Access River East

Waited 8 months to find a family doctor only to be seen by a nurse practitioner which is fine but as soon as meeting her I felt judged and rushed out of her office I had took the time to write down all my concerns to just go over quickly and she said she didnt have time to go through a list of my concerns her vibe towards me made me feel like I didnt matter and ended up crying the whole way home! I was hoping to find a compassionate caring doctor but this was definitely not the one!
Apr 17th, 2023

The receptionist at the front be beyond rude! I would not recommend this clinic to anyone based on how she treats people. No time for anyone was ignored by 3 other people when I was there only to have one tell me off and roll her eyes at me. Clearly someone doesn't like her job
Feb 27th, 2023

(Translated by Google) No professionalism I no longer live in Manitoba I call this clinic to give me my medical history the receptionist really refuses. My biggest regret is going to this clinic. (Original) Aucun professionnalisme je nhabite plus au Manitoba jappelle cette clinique pour me donner mon antcdents mdical la rceptionniste refuse vraiment . Mon plus grand regret cest tre aller cette clinique
Dec 6th, 2022

Had an awesome experience at Access River east from the moment I walked in. The support staff are courteous and very efficient. I met with Dr Ratna,who I found to have great bed side manner. I felt like he truly cares about you. Looking forward to to him as my new GP. Thank you
Oct 12th, 2022

While I lived in Winnipeg I had two different Dr.s (Dr. Nyhof and Dr.Duprat) whom I was, both, diagnosed and treated for my Type 2 Diabetes. When I was initially diagnosed I asked how many grams of carbs should I eat (I knew nothing about diabetes) and I was told oh dont worry about that. Well I tried my best to eat fewer carbs. After I would have my AC1 blood work done the Dr. would say Your numbers arent good. and look at me as if I was doing something wrong. Now I will always admit if Im eating junk food but I wasnt. As Ive moved to a different province Im working with a new Dr. who although diabetes isnt his area of expertise is wonderful. I have now been diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic and because I was only on insulin once a day of course my blood sugar levels were bad. I have also discovered on my own that caffeine can raise blood sugar levels in diabetics. Neither Dr. Nyhof nor Dr. Duprat EVER asked me to write down what I was eating and to keep a log of it. Neither of them EVER explained that eating too few carbs can/ will cause a diabetics liver to release glucogen (glucose) in response and to keep blood sugar levels from falling too low. Even the diabetic dietitian was pitiful (Im sorry to say) and the ONLY thing that she ever said to me was to eat more fibre. When I explained that I was using coconut flour in the bit (very little baking) baking I was doing she said Whats coconut flour?. My gosh she was about 28 years old and had a degree as a dietitian and she didnt know what coconut flour was?! So I explained it to her. What I find do infuriating is either of those Dr.s could have asked me what I was eating (keep a log of it) and then checked it out. From that they then could have requested that when I had my blood work done that I have the Anti-Gad 65 test which determines whether or not a person is a Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetic but they didnt! So now instead of being on (a sliding scale of insulin) with every meal I was instead treated with a dinosaur of insulin, Novolin NPH for 14 years instead of (relatively) newer insulins that are more effective. As well when I initially was put on the Novolin I was taught to do a flipping back and forth in a large arc motion to move the insulin inside the pen instead of rolling the vial in between my hands by the diabetic nurse. This is VERY important because if you dont do it this way fibres of the insulin can adhere to the walls of the vial and then you dont get enough of the active ingredient and therefore not a correct dosage. Alls I can say is shame on those two Dr.s for being so lazy and irresponsible with my health!
May 1st, 2022