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<blockquote data-quote="JMK1954" data-source="post: 1737299" data-attributes="member: 352098"><p>I was diagnosed in 1964, aged 10 and in hospital for three weeks while they adjusted my insulin dose, taught me to count carbs and taught me and both my parents to do insulin injections. As my dad was a pharmacist, he had recognised the symptons of diabetes and got me to the GP, so I escaped having to be put on a drip.</p><p></p><p>This is the only advice about counting carbs I have ever been given. Liverpool does not run DAFNE courses. ( I asked for one for years.) They have their own carbohydrate counting courses and this is all they offer, but as I can count carbs perfectly well, for me this would be a complete waste of time. I still remember when the scale I was given on diagnosis broke (dropped on kitchen floor) and it took me years to find one suitable to replace it. I still weigh some things occasionally, as I realised years ago that over time my 'eye' ( ie. accuracy of extimate) goes out. </p><p></p><p>I cannot understand why everyone is not taught to count carbs immediately on diagnosis. It's not that difficult !!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMK1954, post: 1737299, member: 352098"] I was diagnosed in 1964, aged 10 and in hospital for three weeks while they adjusted my insulin dose, taught me to count carbs and taught me and both my parents to do insulin injections. As my dad was a pharmacist, he had recognised the symptons of diabetes and got me to the GP, so I escaped having to be put on a drip. This is the only advice about counting carbs I have ever been given. Liverpool does not run DAFNE courses. ( I asked for one for years.) They have their own carbohydrate counting courses and this is all they offer, but as I can count carbs perfectly well, for me this would be a complete waste of time. I still remember when the scale I was given on diagnosis broke (dropped on kitchen floor) and it took me years to find one suitable to replace it. I still weigh some things occasionally, as I realised years ago that over time my 'eye' ( ie. accuracy of extimate) goes out. I cannot understand why everyone is not taught to count carbs immediately on diagnosis. It's not that difficult !!! [/QUOTE]
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