I feel I have lived through a dark age of ignorance
but now there is just a glimmer or two of enlightenment beginning to appear.
In a paper Survey of European GPs - GPs’ Perceptions, Knowledge and Treatment of Obesity from May 2018, found here:Might I add this one, please?
Paraaphrased.
But this low carb seems to be working for me, Doctor.
My 5 years of training trumps your n=1
And my 15 years of battling this disease trumps your training... apparently.
Remarkable, to say the least.In a paper Survey of European GPs - GPs’ Perceptions, Knowledge and Treatment of Obesity from May 2018, found here:
https://www.europeanobesityday.eu/gpsurvey/
Fig 5 shows how little training is given on the subject in the 5 years overall training...
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Edit: Had trouble doing the image!
Looks like most GPs know little about the subject since their training is general and wide-ranging...Remarkable, to say the least.
Wrt the dietary advice I was given at diagnosis, it would be interesting to see just how long Practice Nurses and Diabetes Specialist Nurses are required to study nutrition as a part of their general training or specialist training.Looks like most GPs know little about the subject since their training is general and wide-ranging...
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