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Social Anxiety/DAFNE Course? Need help.

Sp00kySk311y

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Location
Cambridgeshire, UK
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Dislikes
People who think they know everything about diabetes just because they are older.
People who think you don’t know anything about diabetes so they test you.
I may have asked this before, or maybe someone else has.
Well, I’m having an appointment with a consultant from my diabetes clinic, discussing a letter I sent them, about my care or lack of at the clinic.

1. Why they let me not take my insulin without intervening? Even though I looked like a Skeleton.
2. Why, when I asked for help, (practically begged for it), did they not actually help me? Instead lecturing me and lecturing me. Even though there was a bunch of things they could have done.
By the way, I had Diabulimia from mid-2016 to 2017/18 ish.

4. Why was I refused/not allowed to go on the DAFNE course just because I “couldn’t speak”?

I just want some proof, because I remember being told by multiple people on here and another forum, stating that I didn’t even need to speak in the DAFNE Course!
So, can you answer that? Do you or do you not have to speak during the course? Could you not have someone, to take with you to speak on your behalf?
 
Hi.

Sorry you're having such a time of it all. I know I'm not qualified to help but maybe start with your GP.

I guess you could take part in a DAFNE course but you'd definitely get more out of the experience interacting. It's quite a social and fairly intimate few days. Talking about diabetes things you wouldn't feel happy telling your family.

Hope you get on a better path soon.
 
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