- Individual
Assessment of Learning or Educational Needs and Personal Goals.
- SBGM
— Self-Blood-Glucose Monitoring - instruction for accurate
testing, including assistance for acquiring supplies at low or
no cost — utilizing insurance.
- Instruction
for insulin self-administration.
Diabetes
Self-Management Education includes:
- Nutrition
and exercise.
- Individualized
meal plan.
- Disease
process and types of diabetes; Type 1, 2 and GDM
- Medications
(oral and insulin)
- Interaction
of exercise, blood glucose levels, food, stress, and coping strategies.
- Sick
day management.
- Recognition
and treatment of low and high blood glucose levels.
- The
American Diabetes Association’s Standards of Care
- Setting
personal goals and identifying community resources.
What
are the program benefits?
With
appropriate diabetes self-management , your quality of life can
be very enjoyable. Complications from diabetes can be controlled
and may often be prevented. Diabetes self-management education with
personal empowerment means diabetes does not control you… you
learn to control your diabetes!
Our team has a passion, and a commitment to provide the best education
to our clients affected by diabetes. Staff with personal and family
experience with diabetes makes our team quite unique. We have expertise
in weight management and exercise, medication options, current advancements
in technology, and strategies to control blood glucose levels.
Why
do I need Diabetes Education?
Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic, medical condition that can affect
people of all ages. When diabetes is well controlled, there is reduced
risk of complications. If diabetes is poorly controlled there are
increased risks of complications, including:
- Heart
disease
- Stroke
- Blindness
- Kidney
failure
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May 9, 2007 10:41 AM
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