What is Living Well with Diabetes?
This researched and proven workshop is designed to help Type 2 diabetics or
pre-diabetics learn skills and increase their knowledge for managing diabetes.
Type 1 or adults living with someone who has diabetes are encouraged to attend!
These small group workshops are led by two trained facilitators and meet for
2½ hours once a week for six weeks. The workshop does not replace existing
treatments, but serves to complement a participant’s medical treatment plan.
Topics Include:
What’s in it for me? People who have taken the workshop show:
• Better health and increased confidence in managing their diabetes
• Improvements in blood sugar levels and A1C
• Decrease in health distress and hypo- and hyperglycemia
• Minimize the adverse effects of diabetes
• Fewer doctor and emergency room visits and fewer hospitalizations
Did you know?
• In Minnesota 10.5% of
the adult population has
diabetes, that is almost
470,000 people.
• Diabetes is the leading
cause of blindness,
heart disease, stroke,
kidney disease, and
amputation of lower
extremities.
• Diabetes is a very
expensive disease to
treat: The cost in
Minnesota alone is $4.4
billion.
Statistics are from the
American Diabetes Association
Living Well with Diabetes
Upcoming workshop: Space is limited! Call to register today!
• What is Diabetes?
• Sharing/Problem-Solving
• Setting short-term goals
• Healthy Eating: Meal planning
and reading nutrition labels
• Tips for exercising
• Stress & depression management
• Monitoring blood sugars
• Preventing low blood sugar
• Managing difficult emotions
• Preventing or Delaying Complications
• Working with and communicating
more effectively with family, friends,
and medical providers.
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Check out our other living well programs by visiting:
www.mnraaa.org