Re: Complacency
- From: "W. Baker" <wbaker@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 00:56:45 +0000 (UTC)
Priscilla Ballou <vze23t8n@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: In article <ueXZf.56562$F_3.36838@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
: "Uncle Enrico" <Uncle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: > "W. Baker" <wbaker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: > news:e19cqa$7i9$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > > In my opinion, the concept of diabetes clinics or centers is a good one.
: > > Under one roof you have endos, diabetes educator, dieticians, and, often
: > > reerrals to other specialists for related conditions. When I ws at teh
: > > diabetes center i w given a bse line EKG so that woudl have a record to
: > > work from. You get meters and instructions on how to use them, as wel a
: > > an understanding of the workings of your body and he disease and the
: > > concepts of what foods are what and, Loretta's main control method,
: > > portion control.
: >
: >
: > Diabetes clinic...good idea.
: I seem to recall reading in the NYTimes series a couple of months ago
: that they tried this in NYC. It was fabulous and getting really good
: results with the patients, but the hospital it was attached to closed it
: down because it wasn't making money.
: Priscilla
You are crrect. I attended one of them a Mt.sinai Hospital in NYC adn it
ws very good, with someone always available to answer a question if you
telephoned and a great staff with A1c's, which you had frequently for endo
visits results to the endo before you even saw hir. there was a
pshycologist on teh staff who could help with problems. I spoke to her
briefly when I lost the focus i my left eye and became a bit depressed.
specialists in other fields would come to the clinic for you, (they woudl
be there on a certain day and you would be scheduled for an apointment
that day), while waiting for a blood check or to se you endo, if the
nurse-educatoe walked by he would say hi, and you could ask a simple
question at that time, casually. The insurance ompanies just would not
pay enoug for these "routine" visits for the clinic to pay its way, so it
closed.
It was the place where I got control after several years of ostriching.
In addition, while waitng (not long) for your appointment, there was some
swapping of advice and learning about other diabetics problems/ I remember
giving an elderly diabetic gentleman and his wife, some advice about how
to avoid the temptaion of unfinished challlah bread after the sabbath was
over. I used, and still use, challah rolls, and my husband and I split
one, so thee was none of that tempting stuff around. It sometimes is
surprising how difficult it is for some people to make and figure out this
kind of simple change to make life easier.
Wendy
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