why do the users choose the best answer for medical questions? I just read answers cont'd?

Question

to diabetic question and the answer chosen was not the correct one. It said that peole with diabetes should eat every two hours. That is not the solution. I know this because of my extensive training as a diabetic educator as well as being the mother of a 16 yr old son who has had type 1 since the age of 3.

Answer 1

while these are medical questions, we are not medical practitioners, all we can do is relate to our own selves, and we may be working on the wrong premise, the correct answer should always be go to your doctor, but people ask and we want to possibly help by giving our opinion

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There is not one solution that fits every diabetic. Some Type 2's do better if they break up their meals into smaller more frequent portions. This allows the spacing of their carb intake and may reduce spikes. It is well known that smaller and more frequent meals are generally regarded as "better" for reducing spikes in BG's and they may even aid in weightloss.

For some Type 1's, small snacks may be needed to cover their insulin "peaks" if they use the "old" and unpredictable NPH and Regular insulins.

For Type 1's with the pump, particularly young children, then can eat like normal children, i.e. when they are hungry. They may not want to eat 3 large meals.

The "2 hour" rule is a blanket extreme, but my point is that this may work for some.

Answer 4

You know diabetics get their instructions from their own Doctors and sometimes more than one way works.

While you don't consider the answer correct, it might be correct for another person.

Plus the majority of diabetes today is type 2. My Husband is type 2 and we eat small amounts every 2 to 3 hours and it has been working well for about 8 years. His sugar is under control.

Answer 5

I totally agree with you and I constantly tell "participants", that No one here medically qualified. I myself, answer only questions that I Know the Answer to. Who Picks the winning answer. It could have been the person who posted the question. If it said "asker" it was. Other then that, it goes back for the Team to pick the answer, and they choice the one they think is correct. So that's how it works. But in any case, you have a medical problem, you should be seeing a doctor, and that is what I tell them, and you should also. Merry Christmas

Answer 6

I think people sometimes just choose the answer that they wanted to hear or that sounds most logical to them. And if it goes to vote, well then I think it's mainly people voting for their own answer so it's rare that it's actually the best answer. And the correct answer?? Yeah, right....

Answer 7

yeah ...that's too frequent. Im diabetic..i eat several small meals a day. too busy to eat every two hours

Answer 8

it's how the system is set up. if the asker of the question does not choose a best answer themselves, answers will automatically give the answer with the most thumbs-up the best answer.

Answer 9

a million) How ought to the placement be? insanity! 2) ought to u nevertheless answer question?? yeah I hate being disregarded... 3) ought to you nevertheless ask question?? certainly i ought to 4) ought to you nevertheless be on yahoo solutions? likely X_X 5) ought to you choose a proper answer on your question? Oh definite! 6) ought to you examine each answer you get carry of on your question?(If conceivable :D) i ought to skim examine :P