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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.