TAKE CONTROL!

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TAKE CONTROL! is a comprehensive diabetes management program designed to empower patients to understand and take care of their diabetes day to day. It is delivered in four sessions over four weeks.

 

SESSION ONE

  • What is diabetes?
  • Blood Glucose Monitoring
  • How does food and activity affect blood glucose
  • Review of medications
  • How to prevent chronic complications
  • Carbohydrate counting
  • Individualized meal plan

SESSION TWO

  • Learn to evaluate blood glucose numbers
  • Acute complications of diabetes
  • Stress and sick day management
  • Strategies for food and activity for dining out and special occasions
  • Personal Diabetes Success Plan

SESSION THREE

  • Blood glucose targets and what to do if they're not within target
  • Monitoring diabetes complications
  • Knowledge about risk of heart disease and how to reduce the risk
  • Reducing dietary fat and selecting healthier fats

SESSION FOUR

  • Strategies for problem solving day to day diabetes self-management challenges
  • Managing Stress
  • Diabetes and Depression
  • Reinforcement of personal need related to diabetes self care

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