Re: Dr. Gott - expect a letter from me.

Kim

Oh, forgot to mention - not only did he make the error I already mentioned, but he also neglected to acknowledge gestational and LADA. 

Type 1 is an auto-immune disease.  Type 2 is a metabolic disease.  I think the ADA site is over-simplifying it a bit with the definitions they gave.

Type 1's can acquire insulin resistance, which is a hallmark of Type 2.  Type 2's can become insulin dependent, which is a hallmark of Type 1's.  You can understand why some people get confused...  but I hold doctors to a higher standard than the general public, in terms of diabetes knowledge. 

It makes me furious to know how STUPID people are. Once of my distantly related relatives, and she said to me you have gestational diabetes right? i looked at her like she was CRAZY. i'm still in high school and i have never been pregnant, or will be pregnant for a very long time! Needless to say i gave her a 15 min. lecture about each of the 3 types (gestational, type 1, type 2) And, its common knowledge what Gestational diabetes is if you have had to take a health class in high school. Honestly, what she said hurt me, i'm skinny, and i mean come on, in todays day in age we all have computers GOOGLE IT! People shouldn't assume its just wrong. 

Yeah I wrote the online editor explaining why that was bs.

I don't know if she misunderstood, or if her doctor was an idiot, but I had a friend in college tell me, "My doctor told me that now I not only have type 2 diabetes, but type 1, too.  And I'm just like, 'Oh, great!'"

And yet... I never saw her take insulin even once in all the times we ate together.  Nor did I ever see any evidence of carb counting or moderation.  So, I don't know what the heck was up with that.  (I suppose it's possible she was just really good at keeping that out of sight, or really terrible at taking care of herself.  But I don't think that was the case.)

Poor thing, though...  She had other health issues that required surgery and then developed an awful gluten allergy.  She lots tons of weight from those issue and wound up on what was pretty much a celiac's diet.  :(

UGH!

Could not believe it. Looked him up on google and found comments about the article. A must read for this thread!!!!! You'll all like this.

http://www.topix.com/forum/health/TCIBJ4VE0JSO3LT2Q 

Thanks for sharing that link, Keith...  they sound a lot like the letter I wrote.  Well, minus the insults... heh.

hahahaaha. the comments made me smile. :o)

C

hahahaaha. the comments made me smile. :o)

Me too.  Even though it's heart-breaking to read misinformation like this in the media, it's also heart-warming to see so many of "us" come together to set it straight.  Kinda makes me feel like we're all fighting on the same team.  Warm fuzzies!

Just goes to show you don't mess with a type 1. Remember we are not type 2!!!!!!!!!!! LOL The comments ripped him a new one!! (Is this OK to say here???)

I've always thought they should have two different names for t1 and t2.  I've had it so long I feel like I own the word Diabetes.

I hope to be a type 1 that switches to a type 0 soon...

Sorry, this clown is an MD and not only should know better but, should have the medical professional community censuring him.

Oh, and add Ranit Mishori, MD to the list for the Wall of Shame. Her masterpiece appeared in Parade magazine about a month and a half ago (see parade.com, I think it is still up there). I think the title of the article was "Can this Surgery Cure Diabetes?" It dealt with the positive affects of lap-band surgery on curing diabetes. Of course, she failed to use appropriate terminology and distinctions, even though the study she quoted did in fact do so.

I have no tolerance for professionals making these kinds of mistakes. It impacts way too many people when they do.

My two cents anyway...

Joe