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I am forever tired of being told I'm a bruden to the NHS, I am forever tired of being asked if I have the good or bad kind of Diabetes, I am forever tired of being the butt of a joke regarding Diabetes, I am forever tired of so called health journalists telling me ways to cure my yet uncurable Diabetes, I am forever tired of the misinformation touted by so called news outlets and by celebrities whom should know better. And I am forever tired of charities such as Diabetes UK, simply not doing enough to help educate the public and when thunderstorms like the one recently go down, we need them to have our back.
And it seems the only way to combat this is to be more vocal as a community. I assume we have all seen the latest story being run by nearly all UK news outlets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33932930
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/17/diabetes-bring-down-nhs-charity
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/hea...till-the-fat-lady-puts-down-her-biscuits.html - a nice bit of pot kettle black
Yes, here we are all labelled as NHS scrounging, good for nowt, waste of tax payers money... oh wait.. you're talking about Type 2 Diabetic, why didn't you say earlier. But hang on, not all Type 2 are fat. What's with this Diabetic shaming?
It seems to me, the only way we can promote a positive message and help informative and educate others to Diabetes (ALL FORMS) is by being more vocal as a community and sole individuals. Forums are good, but it's just like we are preaching to the choir. We need to get our voices heard.
And it seems the only way to combat this is to be more vocal as a community. I assume we have all seen the latest story being run by nearly all UK news outlets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33932930
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/17/diabetes-bring-down-nhs-charity
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/hea...till-the-fat-lady-puts-down-her-biscuits.html - a nice bit of pot kettle black
Yes, here we are all labelled as NHS scrounging, good for nowt, waste of tax payers money... oh wait.. you're talking about Type 2 Diabetic, why didn't you say earlier. But hang on, not all Type 2 are fat. What's with this Diabetic shaming?
It seems to me, the only way we can promote a positive message and help informative and educate others to Diabetes (ALL FORMS) is by being more vocal as a community and sole individuals. Forums are good, but it's just like we are preaching to the choir. We need to get our voices heard.