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flvegan

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17. Too many office docs are clueless what to do with that number anyway.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:39 AM

Dec 2024

They'll refer you to a nutritionist rather than learn anything about diet that they can teach you. Them telling you to "get more exercise" is almost useless. How much? What kind? When?

Don't get me started on doctors and BMI. Useless numbers in most of their hands.

This is all my opinion, based on personal experience and knowledge. Doctors not knowing shit about nutrition and fitness is long a pet peeve of mine.

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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 2024 OP

I'm sure people will criticize this new approach Johnny2X2X Dec 2024 #1

I'm an Insurance Underwriter DeepWinter Dec 2024 #2

Bingo! PJMcK Dec 2024 #4

It's not that simplistic crimycarny Dec 2024 #67

Weight is really about sugar bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #3

huh? Skittles Dec 2024 #32

Weight is about carbs which is what the SAD (Standard American Diet) is all about. elocs Dec 2024 #35

That's great! I can relate to that weight loss. There are a lot of names for metabolic syndrome bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #36

Metabolic syndrome is measured by a blood test iemanja Dec 2024 #73

Same with me Mossfern Dec 2024 #48

I just eat anything I want, just not ALL that I want Skittles Dec 2024 #58

This is the way. Unladen Swallow Dec 2024 #62

I've always dreaded the weigh in Mossfern Dec 2024 #5

I had to weigh in to get my damn finger stitched up. GoCubsGo Dec 2024 #9

It does help to calculate drug doses though, pain meds, anesthetics, etc. travelingthrulife Dec 2024 #18

No, in my situation, it was irrelevant. GoCubsGo Dec 2024 #19

In limited circumstances. Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #44

How ironic to see this thread now. I just got finished with 4 straight days of GoodRaisin Dec 2024 #79

I gained a bunch of weight Mossfern Dec 2024 #93

I think Lyrica must change your DNA somehow to cause the weight gain. GoodRaisin Dec 2024 #94

I understand... PCIntern Dec 2024 #6

Since weight is not a health indicator, this makes sense WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2024 #7

Science disagrees.. albacore Dec 2024 #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BMI is not weight; it's an outdated and biased formula.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 2024 #20

Recent studies suggest that being slightly "overweight" has lower mortality spooky3 Dec 2024 #30

BMI is a useless indicator iemanja Dec 2024 #74

Yup, like Simone Biles and most women rugby players obamanut2012 Dec 2024 #96

Nope, wrong obamanut2012 Dec 2024 #95

And yet... EX500rider Dec 2024 #51

yeah age isn't an indicator of health either WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2024 #52

I'd saying dying earlier isn't either EX500rider Dec 2024 #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 2024 #80

Weight wildflowergardener Dec 2024 #8

Good. It's not like most of them do anything to remedy the situation. GoCubsGo Dec 2024 #10

Doc I see does the weight thing, mwmisses4289 Dec 2024 #11

Get them in the door, develop some trust, identify based on P&E&Labs issues of concern... hlthe2b Dec 2024 #12

If a person can't deal with reality, maybe seeing the Doc isn't a good idea. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 2024 #13

Ridiculous Avalon Sparks Dec 2024 #15

Classy BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #22

Really? Elessar Zappa Dec 2024 #41

I actually think if a person can't cope with being weighed on a scale, RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 2024 #47

What is "tonque"? niyad Dec 2024 #76

Simple typo. Need to see my 'eye' doctor, where no scales/weighing are involved in the exam! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 2024 #81

Your contempt is duly noted. niyad Dec 2024 #86

Jesus Christ obamanut2012 Dec 2024 #98

The battery ran down on my home scale. usonian Dec 2024 #16

Pants don't lie airplaneman Dec 2024 #31

Too many office docs are clueless what to do with that number anyway. flvegan Dec 2024 #17

I Rebl2 Dec 2024 #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 2024 #23

Its actually a common issue that was studied. They called it the "white coat effect". drray23 Dec 2024 #61

Apart from "white coat syndrome" there is another possible factor that my FNP niyad Dec 2024 #77

Same here, so I take my BP every day and it's almost multigraincracker Dec 2024 #68

My Primary Care doc's staff takes my weight. maxsolomon Dec 2024 #24

Considering all they do is criticize you for it, this is good. alarimer Dec 2024 #25

Yeah because refusing to face reality drray23 Dec 2024 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Dec 2024 #34

Trying to micromanage other people's relations with their doctors Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #37

Yeah I feel like this is a Ostrich head in the sand approach EX500rider Dec 2024 #50

I think it may be getting a little better nowadays Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #27

Yeah, they can be more sensitive about it. However, sometimes weight is an issue (diabetes) LeftInTX Dec 2024 #45

Maybe it's a stretch but I would be willing to bet, Prairie_Seagull Dec 2024 #28

I noticed this just as I was finally having success losing weight and was Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #29

I get weighed in every three weeks Skittles Dec 2024 #33

I don't think anyone's arguing that it shouldn't be done Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #38

seems strange for your own doctor to have to guess your weight Skittles Dec 2024 #39

The doctor is IN JoseBalow Dec 2024 #40

right? Skittles Dec 2024 #42

But apparently some people are surviving medical encounters without getting on the scale. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #71

try it with your vet Skittles Dec 2024 #75

Animals aren't self concious about those things, and they don't have a choice about seeing the vet. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #90

Exactly. And there are operations where morbidly obese people have more risk. LisaM Dec 2024 #55

Mixed feelings about this. I discovered that I packed on 20 pounds in a year when I saw my doctor! LeftInTX Dec 2024 #43

Hate the Weigh In DET Dec 2024 #46

I think there are a lot of good reasons to get weighed milestogo Dec 2024 #49

A couple years ago I was hospitalized and had emergency surgery questionseverything Dec 2024 #53

YMMV but it's a good habit to weigh oneself daily and it takes 5 seconds. CoopersDad Dec 2024 #56

I weight myself everyday, clothes off, when i go to the Dr's i tell them the weigh. dem4decades Dec 2024 #64

I am surprised at the amount of fat shaming in this thread. LisaM Dec 2024 #57

is thinking weigh-ins are OK "fat shaming" Skittles Dec 2024 #59

Doesn't surprise me. DU has always been like this. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #82

Ageism and sexism both (and isn't that a lovely combination!). niyad Dec 2024 #87

How do they calculate medication dosages Unladen Swallow Dec 2024 #60

Antibiotics generally don't need a weight...Z-pack for instance: Everyone gets the same dose. LeftInTX Dec 2024 #69

Massive changes in weight Unladen Swallow Dec 2024 #99

I did acute care transcription for over 15 years buzzycrumbhunger Dec 2024 #63

And people wonder why Bettie Dec 2024 #66

How about if each of us Bettie Dec 2024 #65

This is the place where bodily autonomy and medical choice are sacrosanct. Except when they're not. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #84

Well this is a helluvan unpleasant thread. I thought we here had outgrown the judgmentalism... Hekate Dec 2024 #70

Thank you for expressing so well what I suspect many are feeling. niyad Dec 2024 #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 2024 #97

Whut 🤨 Blue_Tires Dec 2024 #72

My sister died too young because of doctor bias against obese patients. KentuckyWoman Dec 2024 #78

I'm sorry about your sister Bettie Dec 2024 #83

Exactly. LisaM Dec 2024 #85

You've seen what people are saying on here. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #88

I am so very sorry to hear about your sister. The horror stories about our niyad Dec 2024 #91

Diabetic retinopathy Bet nobody here knows GusBob Dec 2024 #92