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- Type of diabetes
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Well today was the first day on my ADAPT course, this is the new name for the DAFNE course in South Lanarkshire.
9 brave souls on the course for 4 days ranging from 14 years old to the old man of the course, me at 56.
Although I have so much still to learn despite having diabetes for 37 years, did not feel that I learned a great deal today that I did not already know. Today was mainly about carb counting, the importance of testing regular, varying sites, changing needles each time. I was surprised that there were a few on the course who did not know much about carb counting.
They have suggested we each try a ratio of 1 unit insulin to 10g of carbs. This will be fun for me as I am usually at least twice that dose. Even for dose adjustment they have suggested 1 unit insulin brings down bg by 2 or 3 mmol. With me its usually 1 unit to bring down 1 mmol. I know we are all different so again will be interesting to monitor.
Anyone else down the DAFNE/ ADAPT course and did you get a lot out of it
9 brave souls on the course for 4 days ranging from 14 years old to the old man of the course, me at 56.
Although I have so much still to learn despite having diabetes for 37 years, did not feel that I learned a great deal today that I did not already know. Today was mainly about carb counting, the importance of testing regular, varying sites, changing needles each time. I was surprised that there were a few on the course who did not know much about carb counting.
They have suggested we each try a ratio of 1 unit insulin to 10g of carbs. This will be fun for me as I am usually at least twice that dose. Even for dose adjustment they have suggested 1 unit insulin brings down bg by 2 or 3 mmol. With me its usually 1 unit to bring down 1 mmol. I know we are all different so again will be interesting to monitor.
Anyone else down the DAFNE/ ADAPT course and did you get a lot out of it