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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 1464666" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>There are of course guide lines but never forget that we are all different and the person who was "68 and put on insulin" may have been on prednisolone or some other bg raising medication for a totally unrelated condition or there may be some other reason why they were put on insulin, you cant tell from a short post on a forum.</p><p></p><p>We never know all of any members medical history which is why it is so dangerous to give medical advice on a forum, no doctor would ever try to give advice or treat a patient without knowing that persons full medical history.</p><p></p><p>Medical treatment in general varies because it may be tailored to the individual, of course thats not to say that mistakes are not made and some people are misdiagnosed and or given the wrong choices but unfortunately, thats life.</p><p></p><p>General advice like trying to reduce the carbs in your diet or avoiding "diabetic foods" is fine but if you are concerned with anything to do with your treatment the only person to speak to is your GP or someone else from your diabetic team, not someone on an internet forum.</p><p></p><p>You only know half the story with most posters on any internet forum, you get to hear what people want you to know, whether that is fact, fiction or the whole truth or a tissue of lies we can never be sure so take it all with a pinch of salt, this is after all an internet forum not a diabetic clinic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 1464666, member: 19121"] There are of course guide lines but never forget that we are all different and the person who was "68 and put on insulin" may have been on prednisolone or some other bg raising medication for a totally unrelated condition or there may be some other reason why they were put on insulin, you cant tell from a short post on a forum. We never know all of any members medical history which is why it is so dangerous to give medical advice on a forum, no doctor would ever try to give advice or treat a patient without knowing that persons full medical history. Medical treatment in general varies because it may be tailored to the individual, of course thats not to say that mistakes are not made and some people are misdiagnosed and or given the wrong choices but unfortunately, thats life. General advice like trying to reduce the carbs in your diet or avoiding "diabetic foods" is fine but if you are concerned with anything to do with your treatment the only person to speak to is your GP or someone else from your diabetic team, not someone on an internet forum. You only know half the story with most posters on any internet forum, you get to hear what people want you to know, whether that is fact, fiction or the whole truth or a tissue of lies we can never be sure so take it all with a pinch of salt, this is after all an internet forum not a diabetic clinic. [/QUOTE]
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