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My nephrologist wants me to take Jardiance for CKD?
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@mnsansei thanks for sharing that. Actually, my experience is not as dramatic as yours. I've got a DO for primary care, plus a hematologist for MGUS and thrombocytopenia and a MD for my CKD. Best of luck to you!
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@steveutnv It sounds like you're in good hands. My understanding is that a DO's education is equivalent to an MD's but the philosophy behind the training is different. DO's and MD's can train side by side during their residencies.
I have used the same HMO since I started working in 1978. It's grown by leaps and bounds from a couple of clinics and one hospital to a clinic each of the major communities in the Twin Cities plus Hudson, WI. I can think of at least five hospitals they operate. Groundbreaking for another took place this summer--the one it replaces is slated become a center for women's health and includes a birth center. I am hoping that the expansion means that they have many satisfied patients. I've only encountered a couple of duds (like the rheumatologist I mentioned.) But her performance is more than matched by the Ob/Gyn that saved my life and the pediatrician that save our son's.