Pet Peeves With Doctors and Nurses

I have two grandchildren who are type one Diabetics. They have both had an interior Insulin pumps. I don't know much about these but is this available to you? Both of these children are in their early twenties and one has lived with this desease since early childhood. I think health care workers see som much of this desease that they become insensitive to feeling and just keep trying to change people's habits. They don't ask why, they just lecture. Part of this could be your feedback, what would happen if when they say this your answer was "why do you think this happens, and can you help me with that? Blessings

Hi Tina. I'm sorry you feel let down by the medical community. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. You can't prevent it. On the other hand, type 2 diabetes is largely preventable when living a healthy lifestyle. Oftentimes nurses and doctors see so much apathy with their patients that it gets discouraging. Like when you have a client that refuses to make lifestyle changes. Clients that continue to eat the same ways that got them in bad shape to begin with. After a while some clients just come and they spend their money and make the doctors rich while never making any changes. After awhile the medical staff loses empathy for type 2 diabetics when they keep falling into their old habits. just as the patient or client has pet peaves, many doctors and nurses also have the same pet peaves that their patients don't care enough to change their lives. We shouldn't become so jaded but it happens when people can change their lives if they will be motivated enough to do it. My brother had to relearn EVERYTHING he ever thought he knew. His legs are terribly scarred from the huge stasis ulcers he had. It took him over a year but his lifestyle changes saved his life. Like you he had other problems that occur with diabetics. Bis kidneys and liver were very bad. His liver is still affected but his numbers are better. His doctor feels that his numbers will be close to normal with more weight loss. Sometimes people do need patient education. Families need it too. Sometimes the famy holds the diabetic back from getting better because the don't support the person who needs to make changes. I said all this to say that being re-educated isn't a bad thing. Oftentimes it's the family dynamics that is the problem or part of the problem. It helps to be proactive in getting healthy. It's not easy by any means. Getting wlell can be a delicate balance between the patient, the family support and the medical support. I really hope you can get the hp you need to get better Tina. PQ

Although I was told in 2005 that I was diabetic, I was able to control it with metformin, diet and exercise and I was able to get off the medication while I was living in China. I can't say that any doctor ever treated me like that, but I never had major issues in my life like what you have. I had the cancer, but that was 2 years before the doctor told me I was diabetic. She kept saying if I didn't start eating better that it would happen, but it's one of those things...if it doesn't happen, you don't do anything about it. Now I try to eat a little better when I can, but I still do occasionally indulge in fast food, but not like I did when I was working. Now it is just once in a while. It is mostly because I can't afford to eat any more unless I can use my food card. I hope things start going better for you. Have a great week!!!

My nurses have always been nice. About the only thing negative I would say about any I have had is that she is forgetful. The young one I have now. But it does get done. I have high blood pressure and they are always very nice and try really hard not to hurt me too bad when taking my pressure. I don't diabetis. I have very lucky to have nice doctors and nurses. I go to a family practice type clinic. When I go to the 'doc in the box' type places I do tend to get more coolish and not as nice doctors. And alittle snootier nurses. I dont have to go to them anymore though now that I have my medicare. Pet peeves are one thing. Finding good,competant practitioners that know what they are talking about is another. I hope things get better for you.

I think people that learn a trade like being a nurse need to take a how to approach people class where it consists of how to talk to people in a sensitive way. My sister inlaw is a nurse. She knows all the medical situations you need to do to make your health better.She does those and guess what she is a diabetic. Sometimes you can do everything and still have those health problems.It is scary and when you have more then one health problem it makes it harder to be on the diet they tell you to be. If you have lots of different health problems that make it to where you are supposed to be on a certain diet, it makes you wonder what can I eat? With all the health problems, they have different diets which makes it look like all foods can be made.

Diabetic is one thing which can be cured easily temporarily. Yes if u are given insulin then sugar count will come down. Immediately after a few hours it picks up. One has to be careful. do not be thinking about it. do your duty. eat without sugar and walk a lot. rest ok

It sounds as if they are not very compassionate, and some of them are not well educated. If you read Hatley's discussions you will see that she is in a group living/retirement home and is having to educate staff about what she can and cannot eat. It is possible that you just were having a bad day with your cholesterol that day, or they may have squeezed your finger too much to get the blood. I have heard that elevates the cholesterol. High Cholesterol can also be associated with thyroid malfunction. I think when someone believes that the results of a test indicate danger, they should re check it often for a true picture.

I hate it when they don't really listen....you can tell them what's wrong..and they come up with something that you really don't understand where it came from. I also have high blood pressure...well she puts me on a water pill after I told her twice I don't have swelling....so I ended up have leg cramps so bad that I cut my prescription in half myself and added potasium to my diet...last time I went she agreed on the half dosage...and all test said my potasium was normal...that's because I took it upon myself to add it....anyway....I wish they would listen closer...that's my big gripe!

Hi Tina, Let me give you the answers I would've given the same way you've posted your pet peeves. Damn these inconsiderate jackasses anyway! I'm so damned glad their world and way of life is so damned perfect!! A) If you will shut up for a moment and listen to what I have to say then you just might learn a thing or two about my history. However, if you don't want to listen for a moment then I'll just take my leave. Now which will it be for I'm not going to sit here and let you continue to belittle me like some child being repremanded. B) Well, no duh!! Keep yelling at me and maybe it'll continue to go up!! Is that what you want? And do you really think I'm listening to you when you talk to me in this manner? C) Yeah, huh? In a perfect little world it would be but this isn't a perfect little world doctor. Diabetes doesn't work that way. Sometimes it can be high and sometimes it can be low at any given time of the day! It seems that it's YOU who needs to take some refresher courses on the disease. D) Well gee thanks for having so much confidance in me doctor! How about closing that mouth of yours and help me get better! Tell me what I need to do instead of critizing me continuously and if you can't do that then I'll find me another doctor who can. E) If you don't listen to me and understand I know my body and have had diabetes for XX amount of years so I know what works and what doesn't and I have to have 20-25 units of insulin to get my sugar back down. Otherwise, I'm not your pin cushion nor am I your test pig either. So give what I know I need or don't give it at all. I'll have my husband come with my meds from home. Thank you NOT! Tina, if they can talk to you in this manner then SO CAN YOU talk to them in this manner! Don't get all upset and cry because that makes you look weak in their eyes and think they can do this all the time but if you show some authority to them, they won't act like that towards you. Put them in their place right then and right there! Nobody should talk to you like that. NOBODY!

again as ive said so many times. doctors are most no good any more. i mean maybe 1 out of 100 is truely dedicated. most got into it for the money and now they just feel like its not worth it these days. there was a time they enjoyed the pride of being a good caring doc. these days not so much.

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