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Family physicians are a one-stop medical care shop dedicated to treating the whole person. Unlike specialists, family practitioners treat each organ and every disease in both genders of all ages. The foundation upon which family medicine is built is an ongoing, personal patient-physician relationship that emphasizes preventive and integrated care. Primary care doctors support your family’s health through all life cycles—birth, acute illness, chronic illness and end-of-life care.

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For diabetics, does it make a difference if you see your family doctor vs. an endocrinologist?

Once every three months for diabetics on treatment, and also if any active changes are being made to the regimen. For a well-controlled patient with no active medication changes, once every six months is adequate. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease, and, therefore, is managed by quite a few primary care doctors. They usually refer to endocrinologists if control is not adequate. It usually comes down to the experience and comfort level of the primary care physician with respect to Diabetes management.