Hi there, I'm a medical student in New Zealand and my current goal is to become a doctor in a similar vein to your work, I hope I'm not too late to catch you :). The reason that I'm thinking of this is that I'm really frustrated at the way that people with type 2 diabetes are being treated in a way that simply assumes that they do not have the willpower to lose significant amounts of weight. Rather than giving them a realistic options for weight loss, I find that they are almost always treated with medication and the condition just gets worse. Anyway, my question is whether you have any advice for me in my goal of opening my own clinic? I don't have much in terms of financial means and I'm at a loss as to where to train as I'm really unsure if there is anywhere in this country that is at all modern in their view of diet and weight loss.
My second question is a much more specific one, what are your opinions on artificial sweeteners? I have to admit to being somewhat biased on this because they have helped me to lose a fair amount of weight myself but I have become somewhat convinced by reading that they are significantly worse than just drinking water. Do you think them a reasonable substitute for sugar sweetened drinks, a good stepping stone or do you think people shouldn't drink them at all?
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Hi there, I'm a medical student in New Zealand and my current goal is to become a doctor in a similar vein to your work, I hope I'm not too late to catch you :). The reason that I'm thinking of this is that I'm really frustrated at the way that people with type 2 diabetes are being treated in a way that simply assumes that they do not have the willpower to lose significant amounts of weight. Rather than giving them a realistic options for weight loss, I find that they are almost always treated with medication and the condition just gets worse. Anyway, my question is whether you have any advice for me in my goal of opening my own clinic? I don't have much in terms of financial means and I'm at a loss as to where to train as I'm really unsure if there is anywhere in this country that is at all modern in their view of diet and weight loss.
My second question is a much more specific one, what are your opinions on artificial sweeteners? I have to admit to being somewhat biased on this because they have helped me to lose a fair amount of weight myself but I have become somewhat convinced by reading that they are significantly worse than just drinking water. Do you think them a reasonable substitute for sugar sweetened drinks, a good stepping stone or do you think people shouldn't drink them at all?
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