Today I shadowed Dr. Berlin, an endocrinologist. We saw patients constantly! They were all there either for diabetes or a thyroid problem. He taught me about the different types of diabetes and how to treat them, as well as about the function of the thyroid and some of the different diseases of the thyroid. About half way through the day, he turned to me and said, “You have a very large thyroid! Let’s take a look at it.” He did an ultrasound and it turns out that I have Hosimotos Disease which is an enlarged thyroid; I had no idea!