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<blockquote data-quote="Unbeliever" data-source="post: 326307" data-attributes="member: 30851"><p>I have often found that when someone has the attitude held by the OP it eventually emerges that they don't apply the same crieria to themselves. Mybe not in the same way but in some other rea of their life they will be doing something which others will be shocked at. Not criminal or morally wrong perhaps something which most people find unacceptable.</p><p></p><p>of course the NHS can't and don't py for everything. Regarding est strips I cn vouch from personl experience that when they were fre - in fact forced upon T2s many {including myself } were given no useful information or educaion in their use. </p><p>We were told that they were purely for us to test at the prescribed time andshow the results to the Dr .</p><p></p><p>Many of us buy our own strips even when we are allowed them omn prescription { I know I m not alone in this}. We also buy blood pressure monitors on he advice of outr GPs and various other monitors and devices when we are unsure that we can trust the NHS.</p><p>As pointed out above the correct use of the strips can save he NHS huge amounts of money.</p><p></p><p>I don't relly know why we are answering someone who knows so little about dibees that they think it is self inflicted but I suppose we don't want others o take this s fact.</p><p></p><p>There re mny other conditions where lifestykle is supposed o be involved although this is certainly not always the case.</p><p>Would someone , for exmple think it was Ok to post on a forum for lung cancer suffererers and acccuse them of causing the condition themselves?</p><p>After all there is a perception that only smokers suffer from this disease - although this ids definitely not the case.</p><p></p><p>At times we all rant about certin treatments given by he NHS to groups of which we don't approve. Its human nature. </p><p>I am so glad he NHS does not judhe becuse assumptions like those made by he OP re often ignorant or ill-informed or </p><p>bsed on our knowledge at the time which is lible o change in the future.</p><p></p><p>I like to think that he human rce is tiny bit superior to the nimls in that we don't shun our sick and old members or even tear them to pieces les hey bring down or slow down he rest of the pack. More and more I begin to see that I am a ****-eyed optimist!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unbeliever, post: 326307, member: 30851"] I have often found that when someone has the attitude held by the OP it eventually emerges that they don't apply the same crieria to themselves. Mybe not in the same way but in some other rea of their life they will be doing something which others will be shocked at. Not criminal or morally wrong perhaps something which most people find unacceptable. of course the NHS can't and don't py for everything. Regarding est strips I cn vouch from personl experience that when they were fre - in fact forced upon T2s many {including myself } were given no useful information or educaion in their use. We were told that they were purely for us to test at the prescribed time andshow the results to the Dr . Many of us buy our own strips even when we are allowed them omn prescription { I know I m not alone in this}. We also buy blood pressure monitors on he advice of outr GPs and various other monitors and devices when we are unsure that we can trust the NHS. As pointed out above the correct use of the strips can save he NHS huge amounts of money. I don't relly know why we are answering someone who knows so little about dibees that they think it is self inflicted but I suppose we don't want others o take this s fact. There re mny other conditions where lifestykle is supposed o be involved although this is certainly not always the case. Would someone , for exmple think it was Ok to post on a forum for lung cancer suffererers and acccuse them of causing the condition themselves? After all there is a perception that only smokers suffer from this disease - although this ids definitely not the case. At times we all rant about certin treatments given by he NHS to groups of which we don't approve. Its human nature. I am so glad he NHS does not judhe becuse assumptions like those made by he OP re often ignorant or ill-informed or bsed on our knowledge at the time which is lible o change in the future. I like to think that he human rce is tiny bit superior to the nimls in that we don't shun our sick and old members or even tear them to pieces les hey bring down or slow down he rest of the pack. More and more I begin to see that I am a ****-eyed optimist! [/QUOTE]
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