Re: [IPk] guys meeting (was peripheral neuropathy)
HI Abigal,
Yes I implied he was a waste of money and shouldnt be funded on the NHS .One
doctor told me being diabetic is just a minor inconvenience in life.Far from it
as we all know.I wish sometimes we would all get a lot more militant and get
that cure sooner.
Paul.
On Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at 03:07PM, Abigail King <email @ redacted>
wrote:
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>Oh ho!
> You mean you were implying that he was a waste of NHS resources. The times
when
>I've thought of using this as a response to those
> who feel that multiple daily blood tests. analogues and DAFNE as well as
pumps,
>are a waste of resources. I could go on and on about
> the misery of living with D if you end up with either serious complications
or
>hypos which can undermine your ability to have a
> comfortable pleasant life as well as shorten it,as well as inability to
partake
>in basic social rituals such as eat with friends
> family and colleagues, and the cost to the individua,l whilest these people
>carry on living comfortable lives and doing as they
>wish....
> Do others on this list get the general impression that sometimes people with
D
>are too compliant meaning too willing to put up with
> compromised lives and do as they're told ( I mean ridiculous restrictions or
>put up with unacceptable burden of complications) and
>too slow to talk back....
>
>
>> Hi Abigal,
>> After he had said pumps were a waste of money and shouldnt be funded on the
> > NHS.I started my response by saying that I was looking at him and thinking
>the
>> same thing.That got his attention and I then went on to enlighten him.
>> On Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 00:26AM, Abigail King <email @ redacted>
>> wrote:
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