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Even ancillary services are complicated. There are radiologists and there are radiologists. When services are done at the hospital I know who is reading the CT or MRI scan. I have no idea who is reading the scan at some place you shopped around for. And those three letters you used... PCP. I detest them. I'm not a "provider". I'm a physician. Ok, I guess my trigger was pulled. I need to get off of my rant. I already posted that I gave up alcohol for Lent. I blame that for my grumpiness.
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It is the future and it is coming. Private practice is is fading away. I'm the tail end of the old generation. These new folks don't want the hassle of running a business, dealing with insurances, being on call, etc. They want a lifestyle that is more predictable. Go to work at a certain time, go home at a certain time, and collect a paycheck every two weeks. And the fact is that insurance companies run medicine now, not doctors. They control the purse strings and they make the decisions. It is a brave new world.
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I think their are many factors to consider when it comes to your medical care than simply shopping for price. Having a physician that you are comfortable with is a huge factor. Those relationships are going to be harder to come by as medicine continues the transition to location based care instead of physician based care. That meaning you will go to a place where you receive your care and that care will be provided by whom ever happens to be working that day. And those providers will supply services exactly how their bosses instruct them to. The new world of medical care.....
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Hopefully, they are smart enough to refuel in Cuba or they might all get picked up by Oasis as she cruises around and end up back at Labadee.
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You forgot about the previously mentioned jet skis.
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They are going to ride jet skis to where?
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First, welcome back... again.🙂 So with the little info I know about your situation you most likely have type 2. This means you are manufacturing insulin from your pancreas but your sensitivity to it is decreasing. There are various reasons for this but I can't get into all that here. I have never heard of the supplement that you mentioned so I cannot comment on it. The key in the initial management if type 2 is lifestyle changes. Decrease your simple sugar consumption and be careful with the amount and type of carbohydrates that you eat. Exercise and weight loss is also key. Then see how your lab values respond. I have many times been able to manage type 2 using no medication at all when people have been willing to make the necessary lifestyle changes. Of course, there are always some who just won't put the effort into their health and want meds to fix everything. I've never been a big believer in better living through chemistry. Then there are those who end up on meds no matter how hard they try.
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Yup, I stand by that line.