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Originally Posted by frayedends
You miss my point entirely. I do not wish to compare cv's. I was pointing out that your CV doesn't make you an expert on anything. It seems to me you are saying that I should have listened to my doctors, took the pills, and continued my lifestyle of drinking and eating sugar, and carbs.
I did quit the drinking to a great degree but that isn't what cured me. I was still 240 lbs at 6' tall. I went on keto diet and in 4 weeks my BP went to 140/90 from around 170/110. My A1C went from 5.7 to 5.0. I lost 30 lbs in that month alone. My triglycerides were incredibly reduced and my total cholesterol was under 200. But my doctor still suggested statins because statins are good.
Well I can't really say what I think of doctors that are pushing pills instead of asking about diet and lifestyle but it wouldn't be pleasant. My mom suffered a stroke and has been suffering with severe dementia for over 10 years. She has zero quality of life and only after her stroke did we find out the doctors, with all their awards and incredible resumes, had her on 8 different pills. About 3 of them were for blood pressure and she had low blood pressure. I sit her hoping my mom will die so she can stop suffering and I blame the doctors. Again, all of my doctors have only suggested pills and nothing more. So I hope you are a good doctor. If you are then you are in the minority. But based on your attitude, because of your CV, I get the feeling you are just another pill pusher.
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I think you may have missed my point as well.
First of all,
I AM an expert in Internal Medicine. Every degree, every title, every award and even the court system of NY State acknowledges that I AM AN EXPERT. PERIOD. NO DEBATE. NO QUESTION about it.
Second, I never advocated 30+ cocktails/week. Nor excessive sugar. But you will never convince me that your significant improvement had anything to do with seed oils and not losing 30 pounds and 30 cocktails. If you think so, you are deluding yourself
Third, there are well defined criteria for which patients should be prescribed statins. If you meet those criteria, your physician will want you to take them. That does not make him a "pill pusher"
Fourth, I read your mom's story differently. It appears you think she had a stroke because of 8 different pills; more likely it was in spite of them. Yet you are hell bent on blaming "doctors".
Fifth, "good doctors" ARE NOT "the minority", despite anecdotal social media posts
Lastly, for those who think doctors are greedy. only out to make money, and get kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies, think again. Nobody goes into medicine to get rich--an MBA is much more valuable and takes less effort. The hours are long, the liability is outrageous, and the overhead enormous. And if drug companies give kickbacks, I must have been on vacation when they offered.