Re: [this aol and doctors

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I don't care about the doctors being mindful of lawsuits. I would not see a

doctor that was more worried about a lawsuit than he was about my health. When

you finish med school your education does not stop. I realize that a lot of

doctors are against Atkins because it goes against everything they have been

taught.. but when a person is diabetic to me it is more common sense to keep

them off of sugar and to keep the weight down. In the case of 's aunt the

doctor should be aware that his recommendations are not working and instead of

pushing the meds to try to help her. I don't think doctors are rich except for

the plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills.(lol) But I do think a lot of them think

they are infallible and will not admit they are wrong even when confronted with

the evidence. As long as your doctor does not see it hurting you he won't be so

against it but my guess is that he would not recommend it to another patient

even if they are diabetic and grossly overweight. 's comments about

doctors not studying the fact is what I was saying about continuing education,

and ITA with her views on the malpractice. That doctor is practicing bad

medicine, he is not helping his patient he is hurting her,, Makes me wonder if

he has a kickback from the drug company.

Sheila

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>In defense of our doctors, they are evermindfull of lawsuits and if they sway

from the normal accepted practice they risk jeoporadizing their practice

because of a law suit. After all the schooling and $$ it takes to get a

practice, they are very protective of it. I can't blame them. Everyone thinks

all doctors are rich and will sue accordingly so it is hard for them to take

a stand on Akins. In my case, a lady in the waiting room told me he was

against adkins diet and so I did it without his knowlege. When I made my 3 mo

visit after loosing 30 elbos he said that it was great When I told him how he

dummied up and wouldn't talk about it. But when the end of the visit came he

said " although I don't agree with it you did pretty good with it " and

recommended that I go back on it to drop another 30!! Surely this will change

his mind about adkins.)

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>Personally, I would never want to be treated by a doctor whose first

concern is that he not be sued. I think it verges on malpractice for

a Doctor not to study the facts. Further I think it is malpractice

for a doctor to weigh my aunt and see that she has gained 30 lbs on

his recommended woe, and moved from being non-insulin dependent to

being insulin dependent then have the balls to tell her he isn't

concerned and that if she continues to follow his recommendations it

would all turn around!!! Unfortunately she's an old schooler who

believes her Doctor is infallible. I'm working hard to dislodge that

notion.

S.