Doctors and Treatment of Diabetics
March 27, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
There are some medical professionals that love to talk about diabetic amputations when meeting with a newly diagnosed Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetic. As a diabetic myself, I think this is the equivalent of taunting.
I caught this article where one medical professional choose to do just that. There is something about hauling out a sick story of amputation that smacks of arrogance. Medical professionals may believe that diabetics don’t pay attention or don’t care about their bodies, but I can assure you that is not the case. Moreover, many of us feel that it is …read more
What’s Up With Men and Doctors?
Throughout the month of November, our colleague Hsien of A Hearty Life fame has been graciously collecting and publishing the thoughts of some of her beloved colleagues, based on a specific medical theme: What Would You Tell Your Doctor?
Our assignment was to write a ficticious letter to our doctor, expressing anything we wanted. While mine was “light-hearted” (get it? A Hearty Life — light-hearted). I crack myself up sometimes…
What I really want to know is what is it with men and doctors?
My better half recently had this excruciatingly painful foot problem (something along the lines of ingrown …read more




