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<blockquote data-quote="DiabeticGeek" data-source="post: 18783" data-attributes="member: 7961"><p>There are many professional labels that you might come across - here are a few important ones:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diabetologist - a specialist in diabetes, usually this is a consultant medic attached to a hospital or a specialist clinic.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Endocrinologist - a specialist in hormonal disorders (including diabetes). Again this is likely to be a consultant medic, but their area of expertise is a bit broader so they are likely to be better placed to deal with unusual cases.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nurse Practitioner - a nurse who has had advanced training and is therefore allowed to do some of the things that are traditionally restricted to doctors</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diabetes Nurse - a nurse (usually a nurse practitioner) who has had some specific training in diabetes. DNs may have a lot of very useful experience (quite possibly more than many GPs), but I have seen some of the textbooks that are used for their training, and I was surprised at quite how limited and dated they were. I guess that it will vary hugely as to how useful DNs are.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dietitian - a qualified specialist in nutrition and diet (not just for diabetes, although that is an important area for most of them). Dieticians aren't either nurses or medics, but it is a regulated profession in its own right so they will have very respectable qualifications</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nutritionist - anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, so don't confuse them with dietitians - there are some pretty dodgy "Nutritionists" out there!</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiabeticGeek, post: 18783, member: 7961"] There are many professional labels that you might come across - here are a few important ones: [list][*]Diabetologist - a specialist in diabetes, usually this is a consultant medic attached to a hospital or a specialist clinic. [*]Endocrinologist - a specialist in hormonal disorders (including diabetes). Again this is likely to be a consultant medic, but their area of expertise is a bit broader so they are likely to be better placed to deal with unusual cases. [*]Nurse Practitioner - a nurse who has had advanced training and is therefore allowed to do some of the things that are traditionally restricted to doctors [*]Diabetes Nurse - a nurse (usually a nurse practitioner) who has had some specific training in diabetes. DNs may have a lot of very useful experience (quite possibly more than many GPs), but I have seen some of the textbooks that are used for their training, and I was surprised at quite how limited and dated they were. I guess that it will vary hugely as to how useful DNs are. [*]Dietitian - a qualified specialist in nutrition and diet (not just for diabetes, although that is an important area for most of them). Dieticians aren't either nurses or medics, but it is a regulated profession in its own right so they will have very respectable qualifications [*]Nutritionist - anyone can call themselves a nutritionist, so don't confuse them with dietitians - there are some pretty dodgy "Nutritionists" out there![/list] [/QUOTE]
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