caitycakes1
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My daughter was working last week with a first year nurse who had had a placement in the diabetic clinic at our local hospital. They got chatting and daughter mentioned that I ws type 1. The trainee nurse then commented "is she a non compliant patient" with a wry smile on her face. Daughter was intrigued at the smile and the nurse went on to tell her that she had done lots of research on diabetes in prep for the placement, joined a forum and was excited about the low carb method. She mentioned this to other nurses and was told "no, diabetics must eat plenty of complex carbs". She questioned this and was told "that's why you are here. To learn"
. When she was talking to my daughter she told her how frustrsting it was to see many patients following the standard advice and then being told they were "non compliant" because of high sugars. Daughter told her I was low carb and what my HBA1C was. Her reply was "I knew I was right. Why should diabetics run higher than non-diabetics" when there is as way to avoid this. I'm so sad that trainee's are still being told the plenty of complex carbs ****. I truly hope this girl decides to specialise in diabetes and can hold firm with her views.
Caitycakes x

Caitycakes x