Sarita Shivakoti Dhakal, NP

My doctor referred me to see an endocrinologist after test results showed signs of hypoglycemia. I went to see Sarita S Dhakal and I've never been more disappointed with a medical provider in my life for the following reasons: 1. She was rude, condescending and short with me. At one point during my appointment she said I should seek mental health care. While I'm a firm believer in mental health treatment, Sarita had no basis to make this recommendation. I spoke to her about my blood glucose for roughly 20 mins. She knows nothing about me personally. She was out of line professionally. 2. She made zero attempt to identify the underlying cause of my symptoms and was quick to prescribe meds without doing any further testing. 3. I requested some resources/guidelines on what to eat in order to prevent my blood glucose from dropping to the 40's overnight as it had been doing. She provided me with vague recommendations that weren't at all concrete. I again reached out to her when my… glucose continued to drop to these levels overnight because I was experiencing migraine headaches. She told me she couldn't help with migraines and I was on my own there. The migraines were a direct result of the drop in glucose. After 2 visits with Sarita it was obvious that I needed to seek care elsewhere if I wanted to get any relief. I made an appointment with an endocrinologist at ucla medical center and my experience was a million times better. The doctor I met with listened to me and explained 4 possible underlying causes of my symptoms in great detail. He then scheduled additional testing to either properly diagnose or rule out the culprits. He also answered my questions and gave me very specific recommendations on a diet to follow to avoid the night time lows. Unfortunately Sarita didn't take my condition seriously even though I was dropping to comatose states overnight. The only positive part of this experience is that it gave me a firm understanding that you have to be your own advocate for your health and quickly seek alternatives when you're getting sub par care.