently my team is:

• endocrinologist
• eye doctor
• foot doctor
• looking for a new GP
  (I believe in another thread I mentioned some of the problems I had with past GP.
  Currently waiting to become employed to find another GP. An Endo is more important right now.)
• have given up on nutritionists
  • First nutritionist was more interested in what books I'm reading than treating me.
  • Second nutritionist had:
    • too much of an authority complex,
    • appeared to give more credit to drugs than diet and exercise,
    • and she nearly freaked out because I didn't treat a single meter reading of 69 as a hypo.
      (For crying out loud ! Meters aren't that accurate !)
      (Plus I KNOW when I am having a hypo. I encountered them when I was first DX'd and placed on glyburide.
      And 69 (according to my meter) is nowhere's near hypo territory for me.
      PLUS I've not had a hypo since being taken off glyburide over a year ago. )
• dentist
• diabetes support groups
  (Their free; and you never know what good little tidbits you'll hear about.)

--ET

 

[Richard157]

My Team

I have a GP, Endo, Ophthamologist, Neurologist, Cardiologist, Podiatrist, Dentist, Urologist and an ENT doctor. I don't have to see all of those doctors every year. I am in my 70's now and am seeing more doctors than ever before. Sometimes I think I need to add a Psychiatrist to my team.

 

[breezeonby]

I started the thread and forgot to add who is on my payroll. I have a primary care physician, psychiatrist, podiatrist, dermatologist, ophthalmologist, optometrist, sleep specialist and my pharmacist, 2 gastroenterologists, an ENT, gynecologist, dentist, orthopedic surgeon. I can't leave out the staff at Central Ohio Diabetes Association who helped me out tremendously when I was not employed and will help out anyway that they can. I may be adding a neurologist and cardiologist soon. I have to give all these people a big thank you for putting up with me! I ask alot of questions!

 

[Shanny]

Only two: my PCP and my ophthalmologist.

Ooops! Three . . . pharmacist too!

And each of these has other staff who are enormously helpful . . . don't have any horror stories to tell about my team, but I will say that it took a little shopping around to find the cream of the crop!