tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post5437488894312514939..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: In Praise of the "Difficult Patient"Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-15767571729701125062012-11-21T07:32:53.062-05:002012-11-21T07:32:53.062-05:00ADHD, FWIW, what you experienced with ADHD is what...ADHD, FWIW, what you experienced with ADHD is what most people experience with doctors if they are female. Totally ignored by all the research until very recently, symptoms discounted, and told everything is due to "stress", hormones, or menopause. <br /><br />Also, you can reverse early kidney damage by normalizing your blood sugar. Cutting carbs carefully along with using insulin can Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-52372453499308810702012-11-20T21:56:28.841-05:002012-11-20T21:56:28.841-05:00ADHD and doctors - I got a diagnosis of diabetes w...ADHD and doctors - I got a diagnosis of diabetes which was never relayed to me directly by the doctor so I didn't take the message seriously and moved very shortly after but I still mentioned it to my new Dr. and he told me there was no possibility that I could be diabetic at my age (27 at the time with a family history of type 1 and 2 and with a BMI of 30). So my A1c didn't get tested ADHD Diabetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297691919480427878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-58990678370072519652008-11-04T05:43:00.000-05:002008-11-04T05:43:00.000-05:00Dear Everybody, specially JennyFinding this wonder...Dear Everybody, specially Jenny<BR/>Finding this wonderful space on the web has brought me such COMFORT!! I thought I was the only "difficult patient" in the world and that my first endocrinologist was the only kind that existed - she always looked at me with disgust (because my blood sugar was always over 300) and treated me like a sinner, liar and disobedient child, would not explain anything Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-83716052953787479132008-10-27T09:42:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:42:00.000-04:00This article has confirmed what I fear.As a newly ...This article has confirmed what I fear.<BR/>As a newly diagnosed Type 1 and what I consider to be a fairly educated person capable of aborbing information, making choices and understanding what I read, I find that my attempts to challenge points of view are inevitably met with a patronising response that make me feel like Im just being a bit silly.<BR/> Without sounding too disrespectful to my GPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-69268823326135028112008-10-16T00:16:00.000-04:002008-10-16T00:16:00.000-04:00Mel,I had just read the post yesterday about Miche...Mel,<BR/><BR/>I had just read the post yesterday about Michelle's tragic death. I was thinking of commenting on it, but did not mostly out of a sense of respect for her family's privacy.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-24174346374635074382008-10-15T21:08:00.000-04:002008-10-15T21:08:00.000-04:00slightly off topic, but I just read the Science da...slightly off topic, but I just read the Science daily article and clicked on the link to Michelle Mayer, the "difficult patient's" blog, and see that she has passed away from her disease Oct 11, her 11th wedding anniversary. <BR/>http://diaryofadyingmom.blogspot.com/Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019069085771805849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-81258474514498532722008-10-14T15:46:00.000-04:002008-10-14T15:46:00.000-04:00Wow, I thought my doctors had been bad...I am real...Wow, I thought my doctors had been bad...I am really enjoying reading your blog. It is very informative.Suzanne Lanouehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942981205465546079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-66134079295547939632008-10-14T11:09:00.000-04:002008-10-14T11:09:00.000-04:00Oh boy does this ever push some buttons!Beyond "hy...Oh boy does this ever push some buttons!<BR/><BR/>Beyond "hypochondria" is "Personality Disorder": one of the symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder is a belief you have some rare illness which can only be treated by top experts.<BR/><BR/>Well what if you actually DO have a rare illness? That's what top experts are there for after all.<BR/><BR/>Some "rare" illnesses aren't actually rare, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88768757858275513322008-10-11T22:12:00.000-04:002008-10-11T22:12:00.000-04:00I think the whole pre-diabetes tag is a dangerous ...I think the whole pre-diabetes tag is a dangerous misnomer. A lot of people who are "diagnosed" with this are not bound to take this seriously. Abnormal is abnormal and should be treated as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-5428791385477017672008-10-11T19:54:00.000-04:002008-10-11T19:54:00.000-04:00I am both a physician and a diabetic. I read this ...I am both a physician and a diabetic. I read this blog and generally find it useful. From the doctor's point let me describe what I mean by a difficult patient:<BR/><BR/>someone who makes an appt and does not show up or call to cancel;<BR/><BR/>someone who wants copies of lab reports and then gets upset about slightly abnormal labs that are of no significance -such as a white count of 3.4 when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-24690079109682453852008-10-10T18:54:00.000-04:002008-10-10T18:54:00.000-04:00What's amazing to me is they will use any excuse. ...What's amazing to me is they will