Shared Decision Making versus Dr Knows Best.

Really good question. And I think, I think the old forces for courses is the best answer for that. What I mean is everyone is different. So when I was diagnosed, I don't know how much it was the old school doctor and nurse tell you what to do versus you make a choice. But I made it clear to the team that I was talking to is that I'm interested, I want to be controlled, and I want to be informed. And I was very lucky, again, I don't know what it was like then, but I was very lucky that they respected that and they shared the information. And they did suggest things, but it was ultimately my choice. And even very early on, they said to me, look, if you feel that you need a bit more insulin, that's okay. sure that you understand what it means right so if you put too much you're going to have a higher so they allowed me to make those choices but I don't know if that would be right for everyone because I was interested, I read around it, I asked questions and they felt comfortable with letting me have that. Maybe there are people who need to be told, maybe there are people who feel more comfortable that the doctor tells them how they should be doing. But again, you know, my experience is different. But I do believe that we do need to take what it's, it's, it's our bodies, right? The doctor can only know so much. As somebody with type one diabetes, I know how my body responds. I know what feels good to me. And it's not entirely my decision, But it is my decision. What I mean by that is tomorrow I can't decide that I'm going to stop taking insulin and start, I don't know, drinking a herbal tea because that is my body does not produce insulin. That's a fact. And if I decided to make a change to my overall treatment, I will talk to my health care professionals and ask them what they thought about what my thought process is. It's a two-way street, that's what I'm trying to say. It's not completely me, it's not completely them. I mean, I can only know so much. I'm not an endocrinologist, right? I will find out what I can, I will ask questions, but they are still the specialists. Would I do everything they say to me? Not necessarily, but I will explain why and what my thought process is and I will, if they can convince Smith I am wrong, that's perfectly fine and they should, but ultimately it is my choice.