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Over the past 12 months, how many of your appointments with your diabetes health care provider were virtual visits?
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The one was because all roads going out to doctor’s office were closed til late afternoon due to a blizzard and a two hour drive one way to office it was my first it was k but would have preferred in office but delayed til March visit what I wanted to tweak on pump for educator instead
Just about all of my appts have been virtual. I prefer it that way. I really only need to see the HCP to keep my Rx’s active. I upload my Tandem X2/Dexcom every month so they know what is going on. The time savings is great. I can continue to work while I wait for the call. It is perfect for me.
We had 1 virtual, 1 in person. In person scheduled next week.
We really need visits for script renewal, and tracking growth, annual labs.
All.
I’ve had 1 virtual appointment with my endo this year. I prefer in person appointments because they include blood pressure measurement, height and weight. The only advantage to virtual appointments is that I received the full, uninterrupted attention of my doctor for about 25 minutes. In-person appointment are usually 65 to 75 minutes, but include interruptions from other staff and phone calls.
Just 1, but it would have been more except that I was in the process of getting used to my new G6.
1 because of a snow storm. What a great option!
All were virtual
My endo is about 2-hours away! So grateful I can meet with her via telemedicine because the endocrinology office in my area stinks.
1, but it was to get insurance to pay for an outside provider (endo).
Which Healthcare provider? I have around 10.
Almost all my visits with endocrinologist, and all visits with nutritionist and dietitian have been by their home telephone or via website. Only time I see nurse specialist is when I bring in my CGM to download 2 weeks info onto paper. (I don’t own a printer anymore.) She is available only 3 days per week.
Since Covid started, I’ve tried to do video visits. However, this past year, I did 2 video visits, and 2 face-to-face. My next visit will be video. I am still taking Covid 19 precautions.
All 3 of mine.
1/1
I tried one virtual appointment with my endocrinology provider greater than 12 months ago and never again – despite all my info being accessible “in the cloud”, my provider printed out my pump report and held it up to the screen while making a suggestion on a setting change. I could not see a thing and did not have access to a computer during the appointment so could not view the data they were referring to. I was expecting the provider to share their screen so hadn’t been prepared with a printout of my own.