Did he LISTEN to you when you said that you have indigestion and why? Did he explain to you why the diabetes is more urgent to deal with than the indigestion?
It's very nice that he thinks the weight is 'causing' the problem but there is no science which shows a causal correlation for EXTERNAL bodyfat and type-2 diabetes, and a strong correlation recently (per my endocrinologist) for intra-abdominal fat having a significant effect, and for it responding very fast to exercise, and his recommendation, exercise (starting with walking as briskly as you can for about 45 minutes a day) will have as strong an effect on your insulin resistance as taking that pill, over time.
I strongly urge you get the services, not of an internist, but rather an endocrinologist. Go to the top to start with. Do not go to the medical equivalent of the overseas call center.
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Date: 2006-10-18 07:31 am (UTC)Did he LISTEN to you when you said that you have indigestion and why?
Did he explain to you why the diabetes is more urgent to deal with than the indigestion?
It's very nice that he thinks the weight is 'causing' the problem but there is no science which shows a causal correlation for EXTERNAL bodyfat and type-2 diabetes, and a strong correlation recently (per my endocrinologist) for intra-abdominal fat having a significant effect, and for it responding very fast to exercise, and his recommendation, exercise (starting with walking as briskly as you can for about 45 minutes a day) will have as strong an effect on your insulin resistance as taking that pill, over time.
I strongly urge you get the services, not of an internist, but rather an endocrinologist. Go to the top to start with. Do not go to the medical equivalent of the overseas call center.