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<blockquote data-quote="Grateful" data-source="post: 1598073" data-attributes="member: 438800"><p>I had a routine annual medical. A few days later, a snail-mailed letter arrived. It was a single-sheet computer printout showing my blood and urine "numbers." Alongside the BG numbers, my doctor had scrawled:</p><p></p><p>"Your HbA1C results show that you have developed diabetes. Make an appointment to discuss."</p><p></p><p>He did not say what kind of diabetes I had, and strangely, the print-out did not actually list my HbA1C (I later found out that this is because the doctor ordered it separately, after seeing my instantaneous BG numbers). Plus, of course, I did not know "HbA1C" from my elbow.</p><p></p><p>The earliest available appointment was 12 days later. Those have to be among the worst days of my life. My wife was outraged by this procedure.</p><p></p><p>Having said all of that: Once I actually got to see my doctor and we got the (diet-only) treatment under way, he was near-perfect. I do think he really should have picked up the phone before sending the letter, but it seems I am expecting too much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grateful, post: 1598073, member: 438800"] I had a routine annual medical. A few days later, a snail-mailed letter arrived. It was a single-sheet computer printout showing my blood and urine "numbers." Alongside the BG numbers, my doctor had scrawled: "Your HbA1C results show that you have developed diabetes. Make an appointment to discuss." He did not say what kind of diabetes I had, and strangely, the print-out did not actually list my HbA1C (I later found out that this is because the doctor ordered it separately, after seeing my instantaneous BG numbers). Plus, of course, I did not know "HbA1C" from my elbow. The earliest available appointment was 12 days later. Those have to be among the worst days of my life. My wife was outraged by this procedure. Having said all of that: Once I actually got to see my doctor and we got the (diet-only) treatment under way, he was near-perfect. I do think he really should have picked up the phone before sending the letter, but it seems I am expecting too much. [/QUOTE]
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