Diabetes, “I, the person who counts”: the training course on carbohydrate counting was born from Fand-Associazione Italiana Diabetici
Eighty people with diabetes from all over Italy will participate in the course on carbohydrate count organized by Fand-Italian Diabetics Association. The event, through which the FAND kicks off a series of initiatives aimed at training people with diabetes, will kick off Friday 25 February otherwise Sunday 27 a Perugia.
“Me, person who counts“Will be an opportunity to offer essential knowledge especially to those forced to live by managing the balance between nutrition and injections of insulin. The largest association dedicated to diabetes of Italy – includes 120 federated associations – managed to put together a free offer for participants who only have the travel burden. Everything was made possible thanks to the non-conditioning contribution of Medtronic e meteda.
Diabetes, counting carbohydrates: “A training day also to dedicate yourself to others”
“It’s a qualifying project for Found that since the last National Assembly has established a concrete renewal that aims at the realization of appointments mainly dedicated to the training of people with diabetes – declared the President Emilio Augusto Benini -. We intend to train the patient, not only for himself and for everything he needs in the management of his disease, but it will be our care to proceed towards the training that will allow people with diabetes to devote oneself to others, to make up for those shortcomings that are increasingly registered in health facilities, including diabetes “.
Diabetologists, dieticians and experienced diabetics participate in the implementation of the program. “We are going to train patients by giving them the essential elements for managing the disease – he explained Manuela BertaggiaVice president Found and organizational manager of the course – the calculation of carbohydrates is one of them. From our social groups and from the emails that arrive at the association we register a large number of people with diabetes who either do not know, or have forgotten it, but need to learn the rules of counting. We do not blame those who do not teach how to count carbohydrates, we simply take note of the difficulties that exist, of the little time that doctors have to devote themselves to the myriad of patients of which Italian diabetics are full. Let’s be clear, we don’t want to replace anyone. We only do what we can and what we know how to do ”.
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