It's cause they care about you Ray. You should have already been to an Endocrinologist. Think about it.

How else can you manage an illness if not with help from your Doctor. Earlier there was a discussion about depression. It could help in that department, he can help you manage your diabetes and maybe take that part (depression) out of your day.

On this point I agree with Grannie. It may be that the doctors you have seen in the past are not very good, or not right for you. But it is important at the minimum to get your feet and eyes checked regularly by a doctor (not just an optician eye check either, they put drops in to enlarge the retina and take photos), and really it helps to talk about your blood sugars and see a doctor occasionally just to stay on track. If you are just doing it alone, it is hard to keep going without checkups, and it helps to have a second pair of eyes to spot patterns and figure out the cause behind them.

However I have found nurses are much better than doctors for this sort of thing. I only see consultants/doctors under sufferance really and ignore most of what they say.

Another reason for seeing an endo is that they can put you in touch with other diabetics in your area to access peer support and classes.

I live in the mountains lizzie there aint no support group local lol and even if there was I wouldn't go reason why is my town is very very small I hide my diabetes from mostly everyone if I had my waymy own mother wouldn't know 1 bit I seen a few diff endos lizzie its getin to the point where im gonna run out of endos 2 c theres one endo left which is a 50 min drive after that the nearst endo is a 3 hr drive and everytime I seen a endo for the 1st time they wanted me back asap 50 min drive twice a week or a 3 hr drive twice a week my mom caint afford that's shes my only transportation if it was once evey 3 months prolly and also all the endos I seen did JACK SHIT FOR ME ALL THOSES FUCKERS DID WAS BITCH AT ME FOR MY HIGH BLOOD SUGER LIKE MOTHER FUCKER U DONT EVEN NO ME AND YOUR GONNA YELL AT ME OR RASIE UR VOICE FUCK U THEY DONT GIVE 2 SHITS ABOUT U THJEY JUST WANT THERE 100000000000000000000000000 PAYCHECK TO YELL AT ME CONTROLL UR SUGER AND EAT RITE im think hard about going back to c the last nearst endo but no ride

Firstly, is there a way you could calm down a little? I am only trying to help, and it would be easier for everyone here to sympathize and help you if you could write calmly.

Ok, so you are in a remote location. Is there any prospect of moving somewhere better provided with medical facilities, a larger town or city? If you won't or can't drive that is the best solution, it is what I did.

Actually, can I ask how old you are? Not in a rude way but I am genuinely curious why you are dependent on your mother to drive you around. Are there no cabs or public transport? Do you have friends who could drive you? Not even friends, just anyone who you know and who might either drive you from the kindness of their heart or in return for payment for their petrol and maybe a little on top? Or could you learn to drive yourself with the aim of being more independent? There must be solutions to these problems if you really want to solve them.

However it does sound to me like you have problems other than the diabetes and you maybe need to speak with your family doctor about counselling or something to help with your emotions before you can feel capable of tackling your diabetes.

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