Re: The ever-fascinating doctor ignorance




"Susan Adair" <arethusarose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just got the results of my 3-month FBG and A1c tests. They are nice;
fgb 108 (my home test was 86 on my meter, but I had a walk and a bus
trip to get to the lab) and the A1c is 5.3 The interest comes with the
little test results *** that came with the lab printout. It has a
list of various common tests with two columns with space for a check
mark - either Acceptable or Needs Follow-up. Mine had the acceptable
checked, but the doctor added a little note "No diabetes."

Now this is not my regular GP. She's on family leave, so her nurse set
up my test through another doctor in the clinic - they've done this for
my thyroid test as well. I've never seen the doctor whose name was on
the lab order and who signed the test results, but "No diabetes" seems
a bit extreme to me. If I ate the way I used to I'd have very
different numbers; those got me diagnosed a year ago. These sort of
comments on result reports would lead many people to believe they had
cured their diabetes and could return to their previous diet. Also,
the lab report includes the reference ranges, with 100-125 Impaired
Fasting Glucose. There's no mention of that in the doctor's comments.

Just for the interest of those looking for normal ranges - there's a
range '65 - 125 Normoglycemma This reference range is based on a
non-fasting state'. I'd never make that one at one hour after
ingesting a muffin or two slices of regular toast.

This is exactly what was happening to me. I was unwittingly controlling my
BG with the diet I was eating so when they'd test me, I'd test normal.
They'll tell me I didn't have diabetes. So I figured I might as well eat
the way I wanted to. Then I would and they'd say they wanted to test me
again. They'd tell me to go back in the exchange plan, so I would. Each
time they tested me, I was on this diet. Eventually I wound up in the ER.
Couldn't walk. Why? Neuropathy caused by diabetes. *sigh*

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