Am searching for a new Endocrinologist, after not seeing one for several years. Now that I am 18, will a pediatric Endo no longer see me? I was seeing an “adult” Endo for about a year, and it seemed he was more familair with T2 -and didn’t really understand treatment of T1. Any suggestions?
I believe finding an endo who has a diabetic care coordinator as part of the team is essential. Often the endo cannot answer questions as well. I had terrible control until I changed to a medical group that had both. The endo without a team seemed to make very poor decisions. Always suggesting too much insulin. When I followed her advice, it was always hello hypo land.
Thanks! Hopefully will be able to find an endo with a “team” unfortunately there’s slim pickin’ in DE when it comes to Endos 
-time to do some research.
Endos that work in hospitals at universities usually have a team. For example in my neck of the woods, there are good endo tems at USC, Cedars Sinai and UCLA. Would De La Salle be good for you? Why not go to Stanford? They should have excellent doctors and definately medical teams with diabetic care coordinators, retina specialists, whatever type of doctor, nutritionist or specialist you would need. Is Delaware to far a drive from Johns Hopkins in MD?
Its about a 2 hour drive, but my insurance will not cover out of state.
How about Stanford in Delaware?
Many doctors will do a short “interview” session for potential new patients, to get to know each other. I didn’t do it with my endo (who’s awesome, by the way), but my wife and I did it with pediatricians before our son was born. It was nice to rule out a couple based on the 15-30 minute meet-and-greet, and to know when we did find the right one that he really was what we were looking for.
If you have a local sales rep for your pump company, ask him/her who is the “best” around; most of the time the sales reps know a lot about the local docs and their offices, so if you feel you can trust them to be honest with you then they can be a valuable resource.
In the end, don’t forget that the doctor works for you; if you’re not happy or satisfied with something, talk to him/her about it, and don’t be afraid to change doctors if yours isn’t serving your needs.
You can also join a local diabetic group and ask the members of the group what they think.