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