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<blockquote data-quote="Adam63" data-source="post: 925455" data-attributes="member: 40080"><p>It seems I am stuck in a catch 22. </p><p></p><p>I want my blood glucose as close to normal in order that no substantial damage is being done to </p><p>my eyes, nerves and other organ systems. But my doctor wants my blood glucose higher to </p><p>avoid the risk of hypo induced heart incidents. </p><p></p><p>So she is saying I have to accept the increased risk of ongoing damage from a higher blood glucose, </p><p>because of the extremely small risk of my experiencing a hypo. </p><p></p><p>This seems like defensive medicine to me, the doctor wanting to protect herself against a very </p><p>small risk. They are not willing to let me decide what to do about my own health. She is following</p><p>some government report, based on statistically managed data, which consolidate many case histories</p><p>and then tries to draw conclusions. We are all aware how the same data can be re-manipulated at </p><p>a subsequent date often to show the exact opposite. It depends often on the mindset of the</p><p>people instructing the statisticians as to what they want to massage out of the figures. It seemed</p><p>rather indicative that my doctor immediately withdrew my prescription for test strips. Perhaps</p><p>these government reports are exercise in reducing the costs of diabetes management.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am the one assessing and taking the risk, but I am not being allowed to exercise this right.</p><p></p><p>I may be forced to go private. I have now rather lost trust in that doctor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Adam63, post: 925455, member: 40080"] It seems I am stuck in a catch 22. I want my blood glucose as close to normal in order that no substantial damage is being done to my eyes, nerves and other organ systems. But my doctor wants my blood glucose higher to avoid the risk of hypo induced heart incidents. So she is saying I have to accept the increased risk of ongoing damage from a higher blood glucose, because of the extremely small risk of my experiencing a hypo. This seems like defensive medicine to me, the doctor wanting to protect herself against a very small risk. They are not willing to let me decide what to do about my own health. She is following some government report, based on statistically managed data, which consolidate many case histories and then tries to draw conclusions. We are all aware how the same data can be re-manipulated at a subsequent date often to show the exact opposite. It depends often on the mindset of the people instructing the statisticians as to what they want to massage out of the figures. It seemed rather indicative that my doctor immediately withdrew my prescription for test strips. Perhaps these government reports are exercise in reducing the costs of diabetes management. I am the one assessing and taking the risk, but I am not being allowed to exercise this right. I may be forced to go private. I have now rather lost trust in that doctor. [/QUOTE]
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