Tag: #HealthcareReform

Written by Jan

Six realistic proposals for better education and further training in addiction care

Addiction care has professionalised, yet many doctors, psychiatrists, nurses and psychologists still lack sufficient practical knowledge of substances, lived experience and recovery. This causes misunderstandings, late detection, stigma and poorly matched treatments. The solution is not radical experiments but systematic improvement of education and further training, building on existing structures in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Written by Jan

The Invisible Divide in Diabetes Care: Why Type 2 Patients Are Still Paying to Bleed

The future standard should be simple: If a patient requires intensive insulin management, that patient deserves access to modern glucose monitoring technology, regardless of whether the diagnosis says Type 1 or Type 2.
That is not radical. That is modern medicine catching up with reality. “Update: After consistently following my treatment plan and multiple discussions with my endocrinologist, I have been approved for a continuous glucose sensor as a person with type 2 diabetes. This remains an exception rather than standard practice.”