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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
EDMONTON - When you see the doctor for a flu shot, you expect a jab in the arm ? not a jab about your weight.
But for the severely obese, a medical appointment about chest pain, asthma, or a routine vaccination can turn into a lecture or discussion about weight. Sometimes patients never have their original concern addressed.
Mary Forhan, a University of Alberta professor who specializes in obesity issues, says stigma and insensitivity toward the severely obese in the health care system can prevent these patients from seeking help for simple issues, sometimes leading to more serious health complications.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/heal...ht+bias+health+care+system/9115056/story.html
But for the severely obese, a medical appointment about chest pain, asthma, or a routine vaccination can turn into a lecture or discussion about weight. Sometimes patients never have their original concern addressed.
Mary Forhan, a University of Alberta professor who specializes in obesity issues, says stigma and insensitivity toward the severely obese in the health care system can prevent these patients from seeking help for simple issues, sometimes leading to more serious health complications.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/heal...ht+bias+health+care+system/9115056/story.html