Sharman Donald L MD

Dr. Sharman has been my physician for a number of years, but no longer. He does not have a warm «bedside manner» nor does he really communicate well. He runs blood work, orders bone density… EKG…carotid evaluation. But his manner is, «Would you like to take this medication?» I told him I’m not the doctor. Now, I have a much more important reason for not recommending him. I am diabetic. He put me on blood pressure medication years ago as a preventative to ward off problems for as long as possible because, «Diabetics ultimately develop high blood pressure and kidney disease.» I learned in December that I’m at stage 3 kidney disease. Never was I told I had any problems developing nor did he refer me to a specialist or tell me I needed to see a nutritionist to discuss a kidney diet. I had no idea I was ever in State 1 or 2. When I asked what I could do he simply said, «…keep losing weight, keep your blood sugar low, exercise, monitor your blood pressure and get plenty of sleep.» He commented that my issue was «mid range,» not uncommon for a diabetic of 19 years. I recently have developed a lung problem and when the pulmonary doctor was having testing done, I learned that my creatinine level was too high for contrast to be used with a CT-​Scan. That led me to doing a lot of research on kidney disease and creatinine. I am in shock. I have done a self referral to see a kidney doctor, and I hope he can help me; that it isn’t too late.
Don’t see Dr. Sharman unless you are really healthy and okay with being in the dark much of the time.