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<blockquote data-quote="diabetes51" data-source="post: 344526" data-attributes="member: 34771"><p>On 23rd Jan I asked a perferctly reasonable question i.e. how come after 35 years of diabetes treatment which did not ensure a stable HbA1c - how come I did not have any major complications. I was answered by a person called Brennan in the following manner</p><p></p><p>"To answer your question: Because you do not understand what risk means."</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately Brennan you do not know me and therefore have no right to make that comment - but it indicates what I mean about people with diabetes being put down by others with the same condition. I have lived with this condition for 53 years - I have lived through numerous theories and tratments based on so called research. Today the miracle test is HbA1c - keep it at a certain level and all your risks will disappear. I know people who have done this over several years and have complications - I also know people who have not met this criteria and have none.</p><p></p><p>How do I know this - I was a Senior lecturer teaching diabetes courses as well as attending numerous conferences and courses. There is far more to prevention of complications than tests performed on blood sugar levels - such as ensuring people are happy, live a full and contented life, are given control of the own care and treatment and thus able to to self actualise. Many professionals take that away from people who integrate diabetes into their lives, through criticism, instilling fear and coming out with comments such as "Because you do not understand what risk means". </p><p></p><p>With your experiment - did everybody who lived with higher HbA1c get complications, if they didn't - why not. Diabetes research cannot stop at this simplified solution - there must be a reason why some people with higher HbA1c get complications and others do not. My mind is not closed, I know from my years of experience that theories re diabetes complications come and go, backed up by the research available at the time - did you know 50 years ago we were told high fat diet was the way to get energy with low risk and less complications? That 30 years ago we were told not to bother including fruit and vegetables in our carbohydrate rations as they did not release sugar into the blood and they were healthy foods. The big thing then was that low fat diet was the way to prevent complications, don't worry so much about the sugars. </p><p></p><p>So please give me a better answer re why I and others have managed to live without complications, when the treatment we were prescribed for years did not ensure stable HbA1c. I know this because we did urine tests, that were to stay within the "green" level. They now know this indicated sugar was tipping into the urine, which meant the BS was above 10. So I lived that way for over 35 years - so why do I not have these complications I am told are caused by blood sugars at that level. It is a perfectly legitimate question that requires a legitimate answer please instead of a put down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diabetes51, post: 344526, member: 34771"] On 23rd Jan I asked a perferctly reasonable question i.e. how come after 35 years of diabetes treatment which did not ensure a stable HbA1c - how come I did not have any major complications. I was answered by a person called Brennan in the following manner "To answer your question: Because you do not understand what risk means." Unfortunately Brennan you do not know me and therefore have no right to make that comment - but it indicates what I mean about people with diabetes being put down by others with the same condition. I have lived with this condition for 53 years - I have lived through numerous theories and tratments based on so called research. Today the miracle test is HbA1c - keep it at a certain level and all your risks will disappear. I know people who have done this over several years and have complications - I also know people who have not met this criteria and have none. How do I know this - I was a Senior lecturer teaching diabetes courses as well as attending numerous conferences and courses. There is far more to prevention of complications than tests performed on blood sugar levels - such as ensuring people are happy, live a full and contented life, are given control of the own care and treatment and thus able to to self actualise. Many professionals take that away from people who integrate diabetes into their lives, through criticism, instilling fear and coming out with comments such as "Because you do not understand what risk means". With your experiment - did everybody who lived with higher HbA1c get complications, if they didn't - why not. Diabetes research cannot stop at this simplified solution - there must be a reason why some people with higher HbA1c get complications and others do not. My mind is not closed, I know from my years of experience that theories re diabetes complications come and go, backed up by the research available at the time - did you know 50 years ago we were told high fat diet was the way to get energy with low risk and less complications? That 30 years ago we were told not to bother including fruit and vegetables in our carbohydrate rations as they did not release sugar into the blood and they were healthy foods. The big thing then was that low fat diet was the way to prevent complications, don't worry so much about the sugars. So please give me a better answer re why I and others have managed to live without complications, when the treatment we were prescribed for years did not ensure stable HbA1c. I know this because we did urine tests, that were to stay within the "green" level. They now know this indicated sugar was tipping into the urine, which meant the BS was above 10. So I lived that way for over 35 years - so why do I not have these complications I am told are caused by blood sugars at that level. It is a perfectly legitimate question that requires a legitimate answer please instead of a put down. [/QUOTE]
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