Has anyone been on the "expert" course?

[Debmcgee]

I'm being shipped off to one at sometime in the near future...

Wondering what to expect I suppose.

Enlighten me!
Thanks
Deb x

 

[noblehead]

There's some information about the X-Pert course in the following, also if you type X-Pert into the forum search facility you should find some previous discussions on the course:

http://www.xperthealth.org.uk/

The course was written by a lady called Dr Trudi Deakin, she also spoke at the DUK Conference in Liverpool earlier this year, DUK did a follow-up feature on their website soon after:

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Carbohydrates-and-diabetes-debate/

Good luck and hope you enjoy and learn something from the course.

 

[Debmcgee]

Thanks for that! I'll go read up xx

 

[Kaz70]

Mine starts on Wednesday afternoon, luckily work are ok with me having 6 Wednesday afternoons off work!

 

[Debmcgee]

Lucky you! Hope it goes well.

I've just looked on the site and they do prevention courses too. Why or why doesn't the nhs send prediabetics there?

X

 

[Kaz70]

Part 1 of X-pert course complete, it was all about what goes on in the body if you are diabetic, the difference between T1 & T2, what the different test results mean and details about medication. I think the worse bit was, it's a large class (16 and should have been more) and they varied from 2-3 month diagnosis like me and some who were diagnosed years ago!

 

[Debmcgee]

Thanks kaz! My doc said they had old and new people to help share thoughts and ideas. Fine in theory but if it's a massive group, it could be tricky to get a word in.

Suppose it's better than nowt!

Xxx

 

[IanD]

This is my experience of the X-PERT course.