my doctors told me there is nothing more they can do for me everything they have giving me for it never works, it only makes my sugar go up very high for 7 years my sugar goes from 300 to 600 and up its never been stable. so what can you do now when your doctors won't even see you no more, does this mean doctors don't know what there really doing if they can't help you so they just give up. i have done everything for it but nothing helps. is there anything else i can do or is that it i guess for some people no matter what they do nothing works, it's just very frustrating and i don't know what more i can do.
Q: what do you do if your doctors tell you theres nothing else they can do for your diabetes
Answers (2)
9/ 9/08 4:01pm
Jerry,
Have you thought about going to another doctor? Do you see an endocrinologist or a Primary Care Physician. I can't see a doctor giving up on a patient that is trying to help themselves get healthy.
There are many things a doctor can do for you like sending you to a nutritionist to help you make better meal and snack choices, and by giving you different diabetes medicine combinations.
Do you check your blood sugars regularly at least 4 times a day? I am curious to know what medications you take?
Don't give up go somewhere else.
9/ 8/08 8:29pm
Jerry-
Wow! I am sorry that your Physician told you there isn't anything else they can do for you. I am a Diabetic also and I would be very upset if someone I trusted with my health told me something like that. I would recommend you going to another Physician or to see an Endocrinologist. I would get a second opinion. I am not a Doctor but if your blood sugar goes from 300 on up it sounds like you could be suffering from insulin resistance or you maybe having other issues besides diabetes that needs to be looked at. DO NOT LET THIS GO WITH OUT SEEKING ANOTHER OPINION. Your blood sugar is too high and you don't want to end up in the hospital. You have to take care of yourself and if you have to seek a second opinion you should do so. Diabetes is a manageable disease, you have to be willing to fight with your current Doc or go else where. You have to be Pro-Active with your health, if you give up your voice will not be heard and your health will get worse. There is always an answer, sometimes you have to find the right person to want to find the answer.
Good Luck
Cherise
Community Moderator
If you click on the highlighted words it will take you to an article about insulin resistance.
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