There are three Courses for People with Diabetes
Here in Somerset:

DESMOND (for those new to Type II Diabetes)

DAFNE (for Adults Type I Diabetes)

MICKYS (for Young People with Type I Diabetes)

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DESMOND

(Diabetes Education & Self Management
for On-going & Newly Diagnosed)
Diabetes Education Courses

DESMOND Diabetes Education Courses are for people recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes are continuing to be a great success!
   
The Diabetes Group is working with the Somerset Primary Care Team to deliver diabetes education to newly diagnosed people with Type 2 Diabetes. The team provides expert advice on a wide variety of issues related to diabetes and includes:

Future sessions will be extended to include education for people with ongoing diabetes, and should provide an update for people who have had diabetes for some time and wish to revisit some topics such as diet, medication and complications.

Desmond Website

DAFNE

(Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating)
Diabetes Education Courses
for both people living with Type 1 diabetes
and healthcare professionals.

Our vision is to improve outcomes for people with Type 1 diabetes through high quality structured education which is embedded in the Health Service.

DAFNE is a robust, evidence based structured education programme for people with Type 1 diabetes. The European evidence base (including a full RCT) for DAFNE which spans more than 20 years was complimented here in the UK with a feasibility study, including a further RCT, which fully met the MRC criteria for complex interventions.

MICKYS

(Managing Insulin and Carbohydrate for Kids
and Young People with Success)
Diabetes Education Courses for children with Type 1

Structured education is considered a vital part of patient support packages, particularly in terms of empowering people to take control of their own disease and integrating self-management skills into daily life. Offering structured education to children in Somerset is an essential component of a diabetes speciality service.

MICKYS Website

or

Michelle Gardiner
Paediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Musgrove Park
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
Telephone: 01823 343666
Email michelle.gardiner@tst.nhs.uk