Education for diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes Structured Education

The Community Diabetes Specialist Nursing service runs the X-PERT Health structured education courses for adults who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Whether you have been diagnosed for a long time, or have just had a recent diagnosis, then these courses are for you. All the courses are free. Please see below what we are able to offer.

Face to Face courses

Face to Face courses are offered in various venues around Telford, Shropshire and surrounding areas. These courses take place over 6 weeks in total as follows:

Week 1 – What is diabetes, Explanation of blood results and medications, Goal Setting
Week 2 – Nutrition for Health, Dietary Approaches, Fat Awareness, Goal Setting
Week 3 – Carbohydrate Awareness, Goal Setting
Week 4 – Psychology of Eating, Reading Food Labels, Physical Activity, Goal Setting
Week 5 – Possible short and long-term complications, Goal Setting
Week 6 - Q&A session and where to access more information.

Please see below a list of course dates and venues:

Meeting Point House, Southwater Square, Telford, TF3 4HS

Time 1pm to 3.30pm

Week 1 - Thursday 3 July 2025
Week 2 - Thursday 10 July 2025
Week 3 - Thursday 17 July 2025
Week 4 - Thursday 24 July 2025
Week 5 - Thursday 31 July 2025
Week 6 - Thursday 7 August 2025

Time 9.30am to 12pm

Week 1 - Tuesday 7 October 2025
Week 2 - Tuesday 14 October 2025
Week 3 - Tuesday 21 October 2025
Week 4 - Tuesday 28 October 2025
Week 5 - Tuesday 4 November 2025
Week 6 - Tuesday 11 November 2025

Severn Fields Health Village, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4RQ

Time 10am to 12.30pm

Week 1 - Tuesday 3 June 2025
Week 2 - Tuesday 10 June 2025
Week 3 - Tuesday 17 June 2025
Week 4 - Tuesday 24 June 2025
Week 5 - Tuesday 1 July 2025
Week 6 - Tuesday 8 July 2025

Time 1pm to 3.30pm

Week 1 - Tuesday 5 August 2025
Week 2 - Tuesday 12 August 2025
Week 3 - Tuesday 19 August 2025
Week 4 - Tuesday 26 August 2025
Week 5 - Tuesday 2 September 2025
Week 6 - Tuesday 9 September 2025

Time 10am to 12.30pm

Week 1 - Thursday 2 October 2025
Week 2 - Thursday 9 October 2025
Week 3 - Thursday 16 October 2025
Week 4 - Thursday 23 October 2025
Week 5 - Thursday 30 October 2025
Week 6 - Thursday 6 November 2025

Oswestry Eastern Community Centre, Cabin Lane, Oswestry, SY11 2LQ

Time 10am to 12.30pm

Week 1 - Wednesday 2 April 2025
Week 2 - Wednesday 9 April 2025
Week 3 - Wednesday 16 April 2025
Week 4 - Wednesday 23 April 2025
Week 5 - Wednesday 30 April 2025
Week 6 - Wednesday 7 May 2025

Ludlow Mascall Centre, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RZ

Time: 10am to 12.30pm

Week 1 - Wednesday 8 January 2025
Week 2 - Wednesday 15 January 2025
Week 3 - Wednesday 22 January 2025
Week 4 - Wednesday 29 January 2025
Week 5 - Wednesday 5 February 2025
Week 6 - Wednesday 12 February 2025

Please click on the link below for more information

Type 1 Diabetes Education

We are pleased to be able to offer the DAFNE (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating) course for adults with type 1 diabetes. It is a comprehensive course and often a life changing experience.

DAFNE aims to help adults with type 1 diabetes lead as normal a life as possible, whilst also maintaining blood glucose levels within healthy targets, to reduce the risk of long-term diabetes complications.

The course includes sessions on managing insulin around exercise, around illness, and around social activities including drinking alcohol.

DAFNE allows you to fit diabetes into your lifestyle, rather than changing your lifestyle to fit in with your diabetes, so that you can live your life with as few restrictions as possible and still achieve blood glucose results within healthy targets.

• Participant Evaluation Questionnaire - All Programmes - Remote Delivery
• X-PERT Participant Empowerment Questionnaire - XD XI
• Xpert Participant Consent form
• Xpert Registration form

Useful links

• X-PERT Health website
• DAFNE Homepage