I've noticed that the policy for treating diabetes is something of a failure. Sure some will say it's not but and yes it's fine for those whom it works. What about all the amputations and sight loss. All the people driving with blurred vision. Having spoken to the foot nurse the situation is clearly quite desperate, the majority of her patients do not have things under control. By which she meant glucose of about 10 or above. Also the general vibe I've noticed is folks do not want to treat their diabetes. A nurse on a hospital ward asked me do I want to see the diabetic sister. She was a little stuck with disbelief when I said yes. And so was the diabetic Sister.
The angle I'm going to take here is that it's hard to treat someone who does not want to be treated. The Govt. if there is such a thing and medical profession would say that they don't have an attitude, but they do. I was talking to a woman in a cafe last week, she had a broken foot that hadn't healed. Not diabetes related as far as I know but she'd just been thrown out of Wexham Park Hospital. The doctor apparently didn't even examine her foot and she said I want your name etc to report you. They called security. I could see her foot was red and swollen and she could barely walk. My point being, if the medical staff didn't have an attitude, where's the clash ?
If the rules and regulations, made up by some genius in a very important meeting say you can't have meds unless you have a foot exam then that is without question throwing down the gauntlet. To get the result, way less amputations, something has to give. Does the Govt and medical staff want to cut amputations or to feel righteous ? Re educating the public is going to mean coming down from the high horse. All it's taken for me to fix my sugar level is half a tiny pill. In fact the pill is almost to small to cut in half.
For people who, don't have the time for endless visits to the nurse or doctor, can't get there, resent it just get rid of all the stuff that stands in the way and give the pills over the counter. End of story.
The angle I'm going to take here is that it's hard to treat someone who does not want to be treated. The Govt. if there is such a thing and medical profession would say that they don't have an attitude, but they do. I was talking to a woman in a cafe last week, she had a broken foot that hadn't healed. Not diabetes related as far as I know but she'd just been thrown out of Wexham Park Hospital. The doctor apparently didn't even examine her foot and she said I want your name etc to report you. They called security. I could see her foot was red and swollen and she could barely walk. My point being, if the medical staff didn't have an attitude, where's the clash ?
If the rules and regulations, made up by some genius in a very important meeting say you can't have meds unless you have a foot exam then that is without question throwing down the gauntlet. To get the result, way less amputations, something has to give. Does the Govt and medical staff want to cut amputations or to feel righteous ? Re educating the public is going to mean coming down from the high horse. All it's taken for me to fix my sugar level is half a tiny pill. In fact the pill is almost to small to cut in half.
For people who, don't have the time for endless visits to the nurse or doctor, can't get there, resent it just get rid of all the stuff that stands in the way and give the pills over the counter. End of story.