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<blockquote data-quote="pavlosn" data-source="post: 714391" data-attributes="member: 22572"><p>[USER=44692]@Scardoc[/USER]</p><p></p><p>I do not think that many t2's are unaware of the fact that a previously unhealthy diet and or sedentary lifestyle may have contributed to them being diagnosed as diabetes.</p><p></p><p>But that may well not be the whole story. If it were all the people that have similar habits would go on to also develop diabetes. The reality is that the majority do not. So there must be other factors at play, such as a genetic predisposition.</p><p></p><p>This forum is here to offer support not to apportion blame.</p><p></p><p>Of what use would it be to a newly diagnosed t2 diabetic, typically struggling to come to terms with his condition, to increase his feelings of guilt ( the stigma associated with t2 and the continuous bad press that the disease attracts see to it that such feelings are almost inevitable) by stressing that he brought this on himself, especially if it is by no means certain that this is true.</p><p></p><p>People are encouraged to take responsibility for their health and adopt healthier habits, better diet and more exercise.</p><p></p><p>How and why someone came to be diabetic is of little consequence. What matters is how they can go forward with their condition in a way that will allow them to lead a full and healthy life.</p><p></p><p>Would you have us blame cancer patients for maybe having been smokers or aids sufferers for any aspect of their lives that may have contributed to them contacting their disease. </p><p></p><p>In stressing that t2 may not be completely self inflicted, we are only trying to redress the balance of all the bad publicity which is already stacked against us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pavlosn, post: 714391, member: 22572"] [USER=44692]@Scardoc[/USER] I do not think that many t2's are unaware of the fact that a previously unhealthy diet and or sedentary lifestyle may have contributed to them being diagnosed as diabetes. But that may well not be the whole story. If it were all the people that have similar habits would go on to also develop diabetes. The reality is that the majority do not. So there must be other factors at play, such as a genetic predisposition. This forum is here to offer support not to apportion blame. Of what use would it be to a newly diagnosed t2 diabetic, typically struggling to come to terms with his condition, to increase his feelings of guilt ( the stigma associated with t2 and the continuous bad press that the disease attracts see to it that such feelings are almost inevitable) by stressing that he brought this on himself, especially if it is by no means certain that this is true. People are encouraged to take responsibility for their health and adopt healthier habits, better diet and more exercise. How and why someone came to be diabetic is of little consequence. What matters is how they can go forward with their condition in a way that will allow them to lead a full and healthy life. Would you have us blame cancer patients for maybe having been smokers or aids sufferers for any aspect of their lives that may have contributed to them contacting their disease. In stressing that t2 may not be completely self inflicted, we are only trying to redress the balance of all the bad publicity which is already stacked against us. [/QUOTE]
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