Polls archive

How should diabetics help the NHS save money?

  • Summarily execute all T2s. (59%, 42 Votes)
  • Manage diet/exercise more effectively (23%, 16 Votes)
  • Multiple uses of needles and lancets (7%, 5 Votes)
  • Reduce research funding (6%, 4 Votes)
  • Return to bottled insulin and hypodermics (4%, 3 Votes)
  • Reduce Hb1Ac testing (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Reduce blood glucose testing (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 71

Start Date: 17 August, 2010 @ 11:17 am
End Date: No Expiry

What aspects of the day-to-day 'running' of your diabetes causes most hassle?

  • Regular blood tests (31%, 12 Votes)
  • Dealing with non-diabetics' reaction to any of the above (21%, 8 Votes)
  • Carb counting (21%, 8 Votes)
  • Regular injections (or cannula changes for pumpers) (15%, 6 Votes)
  • Clinic appointments (5%, 2 Votes)
  • I have no hassles (option for Terry) (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Blood taking for clinic appointments (2%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 39

Start Date: 23 July, 2010 @ 1:08 pm
End Date: No Expiry

What frustrates you most about diabetes?

  • Sometimes the utter illogicality of it all (34%, 39 Votes)
  • No cure, ever (22%, 25 Votes)
  • Hypos (17%, 20 Votes)
  • Healthcare professionals (11%, 13 Votes)
  • Hypers (8%, 9 Votes)
  • Lack of equipment (7%, 8 Votes)
  • Nothing, I love diabetes (1%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 116

Start Date: 14 June, 2010 @ 11:12 am
End Date: No Expiry

If you could have in-depth conversations about diabetes care with someone, which do you think would have the most beneficial effect on your care and management?

  • diabetes specialist nurse (36%, 16 Votes)
  • fellow diabetic (36%, 16 Votes)
  • supreme deity with magic wand (25%, 11 Votes)
  • friends and family (2%, 1 Votes)
  • doctor or consultant (0%, 0 Votes)
  • local elected politician (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 44

Start Date: 14 May, 2010 @ 11:06 am
End Date: No Expiry

What part of your diabetic body will pack up first?

  • Eyes (39%, 13 Votes)
  • Sense of humour (27%, 9 Votes)
  • All of the above (12%, 4 Votes)
  • Feet (12%, 4 Votes)
  • Kidneys (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Liver (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 33

Start Date: 19 April, 2010 @ 10:16 am
End Date: No Expiry