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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2149405" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>In terms of my response, I'll just C&P slivers of your very long post for comment:</p><p></p><p>"And for the official, perhaps i should have said, officially recognised, which was the only site i was referred to to at Diagnosis. if i hadn't found my own way here, would i ever have been pointed to it by others in the health care community?"</p><p></p><p>Personally, I was told to avoid the internet as there were some very odd people out there.</p><p></p><p>" Letting others KNOW there is another way, IF they can choose to learn more about."</p><p>Those who want to know more, will seek out information. Those who don't, won't. </p><p></p><p>"i did feel DUK didn't offer the value of support that this forum does for ME."</p><p>That's fine, and I didn't find DUK the perfect fit for me either, but I did join there, and I am still a member.</p><p></p><p>There are people who say exactly the same about DCUK. They find this place not to be for them. </p><p></p><p>Is it better that everyone has to come to one place, whether it meets their needs or not? Or is it more important that people find a place they feel comfortable and their needs are met?</p><p></p><p>"yes we should all be the best of friends, but doesn't that mean acknowledging there are other avenues."</p><p>I don't understand what you're actually saying there.</p><p></p><p>"it is, whether officially or unofficially the only site that newly diagnosed Type two's are pointed towards."</p><p>We do have people here who have been directed here, and of course, were their GP David Unwin, Campbell Murdock, Loanne McCormack or Ian Lake, or their diabetes nurse, Cath Cassell, to mention just a few, they definitely would be directed here, if they wanted online interaction.</p><p></p><p>"Others deserve that chance."</p><p>I agree everyone deserves a fair crack of the whip, in terms of their health and the support they get with it.</p><p></p><p>Not everyone will ever come online. Not everyone has the internet. Change in the NHS is slow. It takes a long time for change to be accepted, then it takes longer still for the direction of travel to gain traction.</p><p></p><p>In an ideal world, we'd all wake up tomorrow and find the world a different place, but I doubt we will. There are many, many campaigners out there and even more people doing things is small groups or on their own.</p><p></p><p>Have you become involved within your own community?</p><p></p><p>Edited to add, very importantly:</p><p></p><p>I am very grateful to every single person out there who is selflessly proactive in helping improve "things" for those living with diabetes. Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2149405, member: 345386"] In terms of my response, I'll just C&P slivers of your very long post for comment: "And for the official, perhaps i should have said, officially recognised, which was the only site i was referred to to at Diagnosis. if i hadn't found my own way here, would i ever have been pointed to it by others in the health care community?" Personally, I was told to avoid the internet as there were some very odd people out there. " Letting others KNOW there is another way, IF they can choose to learn more about." Those who want to know more, will seek out information. Those who don't, won't. "i did feel DUK didn't offer the value of support that this forum does for ME." That's fine, and I didn't find DUK the perfect fit for me either, but I did join there, and I am still a member. There are people who say exactly the same about DCUK. They find this place not to be for them. Is it better that everyone has to come to one place, whether it meets their needs or not? Or is it more important that people find a place they feel comfortable and their needs are met? "yes we should all be the best of friends, but doesn't that mean acknowledging there are other avenues." I don't understand what you're actually saying there. "it is, whether officially or unofficially the only site that newly diagnosed Type two's are pointed towards." We do have people here who have been directed here, and of course, were their GP David Unwin, Campbell Murdock, Loanne McCormack or Ian Lake, or their diabetes nurse, Cath Cassell, to mention just a few, they definitely would be directed here, if they wanted online interaction. "Others deserve that chance." I agree everyone deserves a fair crack of the whip, in terms of their health and the support they get with it. Not everyone will ever come online. Not everyone has the internet. Change in the NHS is slow. It takes a long time for change to be accepted, then it takes longer still for the direction of travel to gain traction. In an ideal world, we'd all wake up tomorrow and find the world a different place, but I doubt we will. There are many, many campaigners out there and even more people doing things is small groups or on their own. Have you become involved within your own community? Edited to add, very importantly: I am very grateful to every single person out there who is selflessly proactive in helping improve "things" for those living with diabetes. Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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