What is “DAFNE”?

DAFNE = Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating

It is a way of managing your diabetes by working out how much insulin you need for what you want to eat. It is based on:

 1 or 2 injections of long acting insulin each day
 Injecting quick-acting insulin each time you eat,
 Testing your blood glucose before each meal.

“It’s given me the real reason for doing blood tests!”

This approach has been used in Europe for over 22 years. In 1998 the UK adapted the European course and called it DAFNE. To date they have trained over 3000 people.

We are now introducing it in Australia. In 2005, 78 people with diabetes attended a 5-day DAFNE course in Australia.

“How have I managed to survive before this week?!”