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<blockquote data-quote="bulkbiker" data-source="post: 1790849" data-attributes="member: 219467"><p>I'm afraid I don't agree.. I'm not blaming all the GP's, some Dr David Unwin for example are a huge inspiration, but others just seem happy to write the script for the pills.</p><p> To be honest I never saw my GP when diagnosed but the nurses I did see were automata for the mantra "chronic, progressive, end up on insulin" which was no help to anyone. Met with that message when diagnosed who would want to try to do anything about it?</p><p> I was so lucky to have already found this forum so knew beforehand what they were claiming was not necessarily the case. They made me so angry that I completely changed my diet. If people aren't given that information about dietary modifications when they are diagnosed then how can anyone expect them to do anything about it. If you aren;t informed then you can't make informed decisions. </p><p>If proper dietary information was available with all the options laid out at least new patients could make more informed decisions rather than be faced with the "Eatwell Guide" which as we all know probably will lead to a chronic, progressive downward spiral ending up injecting. </p><p>As an aside when I did finally see the GP about getting a dexa scan (which he hadn't heard of) I happened to mention the Newcastle Diet and Prof Roy Taylor. He had never heard of either. He was the head of diabetes care for our surgery. Is he doing the best for his patients? I really do wonder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bulkbiker, post: 1790849, member: 219467"] I'm afraid I don't agree.. I'm not blaming all the GP's, some Dr David Unwin for example are a huge inspiration, but others just seem happy to write the script for the pills. To be honest I never saw my GP when diagnosed but the nurses I did see were automata for the mantra "chronic, progressive, end up on insulin" which was no help to anyone. Met with that message when diagnosed who would want to try to do anything about it? I was so lucky to have already found this forum so knew beforehand what they were claiming was not necessarily the case. They made me so angry that I completely changed my diet. If people aren't given that information about dietary modifications when they are diagnosed then how can anyone expect them to do anything about it. If you aren;t informed then you can't make informed decisions. If proper dietary information was available with all the options laid out at least new patients could make more informed decisions rather than be faced with the "Eatwell Guide" which as we all know probably will lead to a chronic, progressive downward spiral ending up injecting. As an aside when I did finally see the GP about getting a dexa scan (which he hadn't heard of) I happened to mention the Newcastle Diet and Prof Roy Taylor. He had never heard of either. He was the head of diabetes care for our surgery. Is he doing the best for his patients? I really do wonder. [/QUOTE]
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