DAFNE course... whos took part in this and did you find it helpful?

Attended DAFNE 2 months ago and very good course although I didn't learn a great deal it's good to chat to other diabetics.


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I found it very useful, and as Mo says, good to get to know other diabetics around as well

The nutritional sections were a bit noddy for me and had absolutely no recognition that "normal eating" may mean different things to different people. The exercise section was also very basic for me, but not for others.

Some section though were very helpful, such as the sick day rules, and the sections on basal and bolus adjustment. I've now taken my basal doses down by about a third on the back of the course.

Great course. Much like Dave and Mo I'd learnt most things from reading and using this site already, but the sick day rules were good.

If nothing else you meet new people and can feel "normal" for once


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The best thing I ever did was going on the DAFNE course. I had been type 1 for about 14 years when I went, was about 4 stone overweight, didn't have particularly good control and wasn't testing regularly.

In the 12 months following the course I lost 2 stone without trying, almost halved my insulin and my HBA1 improved. A further 4 years on I have lost another 2 stone, have taken up jogging and have good control.

It gives you much more flexibility on what and when you eat. It changed my whole way of looking at diabetes.......instead of eating what you need for the insulin you inject you inject the amount you need for the food that you are eating!


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Did the DAFNE course around 4 years ago and found it extremely useful.

Yes I did it last summer and previously my life was being ruined by severe night hypos. Since attending the course I have got them under control and spent time in a great environment with people who actually understood what I was going through. Just do it and enjoy it. You have nothing to lose.