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<blockquote data-quote="IanD" data-source="post: 739007" data-attributes="member: 6186"><p>At the time of diagnosis, West Middlesex Hospital was running a regular weekly course - one half day session with:</p><p>Dietitian - standard NHS-DUK diet which I recognised as basically low GI;</p><p>Nurse - advice on recognising diabetic problems;</p><p>Pharmacist - get to know your local pharmacist & build up a relationship as they are a good source of on-going advice to supplement the doctor;</p><p>Podiatrist - foot care advice.</p><p></p><p>Very useful basic stuff. My blood sugars improved & my initial worries (I've got the disease that will cause my death, whatever can I eat?) faded & for several years I felt I had my condition under control. BUT, they also told me diabetes was progressive, & my condition would worsen. As it did.</p><p></p><p>After 8 years my active life was over, & I came to this forum still thinking I had followed the best advice, & that my neuropathy was due to the disease progressing. Fergus put me right - a point he made that I still remember was: </p><p style="margin-left: 20px">"I will not take political advice from someone who recommends cereal bars."</p><p></p><p>After a year or two on low carb, I reported my improved health to the organiser of the local Cardio/Diabetes support group, & he suggested I contact the dietitian who runs the X-PERT course. The same one who gave advice at the hospital. She welcomed me as one who had got the disease under control, & reduced her carb amount to 130-150 g daily. 18 months later I was invited onto a refresher X-PERT course.</p><p></p><p>I've also attended the Diabetes UK "Living with Diabetes Day" last September, which I found very useful. I think Hounslow was the first, possible because we have a support group attended by around 50 people each month.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IanD, post: 739007, member: 6186"] At the time of diagnosis, West Middlesex Hospital was running a regular weekly course - one half day session with: Dietitian - standard NHS-DUK diet which I recognised as basically low GI; Nurse - advice on recognising diabetic problems; Pharmacist - get to know your local pharmacist & build up a relationship as they are a good source of on-going advice to supplement the doctor; Podiatrist - foot care advice. Very useful basic stuff. My blood sugars improved & my initial worries (I've got the disease that will cause my death, whatever can I eat?) faded & for several years I felt I had my condition under control. BUT, they also told me diabetes was progressive, & my condition would worsen. As it did. After 8 years my active life was over, & I came to this forum still thinking I had followed the best advice, & that my neuropathy was due to the disease progressing. Fergus put me right - a point he made that I still remember was: [INDENT]"I will not take political advice from someone who recommends cereal bars."[/INDENT] After a year or two on low carb, I reported my improved health to the organiser of the local Cardio/Diabetes support group, & he suggested I contact the dietitian who runs the X-PERT course. The same one who gave advice at the hospital. She welcomed me as one who had got the disease under control, & reduced her carb amount to 130-150 g daily. 18 months later I was invited onto a refresher X-PERT course. I've also attended the Diabetes UK "Living with Diabetes Day" last September, which I found very useful. I think Hounslow was the first, possible because we have a support group attended by around 50 people each month. [/QUOTE]
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