How should diabetics help the NHS save money?
- Summarily execute all T2s. (52%, 53 Votes)
- Manage diet/exercise more effectively (27%, 28 Votes)
- Multiple uses of needles and lancets (11%, 11 Votes)
- Reduce research funding (5%, 5 Votes)
- Return to bottled insulin and hypodermics (4%, 4 Votes)
- Reduce Hb1Ac testing (1%, 1 Votes)
- Reduce blood glucose testing (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 102
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
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
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)
- local elected politician (0%, 0 Votes)
- doctor or consultant (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 44
What part of your diabetic body will pack up first?
- Eyes (39%, 13 Votes)
- Sense of humour (27%, 9 Votes)
- Feet (12%, 4 Votes)
- All of the above (12%, 4 Votes)
- Kidneys (9%, 3 Votes)
- Liver (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 33
