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DeepWinter

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2. I'm an Insurance Underwriter

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:20 AM

Dec 30

I read medical records for a living.

Recorded weight at an exam has been hit and miss for quite awhile now. At the end of the day, your health is in your hands. If you want to improve your health, you allow your physician to work with you. It's not their responsibility, it's your responsibility. You want to improve your blood pressure, you need to take it to track it. You want to improve your weight, (which impacts quite a few other aspects of your health), you need to take it to track it. You can opt out of quite a few tests/measurements. You're just left with fewer things to understand. You'll never know you're diabetic if you opt out of testing until you're in the ER,

As they say in business, "You can't manage what you don't measure."

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In Some Doctors' Offices, the Weigh-In Is No Longer Required - routine weight measurements drive away some patients [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 30 OP

I'm sure people will criticize this new approach Johnny2X2X Dec 30 #1

I'm an Insurance Underwriter DeepWinter Dec 30 #2

Bingo! PJMcK Dec 30 #4

It's not that simplistic crimycarny Dec 30 #67

Weight is really about sugar bucolic_frolic Dec 30 #3

huh? Skittles Dec 30 #32

Weight is about carbs which is what the SAD (Standard American Diet) is all about. elocs Dec 30 #35

That's great! I can relate to that weight loss. There are a lot of names for metabolic syndrome bucolic_frolic Dec 30 #36

Metabolic syndrome is measured by a blood test iemanja Dec 31 #73

Same with me Mossfern Dec 30 #48

I just eat anything I want, just not ALL that I want Skittles Dec 30 #58

This is the way. Unladen Swallow Dec 30 #62

I've always dreaded the weigh in Mossfern Dec 30 #5

I had to weigh in to get my damn finger stitched up. GoCubsGo Dec 30 #9

It does help to calculate drug doses though, pain meds, anesthetics, etc. travelingthrulife Dec 30 #18

No, in my situation, it was irrelevant. GoCubsGo Dec 30 #19

In limited circumstances. Ms. Toad Dec 30 #44

How ironic to see this thread now. I just got finished with 4 straight days of GoodRaisin Dec 31 #79

I gained a bunch of weight Mossfern Dec 31 #93

I think Lyrica must change your DNA somehow to cause the weight gain. GoodRaisin Dec 31 #94

I understand... PCIntern Dec 30 #6

Since weight is not a health indicator, this makes sense WhiskeyGrinder Dec 30 #7

Science disagrees.. albacore Dec 30 #14

BMI is not weight; it's an outdated and biased formula. Weight can be a correlated indicator, but it is not a reliable WhiskeyGrinder Dec 30 #20

Recent studies suggest that being slightly "overweight" has lower mortality spooky3 Dec 30 #30

BMI is a useless indicator iemanja Dec 31 #74

Yup, like Simone Biles and most women rugby players obamanut2012 Dec 31 #96

Nope, wrong obamanut2012 Dec 31 #95

And yet... EX500rider Dec 30 #51

yeah age isn't an indicator of health either WhiskeyGrinder Dec 30 #52

I'd saying dying earlier isn't either EX500rider Dec 30 #54

My fear is that if I don't keep my weight down I won't get proper care in a nursing home MaryMagdaline Dec 31 #80

Weight wildflowergardener Dec 30 #8

Good. It's not like most of them do anything to remedy the situation. GoCubsGo Dec 30 #10

Doc I see does the weight thing, mwmisses4289 Dec 30 #11

Get them in the door, develop some trust, identify based on P&E&Labs issues of concern... hlthe2b Dec 30 #12

If a person can't deal with reality, maybe seeing the Doc isn't a good idea. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 30 #13

Ridiculous Avalon Sparks Dec 30 #15

Classy BannonsLiver Dec 30 #22

Really? Elessar Zappa Dec 30 #41

I actually think if a person can't cope with being weighed on a scale, RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 30 #47

What is "tonque"? niyad Dec 31 #76

Simple typo. Need to see my 'eye' doctor, where no scales/weighing are involved in the exam! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 31 #81

Your contempt is duly noted. niyad Dec 31 #86

Jesus Christ obamanut2012 Dec 31 #98

The battery ran down on my home scale. usonian Dec 30 #16

Pants don't lie airplaneman Dec 30 #31

Too many office docs are clueless what to do with that number anyway. flvegan Dec 30 #17

