This course will be closed down at 5pm today, Monday 11 November 2024
It is fantastic you’ve joined us for this exciting course!
The course is provided by MyWay Digital Health and various NHS bodies from around the UK. You can download and save a personalised certificate when you finish the course.
Don’t forget to join us via Zoom for the live Q&A sessions each evening with Dr Debbie Wake and other healthcare professionals. This is your opportunity to ask any further questions that you may have about type 2 diabetes.
Join our live Q&A Sessions
Join us in our live Zoom sessions to ask any questions you would like answered about type 2 diabetes. You do not need to sign in or download Zoom to join the session. Just click the link on the given day and time below:
Day 1 Q&A session
We apologise for the technical issues some participants experienced with the Zoom link for this session. We’re actively working to resolve this and expect everything to run smoothly for tomorrow night’s Q&A session.
We have identified that the technical issues encountered yesterday were due to a recent update carried out by Zoom. Unfortunately, the issues created by the update are beyond our control.
People accessing Q&A sessions using a mobile phone tablet/iPad are now required to download the Zoom Workplace before they can join.
Those using laptops/desktops are able to join without downloading Zoom Workplace if they click “Cancel” in the first box that appears. When you then click “Launch Meeting” and click “Cancel” again, a “Join from your browser” link will appear further down the page that you can click on to access the session. Simply enter your name and click “Join”.
Day 2 Q&A: Thursday 7th November 6-7pm (GMT)
Looking forward to learning more about what I need to do as a type 2 diabetic woman, to keep me as well and healthy as possible.
The more we learn the more we know
I can’t wait to find out what type 2 diabetes is as never been told this just take the medication and you will be OK so really can’t wait to learn x
Hi hello my name is dave hope you don’t mind me asking but what medication do you take for your diabetes type 2
Thank you
I am looking forward to this! I didn’t get great education that I can remember from when I was diagnosed. Hopefully I will learn something this time that works. x
I have had type 2 diabetes for 8 years now. I am on Metformin – 2 tablets, twice a day. I am looking forward to this course to challenge and refresh my eating habits.
I manage my diabetes with regular exercise, but finding healthy foods that I enjoy is a challenge. I love food and often struggle to prioritise healthy eating, especially with my IBS. Recently, my HBA1C levels have increased, so I need to take this condition more seriously. My mother was on dialysis for almost 10 years and recently passed away after a major stroke.
I want to understand about foods, why low carb seams to be high colesterol and vice versa.
I think my diet is now well controlled but I would welcome more informed guuidance. At 85, I find the need / advice to take more exercise is not very easy especially as I have diabetic neuropathy! I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in Octoer 1995. I fear I did not take it seriosly when I was younger!!! My blood sugar with the finger test is usually around 9! I cannot remeber my last HBA1C figure although I know that I can find it from my surgery! They do tell me that my blood sugars are well controlled … but are they really or ar they just being kind!!?
I’m looking forward to the live Q&A sessions. I have type 2 diabetes, caused by chronic pancreatitous. I find it difficult to balance my diet for both complaints. I’m still unsure if I am doing the right thing. I was diagnosed last year, what a shock that was!
I am keen to understand how to improve my diet without having to
Eat on a high budget
I have type 2 diabetes for one year. I am using Metformin tablets 500mg two tablets twice a day. With the help of exercise and changing their eating habits everyone can get rid of this disease. Because this is reversible. I want to known what are the best exercises and low carbs diet.
I have lived with type 2 for 10 years numerous meds side effects had to stop also tried many injections no supply looking forward to this introduction and understand type 2 diabetes
Please do take Diabetes seriously, it is a silent relentless killer.
I have had Diabetes for over twenty years now; it destroys a person’s life, but managed properly, a person can live a close to normal life.
I am hoping to learn more about controlling my blood sugars. I understand the basics about sugars in food but have struggled to bring my finger prick readings down to a satisfactory level. I would love to be able to control my diabetes through diet alone and be free of the tablets. I know realistically this may not be possible but ….
Always good for a refresher on a condition I’ve had for 12 years now. Times and ideas both change and improve so really looking forward to this 😊
I am hoping this course will help me find a balance with controlling my blood sugar levels, I believe the cocktail of medication is not helping me along with the conflicting information about the foods i should eat, I often feel I am fighting a loosing battle. It would be good to ask questions from the experts who understand diabetes.
I’m looking for two things from this course:
1. A general overview of how to eat well that will improve my test results.
2. A better understanding of the side effects of Atorvastatin. On the BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Health broadcast on 20th and 21st August (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00224gn) Professor Naveed Sattar hinted that some people could have a reaction to Atorvastatin that increased their Hb1Ac readings by more than is usual.
The relevant part of this programme starts 10 minutes and 36 seconds in.
I managed my diabetes for 18 years with diet and exercise and was so disappointed last year when I had to start taking metformin. Since then I have gained a little weight. I’m almost 78 and I still exercise but probably not as much as I used to do. I feel that I am becoming complacent and need to rethink everything that I am currently doing. I’m hoping this course will help me to get back on track.
I have been living with diabetes for over 20 years, but until recently, I had never received proper education on how to manage it effectively. I’m now actively seeking better control of my blood sugar levels, and I find the use of glucose monitoring patches extremely helpful in tracking my spikes. However, I’m facing challenges in getting them prescribed through the NHS.
I also struggle to understand key concepts like carbohydrate counting and other aspects of diabetes management. Although I’m not overweight, there are still many concerns I have, and I’m eager to learn more. I’m looking forward to the upcoming Zoom meeting, as I believe it will be a valuable opportunity to gain further insights and guidance.
Thank you for the chance to participate!
Won’t let me in the meeting, really wanted to join
me neither I get
Invalid meeting ID. (3,001)
Huge apologies- we had a technical issue with the zoom link for last night and some people couldn’t join. A new one was emailed out around 7pm when we realised. Tonights link will be send out another email today .The session last night was recorded and the link the recording will be sent around too.
Me too!
Huge apologies- we had a technical issue with the zoom link for last night and some people couldn’t join. A new one was emailed out around 7pm when we realised. Tonights link will be send out another email today .The session last night was recorded and the link the recording will be sent around too.
Cannot join the zoom meeting, am getting error message “Invalid meeting ID. (3,001)”
Huge apologies- we had a technical issue with the zoom link for last night and some people couldn’t join. A new one was emailed out around 7pm when we realised. Tonights link will be send out another email today .The session last night was recorded and the link the recording will be sent around too.
Unfortunately I never received an email at 7, and I did check in spam folder too.
I can’t join either. I get
Invalid meeting ID. (3,001)
Huge apologies- we had a technical issue with the zoom link for last night and some people couldn’t join. A new one was emailed out around 7pm when we realised. Tonights link will be send out another email today .The session last night was recorded and the link the recording will be sent around too.
can someone post a valid meeting link here please
Huge apologies- we had a technical issue with the zoom link for last night and some people couldn’t join. A new one was emailed out around 7pm when we realised. Tonights link will be send out another email today .The session last night was recorded and the link the recording will be sent around too.
Guess its all of us, I have tried both phones and laptop, same error code – I am a bit disappointed to say the least…. left work early to ensure I was home!
Huge apologies- we had a technical issue with the zoom link for last night and some people couldn’t join. A new one was emailed out around 7pm when we realised. Tonights link will be send out another email today .The session last night was recorded and the link the recording will be sent around too.
I am posting this comment at 6:41 p. m. GMT. Why is the time shown for it one hour later?