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Luna21
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I just had to comment on the 'This Morning' discussion with Dr Chris just now.
For a Doctor to make claims which he did on live TV, claiming that all Diabetics are diabetic due to their unhealthy lifestyles and being overweight and lazy, and then only when nudged by Philip Schofield to differentiate between the Types of Diabetes is disgraceful!
How does he know what has caused diabetes in many type 2's, and to brand all of us like that, is hardly likely to elicit any sympathy for those of us struggling with this condition. Even the medical jury is out on the definitive reasons why some people get diabetes, even thin, active, people and others do not.
Yes, some diabetes sufferers are overweight and don't eat healthily, or exercise, but not everyone falls into this category and it is wrong to label us all as such, and he was again pulled up by Philip yet again, with the way he described diabetes complications. Philip had to point out that not all diabetics will get those complications that Dr Steele was reeling off!
A totally disgraceful interview, very poorly researched, and will not make diabetes any easier for those of us who have to live with it, as he has just branded us all fat, lazy and sitting on a sofa stuffing our faces, rather than offering help and good advice.
I really feel like complaining to ITV.
For a Doctor to make claims which he did on live TV, claiming that all Diabetics are diabetic due to their unhealthy lifestyles and being overweight and lazy, and then only when nudged by Philip Schofield to differentiate between the Types of Diabetes is disgraceful!
How does he know what has caused diabetes in many type 2's, and to brand all of us like that, is hardly likely to elicit any sympathy for those of us struggling with this condition. Even the medical jury is out on the definitive reasons why some people get diabetes, even thin, active, people and others do not.
Yes, some diabetes sufferers are overweight and don't eat healthily, or exercise, but not everyone falls into this category and it is wrong to label us all as such, and he was again pulled up by Philip yet again, with the way he described diabetes complications. Philip had to point out that not all diabetics will get those complications that Dr Steele was reeling off!
A totally disgraceful interview, very poorly researched, and will not make diabetes any easier for those of us who have to live with it, as he has just branded us all fat, lazy and sitting on a sofa stuffing our faces, rather than offering help and good advice.
I really feel like complaining to ITV.