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Yeahhhh i passed

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Hi everyone
I'm back and full of more knowledge lol.
I have now passed my Diploma 4 in Diabetes 🙂
I took this cause and payed for it with difficulty myself, because i was not getting the info i required fro my PCT.
Since doing this course i understand what is happening and how to take control my condition.
By non-adhereance to self manage can cause longterm complications.
Easy said than done, i know...
Previous to this i was comming into the forum and reading threads, i know i havent been able to answer some questions or been in a possition to help anyone as much as i would of liked to, hopfully i can help more now.
 
Well done - in being proactive and passing the course. I hope that you find long term benefits from it.

I wonder how many other people have found that they can't get information from their PCT. Doing a course requires a lot of commitment.
 
Well done sweetsatin. :D

It would be interesting to compare what you've learnt as the textbook, clinical understanding with the day to day experiences as reported on here and, of course, your own experience.🙂

I've been a bit wary of doing the OU course because I wondered if it would put forward certain ideas that conflict with what I know but would need to be treated as fact.

Rob
 
Robster65 said:
Well done sweetsatin. :D

It would be interesting to compare what you've learnt as the textbook, clinical understanding with the day to day experiences as reported on here and, of course, your own experience.🙂

I've been a bit wary of doing the OU course because I wondered if it would put forward certain ideas that conflict with what I know but would need to be treated as fact.

Rob
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Well done sweetsatin, and lovely to hear from you! 🙂

I did the OU course shortly after diagnosis and found it gave me a really good perspective into 'best practice', the NSF for Diabetes, and the problems likely to be encountered by people with diabetes of all types, races and ages. To then subsequently compare it with 'real life' has been most illuminating! I'd certainly recommend it, but it can be expensive for a lot of people.
 
Well Done on passing.
 
Goodness - I've never even heard of it before - off to Google .......

And of course - Congratulations!
 
Was it SK120 ?

If so there's a post in the 'Student comments' area for all to see that goes as follows:-

First half of course and OCAS were fine and quite enjoyable mainly due to a great tutor (very much clued up on drugs and drug development) however the OES questions were very wooly and totally(IMHO) unsuitable for a science course - make sure you can deal with the wooly/touchy-feely side of this course before you sign up!!

What is OES? And why did not this person realise that the treatment and understanding of chronic conditions are often as much about a persons feelings as they are about the science?

God help us if his future is/was in healthcare ....... :confused:

Any comments from them that's done the course, please?
 
I'm not sure Sweetsatin is referring to the OU course. For your information though:

OCAS (Overall Continuous Assessment Score), an average of all your TMAs (Tutor Marked Assignments) scores through the year

OES (Overall Examinable Score), which can come from either an exam or a year-long project depending on the course.

I think you are right - this person was obviously looking for hard-science, but the project I did was more about how to handle and encourage good diabetes management in the Asian community in West Yorkshire (along those lines anyway, memory fails me as it was 3 years ago!).
 
Mmmm, they've got that on the Agenda round these parts, maybe I should suggest my lot don't try to re-invent the wheel; they'd love me I'm sure .....
 
sweetsatin said:
Hi everyone
I'm back and full of more knowledge lol.
I have now passed my Diploma 4 in Diabetes 🙂
I took this cause and payed for it with difficulty myself, because i was not getting the info i required fro my PCT.
Since doing this course i understand what is happening and how to take control my condition.
By non-adhereance to self manage can cause longterm complications.
Easy said than done, i know...
Previous to this i was comming into the forum and reading threads, i know i havent been able to answer some questions or been in a possition to help anyone as much as i would of liked to, hopfully i can help more now.
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Well done to you best wishes Sheena
 
Well done 🙂
 
Congratulations and well done from me too. XXXXX
 
Well done. Your input is always valued, whatever you have to say. It is nice to know there is someone giving support as well as advice.
 
Well done on completing your course.
 
Fantastic, well done 🙂 xxx
 
Thats fab news Anita you just be over the moon,well done x
 
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