Diabetes UK - Living with Type 2 Diabetes Days

[Northerner]

The day gives you a perfect opportunity to learn to live well with Type 2 diabetes:

Learn how to maintain a healthy diet and become more confident in managing your diabetes day-to-day.
Ask diabetes experts your questions and get practical up-to-date information.
Meet other people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

This is a list of all the planned events for 2014 and 2015:

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/How_we_help/Living-with-diabetes-days/

 

[HOBIE]

Looks good ! If you register they might put one in your area 😉

 

[yorksman]

Thanks for that Alan. It's right on my doorstep so I'd be daft not to take advantage of it. Free lunch as well! It's on Shrove Tuesday too so perhaps there'll be pancakes and maple syrup???

 

[HOBIE]

I am volunteering at S/Shields one 😎

 

[banjo]

Signed up and going to the wakefield one in february. Hope i get some useful advise. Got to be worth the time off work. Assume the venue is heated so at least i will be warm for 1 day lol.

 

[HOBIE]

Good for you Banjo ENJOY 🙂 (& day off work)

 

[trophywench]

Our local one is in Feb so I've just volunteered. Says it's at the Ricoh - but the map shows it being in the middle of the road outside ! LOL

 

[yorksman]

Signed up and going to the wakefield one in february. Hope i get some useful advise. Got to be worth the time off work. Assume the venue is heated so at least i will be warm for 1 day lol.

Do you mean Huddersfield? I can't see one in Wakefield.

I'll be at the one in Hudds. It's at the John Smiths Stadium.

 

[Northerner]

Do you mean Huddersfield? I can't see one in Wakefield.

I'll be at the one in Hudds. It's at the John Smiths Stadium.

Blimey, how many are they expecting? 😱 😉

 

[banjo]

yeah huddersfield lol - btw did i mention i am geographically disabled? i have worked in harrogate for 15 years and STILL get lost going from 1 of my jobs to the next. No hope to be honest - is a diabetic triat?.

 

[trophywench]

I've decided against it (volunteering) since it tells you that you will be on your feet all day - and I can't do that.

 

[yorksman]

i have worked in harrogate for 15 years

I think this event would have been more enjoyable had they held it at Bettys in Harrogate.

 

[BobbieH]

There are 2 in Northern Ireland. Both in places which would require me to get 2 buses minimum as I would not be able to take the car for a whole day as I share it. Looks like I will have to give it a miss

 

[trophywench]

Well Bobby - they have only held their 'Big Day Out' for Type 1s once a year - I went to one that was at Warwick Uni cos that's not too far away from me - but if you live in Yorkshire or Cornwall then it would be. But subsequent years they've been at different places so others could go. But 'handy' is still 2 buses and about 90 minutes in all by public transport.

I should think they'll assess how these go and hold them again in future if they do well - so you'll have to keep checking the DUK website or wait till the advert's in Balance and see if there's one more convenient another time.

 

[BobbieH]

Thanks. I think they would be very interesting. I will keep checking

 

[banjo]

is betty's a diabetic friendly cafe/cake shop? - if only sigh - maybe we could have a cup of tea with sweetners for the light lunch lol

 

[HOBIE]

This is education event that teaches you what is good for you. Hope lots can attend 😎 Well done TESCO for putting there faith in Duk 😉

 

[yorksman]

is betty's a diabetic friendly cafe/cake shop?

You know that bit in the Psalms, 'lead thyself not unto temptation'? Betty's is a test of faith.

 

[HOBIE]

You have no idea how I HATE shops like betties.

 

[jollygiant86]

It a shame they're not doing a date in nottingham I would have gone with being diagnosed this year it would have helped me out meeting others, hopefully it would have been as helpful as the juggle programme they run here in nottingham, looks like i might have to travel to birmingham instead.