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Poll Results   Who do you or your child see for diabetes care?     For adults with diabetes         Endocrinologist     11%     74         Primary care physician     1%     8         General practitioner     1%     8         Internist     1%     7         Other     1%     4     For children with diabetes         Endocrinologist     22%     145         Pediatric endocrinologist     57%     367         Primary care physician     2%     13         General practitioner     1%     1         Internist     1%     2         Other     1%     6   Total votes: 635

Who do you or your child see for diabetes care? Poll dates: September 3 - 10, 2006 Total Votes: 635 The past several years have seen enormous advances in diabetes care. We've seen the introduction of new insulins in the form of both very fast acting analogs (Humalog, NovoLog, and Apidra) and long acting analogs (Lantus and Levemir). We've seen advances in finger stick glucose monitoring, with new meters requiring significantly less blood and having interfaces to computers to help patients and diabetes teams identify patterns. We've seen insulin pumps evolve into "smart pumps" that offer bolus suggestions and warn against over bolusing through insulin-on-board estimates. We've seen the first generation of continuous glucose sensors appear. And we've seen two novel new drugs, Symlin and Byetta. Dr. Elliott Joslin is quoted to have said that the person with diabetes who knows the most lives the longest.1 This is true now as much as it has ever been. As patients and parents, we want our health care providers to know about the latest in diabetes care treatments and to help us integrate new practices into our care strategies. And it makes sense that we look to pediatric endorcrinologists and endocrinologists for our care. This table breaks down the poll results into adults with diabetes and children with diabetes, with percentages for each sub group. Adults with Diabetes: Care Providers Endocrinologist 73% Primary care physician 8% General practitioner 8% Internist 7% Other 4% Children with Diabetes: Care Providers Endocrinologist 27% Pediatric endocrinologist 69% Primary care physician 2% General practitioner 0% Internist 0% Other 1% You can download an Excel spreadsheet with the data used to generate the table and graphs. 1 Combining Clinical Diabetes and Clinical Research by Claresa Levetan, MD. [Return to the current poll]

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