Diabetes Self-Management
The Diabetes Self-Management workshop is offered in community settings to small groups. Sessions are 2½ hours once a week for six weeks. Participants learn about:
- Techniques to deal with the symptoms of diabetes, fatigue, pain, hyper/hypoglycemia, stress, and emotional problems such as depression, anger, fear and frustration
- Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength and endurance;
- Healthy eating
- Appropriate use of medication
- Working more effectively with health care providers.
Physicians, diabetes educators, dietitians, and other health professionals have reviewed all workshop materials. The program does not conflict with existing programs or treatment, and treatment is not altered. For medical questions, participants are referred to their physicians or diabetes educators. If the content of the workshop conflicts with instructions they receive elsewhere, participants are advised to follow their physicians' orders and discuss discrepancies with the physician.
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What People are Saying
I gained such a wealth of knowledge in this program which explains how diabetes effects the whole man - spirit, soul, and body. I now see vividly the connectedness of all three components in managing my condition.
Program Details
Settings/Facilities
Community settings such as churches, community centers, libraries and hospitals
Duration
Six weeks, sessions held weekly.
Program Costs
For fees, please see the SMRC website. Other costs include training of leaders, manuals for leaders, and participant materials.
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Outcomes
Six months after the workshop, participants had significant improvements in depression, symptoms of hypoglycemia, communication with physicians, healthy eating, and reading food labels. They also had significant improvements in patient activation and self-efficacy. At 12 months, DSMP participants continued to demonstrate improvements in depression, communication with physicians, healthy eating, patient activation, and self-efficacy
Materials
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions
Staffing
Facilitated from a highly detailed manual by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are peer leaders with diabetes themselves.
Individual vs. Group
Small Group
Mode
In-person
Data Requirements
Annual report on number of workshops and number of people served.
Languages
English, Spanish
