My endo Doc Mike is a nice guy. But here's what happened when I saw him today.

Walked in.
Doc: Hi, how are you? You're looking great. How's your baby? [this is my first visit in about 10 weeks, I had a baby 9 weeks ago]
Me: Baby's fine. Growing well. She's gained nearly 3 kg now.
Doc: Don't let her get too fat.
Me: I'm exclusively breastfeeding her. She should be fine!

He looks at my results (thryoid, CBC, HBA1C). Quite a few high and low flags (high monocytes, low MCV, MCHb) the CBC, but he didn't seem to notice them and didn't comment. Maybe not important?

Am a bit hyper at the moment, with readjusting post baby, and quite a lot of weight loss. He feels my thyroid and notes that I've a tremor. Tells me to reduce my thyroid meds a bit. No problem, I will.

Then he asks if I'm still taking insulin. I tell him yes. He doesn't ask any details, but tells me that I should now stop taking insulin and stop monitoring blood sugar. "It won't hurt, because you're not pregnant any more. In 6 - 8 weeks I should do an OGTT and HBA1C to see if you still need meds and if the diabetes is going to be long term".

So I told him that I get 160 - 170+ post meal (if it's got significant carbs and no insulin bolus, and that is with basal on board), and my fasting is low 100s if I don't take insulin at night. And even if I don't eat my blood sugar will rise slowly all day. He kind of shrugged and didn't answer.

Asked me how long I intend to breastfeed and told me to be careful with breastfeeding becuase my prolactin could be high and the prolactinoma may grow. Watch out for double vision, headaches, etc. Well I've been having headaches, but I pressume that is stress and didn't mention it. Vision is fine.

Asked me how old I am now. Said 41. He said we'll have to get me ready for the 3rd baby soon, a boy! Seeing I have 2 girls now, and partner still wants a son.

I told him I'm still having joint pains [I had texted him about this a few weeks ago]. But he didn't hear me and didn't say anything.

No BP measurement, no weight checking, no asking any details about insulin doses and blood sugars, not listening to me .....

Am I wrong to be expecting something else? Why doesn't he believe I am diabetic? I don't think stopping everything for the next 2 months to see if I am diabetic is necessarily wise. When I expressed doubts and asked him further, he told me I have to stop insulin for "at least a week before doing an OGTT, to be safe". I can only assume that means to be sure the insulin won't affect the results....

Am I wrong? Should I follow his advice? This would most likely mean few months of high sugars to prove a point? And eat like a non-diabetic? Can one do much damage in 2 months? I can't beleive this is apparently one of the top guys in Philippines.

Really may be time to find a new Dr. I just need someone impartial to listen to me, to explain, to guide me a little, and encourage efforts if the going seems tough , and do all the general overseeing and monitoring and checking that one should have with long term chronic conditions. Am sure this is not easy to find. :( :( :(