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<blockquote data-quote="lucylocket61" data-source="post: 324292" data-attributes="member: 41885"><p>Moderator Edit: Pneu</p><p></p><p>I, personally am in favour of following <strong>xyzzy's</strong> example and treating each newcomer, no matter how they word their post, with politeness and correct information.</p><p></p><p>Before I developed type2 diabetes, I too thought it was for overweight, self-indulgent lazy people. Because that is what I read and was told by everyone, in and out of the media.(with the exception of my Dad, who was a rare anomaly in my eyes)</p><p></p><p>And when I was diagnosed as Type 2, my DSN also said it was my fault for being self-indulgent, lazy etc. So I can understand why the majority of new posters also think this.</p><p></p><p>So I see our task of educating people about the causes of diabetes as vital. Just as vital as educating them on how to effectively treat their diabetes, or diabetics they come into contact with. Insulting them will not help.</p><p></p><p>Of course, some people are clearly not listening and are deliberately insulting. After a few posts, I think they are best flagged and ignored.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lucylocket61, post: 324292, member: 41885"] Moderator Edit: Pneu I, personally am in favour of following [b]xyzzy's[/b] example and treating each newcomer, no matter how they word their post, with politeness and correct information. Before I developed type2 diabetes, I too thought it was for overweight, self-indulgent lazy people. Because that is what I read and was told by everyone, in and out of the media.(with the exception of my Dad, who was a rare anomaly in my eyes) And when I was diagnosed as Type 2, my DSN also said it was my fault for being self-indulgent, lazy etc. So I can understand why the majority of new posters also think this. So I see our task of educating people about the causes of diabetes as vital. Just as vital as educating them on how to effectively treat their diabetes, or diabetics they come into contact with. Insulting them will not help. Of course, some people are clearly not listening and are deliberately insulting. After a few posts, I think they are best flagged and ignored. [/QUOTE]
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