Gazhacks wrote:I thought I was reading a different post! As for the doc's it comes down to who you trust more them or yourself. I WILL change my base rate and when I go back it will be the 3rd degree why I did it and why I didnt contact them to do it blah blah blah and if I mention any forums I will be told that them kind of people will kill someone one day, funny thing is they never ask for my opinion. Im just the naughty school boy who should touch things I know nothing about, Bad boy!
I've posted this before, but....
You don't tell a person with hypertension to "just take your medicine and everything will be all right." The hypertensive needs to monitor their pressure several times a day.
You don't tell a diabetic to "just take your insulin, and everything will be all right," because it might not be! I have diabetic friends who test upon rising, before breakfast, two hours after breakfast, before lunch, two hours after lunch, before dinner, two hours after dinner, and at bedtime, and at any other time they're feeling off. The same bean counters who want to limit my access to MY medical information are trying to claim that once a day is enough.
Without data, I would not have known that my settings were CAUSING central apneas. With data, I was able to see what was happening, discuss it with my doctor and get my settings changed to the ones I needed.
I have said this before and I will say it again: I live in my body. No one knows it better than I do. I may consult a medical practitioner for advice, but no one, and I do mean NO ONE tells me what I can or cannot do.
That includes getting the information I need to make informed decisions about my health!