I’m not entirely clear on which specific thing you are referring to here.
True!
To illustrate my concern about the medical community’s blind spot regarding insulin dependent diabetes and the female hormonal cycle…and how the female hormonal cycle can dramatically change insulin sensitivity in the blink of an eye (that happens to me every month and it is quite dangerous if I do not pick up on it quickly enough to adjust my settings appropriately)…
…look at how much education goes into Sick Day Protocol. There’s a ton of it. There are handouts online. There are entire sections of Diabetes School for New Diabetics devoted to it.
…and look at how much education…strike that…awareness there is of the female hormonal cycle and its effect on insulin sensitivity. None. I’ve encountered none in my routine care.
I menstruate, PMS and ovulate a heckuva lot more times a year than I get sick (knock on wood). If I had to pick education on one topic or the other, especially since both can lead to dangerous situations if not handled appropriately, I’d rather get education on the events that happen more routinely and frequently in my daily diabetic life.
I think this comparison represents the chasm in care. Personally.
Sick day education is standardized and not left to intuition. My hope is that Women’s Health will get there eventually, as well.