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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Unbeliever" data-source="post: 268960" data-attributes="member: 30851">Think I posted as the same time as you Phoenix  and we are saying pretty much the same thing.I have just read the leaflet   which I daresay may be helpful to some  but there is always an assumption that if you are depressed about  diabetes it is because you are  doing nothing to help yourself or take conrol  or  that it has made you totally self obsessed.  I Helenababe is controlling her condition well.  So am I ,We both have other responsibilities . She is certainly not stupid and neither am I.Its all too simplistic.  The problem is that its with you for life.  You do all these things  and it is sill there.   A short-term illness or condition  and yes you will probably  get  plenty of support. Long term and nothing particularly dreadful happening ?The attitude  is a shrug of the shoulders and "we all have problems"#that leaflet seems to imply that   complcations are an "acceptable" reason for depression.  I have complications  aaand it is the underlying cause - the diabetes which depresses me and has done since diagnosis.Yes , I am sure hat good health care  would help many.   It is the HCPs  in this country who should be given that leaflet.Some sort of understanding care might help.  I felt better when I  was able to see a docor who actually seemed to be intersted in trying to help me.  This is not permissible now .I just want them to leave me alone.In fact my complications are my only link with  caring professional HCPs who want to and have helped me.As acess to hospitals ec becomes more difficult many others might find the same thing to be true,Thank you for publisjhing that link Phoeni. I didn't mean to "rubbish " it was just staing my views.I hope it is helpful to someone .I would be very interested In Helenababe's  opinion of it.I like the part where it emphasises DIABETES IS NOT YOUR FAULT   A message the general public needs to hear, as we have seen recently.</blockquote>

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