Stupid Diabetic Patient | Becker | Comedy Central Africa
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Summary
Topics Covered
- Ignoring health advice leads to severe consequences.
- Patient autonomy versus doctor's duty of care.
- Doctors must balance honesty with tactful communication.
Full Transcript
all right this won't take long right I got to go see some broad's basement yeah let me ask you something what the hell were you thinking not picking up your pills oh I uh you know I don't like to
put all these chemicals in my body yeah yeah clearly it's a temple all right look I didn't get around to it you were probably too busy
having a heart attack what oh good got your attention yeah according to this EKG since the last time you were here you've had a small heart attack you're nuts I didn't feel anything well it can
happen that way Mr Marino when you're severely diabetic now I'm going to see if your arteries are blocked so I'm going to schedule you for a treadmill test and maybe an angr who whoa whoa whoa now you're starting with the test
look this is just some scam you doctors's run oh yeah yeah it's a scam all right just like all the other things I prescribed that you chose to ignore like testing your blood sugar low fat
diet getting your exercise that's a lot to remember [Music] you remember to keep smoking who says I'm smoking you're a line smoking
bastard I know because I'm one too look you know right now you're being stupid you want to be stupid and dead you use that MTH with all your Pati only the stupid ones look it's real simple Mr
Marino you're walking across the street a bus is coming at you I'm trying to help you get out of the way even a 5-year-old is smart enough to do that you think you might take directions as well as a 5-year-old
you know what I got some directions for you pal why don't you go straight to Hell take a left it up yours and make a right at kiss mine his call for Marino's records for
the 10th time no what the hell's he thinking he has diabetes he needs to be under a doctor's care we can't force him to take care of himself we sent him the certified letter
and I even included a list of other doctors in the area it's up to him now you know I just been honest with him you know I mean I can't change medical facts for every person that walks in this place am I right and how many times did
you call him stupid that has nothing to do with it that has everything to do with it you're dealing with people John sometimes you have to be a little tactful I don't have time to be tactful
Margaret am I wrong here a guy's crossing the street a bus is about to hit him I yell out at him to watch out you keep yelling at me like that I'm going to shove you in front of that bus
climb inside get behind the wheel and then back up over you again all right all right all right this is silly now if anyone calls for Marino for anything let me know so we get it
straightened out absolutely you'd really back up over me only to put you out of your misery oh oh thank
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