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Hi fellows,  sorry about the hurt feelings of the well informed
dietitian.  I commend him and any others  out there who have worked hard
to become knowledgeable about celiac.  In his defense, let me point out
that it is not the dietitian who sets up the food trays 98% of the
time.  Those on the food line do it and have no knowledge of the
problem.  It is the dietitian's job to make sure the proper diet is
marked and highlighted so that these can do their job and not make these
mistakes.  So far, I have been in the hospital three times since my
diagnosis and every time there have been gross mistakes on my trays.
The dietitians seem to be interested and listen to me, and often come up
and apologies for mistakes, but-- they still happen.    The last time I
was in the hospital and this happened,  I ask for a large piece of paper
and wrote a nasty note to the kitchen.  It was a Sat. and the dietitian
was off, but the man who was in charge that day came right up to my room
and I explained the problem and gave him a short explanation of celiac
disease.  He was most receptive and showed me the diet sheet that the
dietitian had prepared and how it really didn't tell the tray line how
to prepare the tray.  He said he would personally oversee my tray from
then on and no more mistakes were made!  I wrote them a thank you note
after I came home and commended his concern and care.

    When a dietitian has a celiac pt. they should go out of their way to
make sure that tray is set up right, just as a severe allergy would
be.    Now, I hope this doesn't offend any one, but we can't be too
careful and hospitals are very dangerous places for us to be. Mildred,RN