Worked in hospitals a few years ago. Just be firm, pleasant and persistant.Last time I was in hospital, they actually forgot to feed me... I'd asked for the "diabetic option", and they simply didn't have owt so forgot to provide anything at all. I'm rather poor at confrontation (Aspie, alas) so actually had a rudy hypo before they sorted things.
Moral of the tale?
Don't be a twit like me: make a fuss, scream and shout if need be- but make sure you are at least fed!
Lol, that is so typical of the advice my husband has received on numerous occasions.My first DBN meeting I was ordered to eat more carbs, white meat and oily fish ( I am a vegetarian!) I was also told to drink fizzy drinks, rather than water ! Also to eat only low fat products... Think she was trying to kill me !
On a recent hospital stay I was provided an evening meal of cottage pie(potato on top), mashed potato, AND roasted potato. When I explained that this was in fact unsuitable for me due to the amount of carbs I was told that no one else with diabetes had complained. I accepted the food and ate a little of the mince mixture. Later I was asked if, because I'd eaten so little. I would like to have a sandwich box sent up from the kitchen or some toast! I politely declined.
I also had the delights of a dietician telling me I needed to have several portions of carbohydrate in a day she was indignant that my carbs should not consist of only fruit and veg not bread/potato etc.
When I was in hospital pregnant with gestational diabeties and a host of other complications, I was always given "diabetic" hospital food - low fat yoghurt, margarine, whole meal bread (the nurses kindly toast for you if you ask), cornflakes with low fat milk. Every dinner or lunch was with mashed potato or rice. Snacks were crackers or low-fat yoghurt. When I did my BG levels they were in the 10/11 range!! They'd never been up that high! The diabetic nurse kept telling me "balanced diet", blah blah "eat more carbohydrate in the form of rice/potatoes or grains"...I tried to get my point across about carbs and glucose....they wrote on my medical notes that I was "non-compliant". . I got my husband to bring in my own food and my levels went down.
Quite shocked at the diabetic advice given by the diabetic clinic. Interestingly the non-diabetic nurses seemed to know what I was on about.
What do you mean leeches don't work? I've been taking them for years!!!!When the shock gets too much (and I absolutely agree with you on this count) - think about the poor folk who had figured out that leeches didn't work!
What do you mean leeches don't work? I've been taking them for years!!!!
They're also still used for some skin grafts as they encourage the blood flow through the grafted areaActually until fairly recently (may even still do) leeches were used very successfully for temporal arteritis! They were specially bred (clean) leeches and were kept in jars. They were put on the temporal artery and could reduce the pressure safely without having to do anything to risk a bleed.
They're also still used for some skin grafts as they encourage the blood flow through the grafted area
My first DBN meeting I was ordered to eat more carbs, white meat and oily fish ( I am a vegetarian!) I was also told to drink fizzy drinks, rather than water ! Also to eat only low fat products... Think she was trying to kill me !
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