We know our endos and diabetes educators don’t try to be Lucy, but it sometimes feels this way…
Props to social media guru, funny man, and illustrator Mike Lawson, who is also a lover of Peanuts-creator Charles Schultz and had some fun with a D-twist on his classic cartoon characters. Touché, Mike!
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Her name was Marjorie. She was a 29-year-old from East Africa’s Uganda. And after living with type 1 diabetes from the age of three, she died last year as a result of diabetes-related kidney disease.
Now, in honor of Marjorie, a New York endocrinologist who’s living with type 1 himself is using her story as the backbone for a new non-profit aimed at helping people in developing countries get more resources and education about living…
If you’re anything like me, you may need at least two hands to count the number of healthcare professionals you work with: general practitioner, endocrinologist, diabetes educator, nutritionist, psychologist, ophthalmologist, optometrist, gynecologist… Whew! I can barely keep up with them all and you can bet they don’t keep up with each other.
This lack of structured communication is one of the issues the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) hopes to address. We’ve written about this disruptive…
Sometimes, I just want to scream at my endocrinologist.
I’m not a textbook diabetic!
Don’t say I am “uncontrolled”… I’m living with diabetes every day!
No, I DON’T know why that number from three weeks ago was 400…!
I’m not checking my blood sugars as much because I’m burnt out, and it’s not like I can just flip a switch to make myself feel better!
The Diabetes Online Community understands… why can’t you?!
You just…
I’ve been putting off my visit to the endo’s office.
Not only because I don’t see the need to make any changes, but because I’ve been slacking off about keeping in touch with her and communicating about where I am in my diabetes management.
Really, I don’t see the need to go spend time (or co-pay) at a visit where I’m going to hear the scripted questions of “Why are you so high?” and “What’s…