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Endocrinologists treat diabetes.
physician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of hormonal conditions
Ivan Young, affiliated with St. Vincent's Hospital
The correct word is Endocrinologist.What is an endocrinologist?An endocrinologist is a specially trained doctor. Endocrinologists diagnose diseases that affect your glands. They know how to treat conditions that are often complex and involve many systems within your body. Your primary care doctor refers you to an endocrinologist when you have a problem with your endocrine system.What do endocrinologists do?Endocrinologists are trained to diagnose and treat hormone imbalances and problems by helping to restore the normal balance of hormones in your system. They take care of many conditions including:diabetesthyroid diseasesmetabolic disordersover or under production of hormonesmenopauseosteoporosishypertensioncholesterol (lipid) disordersinfertilitylack of growth (short stature)cancers of the endocrine glandsEndocrinologists also conduct basic research to learn the way glands work, and clinical research to learn the best methods to treat patients with a hormone imbalance. Through research, endocrinologists develop new drugs and treatments for hormone problems.
Endocrinologists treat hormone disorders including diabetes.
Endocrinologists typically treat diseases of the adrenal gland.
Primary care providers, gynecologists, endocrinologists, and orthopedists all treat osteoporosis.
A generalist, internist, or an endocrinologist. You may be referred to a nephrologist.
Assuming a major life transition means a move, get your thyroid hormone levels checked within a couple of weeks before hand. Be sure that your endocrinologist has allotted refills for your prescription. Ask your endocrinologist if he/she has any recommendations/referrals for endocrinologists in the area where you will be traveling to. Ask him/her what they recommend are the best things to do to continue to manage the condition knowing that it might be several weeks before you find a new doctor. Also consider doing your own research for endocrinologists by checking out the endocrinologist portal search on the American Thyroid Associations and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists websites. Finally, contact your new health insurance plan to make sure that the endocrinologists researched are in-network.
Operations on the thyroid are done by surgeons. medical, non-surgical treatment is handled by endocrinologists.