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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SW" data-source="post: 2528029" data-attributes="member: 513212">When 1st diagnosed with Type 1 nearly 30 years ago I was on a fixed insulin regime. I hated it. Set carbs & fixed meal times with no room for movement. Any adjustments had to be done by my diabetes team. I eventually moved to DAFNE (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating if anyone doesn't know) & have never been happier. I take a fixed dose of basal insulin twice a dayI was diagnosed Type 1 nearly 30 years ago and was lucky with my consultant who was considered a'whizz ' in the diabetes medical profession & strongly believed that patients know their diabetes best & should be in control of their diabetic care.  Recently I complained to my current consultant that every time I have a review with a registrar or anyone other than him it feels like I am spoken to a though I am an idiot & know nothing about diabetes, when i actually know a great deal about the condition.   His response was that, in his experience, most patients don't want to take responsibility for their diabetes and want to rely on their doctor to tell them what to do. I was truly shocked.</blockquote>

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