Re: Endo Shortage

On Apr 22, 2:50 pm, "Ozgirl" <are_we_there_...@maccas.com> wrote:
> "Cheri" <gserviceatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
>
> news:uNednXvHiqRPCrbbnZ2dnUVZ_riknZ2d@inreach.com. ..
>
> > Maybe it was a poor interpretation, but my point is...for all the
> > blame being thrown at type2's, do you really think anyone would choose
> > to be obese iftheycould control their eating? It's really easy for
> > someone to sit back and say "lose weight" as if the person wouldn't do
> > that iftheywere capable of doing that. You might as well tell a
> > heroin addict, to just say no, but we don't do that, do we. We spend
> > millions upon millions of dollars on rehab, etc., insurance companies
> >payfor all of that, but refuse many times topayfor weight loss
> > surgery. It's just easier to write them off as fat slobs and sub
> > humans. I have been 35 pounds heavier than I am now, and could still
> > stand to lose 30 or so pounds. No, I've never been really huge, except
> > when pregnant, where it's hard to get around, or tie shoelaces etc.,
> > but I feel great empathy for those who are.
>
> Spot on, obese people very often have underlying psychological problems and
> need real help not constant put downs about their obesity or howtheyate
> themselves into diabetes. I don't know about in the US but here,
> psychologist and psychiatrist visits are beyond the reach of a lot of
> people, especially those who need something long term. There are quite a few
> people in ASD who have major eating problems and it must hurt like hell to
> have these blame posts being posted regularly. A little bit if sensitivity
> goes a long way.
>
> A person may have eaten themselves to diabetes, for whatever reasons but
> oncetheyget there, the medical profession's help is so often not good
> enough that it wouldn't matter if the patient was compliant or not. If the
> medical profession is so concerned about diabetes then it should be more
> proactive before the event. This crap of not giving official diagnoses
> before bg's of 200 etc is just plain ridiculous. It is easier to prevent
> than cure and preventative medicine is way less than adequate - world-wide.
>
> Psychological help should be affordable for everyone. Preventative campaigns
> like the no smoking ones do not work, the sight of a cancer infested lung or
> an amputation has little or no effect on smokers or potential smokers. The
> cost to the tax payers for smoking, diabetes, alcoholism, sexually
> transmitted diseases etc is huge. But no one wants to put a bit of money
> towards prevention,theyprefertopayafterthefactandwhineabou t the
> costs to everyone.

With half the world - well over three billion people - living on less
than two dollars a day "taxpayers" have other problems.
So, the next time you count your carbs, count your blessings too. It
may help you whine a little less in the future.

Bob