Out from Under the Stairs

The LBGTQs have come out from the closet where they hid themselves for many years. Those with diabetes have been hidden under the stairs by society as the 'parental' authority. We are looked at and talked to by many people including those in the medical profession as if we have caused this disease to ourselves and we could have prevented it ourslves. It's time we came out from under the stairs (certainly in Canada where I live) and started to talk openly and without embarassment about our condition and the pain and suffering that can be caused. My last specialist said "I cannot do anything more for you. You are on your own." That is how society and the medical profession want us to feel. This forum is great for us to speak to others in a similar situation but it's time we grabbed attention in other media as well. I think there are more of us than LBGTQs so it's time society, the medical profession and the big drug companies started to listen to us.

NoCrbs4Me said:

Why did your specialist tell you that?

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Perhaps because I asked questions he couldn't answer - Why does my BG go up when I increase my insulin? Is it because my body produces more glucose or less insulin as a result? Answer: No..er..yes..er..the first..er no the second..er!
I also said that the self-treatment required of diabetics is medieval and barbaric and probablu constituted cruel and unusual punishment.

NoCrbs4Me said:

I see - you were a difficult patient by asking questions and offering opinions. The doctor who first diagnosed me told me to find a new doctor when I asked him to give me a referral to the diabetes clinic.

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I bit like teachers. They always have an answer and it is always correct. I come from a family of teachers so know what I am saying. My specialist was also a teacher.

Contralto said:

I don't think you understood the basic rationale for the thread. Stated otherwise, it is:

1. LBGTQ people have become more vocal, especially confronting ignorance about how and why they are LGBTQ

so therefore

2. People with Diabetes should become more vocal, especially when confronted with idiocy about being shamed from ignorance about being Diabetic.

I would add a third statement

3. SOME people with Diabetes, especially if they are type 2, young, physically resilient, have few comorbidities and newly diagnosed, can enjoy going into a fairly rapid remission by following certain dietary and fasting regimes. For others, certain of these protocols can help their difficult struggles and are therefor worth a try.

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You got exactly what I meant, especially when the negative reactions come from the medical profession as they should know better.