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Diabetes Center

Taking Charge of Diabetes: The Basics

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Taking Charge of Diabetes is a four-hour group program designed to provide basic education details on managing diabetes. It includes a one-hour individual assessment.

This program is for patients who cannot attend the comprehensive program or who need guidelines quickly before attending the comprehensive program.

The program includes:

  • Explanation of diabetes and the types
  • Nutrition education and personalized meal plan
  • Blood glucose monitoring and American Diabetes Association glucose control guidelines
  • Medication information
  • Acute and chronic complications (detection, treatment and prevention)
  • Exercise
  • Foot care
  • Sick-day guidelines
  • Coping with diabetes
  • Goal-setting.

A three-month and nine-month follow-up is provided for each participant.