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How many from Doncaster - meeting 1st June 2016, 7pm

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Steve Corney said:
OK will put on later
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Steve - Do you have any of your local Diabetes Nurses attending?

I'm delighted to say my local group regularly has c30 attend each meeting. The group "leader" is the local Diabetes Specialist Nurse, which I think helps both in "legitimising" the group and also keeping the members coming. There are some lovevly people in the group, with T1, T2, 2 ladies post-pancreas and kidney transplant, and a couple of partners of diabetics who attend. There's always lively discussion, and active fundraising. Next week, I have an afternoon at the local garden centre, wielding (but not shaking) a tin. That should be interesting.

We routinely have an informal speaker at virtually all meetings, who range from the local Diabetes Consultant, specialist ophthalmologist, podiatrist, dietician, and next time it's someone discussing hypnotherapy.

Sadly, the dietary discussions are still more Eat Well than Reduced Carb, but I'm hoping progress will be made on that from over time.
 
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