Diabetes may create a chasm between patient, doctor

Ask the average healthcare worker about the biggest problem in diabetes care today and he or she will probably tell you that it's getting patients to "control" their blood sugar levels.

Most people are also unaware of the treatment that people with diabetes receive when their blood sugar levels are "out of control." It's the dirty little secret that nobody wants to talk about. It's the thing that medical professionals don't want to admit. People with diabetes of all ages, from all walks of life, are regularly reprimanded, shamed and degraded by healthcare professionals when they don't meet medical standards for normal blood glucose levels.