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Lilian said:
I went on an Expert course that was purely for diabetics. I guess the best thing is for Lesley to telephone them. The one I went on actually took us round a local supermarket to show us how to pick the right foods, what to look for on the labels, what consisted of high carbs, what oils are best etc. We had a session of playing food games, one showing exactly what diabetes is all about etc. One evening a week for six weeks. Some are in the day for people who cannot get out in the evening.
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Lilian said:
Maybe it is these I am thinking of:- http://www.diabetes.co.uk/education/x-pert.html
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I've not been able to get to do Xpert (they stopped doing it in the area next to mine late last year, and my area does Desmond).
From what I know of it, it does sound very much like that's what you did Lilian. And it was this that I was referring to in my first post.
I believe it might be Xpert, not expert. Autocorrect is a devel.
 
The name of the thread is confused. With all the different courses, and all the advice (and non advice) it is. I hope everyone is managing to work their way through it all.
 
Yes, you are perfectly correct Ralph - my bad. It is X-pert. From what I have been looking at it seems as if Xpert is the generic term covering all the different courses, e.g. DAPHNE DESMOND and the other one, which looks like the first one I went to for people on diet alone or oral meds.
 
Lilian said:
Yes, you are perfectly correct Ralph - my bad. It is X-pert. From what I have been looking at it seems as if Xpert is the generic term covering all the different courses, e.g. DAPHNE DESMOND and the other one, which looks like the first one I went to for people on diet alone or oral meds.
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My understanding is Desmond is a different one to Xpert. Desmond is 2 half days, doesn't include the carbohydrate awareness nor the looking at labels, and nothing about supermarkets.
Xpert is 6 sessions and includes both carbohydrates and label sessions.
In my neibouring area Xpert was replaced with a local provision. I was told because of money. They dropped the carbohydrates and supermarket/labels. (One was run as a separate session, the other just looking at labels).
All three are completely separate and unrelated (although I was told the local 3 session + 2 separate sessions provided the same info as Xpert)

As for Daphne, I really don't know about that. Other than for type ones and is supposed to provide information on actually using insulin I believe.
 
I've done Desmond & the local provision. Missed out on Xpert.
 
The trouble is some of the areas give their courses different names, and they also seem to have slightly different format! I have gleaned this from many years on this forum!
 
My son went on an X-PERT course at St. Margaret's hospital Epping about a year to 18 months ago (the six week one which included supermarket visit etc). I went on a booster course about carbohydrate adjusting and various insulins earlier on this year, at the same place. A few months ago the diabetes nurse told me I could refer myself again at any time if I feel I need to. There were choices of other places to go to but the one in Epping suited me better timewise.
 
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