We have always defended that a person with diabetes is a normal person, with the same rights and obligations as anyone, especially labor.
Now, like any chronic patient (and I hate this expression), a degree of disability corresponds to us, not because we are disabled, but because we must recognize that being diabetic requires an implication and a daily level of care that many other diseasesChronicles do not need.
I give you an example: my mother -in -law, Alberto's mother, has multiple sclerosis.He has currently granted a degree of disability with reduced mobility of 85%.It is true that the woman has to walk with crutches and it costs him a lot, for example, going up and down stairs, but currently her sclerosis is stabilized, with her medication, he does not advance anymore.The sclerotic outbreaks with the medication have disappeared, that is, it leads a life, within its limitations, normal.We diabetic, no matter how much control we carry we are constantly exposed to hypoglycemia, or hyperglycemia, or cardiovascular accidents, or nervous system, etc ... All this if it should be valued to grant a disability.
On the issue of aid .... I am not in favor of "subsidizing" for "subsidizing", but it is true that the National Health System should serve more depth to the people who have diabetes;returning to the example of my mother -in -law;She uses as medication for her interferon sclerosis, very expensive injectable medication (we talk about more than € 2,000/month).This medication is dispensed in the hospital pharmacy, it is not hard for it.And us?Well, we pay, a small price, but we pay.
And if we talk about the differences between autonomous communities ... you screw (with forgiveHospital that you treat you receive different benefits.In our case, in Madrid, the hospital where they take Alberto can only put the Roche bomb, of course it is a hospital of these mixed (public-private) management and puts the most baratita;If you are lucky enough to be treated in a 100% public hospital they give you the bomb you want to carry, within which they are approved (Roche, Medtronic and Novalab) why?
It seems perfect (and we enter a very delicate debate) the claims of the cultural and national identities of the CC.AA., we all have the right to claim what we think is legitimate, but while we are and form part of the same state we all oweHaving the same rights and this, right now, is a chimera, does not exist.What is a Catalan diabetic from a Galician diabetic?An Asturian of an Andalusian one?An Extremaduran of a Basque one?In theory at all.In practice in everything related to your health care, which depends on where these can become very good or an authentic fudge.
But as @Sherpa41 says, we have what we deserve and look for.What do we have?Diabetic associations led by non -diabetic people, the Diabetes Foundation directed by a non -diabetic person, etc ... But fuck if we do not involve ourselves !!!
Is any of those present here we occur to a political party to see what they plan to do for us?
Everything that arises and is for our benefit are particular initiatives, of people with diabetes and who end up being initiatives with little repercussion.
What would I do?What do I propose?Promote a demonstration in front of the Congress of Deputies, supported and financed by all diabetic associations that have enough impact so that the media spread it and support it.That we hear at once, but very high.So far we are only heard in November, World Day ofDiabetes and more as a holiday than as a demanding day.Fuck in Spain is we about 6 million diabetics, is we not being able to gather about 200 thousand people (or more) against Congress?
Anyway ........ Thus we are in everything, not only in our diabetes.
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