outraged!

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Permalink Reply by Unicornzzz on December 4, 2007 at 5:46am

Silly question what is PCN?

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Permalink Reply by Emily Whiting on December 4, 2007 at 12:37pm

penicillin

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Permalink Reply by Deirdre on December 4, 2007 at 7:11am

I got a call about blood work from my doctor's office a few years ago. The woman calling asked, "are you a known diabetic." I answered yes. I should have answered, "I am now."

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Permalink Reply by Emily Whiting on December 4, 2007 at 12:40pm

What would have been better is start crying and go with "What I have diabetes am I going to die?" Something of the sort... But that is just what I would of done. But I like screwing with people (well people who should be somewhat smart).

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Permalink Reply by Terry Keelan on December 4, 2007 at 11:05am

I was giving my history to a Health Insurance nurse and told her I was taking Novolog. Her question:

"Okay. What are you taking the Novolog for?"

Doh!

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Permalink Reply by Emily Whiting on December 4, 2007 at 12:41pm

It just proves that you do not have to be smart to be a health care professional

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Permalink Reply by Libby on December 4, 2007 at 3:06pm

I went to the doctor for a sinus infection. My regular nurse practitioner (NP) wasn't available so I saw a guy who is supposedly very knowledgable about diabetes. He asked me whether I was taking metformin. I said no, that I am Type 1 and am managing just fine with low carb eating, exercise and small amounts of insulin. I also am very underweight and the last thing I need is to take a medication which can help with weight less by supressing hunger! The NP was fairly insistent that I should be taking metformin. Go figure.

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Permalink Reply by Williamsgang2k on December 4, 2007 at 4:07pm

Emily, I do recommend that you contact the hospital administrator. Explain what happened. However; the next time you experience problems,request to speak to the administrator on duty. NOT the charge nurse or someone else who is keeping you from getting your problem solved.

The reason is by talking to the admin on duty, all problems will get resolved. Hospitals do not like to get poor ratings which reduces federal funding. Just calmly state your problem and that staff will correct the problem as best as they can. This orks everytime. Unfortunately the sqeaky wheel gets the grease!

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Permalink Reply by Emily Whiting on December 4, 2007 at 5:46pm

He was the administrator as well as the lead doctor!

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on December 4, 2007 at 5:54pm

Oh for pity sake. Don't get me started! I do not get along with stupid doctors and nurses but since they are a part of my life, I am trying really hard.

I think the staff at the emergency clinics (here we call them "Urgent Care") are below the line anyway. One time I was telling the nurse I took 4-8 insulin injections per day and she said, "ok - 48 - that's about 2 per hour, right?"

Give me a break. Db is hard enough to manager properly - we don't need to use up a lot of energy being our own proactive patient advocates.

Then there was the time when I had some minor day surgery. I was about 30 minutes from going home and my bg was 375. I asked the nurse to hand me my bag so I could take some insulin and she said "oh no you don't - no outside drugs allowed here". I wrote letters to the nurse manager of the shift, the Patient Relations Department of the clinic and the endocrinology department of the clinic and never heard a reply from anyone.

I think that your action with the insurance company was a great idea. Hope they folllow through. Also hope you're feeling better by now.

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Permalink Reply by Cody Turner on December 4, 2007 at 6:26pm

I had one give me an antiobitic that says do not give to diabetics, can cause death. The FDA was researching into it because it had caused so many diabetics to go into DKA. I am on 3 different insulins. Hello big clue I am diabetic. I went to the administrator and state health board and the Dr. lost her license.

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Permalink Reply by Unicornzzz on December 4, 2007 at 7:36pm

Oh please. My exsister-in-law is a nurse. A nurse that was working in the hospital where she was working read a patients chart and it said IV fluids only. The doctor prescribed Pepto Bismal, Guess how she administered the Pepto Bismal?

I have come to the conclusion that doctors do not read charts. I have been prescribed so many drugs that I have told them that I am allergic and have had reactions to that it is not even funny. I have also been told by a doctor that if you do not go into shock then you are not actually allergic to the drug. I do not go back to these doctors.

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