Re: Treating T2 and the value we place on our lives
- From: "W. Baker" <wbaker@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:57:38 +0000 (UTC)
hemyd <myd!!!hen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: "Michael" <micoder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: news:BHSul.48301$9j5.7912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >I am a ham radio operator, and recently I spoke with another ham who had
: >T2. She complained about how it made her feel ill all the time.
: >
: > I asked her what her BG readings were. She said that they were generally
: > around 500 and she had seen them as low as 187.
: >
: > I strongly suggested she stop eating carbohydrates. She did not seem to
: > understand what carbohydrates were. I explained what kind of diet would
: > get things under control. Her response was that as long as she could eat
: > pasta and fruit, she could follow the diet.
: >
: > I explained to her that eating pasta and fruit would not work. Her
: > response at that point was, "I know I have diabetes and that it will kill
: > me. I am resigned to that fate." I told her that it would probably not be
: > a quick death and that she would start losing toes, eyesight, and a kidney
: > or two. She then said she had already had her big toes amputated.
: >
: > I was really shocked. I can hardly believe that someone would chose a slow
: > death over life. My only guess to why she is doing this is that she must
: > be very unhappy with her life and this is a way to commit suicide. I
: > suppose there are many among us who are very unhappy with their lives. I
: > guess I should take this as another point of reference, and be very
: > grateful for the life I have here with my wife.
: >
: > Michael
: I would like to congratulate you, Michael, on the steps you have taken to
: manage your diabetes.
: Sadly, we all know people such as the lady you describe. They live oblivious
: to the dangers they face from poorly managed diabetes. Even more sadly is
: that they will often quote some doctor as saying that all is well.
: There still is a popular belief that a diabetic diet should preclude you
: from eating "sweet things", and people simply do not relate to "all
: carbohydrates" such as a bowl of plain rice, plain potatoes or plain bread
: and think of them as also being bad.
: When the person is a distant friend, you can simply leave them to their
: beliefs. It is far harder to do that when the person is a close relative.
: You can also become - and have already - a valuable source of information
: and inspiration in the newsgroup, such as the people who have inspired me
: for over a decade.
: Henry Mydlarz
In addition, some people, probably from looking around them, are under the
impressionthat diabetes is fatal no matter what you do. They don't really
get it that if they control their bgs they can have a longer, less painful
life, so say '"what the H-ll?"
Wendy
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