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Originally Posted by Richard157
I have read the discussions about this topic on several diabetes sites. 99% of the replies are the same kind of critiques as have been given here. "Ozzie" is a better actor and crowd pleaser than he is a doctor. Scare tatics were used to convince the audience and viewers to be serious about diabetes. That probably worked very well with many people, and to that extent it was a helpful TV show. I did very much object to his saying there are 80 million diabetics in the USA. The number released in 2009 was 24 million, and that included an estimated 5+ million undiagnosed. There were many other misleading and false statements as well. As long as Oprah sopports Oz he will continue to be an American "hero" in the eyes of millions of viewers. What a shame!!!
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That's a pity. In Australia I am sure the AMA [Australian Medical Association] would come down real hard on such opportunistic unprofessional charlatanism. But I am not an authority on the subject. Additionally the various government authorities would probably yank the TV programs licence.
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Diagnosed Denial Type 2 on Jan 2010, personally I think I have Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance, and am not yet Diabetic.
OGTT: FPG 6.1 mmol/L, 1 Hr after 75g Glucose Load 14.4 mmol/L, 2 hr's after 75 g Glucose Load, 14.6 mmol/L
HBA1C: 6.2 %
Random: 10.1 mmol/L
Meters: Accu-chek Performa, and Accu-chek Performa Nano.
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