Diabetes Boot Camp - Taylor (In-Person Patient Class)
Overview
Take control of your health and measurably improve your diabetes management through this ADA-recognized Diabetes Self-Management Program. Designed to enhance your knowledge, skills, and confidence, this program provides the essential tools to live well with diabetes for a lifetime. The course includes four interactive sessions, completed over one to four months. Each class lasts two hours, with Session 1 running 2.5 hours.
Target Audience
Must be 18 years of age or older. (Physician prescription required)
Program
XX/XX/25 @ 2:30pm to 4:30pm
- Session 1: Dealing with the diagnosis, diabetes medications, home glucose monitoring, carbohydrate basics and the benefits of exercise.
XX/XX/25 @ 2:30pm to 4:30pm
- Session 2: Understanding home glucose test results, managing hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia, sick day strategies and healthy strategies for dining out.
XX/XX/25 @ 2:30pm to 4:30pm
- Session 3: Reducing heart disease risk: heart-healthy diet and exercise strategies and the benefits of weight loss.
XX/XX/25 @ 2:30pm to 4:30pm
- Session 4: Living healthy with diabetes: reducing risk of diabetes-related complications and managing diabetes over the course of a lifetime.
Venue
Public Transportation: Yes
Handicap Access: Yes
Parking Instructions: Parking Lot
Please check in at the main desk.
Faculty
Instructor
Diabetes educator
Register/Begin
For questions and cancellations, please call (469) 800-8850.
Required Hardware/software
Physician referral is required.
- Physicians on the medical staff should send a physician referral through Epic as Ambulatory Diabetes Education.
- Outside physicians may fax referral forms to 512.509.3490