Greece’s National Healthcare System was created in the early 1980s, during the tenure of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. Papandreou, an academic, won election under the slogan, Αλλαγή, which is the Greek word for Change

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foot amputation for diabetics.?..people won't stand for it.

Originally Posted by SKYPILEIT

foot amputation for diabetics.?..people won't stand for it.

Har, har. But on a more serious note, the number one way to reduce the effects of diabetes, is exercise. To call the decision "contrary to evidence as presented in the international scientific literature" is way too kind. It's barbaric and will consign many diabetics to death and complications earlier than they would have suffered, otherwise.

Originally Posted by madsci_guy

Har, har. But on a more serious note, the number one way to reduce the effects of diabetes, is exercise. To call the decision "contrary to evidence as presented in the international scientific literature" is way too kind. It's barbaric and will consign many diabetics to death and complications earlier than they would have suffered, otherwise.

Doesn't matter if it's barbaric or not.
If people want universal healthcare, they better be willing to either accept what they are provided, or else they need to go out and stump for new candidates who will get rid of Socialized medicine.

I'll get my revenge. They figure that 1/3 American adults will be diagnosed with diabetes, nowadays. That number will probably only go up.

Oh, and the Greek word anglicizes to "All age". Go figure.