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At your last T1D appointment, about how much time did you spend with your healthcare provider?
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I never think to time the length of our visits. I think they run roughly between a half-hour and a full hour. It varies. The last visit was shorter; in the range of 30 to 45 minutes.
I think last time was less than 15 minutes. They spend as much time as I need them to. There’s usually not that much to talk about.
Time wasn’t the issue. The PA just didn’t answer my questions. They were brushed off so that they could focus on something else. It felt like the appointment could of been an email.
Actually meeting with my endo it was 15 minutes but time spent getting vitals and aic from nurse and wait in room was 15.
I checked 15 but count that it’s 30.
I answered more than an hour, but it was a group visit, where I discussed my issues and also learned about fellow T1D’s problems and solutions.
I absolutely love the idea of “a group visit.” My opinion is we could all learn a ton from each other. How do we spread this “propaganda” to coin a phrase, to the rest of the US medical community?
The only reason I need an Endo appt is to keep my Rx’s current. I’ve finally convinced them that a phone appt is best for both of us (Endo and me)
A virtual visit with my endocrinologist, discussing my recent move to the Omnipod 5 system!
My last appointment was virtual because I was out of town. My endo spent maybe five minutes telling me I was doing great while he looked over my lab results from the day before.
NEVER satisfactory, never address the issues I raise beyond proforma notation.