Pluggers by Rick McKee for June 08, 2023

just ask Dr. Google – highly respected and very well informed

I use “Bob and Brad” on the You Tube. They’re not doctors, they’re physical therapists. They’ve proved invaluable for helping my aches and pains.

Internet … The New Public Library … But Is the Information Correct ;-)

I did that yesterday looking up suggestions for pre-diabetes diets. It’s amazing how many of the same foods you can and cannot eat.

Looking up medical questions online is a mug’s game. Unless you research the sites very well, you are going to get out-of-date, contradictory and often self-serving advice.

I am more likely to look up medications for ones that don’t play well together. My family is pretty well versed in normal aches/pains/injuries/illnesses, so we know when something needs to be seen by a dr. or not. My late husband was seriously ill with many diabetes related illness/wounds that I got to be pretty good at diagnosing and treating them. We are still well stocked on all kinds of medically related things.

I do some research online so I can talk to and understand my doctor better.

I actually find their drug interaction checker very helpful. Doctors don’t always do their job when prescribing meds, so sometimes you have to look out for yourself, unfortunately.

https://www.webmd.com/interaction-checker/default.htm

There’s plenty more opinions out there than the second one!

This is me for sure.

No,no, second opinion is the Mayo clinic,the Cleveland Clinic and then Web MD.