Tomorrow, I am taking a half day off! Not to laze around the house, not to catch up on errands, but to learn.
I am going to Diabetic class. It's being taught by a Certified Diabetic Educator who is also a Registered Dietician. It's a 2 part class. 4 hours a day, 2 days this month. So, in total, I'll be getting 8 hours of diabetic education. I am really excited.
As I've said before, I graduated nursing school 14 years ago. And, I've never worked in a doctor's office setting, so I never really had to teach a "new" diabetic. I always dealt with them post-diagnosis and usually long enough after diagnosis that they had complications and that's why they were in my hospital or nursing home (or jail... well, that's not why they wound up in jail, but it is why they wound up in my medical department). So, the last intensive "learning" I did on new onset diabetes was 14 years ago. I try to keep up with new information in nursing, but I'm sure there is a lot I've missed. A lot of new things I do not know.
I have made it a point that NOT tell the people teaching the class that I am a nurse. I want them to teach me from the ground up, just like they would if I had no medical knowledge. I get to take a "care taker" with me, but since I am my own caretaker (well, for the most part... because honestly, my friends and my hubby have been wonderful to take care of me through this new experience), so I'm taking Dad. I figure he's had some high blood sugars in the past (way better than mine, but still...), so it can be a learning-fest for him, too.
I will report back what I learn tomorrow! So, stay tuned! I will share my cool new knowledge!
