tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977100937974295832.post2349510423491466340..comments2023-10-03T12:32:51.778-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Street Pharmacist: Two posts in one!Divemedichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977100937974295832.post-88245881956994420622015-09-26T16:13:45.405-04:002015-09-26T16:13:45.405-04:00I'm learning that Genetics can be a cast iron ...I'm learning that Genetics can be a cast iron bitch to overcome. <br /><br />I've discussed this with my Primary Care guy. He asked me detailed questions about how I eat/exercise/live and then told me there's not a thing he'd tell me to do differently. <br /><br />OTOH, I'm "pre-diabetic" and my brother is full up type 2 that's getting worse with age. I hope I can stay on this side, bad as it is. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977100937974295832.post-76684372035691276862015-09-23T18:57:04.117-04:002015-09-23T18:57:04.117-04:00No offense taken. It's funny, because my gradu...No offense taken. It's funny, because my graduate work was on diabetes. I am now my own case study.Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977100937974295832.post-33289208064128603642015-09-21T19:53:45.924-04:002015-09-21T19:53:45.924-04:00During the fights over Obamacare, a guy came out w...During the fights over Obamacare, a guy came out with a book about his experiences trying to find out what stuff cost in hospitals and doctor's offices. He came to the conclusion that most of the time NO ONE knew what a procedure or item should cost. There was a legendary/semi-mythical book called the Brown Book (if I remember all this correctly) that was supposed to have the prices, but was impossible to actually see. <br /><br />It's the most non-transparent system in the world. Markets are supposed to be good at price discovery. Clearly ain't happening. <br /><br />Sorry to hear about the diabetes. I'm assuming type II, or NIDDM. I've been fighting it off since about the early 90s, when my brother was diagnosed and I became the only one in my family that didn't have it. There are several M.D.s who have published on successfully getting patients off of medications. Drop me an email if you could use some links to get started. (I figure you have more contacts in this world than I do, so no offense intended. Trying to be helpful.)<br /><br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.com