Hi, I am Tony. I have been a type 1 for 47 years next month. I am not very good with computers but generally manage with help from Grandson when necessary. I smashed my car up 2 months ago and I have had my licence revoked because of it. A Doctor at the hospital where I was taken recommended I should not drive again. I haven't seen or spoken to this Doctor. My GP also added his thoughts, without my knowledge. I will try not to mention this episode again except if I get my licence back. By the way, I have been driving for 50 years until my Diabetes got the better of me. I have never been given any instruction on how much to eat, just how much insulin to take. I have a very healthy existence. I still play football each week, go for long walks and ride my bike when necessary. I still have hypos regularly. I am now hoping to take a course on how to manage my diabetes. better late than never?
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Hi Tonyw, welcome to the forum 🙂 Never too late to learn, so good idea to get on a course! 🙂 Sorry to hear about the accident 
I think that often when you have been diagnosed for many years, healthcare professionals assume that you must 'know everything', but of course there are new ideas coming up all the time and things have moved on even during the short time I have been diagnosed (only 7 years for me!). What insulin are you on?
We have quite a few members who have been diagnosed a similar length of time, so they will understand where you are coming from 🙂
I think that often when you have been diagnosed for many years, healthcare professionals assume that you must 'know everything', but of course there are new ideas coming up all the time and things have moved on even during the short time I have been diagnosed (only 7 years for me!). What insulin are you on?We have quite a few members who have been diagnosed a similar length of time, so they will understand where you are coming from 🙂
SB2015
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Welcome Tonyw. Sorry to hear about your accident and losing your licence. The education course I attended Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE) was excellent and enabled me to match my insulin to the food I wanted to eat. Since then I have learnt so much more from people on here, so if you have any questions just ask. Someone will come along with some ideas.
trophywench
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Hi Tony - I'm a youngster - 44 years in August - glass and metal syringes, hedgestake needles, boiling up wee - yeah yeah yeah, yawn LOL
Stuff has moved on considerably by now ! I was ahead of you, after only 35 years I got the course and wondered what if anything I could learn at this stage. Put simply - it changed my life for the better. I've never heard ANYONE - old or new diabetic - not say that about the courses. They are ace. I half seriously half jokingly wondered out loud, how the hell I'd stayed alive for the previous 35 years .......
Seems like me at that time, you have a LOT of catching up to do, old bean!
Good luck - and enjoy it! - you will !
Stuff has moved on considerably by now ! I was ahead of you, after only 35 years I got the course and wondered what if anything I could learn at this stage. Put simply - it changed my life for the better. I've never heard ANYONE - old or new diabetic - not say that about the courses. They are ace. I half seriously half jokingly wondered out loud, how the hell I'd stayed alive for the previous 35 years .......
Seems like me at that time, you have a LOT of catching up to do, old bean!
Good luck - and enjoy it! - you will !
Lynn Davies
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Hi Tony - only been at this diabetes malarkey for 4 months! And type 2 as well so I know very little about anything!
Copepod
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Welcome to the forum, Tonyw.
As others have said, education courses can be life changing. DAFNE is the most widely offered, but some areas offer similar courses instead of what is effectively a franchise. The value comes not just the teaching / learning from professionals, but also sharing experiences with others with type 1 diabetes.
As others have said, education courses can be life changing. DAFNE is the most widely offered, but some areas offer similar courses instead of what is effectively a franchise. The value comes not just the teaching / learning from professionals, but also sharing experiences with others with type 1 diabetes.
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Hello and welcome Tonyw 🙂
I'm sorry to hear about the accident and your licence being revoked. I'm sure the DAFNE course or equivalent will help you a lot, I keep asking to go on one after 38 years but it does seem to be if you've survived a few decades of diabetes it is assumed you know everything you need to know! Definitely not the case, I hope it helps you with any problems you are having.
I'm sorry to hear about the accident and your licence being revoked. I'm sure the DAFNE course or equivalent will help you a lot, I keep asking to go on one after 38 years but it does seem to be if you've survived a few decades of diabetes it is assumed you know everything you need to know! Definitely not the case, I hope it helps you with any problems you are having.
Annette
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Hi Tonyw
The course I was sent on (as a hoop to jump though before they'd put me forward for a pump) included an elderly gentleman would had his licence revoked due to a hypo on the road. His wife had just recently died and she'd been the one dealing with his carb counting etc, so he was all a bit at sea as to what he needed to do, I think. He told me later, when we happened to meet up in the clinic, that he'd got his D so much under control as a result that the consultant was now supporting his application to regain his licence. So it can be done, with a bit of work and the right support, and I hope you get that support.
The course I was sent on (as a hoop to jump though before they'd put me forward for a pump) included an elderly gentleman would had his licence revoked due to a hypo on the road. His wife had just recently died and she'd been the one dealing with his carb counting etc, so he was all a bit at sea as to what he needed to do, I think. He told me later, when we happened to meet up in the clinic, that he'd got his D so much under control as a result that the consultant was now supporting his application to regain his licence. So it can be done, with a bit of work and the right support, and I hope you get that support.
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