Originally Posted by
goldfinch
...Having your doctor of 25 years resigned to your fatness and chronic health problems...
...My husband is obese as well. His doc doesn't say much about anything to him....
Sadly, many physicians see their clients as a steady income stream and as such have no real desire to either listen to them or to get them healthy.
To answer OP's question - yes, in fact the doctor I fired was very blunt about this and like someone else that posted, once she started talking about "pre-diabetic" it was like a punch in the face! While I do credit her with opening my eyes, I stopped seeing her for other reasons (she is one of those that doesn't listen to her patients and failed miserably on other points as well). New doc is great and is just as blunt, but actually pays attention to the "big picture" and works with me to solve problems.