I hope she is our next prime minister because it is about time we had another woman I do not know why if she is the next one that people think because she has diabetes herself she should do automatically do something for other diabetics. Exactly what do they think she should do
I hope she is our next prime minister because it is about time we had another woman I do not know why if she is the next one that people think because she has diabetes herself she should do automatically do something for other diabetics. Exactly what do they think she should do
What difference does it make if we have a female PM? As for her doing anything for diabetics, that reminds me of those that, because he had a disabled child, thought David Cameron would be understanding of the plight of parent carers.
Judging by the outcome of that, I wouldn't hold out any expectation of Mrs May doing diddly squat.
I do admire her attitude to her diabetes, which is: it's not an issue, end of story.
Quite agree, some would like to make her diabetes an issue to ruin her chances of getting the top spot.
Agreed any changes to the NHS should benefit everyoneIf she does get in, then I sincerely hope Mrs May will do something to shake up and turn around our NHS system, as it needs all the help it can get, which will hopefully benefit people with all types of medical conditions.
Which is exactly as it should be. There are loads of us in jobs where we have senior business roles and have to speak in public and meet other senior business people. Why would she be any different from us? Diabetes is just one aspect of us and we manage it appropriately in order to be successful at what we do.I think if she does get in she will do all she can to play down the diabetes and not let it play much of a part in what defines her. The question about what would happen if she had a hypo during PMQ, or in public is an interesting one.
She is a very strong lady and I am sure if she gets in she will show everyone that having diabetes does not stop her doing her job.Quite agree, some would like to make her diabetes an issue to ruin her chances of getting the top spot.
Hi @slip,
There are several Type1s who have had trouble obtaining enough testing strips and others have had to advise them how to complain as their G.P.s do not seem to see the seriousness of their plight.
I hope she is our next prime minister because it is about time we had another woman I do not know why if she is the next one that people think because she has diabetes herself she should do automatically do something for other diabetics. Exactly what do they think she should do
She is a very strong lady and I am sure if she gets in she will show everyone that having diabetes does not stop her doing her job.
She is a very strong lady and I am sure if she gets in she will show everyone that having diabetes does not stop her doing her job.
I suspect they have a lot more T1s than they think if my surgery and circumstances are typical. Late onset T1 is so often mis-diagnosed as T2 due to ignorance and the diagnosis may never be changed.Interestingly a friend of mine told me that on average each GP surgery only has one type 1 on their books. Obviously I don't know if that's exactly true, but I can believe it. When I was first diagnosed the diabetics nurse there told me that she would primarily leave me in the care of the hospital because she only really understands type 2.
I guess what I'm saying is sometimes we have to be pushy with GPs and know exactly what we're entitled to. Not because they don't care or are ignorant but because they are SO busy and overwhelmed and it's hard for them to remember that our treatment can be quite different to our type 2 cousins.