You are correct. Pre-diabetic is a made up diagnosis that signifies nothing. I would go further and say that Type 2 Diabetes is also a fabricated "disease". In over 40 years of medical practice (Cardiology and Internal Medicine), I never saw any "diabetic" complications beyond those I saw in others in comparable age groups. I understand …
You are correct. Pre-diabetic is a made up diagnosis that signifies nothing. I would go further and say that Type 2 Diabetes is also a fabricated "disease". In over 40 years of medical practice (Cardiology and Internal Medicine), I never saw any "diabetic" complications beyond those I saw in others in comparable age groups. I understand that my personal observations are not scientific evidence but I have never been convinced that the medical literature showed any significant evidence as well. My advice to patients was to avoid all screening procedures and tests and only consult a doctor when you have a problem or specific question about your health.
At least you finally got it before it was too late. Most people never do. It took me about ten years of medical practice to figure it out---not a popular position among my colleagues in medicine. I wrote some articles for Junkscience.com around 2014-2016 and one was titled "The Healthcare Delusion" which lays out more arguments to substantiate that position. The guy running the site then was an Emergency Room doctor and we had some great medically oriented back and forth discussions during that time. Unfortunately the originator of that website decided to take back control and he failed to archive the stuff that we did; so I can't provide you a link. I did keep copies but am decidedly not tech saavy and don't know how to transmit those. My wife is more knowledgeable and may know how to do it. If not and you are interested, I would be happy to mail you copies of a few of the pertinent articles. You can always reach me directly at ernestncurtis@aol.com. By the way, it sounds like your primary doctor has her head on straight.
I would love to read what you wrote! I'll send you my email address. Thank you! We live in times when critical thinking is anathema to the pharma profit motives. Well, not just pharma. WSJ had an article today on the worry of junk food manufacturers over the market impact of semaglutide. They are concerned that it could hurt their profits by killing appetites for their worthless products.
You are correct. Pre-diabetic is a made up diagnosis that signifies nothing. I would go further and say that Type 2 Diabetes is also a fabricated "disease". In over 40 years of medical practice (Cardiology and Internal Medicine), I never saw any "diabetic" complications beyond those I saw in others in comparable age groups. I understand that my personal observations are not scientific evidence but I have never been convinced that the medical literature showed any significant evidence as well. My advice to patients was to avoid all screening procedures and tests and only consult a doctor when you have a problem or specific question about your health.
Your last sentence describes where I am right now. I wish it hadn't taken me fifty years to figure it out.
At least you finally got it before it was too late. Most people never do. It took me about ten years of medical practice to figure it out---not a popular position among my colleagues in medicine. I wrote some articles for Junkscience.com around 2014-2016 and one was titled "The Healthcare Delusion" which lays out more arguments to substantiate that position. The guy running the site then was an Emergency Room doctor and we had some great medically oriented back and forth discussions during that time. Unfortunately the originator of that website decided to take back control and he failed to archive the stuff that we did; so I can't provide you a link. I did keep copies but am decidedly not tech saavy and don't know how to transmit those. My wife is more knowledgeable and may know how to do it. If not and you are interested, I would be happy to mail you copies of a few of the pertinent articles. You can always reach me directly at ernestncurtis@aol.com. By the way, it sounds like your primary doctor has her head on straight.
I would love to read what you wrote! I'll send you my email address. Thank you! We live in times when critical thinking is anathema to the pharma profit motives. Well, not just pharma. WSJ had an article today on the worry of junk food manufacturers over the market impact of semaglutide. They are concerned that it could hurt their profits by killing appetites for their worthless products.
For clarity the fourth sentence should read: ....never saw any "diabetic" complications in patients labeled as Type 2 Diabetics beyond those.....