Antiquated Care Methods

So, having worked a few shifts at this place I now call my job, I have noticed and questioned some of thier policies, in particular their attitude towards treating people with diabetes.

As a lot of the people in care here do not have their full facaulties available to them, they often either can't or won't eat full meals - including those with diabetes, both Type 1 and Type 2. When it comes to mealtimes, they just inject them with X amount of insulin and then expect them to eat accordingly - even if they cannot or will not. I asked why they don't just give them their meal, then see what they have eaten, and then inject the insulin in accordance with what they have eaten, instead of eatin according to the amount injected. I think it makes sense, but I think that it may involve making too many changes to the routine of the staff, not necessarily to the residents. Oh, the thoughts of it.......

The attitude of some - not all, I must add - of caregivers to residents in there, from the point of view of diabetes at least, really highlights the antiquated treatment methods which are being administered. The sad thing is that it does not have to be like this. Surely it is in everyone's interest to give insulin according to need, as opposed to give food according to insulin administered. It would lead to less hypos for a start, and they would probably save on their insulin costs too in the long run. But the disruption to the staff............

This bothers me. For one, it is the 21st century, not the 18th, but the thinking behind this way of treating people comes from the point of view of the medic, not the person receiving care. Surely these facilities were built to care for the resident/patient with support from the medic. not run according to the desires of the medic, with the resident/patient coming as an afterthought, or esle there for the benefit of the carer? I wonder how long it will be before the resident/patient comes to the forefront of the equation? Until then, we'll just have to keep on making our point, whether it is subtly, quietly, forcefully or un-ignorgably. If we don't, these methods will just continue.