Names of diabetes education courses

[Northerner]

Having read Sianee's post about the PASTIE course, I wondered what other convoluted and silly acronyms people have encountered for couses they have attended. I know of BERTIE and DAFNE, of course, and I think Tom went on SADIE (so to speak!). Any others? 🙂

 

[Steff]

if im not mistaken i think lucy attends a one called JUGGLE

 

[Pigeon]

I did SNACCS - Specialised kNowledge About Carbohydrate Counting for Self management

When they first asked me if I wanted to attend "the snacks group" I had visions of us sitting there munching crisps and kitkats.

 

[Copepod]

Not an education course, but a diabetes research study - ADDITION Anglo-Danish-Dutch Study of Intensive Treatment in People With Screen Detected Diabetes in Primary Care (it's almost as if they chose England / Anglo, rather than British, then looked for 2 other countries that can begin with D and forgot about half the words in the title!)

see http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/Research/Studies/ADDITION/index.html

 

[karinagal]

I'm currently attending an X-PERT course - damned if I know what it stands for though!!

Karina

 

[marke]

DESMOND - stangely their website doesn't explain the acronym and I have forgotten what it stands for.
DEREK - Diabetes Education Revision in East Kent, hey these guys know a snappy name when they see one huh 🙂

 

[Steff]

I'm currently attending an X-PERT course - damned if I know what it stands for though!!

Karina

i did that and i have no idea either oopsies...

maybe it just mean you become an xpert in diabetes....

 

[MCH]

I completed the "NEW DEAL" course

New Diabetes Education and Adjustment for Living"

How muich better could it be?

(Is there a prize for the best acronym?"

 

[Pigeon]

Wasn't New Deal the back-to-work programme Tony Blair introduced? Confusing...

 

[Northerner]

These are excellent guys, thank you 🙂 I'm thinking of possibly writing a poem about them

 

[casey]

I've been invited to attend a course called T1DE, which stands for Type 1 diabetes education. Not sure if i shall go though.

 

[Northerner]

I've been invited to attend a course called T1DE, which stands for Type 1 diabetes education. Not sure if i shall go though.

You should go if you can - irrespective of the course content, meeting fellow Ds is always a good experience! 🙂

 

[Sugarbum]

Oh this is such a funny thread Northener! 🙂 Brilliant!

I must confess, I was irritated to not know what the DESMOND stood for- I know I had readit somewhere but couldnt remember.

Anyway, turns out I didnt know it at all and found it on the world-wide-interhole-

Diabetes
Education and
Self
Management for
On-going and
Newly diagnosed
Diabetics!

Phew! Someone must have had a sleepless night coming up with that one!!!!

 

[bev]

Ketones And Their Effects
Bolus Unless Severely Hypo.

I cant remember what the course was called though.....Bev

 

[Sugarbum]

Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!🙂

 

[Steff]

ROFLMHO
Bev thats pure brilliance

 

[ukjohn]

Can't stop laughing at that Bev....Good one

 

[Northerner]

Can't stop laughing at that Bev....Good one

I don't understand why you all think that's so funny? 😉 It would motivate me to attend every session!