Re: Re: MIKE: I just found out i have diabetes

[Guest guest]

Tina,

You can't assume that the cause of all diabetic problems are due to

so-called poor medical treatment.

I know a couple of diabetics that have not been to see a doctor in years.

One is a Type 1 that hasn't seen a physician in 5 years, doesn't test at all

and takes his 'normal' amount of insulin daily and eats pretty much whatever

he wants. Has never had an A1C test. He has insurance, but for some reason

won't even go to the doctor to get an Rx so his insurance will pay for the

insulin! He's an otherwise intelegent individual. I'm sure he's not the

only one out there like this. My guess is that it's people like this that

are one of the reasons there are so many diabetic problems out there. I

would also venture to guess that if he had minimal care (and by minimal I

mean only an A1C every 3 months) he could achieve better control and

potentially fewer complications.

As I've already said, I'm sorry you had poor treatment from one of your

doctors. Maybe it was just a personality thing... if you are unwilling to

hear the message, the messenger will never be helpful.

Aside from that, my previous position stands: it does no one a service to

condem their medical care based upon an email that took 5 minutes or less to

write. Especially when that condemnation seems to be based upon the

wholesale assessment of a single personal experience.

Also, Tina. I've never assumed that every diabetic gets good care. So

please stop putting words in my mouth. What I have said all along is that

you can't assume someone is getting poor care without knowing all of the

facts, without knowing how well they have understood the information they

have been given and without knowing more than the sliver of information

supplied in a single email.

Mike

>

> I guess I have been in Diabetic groups too long, and Pro Active too long

> to

> accept your reasoning... I know what I know and see everyday. Maybe you

> for

> one, are one of the Lucky ones, but if all Doctors and Nurses knew how to

> Treat Diabetes. there would not be so many Diabetic problems out

> there. And

> why should they wait until it is matter of Life or Death to know what to

> do?

>

> Read the articles, and research yourself, and read Posts in other Diabetic

> groups, and quit assuming that every Diabetic gets Good care. I know what

> I

> see, and have been thru, and I am sure you may be undermining a lot of

> others opinions and what they are going thru also.

>

> But I know I am not a Nurse or a Doctor, but from now on, if a Doctor or

> Nurse will not listen to me, and be willing to work with me, it is time

> for

> me to move on.

>