ChrisL Posted April 17, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2018 Glucose is "normal" which is a good thing but... My Dr is getting lazy and doesn't even want to see me nor talk to me. One of the office admins called me and says the results are in from my recent labs and my numbers are "normal". What was my fasting BG and A1C? Uhhhhhhhh Well your numbers are normal, do you need to know more? Yes, I'm diabetic so "normal" just means they are controlled by meds. I like to know how my A1C is trending and the fasting glucose number is a good barometer for how accurate my home glucose meter is. Uh well, uh hmmmm... I'll have to have the Dr get back with you. Can't you just send me the lab results? Oh yeah I can do that too... Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17, 2018 Share #2 Posted April 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Glucose is "normal" which is a good thing but... My Dr is getting lazy and doesn't even want to see me nor talk to me. One of the office admins called me and says the results are in from my recent labs and my numbers are "normal". What was my fasting BG and A1C? Uhhhhhhhh Well your numbers are normal, do you need to know more? Yes, I'm diabetic so "normal" just means they are controlled by meds. I like to know how my A1C is trending and the fasting glucose number is a good barometer for how accurate my home glucose meter is. Uh well, uh hmmmm... I'll have to have the Dr get back with you. Can't you just send me the lab results? Oh yeah I can do that too... Brilliant. You always see the bills for tests, the results are more hit and miss. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted April 17, 2018 Share #3 Posted April 17, 2018 Just had a fasting blood test myself. Looking forward to the results. My cholesterol was insanely good last year, and I hope to keep with that trend. I was a bit more disciplined last year, so I wonder how much it possibly changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johnny Come Lately Name Posted April 17, 2018 Popular Post Share #4 Posted April 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Can't you just send me the lab results? Here you go: 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17, 2018 Share #5 Posted April 17, 2018 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 17, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 17, 2018 All of my test results for the past ten years or so (ever since they started the web site) are on my doctor's patient web site. I can even see X-rays, MRI and CT-scan reports. I can go back and see all the test results ever recorded on one screen and compare them. I can even make a graph of any result I so choose. I agree. You need a new doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 17, 2018 Share #7 Posted April 17, 2018 Given your current employment situation, how bad could it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 17, 2018 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Road Runner said: All of my test results for the past ten years or so (ever since they started the web site) are on my doctor's patient web site. I can even see X-rays, MRI and CT-scan reports. I can go back and see all the test results at once and compare them. I can even make a graph of any result I so choose. I agree. You need a new doctor. OMG! I wish I had that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17, 2018 Share #9 Posted April 17, 2018 Just now, donkpow said: OMG! I wish I had that. Service only available for That Girl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 17, 2018 Share #10 Posted April 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, donkpow said: OMG! I wish I had that. Here is just one example: My Lipid Panel tests. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17, 2018 Share #11 Posted April 17, 2018 Well la di fricken la! Those are some impressive numbers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 17, 2018 Share #12 Posted April 17, 2018 1 minute ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Well la di fricken la! Those are some impressive numbers. Diet and exercise, my friend. Diet and exercise. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 17, 2018 Share #13 Posted April 17, 2018 Just now, Road Runner said: Diet and exercise, my friend. Diet and exercise. You must have good jeans too! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 17, 2018 Share #14 Posted April 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: You must have good jeans too! No holes in them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 17, 2018 Share #15 Posted April 17, 2018 Just now, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: You must have good jeans too! I don't really think so. I started my rigid low fat diet (especially regarding saturated fats) several years ago because my mother's side of the family had almost all died young (in their 50's) with heart disease. I became very proactive about my cholesterol numbers, triglycerides and blood pressure about 15 years ago. I may not have inherited the heart disease gene, but I wasn't taking any chances. My doctor has been impressed. My numbers were not very good (not seen on the chart which only goes back to 2011) before I started my low fat diet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted April 17, 2018 Share #16 Posted April 17, 2018 44 minutes ago, Road Runner said: All of my test results for the past ten years or so (ever since they started the web site) are on my doctor's patient web site. I can even see X-rays, MRI and CT-scan reports. I can go back and see all the test results ever recorded on one screen and compare them. I can even make a graph of any result I so choose. I agree. You need a new doctor. This for all of my tests, but not sure for X-rays, MRI and CT scan reports. My doc only needs to see me every 6 months, but he knows I will contact him if I am concerned about my meter readings. I like our relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 18, 2018 Share #17 Posted April 18, 2018 I have the same portal software for hospital network activities. My PCP has their own portal. She said it costs to much too connect to the other portals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted April 18, 2018 Share #18 Posted April 18, 2018 I donated my tube today. I guess I'll know the results in a week when I see the old bastige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 18, 2018 Share #19 Posted April 18, 2018 No likes for my cat scan? Boooo! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 18, 2018 Share #20 Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: No likes for my cat scan? Boooo! I just got to it. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 18, 2018 Share #21 Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: No likes for my cat scan? Boooo! Well now that you explain it for me ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 18, 2018 Share #22 Posted April 18, 2018 One of my doctors had me open a patient porthole and I had to use my email for a username and then create a complicated password with upper case, lower case, special characters, numbers and secret question, a bunch of them. I think it even had a secret handshake. They must have been afraid the Russians were going to hack my account to find out when my next appointment was. I knew I couldn’t remember all that chit so I wrote everything down. Next time I got an email telling me I had a very important message on my patient porthole and a link to my log in page. I got out my password book and typed everything exactly as written. It said wrong username or password. There was no place to reset password. Screw them, when I get those emails now I just ignore them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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