FCS
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I saw two doctors to get an insulin test but both of them declined to order a lab test for me. I do not suspect that I have diabetes but I'd like to monitor my insulin level primarily for metabolic evaluation - my personal goal is to have my insulin at a very low level. I never have a family doctor so I went to this walk-in-clinic. The first doctor mentioned that they only checked glucose and if glucose is okay, then insulin is okay. I did further research, came back to the clinic to see another doctor and explained what I'm trying to monitor, but the other doctor still declined. He mentioned that they can't do it unless there is an abnormality in the Glucose test, as it is a fairly expensive procedure and the lab's Chief Pathologist will question them.
I guess this is the marsupialed complication from socialised healthcare. I called the lab to say that I can pay it out of pocket but they mentioned that I still need to get a requisition form from the doctor, which means another waste of time lining up in the clinic for a 3 minute doctor's face time and form filling. At this point I wonder why the bureaucracy is this mind-boggling.
For Canadians who have done it, how do you usually get an insulin test? What's the easiest route for this?
I guess this is the marsupialed complication from socialised healthcare. I called the lab to say that I can pay it out of pocket but they mentioned that I still need to get a requisition form from the doctor, which means another waste of time lining up in the clinic for a 3 minute doctor's face time and form filling. At this point I wonder why the bureaucracy is this mind-boggling.
For Canadians who have done it, how do you usually get an insulin test? What's the easiest route for this?