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<blockquote data-quote="Ian Dey" data-source="post: 742519" data-attributes="member: 137998"><p>A little less marmalade?</p><p></p><p>I attended a DESMOND course about three months after diagnosis. It was well organised and well attended, but uninspiring. </p><p></p><p>When asked how we had responded to our diagnosis, one of our group reported that she now spread the marmalade on her toast more thinly. Nothing communicated that day would inspire her to respond much more decisively to her condition. The course had very low expectations of what people can understand or do about diabetes, so its effectiveness is likely to be very limited. </p><p></p><p>There were two obvious problems from my perspective. </p><p></p><p>First, type 2 diabetes was attributed to excess fat - not a very convincing explanation if (like me) you have never been overweight - and no other possibilities were considered. Second, advice followed the standard NHS low fat diet - not very useful if (like me) you were already on that diet when you got diabetes. </p><p></p><p>Underlying both problems was the promulgation of an ‘official’ line and a reluctance to trust people to make up their own minds. </p><p></p><p>Education is about openiing up ideas and options. I think DESMOND could be more engaging if it acknowledged our ignorance and explored controversies about the nature of the disease. And it could be much more inspiring if it challenged folk to consider changing their habits more dramatically rather than merely adjust them at the margins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian Dey, post: 742519, member: 137998"] A little less marmalade? I attended a DESMOND course about three months after diagnosis. It was well organised and well attended, but uninspiring. When asked how we had responded to our diagnosis, one of our group reported that she now spread the marmalade on her toast more thinly. Nothing communicated that day would inspire her to respond much more decisively to her condition. The course had very low expectations of what people can understand or do about diabetes, so its effectiveness is likely to be very limited. There were two obvious problems from my perspective. First, type 2 diabetes was attributed to excess fat - not a very convincing explanation if (like me) you have never been overweight - and no other possibilities were considered. Second, advice followed the standard NHS low fat diet - not very useful if (like me) you were already on that diet when you got diabetes. Underlying both problems was the promulgation of an ‘official’ line and a reluctance to trust people to make up their own minds. Education is about openiing up ideas and options. I think DESMOND could be more engaging if it acknowledged our ignorance and explored controversies about the nature of the disease. And it could be much more inspiring if it challenged folk to consider changing their habits more dramatically rather than merely adjust them at the margins. [/QUOTE]
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