DAFNE and diabetes education petition

Re: DAFNE petition

This petition is for a "national structured education programme for diabetics", hence spreads its net much wider than the narrow T1/DAFNE arena and should be supported by all diabetics. :clap: :clap: :clap:

Never been on a DAFNE and have been diabetic for 20 years, my doctor keeps saying he'll let me know when there's a course but have heard nothing as of yet.

I think this is a really good idea, after diagnosis there really isn't much education provided unless people seek it out themselves. If people just get on with things and don't ask questions there's not very much extra that's provided. If there was a continuous course on the best treatments and ways to cope better with your diabetes there might be fewer complications saving money for the NHS in the long run.

Just download and read this document which is the main point of DafNe regarding Carb Counting and Insulin adjustment ..

Carbs count e-book – An introduction to carbohydrate counting and insulin dose adjustment.
https://shop.diabetes.org.uk/usr/downloads/Carbs-Count-2012-reduced.pdf

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I've been a Type 1 for 43 years, and recently decided to get up to date with what is available on the internet, and this is really good.

You need to know what your IC ratio (Insulin to Carbs Ratio) is for EACH meal, and record all your BG, Carbs etc and you will find it is relatively easy to control your BG ... then ... no complications in the long term ...that's me!

Are there any DAFNE or similar courses available for type 2 diabetics dependent on insulin. My diabetes nurse has been teaching me how to carb count; but before this I was estimating the insulin to the size of the meal I was eating; i.e. big dinner plate lots of insulin :shock: Because of this I managed to put on most of the weight I'd lost on Victoza :shock: If I had been introduced to carb counting at the outset rather than muddling through for nearly a year on my own maybe I wouldn't have put on so much :?

Signed petition.

I was helped greatly recently by a phone APP that details "carbs and cals" per item in a meal. I looked at all the foodstuffs and quantities and now understand much better how to reconcile (short-acting) insulin with what I eat.