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<blockquote data-quote="Dougie22" data-source="post: 199128" data-attributes="member: 34509"><p>I have a similar problem. </p><p></p><p>In my case, I'm in a group practice with 5 or 6 doctors so theoretically I should be able to see one who's views are more in line with mine....but the practice have nominated one doctor as the "diabetic specialist" and this is the one you get sent to for T2 appointments. Unfortunately her views on how to manage T2 are almost the opposite of mine (and the majority on this forum). The one mitigation is that the Practice Nurse is excellent and very helpful although she, of course, cannot contradict the doctor in any way.</p><p></p><p>So I have been seriously considering moving to another surgery. There are plenty in my area.</p><p></p><p>My question is:</p><p></p><p>How can I find out before moving that the doctor(s) in another surgery will support my intended regime of diet and exercise, self testing (I don't think anyone in Scotland will prescribe strips so I'm resigned to buying them myself), refusing statins, etc. Can I just ring a surgery that I'm not registered with and ask for an appointment with the T2 specialist? (I can hardly get an appointment with my own surgery!). IS there any way of finding out that a particular surgery works in a particular way? I'm pretty worried about jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Has anyone any experience of the mechanics of this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dougie22, post: 199128, member: 34509"] I have a similar problem. In my case, I'm in a group practice with 5 or 6 doctors so theoretically I should be able to see one who's views are more in line with mine....but the practice have nominated one doctor as the "diabetic specialist" and this is the one you get sent to for T2 appointments. Unfortunately her views on how to manage T2 are almost the opposite of mine (and the majority on this forum). The one mitigation is that the Practice Nurse is excellent and very helpful although she, of course, cannot contradict the doctor in any way. So I have been seriously considering moving to another surgery. There are plenty in my area. My question is: How can I find out before moving that the doctor(s) in another surgery will support my intended regime of diet and exercise, self testing (I don't think anyone in Scotland will prescribe strips so I'm resigned to buying them myself), refusing statins, etc. Can I just ring a surgery that I'm not registered with and ask for an appointment with the T2 specialist? (I can hardly get an appointment with my own surgery!). IS there any way of finding out that a particular surgery works in a particular way? I'm pretty worried about jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Has anyone any experience of the mechanics of this? [/QUOTE]
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