In response to a comment on the
post:
You must be rather naïve if you
expect read in any publication associated with the medical profession, the
connection between carbohydrate intake and diabetes complications. That would
be tantamount to admitting years of failure of public policy based on a belief
in medication alone – oral for Type 2, insulin for Type 1. Previous posts on
this blog have referenced the ineffectiveness of the medication and the educational
courses DESMOND and DAFNE. Until the medical profession (and the diabetics
themselves) realise it is extremely unlikely (if not impossible) for the
majority of diabetics to eat a ‘normal’ meal and achieve ‘normal’ blood glucose
levels. Individuals may protest that they can do so, but the majority?
with the following results:
In response to the attitude of
the medical profession: in any other aspect of public policy, years of failure
would have led to a fundamental review of the policy. And yet, new oral
medications continue to be developed offering marginal improvement in HbA1c, courses
are offered for advice on the use of insulin for ‘NORMAL’ meals and the
appalling statistics for HbA1c and complications continue. Does anybody at NICE or even
your GP review these statistics and ponder why?
How many more years are thousand
s of diabetics to be condemned to a lifetime of pain and suffering or even an
early death? Are those spuds worth it?
John
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