use any excuse. If you're overweight all your problems are "you're fat." If you're over 35, it's because "you're old." If you're younger, it's because "you're crazy." I've trailed many doctors in my wake because I don't get along with the type who make a face when you say you read the PDR and discovered a fatal interaction on your own - for the record, she Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941594110486613388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-11361210112594892632008-10-10T16:46:00.000-04:002008-10-10T16:46:00.000-04:00"What do you expect, you are getting old." That is..."What do you expect, you are getting old." That is what my PCP told me when I described how horrible I felt at age 59. He had no interest in exploring how to optimize my health. I wonder how many of his patients have heard the same diagnosis. <BR/><BR/>I never did find any help from the local medical community. The internet allows me to be in contact with the collective knowledge of so many Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655747133135789559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-69351287923702797972008-10-10T16:29:00.000-04:002008-10-10T16:29:00.000-04:00I think doctors (and many others) might consider s...I think doctors (and many others) might consider some questions just silly. I have diabetes, although in a mild form now. I was diagnosed with diabetes about four months after a bout of chicken pox. I have a family history of diabetes but I have a strong suspicion that my case of diabetes is somehow related to the chicken pox I had. My doctors will simply brush aside any such link, and instead Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-87435019460261302932008-10-10T15:56:00.000-04:002008-10-10T15:56:00.000-04:00Jenny - thanks for the response. I will be getting...Jenny - thanks for the response. I will be getting further testing next month to be certain.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287680290391700918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-3841135673842269812008-10-10T15:18:00.000-04:002008-10-10T15:18:00.000-04:00Boz,Sorry you had to become another victim of cort...Boz,<BR/><BR/>Sorry you had to become another victim of cortisone. I blogged about the dangers of cortisone last year. <A HREF="http://diabetesupdate.blogspot.com/2007/09/beware-cortisone.html" REL="nofollow">Beware Cortisone</A>.<BR/><BR/>A course of prednisone pushed me from Pre- to full-fledged diabetes. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if that's proof a person isn't a true Type 2. The only way to knowJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88001160135958980692008-10-10T15:03:00.000-04:002008-10-10T15:03:00.000-04:00Funny you should post this topic. A couple of week...Funny you should post this topic. A couple of weeks ago, an ortho surgeon gave me a cortisone shot in my knee. I new after the last shot, back in may, that my glucose would go up a bit for a few days. Wrong! It went over 300 for several day and wouldn't come back down. My doctor told me to be patient. My nueropothy was getting very bad, vision burring. I called my diabetes nurse, who ordered Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287680290391700918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-9361302106213861462008-10-10T10:52:00.000-04:002008-10-10T10:52:00.000-04:00I was told to see an eating disorder therapist bec...I was told to see an eating disorder therapist because, on being diagnosed with diabetes, the only way that I could get my BS down to acceptable levels was to walk and eliminate most carbs...and that didn't even work! I lost 10 pounds, ending up at 114. I was petrified but smart enough to know that my A1C was too high. My partner, who to this day seems to act like I am blowing things out of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-91688561062534936522008-10-08T23:02:00.000-04:002008-10-08T23:02:00.000-04:00It took almost 2 years to be told I had type 2 dia...It took almost 2 years to be told I had type 2 diabetes! For a year, I had horrible leg pain and was told I had "Restless Leg Syndrome."I was put on a pill called requip that almost killed me. I landed in the hospital with double vision and was posting fasting blood sugars of over 147. I was STILL told I don't have diabetes. I finally found a Dr who did catch it, but the damage was done. I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-12669831576711501522008-10-08T15:23:00.000-04:002008-10-08T15:23:00.000-04:00Anna,I have seen copies of my doctor appointment r...Anna,<BR/><BR/>I have seen copies of my doctor appointment records and they can be scary reading.<BR/><BR/>Years ago a doctor wrote in my medical records that I was mentally ill because I refused to have the hysterectomy he ordered when I was 38. I'm 60 now and still have the womb I fought for back then. It hasn't caused me a day's worth of trouble. <BR/><BR/>I found out about that because it Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-25139433711410330742008-10-08T14:57:00.000-04:002008-10-08T14:57:00.000-04:00Jenny,I chuckled reading this post. I told the ne...Jenny,<BR/><BR/>I chuckled reading this post. I told the new primary care physician I saw a few weeks ago that I can be either one of a doctor's "best" patients or worst nightmares, depending on how the he views patients who want to understand everything about their health and healthcare. He was quite receptive and said we would make a good team - phew!<BR/><BR/>You probably know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com