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<blockquote data-quote="Scardoc" data-source="post: 872475" data-attributes="member: 44692"><p>I’ve not been on the forum for a good while but dipping back into a few threads it all seems depressingly same old same old.</p><p>I’m not sure what the word I am looking for is to describe the comments above…patronising perhaps or maybe condescending would be better. So, GP’s are doing great with cancer and, I quote, “other serious conditions”, but not diabetes? Ok, first point, when did diabetes get relegated from the serious condition league? Secondly, why do people insist on assuming that as a GP they should be an expert on anything and everything? It’s utter nonsense. 8 years ago a GP dipped a strip into my urine sample, let out a gasp, and told me that I was almost certainly type 1 diabetic. He then picked up the phone, called the local hospital, and told them he was sending me up. His job done and, personally, I am very grateful.</p><p>The advice we get from the NHS and, ultimately, the Government, is not based on us all being diabetic, it’s based on us all living a well-balanced lifestyle that involves diet and exercise and unfortunately does not involve boycotting conglomerates who put profits before anything else. We’re only ever going to hear about the “bad” GP’s out there and negative experiences. “they give it a name and then supply the drugs” is simply not true. They diagnose and then refer or treat. I know several GP’s and know that they have a job I would never want. I would never want to see the pain and suffering that they do or have the responsibility for making the correct decisions when so much is at stake.</p><p>The first thing I was taught at the hospital on diagnosis day was that T1 is a condition I can be responsible for and that I can control. I can and I do. While I do that I do not expect my GP’s to be spending their time becoming an expert in the field as I think they have enough on their plate already. There might be, I don’t know, people with the Big C or other serious conditions out there that them more than me.</p><p>And to the OP: no offense, but if your friend is in her 70’s then I’m guessing most docs would opt to give it 6 months. Raised BG levels are a natural part of the aging process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scardoc, post: 872475, member: 44692"] I’ve not been on the forum for a good while but dipping back into a few threads it all seems depressingly same old same old. I’m not sure what the word I am looking for is to describe the comments above…patronising perhaps or maybe condescending would be better. So, GP’s are doing great with cancer and, I quote, “other serious conditions”, but not diabetes? Ok, first point, when did diabetes get relegated from the serious condition league? Secondly, why do people insist on assuming that as a GP they should be an expert on anything and everything? It’s utter nonsense. 8 years ago a GP dipped a strip into my urine sample, let out a gasp, and told me that I was almost certainly type 1 diabetic. He then picked up the phone, called the local hospital, and told them he was sending me up. His job done and, personally, I am very grateful. The advice we get from the NHS and, ultimately, the Government, is not based on us all being diabetic, it’s based on us all living a well-balanced lifestyle that involves diet and exercise and unfortunately does not involve boycotting conglomerates who put profits before anything else. We’re only ever going to hear about the “bad” GP’s out there and negative experiences. “they give it a name and then supply the drugs” is simply not true. They diagnose and then refer or treat. I know several GP’s and know that they have a job I would never want. I would never want to see the pain and suffering that they do or have the responsibility for making the correct decisions when so much is at stake. The first thing I was taught at the hospital on diagnosis day was that T1 is a condition I can be responsible for and that I can control. I can and I do. While I do that I do not expect my GP’s to be spending their time becoming an expert in the field as I think they have enough on their plate already. There might be, I don’t know, people with the Big C or other serious conditions out there that them more than me. And to the OP: no offense, but if your friend is in her 70’s then I’m guessing most docs would opt to give it 6 months. Raised BG levels are a natural part of the aging process. [/QUOTE]
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