Where has the Hippocratic Oath Gone to? Read this!

Red State Moron is obviously an Obstetrician. Read this post from 10th December....(click on title above to see link)

I have sympathy about Red State Moron's ethical dilemma about the "non-compliant" diabetic woman who is 24 months pregnant. I think the concerns are valid. But I am also sympathetic to the woman with diabetes. Where is her Physician (GP), Diabetologist or Endocrinologist? Why is she out there drowning on her own? What is her medical history? Why isn't "Red Moron" collaborating with other specialists?

She refuses to engage with her diabetes management. She refuses to see a therapist, and all our attempts to connect with her are also refused.

Something is clearly wrong. Normally it is difficult to be rational with a A1c of 12 - has this been considered? Along with the obvious issues of patient denial, I think the healthcare system has failed her completely.

Additionally, there is something off about the comments made to this post. Are these really medical professionals? Did I miss something in the Hippocratic oath?

Not to teach medicine to other people.
To practice and prescribe to the best of my ability for the good of my patients, and to try to avoid harming them.
To avoid violating the morals of my community.
To keep confidential what I learn about my patients.
To keep the good of the patient as the highest priority.
To avoid attempting to do things that other specialists can do better.

There seems to be something numb and diseased about this chat the doctors(?) are having. I love the comparison of the cocaine addict to the diabetic --- that is priceless! Scroll down a bit to read this:

Interesting, and difficult dilemma. to play the devil's advocate, what would be your options if you had clear evidence a patient was, say, a daily cocaine abuser and 24 weeks along? The risks to the baby, while in specifics may be different, are the same in the long haul. I don't envy you in this situation; good luck.

Written by Aggravated DocSurg

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When my patients refuses to follow my advice, the important thing for me is to document her refusal. Apart from that, she is an autonomous human being and is by law (at least in my country) entitled to do whatever she wants. As for doing a C-section on a diabetic in 24th week of pregnancy after the kind of intrauterine environment you have described; I would not do that. There are worse things than dying.

Written by My Opera

Can someone call a doctor...?