http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2004/07/02/is-it-just-me-or/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2004/07/02/is-it-just-me-or/#comment-339 Neva Marjory Sun, 04 Jul 2004 02:43:35 +0000 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2004/07/02/is-it-just-me-or/#comment-339 doctors wouldn love to put us in little boxes with a label. in my clinic 10 mins. is the longest the dr spends with a patient please don't say change dr the choices in my country are limited. sometimes the patients need a little support. perfectly intelligent people need an extra little bit to stay on track and unfortunately drs don't usually recognize or care to give that support. why should they they are not wearing the diabetic label.....we are... doctors wouldn love to put us in little boxes
with a label. in my clinic 10 mins. is the longest the
dr spends with a patient please don’t say change dr
the choices in my country are limited. sometimes the
patients need a little support. perfectly intelligent
people need an extra little bit to stay on track and
unfortunately drs don’t usually recognize or care to give that
support. why should they they are not wearing the diabetic
label…..we are…

]]> http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2004/07/02/is-it-just-me-or/#comment-338 Neva Marjory Sat, 03 Jul 2004 01:08:04 +0000 http://www.diabetes-symptoms.pocket-book.com/2004/07/02/is-it-just-me-or/#comment-338 Hiya AnglePie!<br Assistant or Medical Specialist being a little disappointed that a patient has let his/her exercise routine lapse and explain patiently the importance of exercise, even during times of pain, but your Diabetes Nurse's actions were completely out of order.<br needs to be reported to the Doctor, and any Diabetic licensing organisation he/she may belong to. You are the patient, they are the Med. Tech.s; they are there to serve you and give you advice, not berate you. You pay the bills, you call the shots. I would never allow anyone to treat me that way - neither Shop Assistant nor Diabetes Nurse. If this person is not able to show you the respect you deserve, she needs to taken up on it.<br <!--more--> a new Internist. During the first appointment he called me by my first name, without my giving him leave to do so. I said nothing, but a few minutes later he said, "Well, Devlin, when can you come back in for a follow up?" I just replied very innocently: "Well Matt, I can come back next week." He got the hint and we got along just fine afterwards.<br guns. Hiya AnglePie!<br
Assistant or Medical Specialist being a little disappointed
that a patient has let his/her exercise routine lapse
and explain patiently the importance of exercise,
even during times of pain, but your Diabetes Nurse’s
actions were completely out of order.<br
needs to be reported to the Doctor, and any Diabetic
licensing organisation he/she may belong to. You are the
patient, they are the Med. Tech.s; they are there to serve
you and give you advice, not berate you. You pay the
bills, you call the shots. I would never allow anyone to
treat me that way - neither Shop Assistant nor Diabetes
Nurse. If this person is not able to show you the
respect you deserve, she needs to taken up on
it.<br

a new Internist. During the first appointment he
called me by my first name, without my giving him leave
to do so. I said nothing, but a few minutes later he
said, “Well, Devlin, when can you come back in for a
follow up?” I just replied very innocently: “Well Matt,
I can come back next week.” He got the hint and we
got along just fine afterwards.<br
guns.

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