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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Diabetes (but I may learn to love it)
Last week saw me attend the Diabetes education course arranged via my GP at diagnosis.
It was an eye opener for a newbie such as myself (who is surrounded by so called "experts" at work, all of whom know a guy that met a bloke who once sold a dog to man that lived in the same street as their granny who once had diabetes!)
The course was 4 hours long, split into 2 halves. The first half was all about diet and was taken by a dietician who gave loads of advice about the food we eat and how much of it we should eat. She spoke about the "Well Plate" system of sorting out your food and dispelled a lot of the myths surrounding food in general. Whilst she agreed that "Diabetic" foods are no better for you (as a diabetic) than normal every day foods because the alternative to sugar that they use is just as bad as normal sugar, she stopped short of agreeing that it was a marketing scam
The second half was run run by a diabetic nurse and she took us through the things we will most likely come to encounter as a diabetic. She cleared up a few myths and chinese whispers about being diabetic and provided a wealth of information about the condition.
One point to note was that she seemed to follow the locals doctors line about not needing to self test your blood sugar levels. Something I disagree with. Given the ramifications of having high (or too low) blood sugar I test myself typically 3 to 4 times a day (work permitting). My results tend to be all over the place as I get to grips with this condition but the general trend is downwards (Hoorah!)
None the less, the course was educational and the reading material a great aide memoir.
It was an eye opener for a newbie such as myself (who is surrounded by so called "experts" at work, all of whom know a guy that met a bloke who once sold a dog to man that lived in the same street as their granny who once had diabetes!)
The course was 4 hours long, split into 2 halves. The first half was all about diet and was taken by a dietician who gave loads of advice about the food we eat and how much of it we should eat. She spoke about the "Well Plate" system of sorting out your food and dispelled a lot of the myths surrounding food in general. Whilst she agreed that "Diabetic" foods are no better for you (as a diabetic) than normal every day foods because the alternative to sugar that they use is just as bad as normal sugar, she stopped short of agreeing that it was a marketing scam
The second half was run run by a diabetic nurse and she took us through the things we will most likely come to encounter as a diabetic. She cleared up a few myths and chinese whispers about being diabetic and provided a wealth of information about the condition.
One point to note was that she seemed to follow the locals doctors line about not needing to self test your blood sugar levels. Something I disagree with. Given the ramifications of having high (or too low) blood sugar I test myself typically 3 to 4 times a day (work permitting). My results tend to be all over the place as I get to grips with this condition but the general trend is downwards (Hoorah!)
None the less, the course was educational and the reading material a great aide memoir.