tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post5597678198965038682..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: The Hubris of "Medical Professionals"Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-83942592526478720112007-09-09T23:43:00.000-04:002007-09-09T23:43:00.000-04:00I have been a diabetic for more than 50 years. Lo...I have been a diabetic for more than 50 years. Long ago, I realized that I was responsible for my own treatment. I took the advice of my doctor, who recommended that I see a nurse educator specializing in diabetes, and I learned far more from her than I ever learned from my doctor.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609314797296257699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-40744735691526807332007-09-09T16:24:00.000-04:002007-09-09T16:24:00.000-04:00Scott and Bamagal,I learned a lot about continuing...Scott and Bamagal,<BR/><BR/>I learned a lot about continuing medical education because my mother was the Director of the Post-graduate school of a famous teaching Hospital. She and her dean pretty much built their program from scratch in the 1970s. That was before the drug companies hijacked continuing medical education. <BR/><BR/>Now doctors can get CEUs by completing idiotically simple quizzesJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-78636645136641700182007-09-09T14:41:00.000-04:002007-09-09T14:41:00.000-04:00Jenny, you're right about once a doctor goes into ...Jenny, you're right about once a doctor goes into private practice, there is no real requirement that he/she must pass any tests demonstrating that they have kept up with current treatments. Individual states have their own continuing education requirements, and although most are obliged to continue their education with continuing medical education (CME) credits, unfortunately, the specialty Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61133433263612142492007-09-09T12:31:00.000-04:002007-09-09T12:31:00.000-04:00Jenny, I'm a registered nurse myself. But when it ...Jenny, I'm a registered nurse myself. But when it comes to diabetes---even though I have it also---I still defer to you. You keep me informed of new developments in the field.<BR/>Medical professionals are required ongoing training to keep their license active. I'll be honest with you---most of the seminars I have attended are corporate sponsored. They are usually free to attend. But they have anBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17518968315887863047noreply@blogger.com