Desmond course!!!!

[nickie]

Hi all, thankyou for your welcoming messeages! Ive read a couple of times about the DESMOND course which i have to book myself into but can anyone tell me what its about. I asked my nurse if it was a hairdressing course but she obviously either had never seen the programme or just thought i was stupid!🙂

 

[Caroline]

Diabetic Education Self Mangement Of Newly Diagnosed I think.

Tells you the basic stuff and gives you pointers about diet and the services available to you.

I think you need to have a chat to your doctor or nurse and they will put you up for it.

 

[sweetsatin]

Hi Nickie
Caroline is correct
You have to be referered by your practice nurse or GP.
Just google desmond course it will help you.

 

[nickie]

Thanks i will look it up and see what it says. My nurse told me she gives me the number of our local hosp and i book the course myself!

 

[Ghost Hunter]

Hi Nickie Yes thats right you have to book it yourself. I was asked to get my latest HBA1C results the week prior to the course and to complete a medication questionaire so we could understand a little more about them in relation to diabetes when I went. We had an information book and handouts and each session we attended covered a different topic but was a follow on from the previous session so we were supposedly learning as we went along. You get to keep the books etc maybe its time I refered back to mine though 😉 we had a subject each session which I had to wait 6 months after initial diagnosis before there was a space free for me as they were all full up!

Good luck and enjoy it its there to make use of for free!