DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) programme
DESMOND is a free education programme for adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Nottinghamshire.
The programme can help you:
- feel more confident managing your diabetes
- understand your medicines
- make healthier food choices
- learn practical tips you can use every day
You can join a group session in person or online using Microsoft Teams. Sessions are led by experienced diabetes educators.
If you prefer to learn in your own time, you can use MyDESMOND, an online learning programme.
DESMOND is for people who have recently been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and for those who have been living with it for longer. It can help you understand your condition and how to manage it well.
If you have attended DESMOND before, you are welcome to join again as a refresher.
Course feedback: "Informative and enlightening. A very worthwhile course that helped clear up mixed messages."
Who can access the course
You can attend DESMOND if:
- You are over 18 years old
- You have a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
- Have a Nottinghamshire County GP surgery (excluding Bassetlaw).
This is a free, supportive, friendly programme, available to anyone that has a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes.
Ready to get started?
Join one of our DESMOND courses and take the next step towards feeling more confident managing your Type 2 Diabetes.
Book your place today by contacting us:
Email: desmondreferrals@nottshc.nhs.uk
Tel: 01623 484837 (If contacting by telephone, you may need to leave a message and a member of the team will get back to you)
How the course is delivered
Face-to-face
Small groups of up to 10 participants delivered over 6 hours, either 1 full day or 2 half days on consecutive weeks.
You can bring a friend/family member/carer with you. However, we ask that you let us know during the booking process if you wish to do so.
We deliver courses in the following areas;
- Mansfield and Ashfield
- Newark and Sherwood
- Rushcliffe
- Broxtowe
- Gedling
Online:
Delivered on Microsoft Teams, with the option of:
- Over 2 half days on consecutive weeks
- 3 x 2-hour sessions delivered over 3 weeks.
MyDESMOND
E-learning programme for people with Type 2 diabetes.
This programme is completed at your own pace. It is is offered as a stand alone or in addition to attending DESMOND as part of your ongoing care. To find out more visit the MyDesmond - Prevent or Manage Type 2 Diabetes website.
Please note you still need to be referred or do a self-referral to access MyDESMOND.
Course feedback: "Both advisors were extremely helpful in giving all the information I need to manage my diagnosis. The experience was fun and interactive and was nice to meet people like me"
Course content
Through a series of engaging modules, we will help you understand food choices, physical behaviours, medications and blood glucose levels, providing practical knowledge and skills to support your day-to-day diabetes management.
DESMOND modules include:
- Your Diabetes story
- What is Type 2 Diabetes?
- Treatments
- Checking Glucose Levels
- Type 2 Diabetes and Weight
- Long term effects of Type 2 Diabetes
- Food and Health
- Physical Behaviours
- Self-management plan
- Questions and future care
Course feedback: "The course was very good and informative - very friendly tutors. Really enjoyed it. Thank you!"
To book your place, contact us by:
Email: desmondreferrals@nottshc.nhs.uk
Tel: 01623 484837 (If contacting by telephone, you may need to leave a message and a member of the team will get back to you)
Alternatively, you can be referred by your healthcare team at your GP practice.
Contact us
For further information on the DESMOND programme or to process a referral please contact us:
Email: desmondreferrals@nottshc.nhs.uk
Tel: 01623 484837
In writing:
DESMOND Team
Department of Community Nutrition and Dietetics
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Pavilion Building
Mansfield Community Hospital
Stockwell Gate
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 5QJ
Opening hours
Office hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday (Except bank holidays).
DESMOND courses delivered Monday to Saturday.
Course reviews
Lots of valuable information thank you. Leaflets that I can refer back to. Encouragement and useful to hear others stories, difficulties, opinions. Good use of 'props'.
Informative and enlightening. A very worthwhile course, eliminating numerous mixed messages.
Good pace of delivery. Excellent tutors with great knowledge of subject. Will help me make a difference!! Thank you
Both advisors were extremely helpful in giving all the information I need to manage my diagnosis. The experience was fun and interactive and was nice to meet people like me
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