Diabetes education

Some good advice about information here ...no need to,close it ....it is a reminder to all , that people here can only offer their support through their own experiences ....don't think that is confusing to all ....
Whether new to this or not we all need assistance at times ....

HpprKM said:

I cannot quote as writer may see it.

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I think it would be fair to give the writer a chance to respond.

I personally have found that the questions, ideas, advice or just thoughts given by people through these forums have enabled me to understand what living with diabetes is all about. There is so much information on the internet sometimes its had to see the wood for the trees - here I have read about things based on real life...and there is much to be learned from the experiences of others.

The only thing of any use my DN gave me when I was diagnosed in July was to try Diabetes UK for advice. I initially bought an Aviva meter and strips that were £29 a pop, I read on the forums that Codefree are the cheapest so I have now gone onto these, I have bought myself a really nice bound and lined workbook and try every day to write down a LCHF recipe that I would use from the Recipe forum (and use the recipes). I have learnt to eat to my meter because of advice on the forums. By going LCHF I have lost 5lbs, and I have always found it nigh on impossible to lose weight (by being a carb and sugar lover). Initially my reaction to being told I had diabetes was despair, what would I eat? Most of the advice and information I have learnt to enable me to manage my diabetes, get my bs to acceptable levels etc has come from these forums, and I for one am truly grateful for all the information that people have taken the time to post.

Scardoc said:

To me, the forum is like Google but with a personality. You type a question and any number of different sources will give you an answer. Some may be bang on, some may be complete rubbish and, very much like Google, some will make you wish you hadn't bothered in the first place and have you running the see Dr. [insert surname here] like you should done from the beginning.


noun: forum;

1. a meeting or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.

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Nicely put. I appreciate everything that I've been told, I'm sure nobody minds if I look for a other opinions, on this forum, and elsewhere.

Just a gentle reminder that this forum is DCUK, Diabetes.Co.UK; this forum is not DUK, Diabetes UK. DUK is the big charity with billions of cash, formerly known as the British Diabetic Association. This forum here is just a plucky band of rugged individuals trying to make a difference.

Spiker said:

Just a gentle reminder that this forum is DCUK, Diabetes.Co.UK; this forum is not DUK, Diabetes UK. DUK is the big charity with billions of cash, formerly known as the British Diabetic Association. This forum here is just a plucky band of rugged individuals trying to make a difference.

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It was diabetes.co.uk that I was advised to look at by my DN, which is why I came to this site....................and therefore found the forum