Frustrating visit with my PCP today for my well check up. He didn’t seem pleased that I went on my own to have my fasting insulin -which was not extreme terrible at 4.4 and an HBA1C done in May- now 5.6 up from 5.3 in 2017. He couldn’t understand why I felt the need to do this since my weight is “fine” He had me in tears trying to explain that I am borderline overweight with a BMI 24.9, have a dad with type 2 diabetes, and I have not been feeling well lately, hungry and tired all the time lately and that is why I had these labs checked since he wouldn’t check them in the past. He told me to stick to a 1000-1200 calorie diet, eat only chicken, pork-just tenderloin and pork chops, no bacon or sausage, and salmon. No red meat. Vegetables and salad are ok. He disagrees with my use of Berberine but couldn’t give me any reason why, and at first didn’t remember what Berberine even was or is used for. I think this was my last visit with him. Tired of trying to be proactive with my health with a doctor who doesn’t seem interested and is pretty arrogant. Sorry, rant over.

Posted by Kara M at 2023-07-21 22:00:32 UTC