New Appointment with the Endo
Annoyed by Phone Calls telling me to test more!
My endocrinologist‘s office called me the other day to simply remind me that I am due for an appointment. I see my endocrinologist every 6 months, and my last appointment was in November. I guess that is a good thing they called to remind me. The nurse asked if I have been doing ok with dealing with my diabetes, or if I had any questions, I should have kept my big mouth shut!
On a side-note: I have been avoiding all the middle-of-the-night low blood sugars I’ve had in the recent past, but I am sure my hemoglobin A1c number has probably gone up because of it. Yes, I have issues, but what diabetic doesn’t?
So, back to the nurse… I made my appointment. I simply stated that I was getting a lot of lows during the night, and that I changed my basil rates… oh yeah, and that I wanted to get my A1c down. Then I hung up.
This morning, I got a phone call from Neighborhood Diabetes, the company that mails my test strips. Apparently, my endo’s office called them and said that I need to test my blood sugars more each day! They ordered the company to send me more test strips each month too. My current prescription is for testing 7 times per day. My endo would like to change it to 8 times per day.
I thought the CGM was going to make my life simple, and avoid having to test as much? I guess that ship has sailed. Hopefully the appointment goes over smoothly, even though I am sure I will get a lecture about my A1c — Never fails.
I suppose it’s good that you are getting more test strips as long as the insurance company agrees right? I think it’s great your doctor office is calling you like this too. My a1c was so good last time, doctor reduced my Metformin to once every 24 hours. I am concerned with that though as the numbers have been high in the morning the last 2 weeks. Like you said, what diabetic doesn’t have some kind of issue. Stay well!
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I’ve had the same doctor since 2006 and he’s the one who started me on the OmniPod insulin pump when it was just beginning…. so his office should have a VERY big file on me! haha
I glad to hear that you can reduce your medications…. however that cannot be done for type 1 diabetics (unless i had severe hypos all day, everyday)! I’m glad to be getting more test strips, and I hope my insurance agrees…. but I have to wait another month. Just received my latest shipment, with yet again, insurance issues! That’s another battle I deal with on a constant basis…
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I know I may seem very negative today, and in this post, and I am sorry to everyone who may be reading this. I have just been really frustrated with the stupid diabetic/insurance/doctor/pharmacy related issues I’ve been dealing with recently… and I am not sure if testing myself more times per day is really going to have much of an impact on my a1c levels. If someone has a magic solution to get me out of this slump and a quick fix for my a1c, please let me know!! You’d be a lifesaver.
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