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Had my consult with Endo, he said I was not a diabetic & would issue a letter to that effect

There's definitely a link between educational achievement and salary. Which leads to better housing, expensive food, regular holidays and private medicine.
Don;t forget the pension!!!!!!
 
Well, my education certainly prepared me for dealing with my condition.
 
I thought everyone would focus on the missus watching Dr. Pimple Popper.
Looks like A-Level Gate really struck a chord
 
I thought everyone would focus on the missus watching Dr. Pimple Popper.
Looks like A-Level Gate really struck a chord

I think that's because as a group, we are so often judged negatively and deemed totally responsible for our condition, that when a person who should know better starts to stereotype over educational qualifications or lack thereof, it just adds fuel to the fire. I can't think of any other disease that generates such critical responses and shaming from the general public so when you hear it from a Consultant it can make your blood boil.
 
Obesity and ignoring the many causes of it is another condition treated this way. I noticed the endo is mentioned as being very much in favour of bariatric surgery. Which is no guarantee of dealing with either diabetes or obesity.
 
STI? HIV? Obesity in general, lung cancer? There are a few that are also guilt-shaming generators.
 
STI? HIV? Obesity in general, lung cancer? There are a few that are also guilt-shaming generators.

Hi there, I agree that there are others but I doubt whether many people look at a person with lung cancer, et al and say it to their face and speak about it freely in the way they do about diabetes., and even in the media you don't get the same vitriol as you do when the word diabetes is mentioned and I suppose I am more on about DNA/hereditary based diseases which as far as I am concerned it is to some extent, otherwise most people would get it.
 
Back then, there was plenty of reason why people would leave school without A levels. Reasons which had little to do with intellect or cognitive ability.
I’m sure most here can work out the reasons for themselves!!
Yes most of us at that time had parents who expected us to begin working to bring money into the household. X
 
You meant - seriously with a gin. Lol. Fab reply. X.
 
So your endo is saying that regardless of weight loss it’ll come back, how so would of been my question.
 
So your endo is saying that regardless of weight loss it’ll come back, how so would of been my question.

Maintenance of weight loss was his long term issue, that's why he pushed bariatric surgery as the only truly long term solution.

The problem I see is that there's no long term data on low carb like the Swedish Obesity Subjects trial have on bariatric surgery.
Medical professionals rely on peer reviewed studies, we have nothing to show them that is that comprehensive.
 
It is only recently that a dietary approach has been adopted by the NHS. Prior to that, the only method offered by the NHS for reversal was bariatric surgery. It is acknowledged that only one of the variants (the Roux-y procedure) results in diabetes remission, and it used to be made available to obese patients only. We have one active member of this forum who has had success with a GBP operation, but not sure which variant they had. The more common GBP procedures are mainly for weight loss only so not all GBP work in our favour.
 
I bet he won't forget you in a hurry!
I wish I was as forthright
 
Great post zand!
 
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