nymple
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I went on the desmond course a couple of years ago and honestly, I would save your annual leave for something else.
They taught the Eat Well plate and stressed the importance of eating carbs with every meal. They talked about cutting down on sweet food and sugar in general and did some "healthy swaps" but obviously there was no real talk about how foods without mountains of sugar in them might effect your blood sugar.
There was a small science type section which discussed the different types of sugar and how they are made up and therefore dealt with by your body, but this was very very basic.
The afternoon was spent in a nearby supermarket, wandering around and learning to read the labels on foods.
There was no talk of testing as Type 2's aren't encouraged to do so.
I would personally suggest, as @ladybird64 mentioned that if you are looking for real life support you may benefit. However as someone who already seems clued up, is testing and doing well with low carb, that you are unlikely to benefit from the content of the course in regards to learning how to control your diabetes.
They taught the Eat Well plate and stressed the importance of eating carbs with every meal. They talked about cutting down on sweet food and sugar in general and did some "healthy swaps" but obviously there was no real talk about how foods without mountains of sugar in them might effect your blood sugar.
There was a small science type section which discussed the different types of sugar and how they are made up and therefore dealt with by your body, but this was very very basic.
The afternoon was spent in a nearby supermarket, wandering around and learning to read the labels on foods.
There was no talk of testing as Type 2's aren't encouraged to do so.
I would personally suggest, as @ladybird64 mentioned that if you are looking for real life support you may benefit. However as someone who already seems clued up, is testing and doing well with low carb, that you are unlikely to benefit from the content of the course in regards to learning how to control your diabetes.