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Type 1.5/LADA Diabetes
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<blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1140692" data-attributes="member: 211504"><p>I don't know if it's necessarily your GP's fault (although I understand where you're coming from). Remember that she has to know how to treat and diagnose much more than just our endocrine system. Type 1.5 may be more common than we think, but it's still very rare in comparison to many other diseases.</p><p></p><p>Here in the US, the situation isn't that much different. I was prescribed Metformin by the emergency room doctor who thought I had type 2. His job was to get me stable and release me, and I respect that. My GP's job is to find any irregularities in my health and get me to a specialist who is an expert in that part of the body.</p><p></p><p>The two biggest differences between the US and UK healthcare systems are that I can see any doctor/specialist I want and I don't need a referral. Plus, my doctors don't work for the insurance companies so there isn't a possible conflict of interest to save the system money and keep me off medication (some might argue the opposite is true).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TorqPenderloin, post: 1140692, member: 211504"] I don't know if it's necessarily your GP's fault (although I understand where you're coming from). Remember that she has to know how to treat and diagnose much more than just our endocrine system. Type 1.5 may be more common than we think, but it's still very rare in comparison to many other diseases. Here in the US, the situation isn't that much different. I was prescribed Metformin by the emergency room doctor who thought I had type 2. His job was to get me stable and release me, and I respect that. My GP's job is to find any irregularities in my health and get me to a specialist who is an expert in that part of the body. The two biggest differences between the US and UK healthcare systems are that I can see any doctor/specialist I want and I don't need a referral. Plus, my doctors don't work for the insurance companies so there isn't a possible conflict of interest to save the system money and keep me off medication (some might argue the opposite is true). [/QUOTE]
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