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<blockquote data-quote="Grateful" data-source="post: 1605182" data-attributes="member: 438800"><p>I am following this discussion with interest.</p><p></p><p>At times I have been guilty of exactly the behavior that is being criticized. To start with, it was because I was a newbie and did not yet know enough about T1 (I am T2) or the more advanced types of T2. More recently, the main reason was when I clicked on items in the "New Post" list on the forum home page. This zips you to a sub-forum and, if one is not careful, one can fail to notice that a thread has been started by a T1 rather than a T2 (for example).</p><p></p><p>I hope that I am now being more careful. In particular, I now pay close attention to the type of diabetes listed underneath a person's avatar, and to the meds (or insulin) that they are taking. If that information is missing, I tend to ask for it before saying too much.</p><p></p><p>I don't know whether the "New Posts" thing could be improved to make these out-of-context postings less likely. Ultimately it is the responsibility of each member to ascertain the individual facts before posting inappopriate advice blithely. <em>Mea Culpa</em> for the past, and a firm conviction to Do Better.</p><p></p><p>(None of the above will stop me from continuing to evangelize for the low-carb route when it makes sense to at least try it.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grateful, post: 1605182, member: 438800"] I am following this discussion with interest. At times I have been guilty of exactly the behavior that is being criticized. To start with, it was because I was a newbie and did not yet know enough about T1 (I am T2) or the more advanced types of T2. More recently, the main reason was when I clicked on items in the "New Post" list on the forum home page. This zips you to a sub-forum and, if one is not careful, one can fail to notice that a thread has been started by a T1 rather than a T2 (for example). I hope that I am now being more careful. In particular, I now pay close attention to the type of diabetes listed underneath a person's avatar, and to the meds (or insulin) that they are taking. If that information is missing, I tend to ask for it before saying too much. I don't know whether the "New Posts" thing could be improved to make these out-of-context postings less likely. Ultimately it is the responsibility of each member to ascertain the individual facts before posting inappopriate advice blithely. [I]Mea Culpa[/I] for the past, and a firm conviction to Do Better. (None of the above will stop me from continuing to evangelize for the low-carb route when it makes sense to at least try it.) [/QUOTE]
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