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I already went, 3xs, I know what diabetes is, I know what causes it, I know you need to manage it and you do that through food choices and exercise, and if needed insulin or medicine taken orally, I already know all that shit, taking another exact same class isn't going to make me know it any better, I already know it. This isn't my first D related class rodeo, I've already had 3 classes, and I already know what they're going to say.
Ours did not include sitting down with a dietitian and getting meal plans, the whole class was about 15 students, and it was just her talking at you, telling you what a simple carb is and a complex carb, and how diabetes affects us, and what it is, is basically the inability for the sugar to get into the cell so it floats freely in the body, yada yada yada. time for some questions from the class, and then they handed you this little booklet and said use this if you are eating something that doesn't have nutritional information on the packet, like apples, or oranges, or water mellons, etc etc. The little booklet was a tiny bit helpful, but not much , if we had any more questions we could call the dietitian hotline, and that's as far as one on one talking it went to.
You have to remember, every one's programs are different, just because your program met you with a 1 on 1 consult, does not mean every one elses programs do too. Kaiser's programs are classes just that, a class, where a bunch of people who either paid to take the class, or are members, come and get talked at for a while, and then can ask a few questions, and then are sent on their way.
Not 1 on 1 consultations, not individualized for you, not in any way tailored, and not in anyway anything I found helpful outside the basic this is what this is, this is what you do thing.
That is all Kaiser does, to my apparent knowledge, because I've been trying to get more than a class where you're just talked at for many years. I've actually been pre diabetic for about 3 maybe 4 years now, and just recently fully enough to go on meds and show proteins in the urine. If I want 1 on 1 consults and stuff I was told by member services I'd have to pay for it out of my own pocket, and it's about 60 dollars a consult, and I can't afford that. quote:
ORIGINAL: LafayetteLady
The diabetes basics class is exactly what you need. I went when I was diagnosed and part of it included meeting with a dietician to discuss what types of meals worked for me. They went over everything diabetics need to know.
Sometimes, you have to go through steps to get to what you want, but all of them are what you need. You may need to start at the basics class and then if that isn't enough, your doctor has a better chance of getting your insurance to approve other things.
Stop trying to dictate what your doctor recommends. There is not a single person here who would not benefit from those classes.
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