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<blockquote data-quote="Marfmama" data-source="post: 413238" data-attributes="member: 65570"><p><strong>Re: Feeling Ill & at the end of my tether!</strong></p><p></p><p>Would love to go on the course - I asked my nurse and she said she didn't think I needed, but this was without actually knowing anything about me as it was my first appointment with her (having moved from Liverpool in December) and she couldn't do my hba1c as they have a contract with the hospital for blood tests - basically she took my blood pressure and weight, told me to go to the hospital to get blood taken and she would call me if there were any issues to discuss with my blood results. This was about 2 months ago now? She said the nearest course is in Scunthorpe, which is about a 40 minute drive away (I can't drive) or there's a bus which takes an hour. I really want to do the course so intend to do some research to see if I can find one that is easier to travel to .. I am so gutted as I had so much support from a whole team in Liverpool, I lived 5 minutes from a large hospital which had its own diabetes centre and I saw a consultant, nurse and dietician every 6 months like clockwork. They were keen to get me on a course but moving disrupted that. I feel like I'm just blindly guessin when I look at my meal an decide how much insulin to take! I have bought how to think like a pancreas and am just going to power on with trying to teach myself. My mum is a nurse and actually worked as a diabetic nurse but quite a few years ago and she tries to help but can't always remember exactly what to do for the best. I read that high sugars affect your brain and this is so true for me, I am a teacher and really struggling to plan lessons and be motivated, I am agency at the momen but have applied for permanent posts for September so that is my motivation to really get myself focused and on track !!!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marfmama, post: 413238, member: 65570"] [b]Re: Feeling Ill & at the end of my tether![/b] Would love to go on the course - I asked my nurse and she said she didn't think I needed, but this was without actually knowing anything about me as it was my first appointment with her (having moved from Liverpool in December) and she couldn't do my hba1c as they have a contract with the hospital for blood tests - basically she took my blood pressure and weight, told me to go to the hospital to get blood taken and she would call me if there were any issues to discuss with my blood results. This was about 2 months ago now? She said the nearest course is in Scunthorpe, which is about a 40 minute drive away (I can't drive) or there's a bus which takes an hour. I really want to do the course so intend to do some research to see if I can find one that is easier to travel to .. I am so gutted as I had so much support from a whole team in Liverpool, I lived 5 minutes from a large hospital which had its own diabetes centre and I saw a consultant, nurse and dietician every 6 months like clockwork. They were keen to get me on a course but moving disrupted that. I feel like I'm just blindly guessin when I look at my meal an decide how much insulin to take! I have bought how to think like a pancreas and am just going to power on with trying to teach myself. My mum is a nurse and actually worked as a diabetic nurse but quite a few years ago and she tries to help but can't always remember exactly what to do for the best. I read that high sugars affect your brain and this is so true for me, I am a teacher and really struggling to plan lessons and be motivated, I am agency at the momen but have applied for permanent posts for September so that is my motivation to really get myself focused and on track !!! Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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