Individualized Intervention in Diabetes

Individualized Intervention in Diabetes (2-hours per week for 4 weeks, $400)

This educational workshop is for people newly diagnosed with, overwhelmed by, or struggling to manage their diabetes. The following are covered:

• What is diabetes?
• Types of insulin therapy.
• Complications of diabetes.
• Depression and diabetes.
• How is diabetes treated?
• Understanding hemoglobin A1c, blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol triglycerides, and urinary albumin goals.
• The role of diet and exercise in treatment.
• Understanding the diabetic diet.
• What is hypoglycemia?
• How does one treat hypoglycemia?
• How does one check one’s blood glucose?
• How to inject insulin.
• What to do when sick.
• Alcohol and stress.
• Eye and foot care for the diabetic.
• When are the services of a certified diabetes educator needed?
• Incorporating stress management into your life.
• Everything your physician wishes you knew but doesn’t have time to teach you!

Interested in this workshop? Please send us an email or call to register for the next workshop on this topic.