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I am rather annoyed  [message #36543] Wed, 04 October 2006 21:41 Go to previous message
timmy

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I went, today, for a 90 minute education session on diabetes given by the UK NHS. It was to eductae me on what diabetes is, how to handle my diet, and what care I need to give extremities like feet.

I arrived in good time. It started 10 minutes late.

The nurse explained, taking 30 minutes to do so, that diabetes was a bad thing, and meant you have too much glucose in your blood. She took about 20 overhead foils to do this.

The dietician told us about food. But incorrectly. She showed us a pie chart of a plate for a well balanced meal: veg, carbs, protein. Half the plate was veg, 1/6th protein, 1/3rd carbs. She said "think of your plate as divided into quarters: half veg, and 1/4 each of protein and carbs." I mentioned this to her. She said she had simplified it!

The podiatrist explained that feet were important and vulnerable. She told us to wash them carefully, and dry them, but not to pull the entire bath towel between the toes or they woudl be forced too far apart. She then showed us (3 men and 2 women) suitable shoes. These were old granny shoes, and all female.

I spent 90 minutes on an uncomfortable chair to listen to this crap!

All the time the podiatrist's daughter (about 9 years old with unfortunate ears, and who would have been pretty if she had a different face) was crawling around on the floor. At one point she tried to overturn the table! Mummy said "Be careful, Joanna, darling" and carried on.

GIVE ME STRENGTH, it's my insulin function that's wrong, not my mind.

[Updated on: Wed, 04 October 2006 21:42]



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