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Diabetes UK - Living with Type 2 Diabetes Days

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jollygiant86 said:
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.
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Hi jollygiant, you might be interested in the following, taking place in Nottingam March 7th - not sure if all the places have been taken up yet:

http://diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=50705
 
Bit of a depressingly familiar tone to the day in Huddersfield. Potatoes and bread are starchy foods. Eat plenty of starchy carbohydrates. Once you are on metformin, you will eventually need more and stronger medication.

Try and lose a bit of weight and try and do a bit of exercise.

Still, they had some very nice sandwiches laid on for lunch, supplied by the sponsors, Tesco.
 
yorksman said:
Bit of a depressingly familiar tone to the day in Huddersfield. Potatoes and bread are starchy foods. Eat plenty of starchy carbohydrates. Once you are on metformin, you will eventually need more and stronger medication.

Try and lose a bit of weight and try and do a bit of exercise.

Still, they had some very nice sandwiches laid on for lunch, supplied by the sponsors, Tesco.
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Bah! What a shame! :( Were you asked for feedback? Make sure your views are known!
 
Northerner said:
Bah! What a shame! :( Were you asked for feedback? Make sure your views are known!
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They were immovable from their rehearsed presentations.

The problem is that they have only a couple of DUK staff and they use local nurses etc for the day. Consequently, everyone who speaks or runs a workshop does it more or less in isolation. There are common questions such as, what should we be eating, how do I fit in an exercise regime when I set off at 7am to work and don't get back until 6.30 pm but the speakers are only speaking on fairly narrow topics. It's not as if they can get together, anticipate what questions will crop up and come to some sort of common approach for future sessions. They all change and are just following the text book.

I handed out this forum's web address to quite a few people.
 
Thanks for spreading the word Yorksman 🙂 It's a shame, I'm sure the people giving the talks were very sincere in believing their advice was the best :(
 
yorksman said:
They were immovable from their rehearsed presentations.

That sounds so so different to the one held in Maidstone.. Check out my write-up on it. Sorry don't know how to provide the link
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Ive registered to go along to the one in london in november. Hoping that I will get some good tips and advice as I am newly diagnosed.
 
Well it's a bit daft saying that on the bit where you volunteer, then, isn't it !
 
trophywench said:
Well it's a bit daft saying that on the bit where you volunteer, then, isn't it !
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Hotrod Girl said:
No, you aren't on your feet all day. I have volunteered for three now and at no point did I stand up for any amount of time. I would recommend volunteering as they are great fun and you get a refresher on diabetes AND you get to meet some great people and chat with them.
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Like you Hotrod Girl I volunteered at S/Shields & lots of nice people turned out & got something out of day. They are good for people 🙂
 
Off tomorrow to Ayr to attend T2 workshop - yey!
 
Is anyone else planning on going along to the Living with Type 2 Diabetes day in London next Monday?
 
Hazel said:
Off tomorrow to Ayr to attend T2 workshop - yey!
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Just back from Ayr - great day. Think I will skip a year. Lots of discussions - newly diagnosed thru to 20 years plus. T2s on diet/exercise, tablet meds only and a few like me insulin and tablets. Have to say, although a great venue today - the food was far better last year at the Glasgiw Hilton.
Thoroughly recommend T2s to go along. A good day.
 
Pleased you enjoyed Hazel. You always pick up some info at these type of events 🙂
 
I've registered for the one in Burnley on 12th Feb 2016. Seemed like too good an opportunity to miss at such an early stage of my 'journey'
#ClicheKlaxon
 
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