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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / October 2005Ping Yolande
Yolande, are you the same person as the one on the Hansard site who mentioned doing the OU Living with Diabetes course? If so, what do you reckon to it? Nicky.  SignatureA1c 10.5/5.6/<6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/74/72Kg > Yolande, are you the same person as the one on the Hansard site who > mentioned doing the OU Living with Diabetes course? If so, what do you > reckon to it? You found me out! I joined the course because I could get little or no serious information about diabetes locally. I am a little disappointed in the course itself because I don't think it lives up to its title "Living with Diabetes" - it is slanted more towards "Caring for people with Diabetes". In other words, it addresses mainly the concerns and duties of health care professionals rather than those of us with diabetes. Nothing wrong in that but it was not what I was looking for. However through the communication lines opened up by the OU computer system, to which you can only have access if you are a student or tutor, I have gleaned from other students with diabetes a great deal more info - such as the existence of the Hansard Group and the existence of this group. Yolande > You found me out! I joined the course because I could get little or no > serious information about diabetes locally. I am a little disappointed in > the course itself because I don't think it lives up to its title "Living > with Diabetes" - it is slanted more towards "Caring for people with > Diabetes". Hmm - not what I'm after either. There were a couple of other courses that people on the Hansard site mentioned that sounded interesting, I'm hoping someone's posted some details when I haven't been looking : ) > However through the communication lines opened up by the OU computer > system, to which you can only have access if you are a student or tutor, I > have gleaned from other students with diabetes a great deal more info - > such as the existence of the Hansard Group and the existence of this > group. I've still got an active OU account, I think - are there open forums, rather than the diabetes course one which I assume is closed, for diabetics? Nicky. SignatureA1c 10.5/5.6/<6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/74/72Kg > I've still got an active OU account, I think - are there open forums, > rather than the diabetes course one which I assume is closed, for > diabetics? I expect so - but I'll have a look and let you know. Don't know if the general student forum for SK120 is open to those not taking the course (each region has also a forum which is not accessible to others) - you could log on to see. What were the Hansard courses mentioned? - I find it hard to trawl through all the messages. Yolande > What were the Hansard courses mentioned? - I find it hard to trawl through > all the messages. Well, there's Desmond, of course - but that Alan Charlton guy has mentioned a few juicy things: "On Wednesday in Gateshead I attended the second of three "Diabetes Do Once and Share" Project Workshops run by Dr Sue Roberts, National Clinical Lead for Diabetes. " " Diabetes UK provided me with the training in becoming a more effective Service User Representative (thanks to Ann Rowe) and I now work as part of the Durham & Chester-le-Street PCT Diabetes NSF Local implementation Team. " Incidentally, there's a note from the moderator on the General forum to say that they're going to archive the current posts and start again - so if you need to catch up, do it quickly! Nicky. SignatureA1c 10.5/5.6/<6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/74/72Kg Was Ping Yolande >> What were the Hansard courses mentioned? - I find it hard to trawl through >> all the messages. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Nicky. They note: "A summary of what has been discussed to date can be viewed in the weekly summaries page at http://www.diabetesdialogue.org.uk/summary_of_discussions." I think you'll be disappointed. From over 180 "General" posts so far this is all they've summarised: Week 1 General * The cost allowances for consultations * Wish list for all Diabetes Care Teams * Increasing support for the patient, the family, the carer. Week 2 General * Chiropody services for people with diabetes * Diet matching the insulin to the carbohydrates * Student diabetics care * Local diabetes networks *sigh* Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. SignatureEverything in Moderation - Except Laughter. > "A summary of what has been discussed to date can be viewed > in the weekly summaries page at [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > * Student diabetics care > * Local diabetes networks None of that sterling job that guy's been doing on promoting low carb? - shame. He needs more support, then! Maybe we ought to discuss low-spike. I'm busy until Monday - got my brother over from Australia - but will drop back then. Nicky. SignatureA1c 10.5/5.6/<6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/74/72Kg Yeah It's a shame, the low carb guy (Nigel) and Dr Katherine Morris have been rubbished by a couple of die hards. I gave up with it a while back as I have limited time after work to look at it! Dr Katherine is a shining light! Shame no-one is listening! Patti Penzance, Cornwall On 16u Levemir @ 8pm and 10u Levemir @ 8 am Novorapid as required Perindopril, aspirin, Simvastatin, 300mg Quinine Sulphate & 75msg Thyroxin. A1c 5.7 > Yeah > It's a shame, the low carb guy (Nigel) and Dr Katherine Morris have > been rubbished by a couple of die hards. I gave up with it a while > back as I have limited time after work to look at it! > > Dr Katherine is a shining light! Shame no-one is listening! Ayr! That's the shame! : ) Nicky. SignatureA1c 10.5/5.6/<6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/74/72Kg >> Yeah >> It's a shame, the low carb guy (Nigel) and Dr Katherine Morris have [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > read them with interest - others are making signs to ward me off as the > Evil One!! Yolande |
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