kentish maid
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Have you ever been asked that question by any of the health professionals you have seen since being diagnosed? If not why not?
The diabetic nurse I saw at the surgery started by listing all those things I should avoid, sugar in my tea, cakes and biscuits, fizzy drinks. Well I have never taken sugar in drinks and don't drink fizzy drinks. She then told me what I should eat and seemed totally disinterested in knowing what my normal breakfast was as 'all cereals except Weetabix had too much sugar'
The education course I went on (DERIK) was scheduled to be an all day course, it was over in around 3 and a half hours. The two ladies leading the group had what seemed to be a set number of points that they needed to get across and didn't have time to advise individuals on changes they could make to their diet. NOTE that I say changes they could make, not just telling them that certain things were now taboo.
Surely if you sat someone down and asked them to tell you what they ate in a typical day pre diagnosis you would get a rough idea of how easy/difficult it would be for them to adapt to a healthier eating plan? Ok so we may all underplay just how many biscuits we have with our cups of tea during the day, but it would give a basis from which to go forward. Useful hints on how to adapt could then be suggested
The NHS, with its lack of money and staff, are probably not in a position to offer tis kind of care, I can but dream
The diabetic nurse I saw at the surgery started by listing all those things I should avoid, sugar in my tea, cakes and biscuits, fizzy drinks. Well I have never taken sugar in drinks and don't drink fizzy drinks. She then told me what I should eat and seemed totally disinterested in knowing what my normal breakfast was as 'all cereals except Weetabix had too much sugar'
The education course I went on (DERIK) was scheduled to be an all day course, it was over in around 3 and a half hours. The two ladies leading the group had what seemed to be a set number of points that they needed to get across and didn't have time to advise individuals on changes they could make to their diet. NOTE that I say changes they could make, not just telling them that certain things were now taboo.
Surely if you sat someone down and asked them to tell you what they ate in a typical day pre diagnosis you would get a rough idea of how easy/difficult it would be for them to adapt to a healthier eating plan? Ok so we may all underplay just how many biscuits we have with our cups of tea during the day, but it would give a basis from which to go forward. Useful hints on how to adapt could then be suggested
The NHS, with its lack of money and staff, are probably not in a position to offer tis kind of care, I can but dream