I Rebl2 Dec 30 #21

I used to care, but not any more. What really upsets me is having my b.p. taken. I see the cuff and start getting CTyankee Dec 30 #23

Its actually a common issue that was studied. They called it the "white coat effect". drray23 Dec 30 #61

Apart from "white coat syndrome" there is another possible factor that my FNP niyad Dec 31 #77

Same here, so I take my BP every day and it's almost multigraincracker Dec 30 #68

My Primary Care doc's staff takes my weight. maxsolomon Dec 30 #24

Considering all they do is criticize you for it, this is good. alarimer Dec 30 #25

Yeah because refusing to face reality drray23 Dec 30 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Dec 30 #34

Trying to micromanage other people's relations with their doctors Crunchy Frog Dec 30 #37

Yeah I feel like this is a Ostrich head in the sand approach EX500rider Dec 30 #50

I think it may be getting a little better nowadays Diamond_Dog Dec 30 #27

Yeah, they can be more sensitive about it. However, sometimes weight is an issue (diabetes) LeftInTX Dec 30 #45

Maybe it's a stretch but I would be willing to bet, Prairie_Seagull Dec 30 #28

I noticed this just as I was finally having success losing weight and was Scrivener7 Dec 30 #29

I get weighed in every three weeks Skittles Dec 30 #33

I don't think anyone's arguing that it shouldn't be done Crunchy Frog Dec 30 #38

seems strange for your own doctor to have to guess your weight Skittles Dec 30 #39

The doctor is IN JoseBalow Dec 30 #40

right? Skittles Dec 30 #42

But apparently some people are surviving medical encounters without getting on the scale. Crunchy Frog Dec 31 #71

try it with your vet Skittles Dec 31 #75

Animals aren't self concious about those things, and they don't have a choice about seeing the vet. Crunchy Frog Dec 31 #90

Exactly. And there are operations where morbidly obese people have more risk. LisaM Dec 30 #55

Mixed feelings about this. I discovered that I packed on 20 pounds in a year when I saw my doctor! LeftInTX Dec 30 #43

Hate the Weigh In DET Dec 30 #46

I think there are a lot of good reasons to get weighed milestogo Dec 30 #49

A couple years ago I was hospitalized and had emergency surgery questionseverything Dec 30 #53

YMMV but it's a good habit to weigh oneself daily and it takes 5 seconds. CoopersDad Dec 30 #56

I weight myself everyday, clothes off, when i go to the Dr's i tell them the weigh. dem4decades Dec 30 #64

I am surprised at the amount of fat shaming in this thread. LisaM Dec 30 #57

is thinking weigh-ins are OK "fat shaming" Skittles Dec 30 #59

Doesn't surprise me. DU has always been like this. Crunchy Frog Dec 31 #82

Ageism and sexism both (and isn't that a lovely combination!). niyad Dec 31 #87

How do they calculate medication dosages Unladen Swallow Dec 30 #60

Antibiotics generally don't need a weight...Z-pack for instance: Everyone gets the same dose. LeftInTX Dec 30 #69

Massive changes in weight Unladen Swallow Dec 31 #99

I did acute care transcription for over 15 years buzzycrumbhunger Dec 30 #63

And people wonder why Bettie Dec 30 #66

How about if each of us Bettie Dec 30 #65

This is the place where bodily autonomy and medical choice are sacrosanct. Except when they're not. Crunchy Frog Dec 31 #84

Well this is a helluvan unpleasant thread. I thought we here had outgrown the judgmentalism... Hekate Dec 30 #70

Thank you for expressing so well what I suspect many are feeling. niyad Dec 31 #89

Yes. You said it well. I'm hiding this thread now because it's been at the top for what feels like days Iris Dec 31 #97

Whut 🤨 Blue_Tires Dec 31 #72

My sister died too young because of doctor bias against obese patients. KentuckyWoman Dec 31 #78

I'm sorry about your sister Bettie Dec 31 #83

Exactly. LisaM Dec 31 #85

You've seen what people are saying on here. Crunchy Frog Dec 31 #88

I am so very sorry to hear about your sister. The horror stories about our niyad Dec 31 #91

Diabetic retinopathy Bet nobody here knows GusBob Dec 31 #92