12 Lessons of Diabetes Program

Here is what each lesson will do for the participants:

Lesson 1 - Diabetes 101 and Risk Factors

This lesson is the perfect introduction to diabetes. It will help participants develop a clear basic understanding of diabetes and its risk factors, as well as a general idea of what lifestyle changes will help control blood sugar. An overview of blood sugar is given.

Lesson 2 - Motivation and Smart Goal Setting

This lesson focuses on the whys and hows of making lifestyle changes in order to prevent getting diabetes or to improve life with diabetes. It will help participants learn to set achievable goals and determine which goals they need to focus on in order to live healthfully.

Lesson 3 - ABCs of Diabetes Management: A1C, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol

This lesson reviews the basics of A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as the connection between diabetes and heart disease. It will help participants learn how to measure their A1C, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, interpret what the numbers mean, and take steps to get their numbers to healthy levels. All of the new ADA cutpoints and numbers are given.

Lesson 4 - The Whys and Hows of Weight Management

This lesson explores why weight management is important and how participants can manage their weight successfully. It includes a rundown of how to measure BMI and waist circumference, along with a look at the effects of high BMI and waist circumference on health, especially as they relate to preventing and/or managing diabetes. This lesson also reviews key rules of successful weight management, laying out diet and exercise strategies to help participants take control of their weight.

Lesson 5 - Exercise to Lose and Control Weight

This lesson explores the many benefits of exercise, especially as it relates to diabetes, good health, and weight loss. It also includes motivation tips and recommendations about how much exercise people with diabetes should get in a typical week.It also reminds them to wear good shoes and take a snack or check blood sugar if they are taking insulin.

Lesson 6 - Healthful Eating with Diabetes

This lesson explores the nuts and bolts of healthful eating with diabetes. It includes a rundown of healthful meal and snack building blocks, along with a look at scheduling meals, especially as it relates to blood sugar control. This lesson also reviews the dangers of hypoglycemia, laying out warning signs and prevention strategies.

Lesson 7 - The Benefits of a Healthful Breakfast for Persons With Diabetes

This lesson takes a closer look at the health benefits of balanced breakfasts. It includes a review of the latest breakfast and diabetes research, offers a variety of tips for preparing healthful breakfasts, and features a variety of recipes for breakfast inspiration.

Lesson 8 - Make a Diabetes Plate

This lesson takes a closer look at the basics of balancing plates at each meal – the components and ratios that make healthful eating with diabetes easier. It helps participants internalize the idea that eating healthful meals comes down to building a balanced plate and offers approaches to lunches and dinners that are tasty and straightforward.

Lesson 9 - Carbohydrate Counting and Label Reading

This lesson helps participants learn to read Nutrition Facts labels, using that information to balance their carbohydrate consumption and improve their diets. Participants will learn about carbohydrates, focusing on which carbs to choose and the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar. The lesson also includes a discussion of common serving sizes and exchanges for foods that belong in each section of MyPlate, along with a review of strategies for reading Nutrition Facts labels and determining whether or not a product is healthful.

Lesson 10 - Shop Smart

This lesson helps participants explore healthful shopping habits. Participants will learn how to use the Fooducate app to evaluate foods, creating shopping lists while reviewing the building blocks of healthful meals. The lesson also includes an exploration of how to assemble a balanced shopping list, along with discussions about healthful, effective shopping strategies.

Lesson 11 - Snack Right

This lesson helps participants learn how to plan and prepare healthful snacks. Participants will evaluate various snacks, determining whether or not they are healthful, while reviewing the impact of healthful snacking on blood sugar management. Participants will also explore recipes for tasty snacks and sample different snack combinations.

Lesson 12 - Sugar Substitutes

This lesson helps participants learn about the pros and cons of various sugar substitutes. Participants will determine whether they need to avoid sugar and, if so, in what context. They will also explore the aspects of a wide variety of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners, evaluating the effects of various sugar substitutes.

BONUS FREE Appendix:

Use this information to answer questions about eating and medications, glucose testing, and foot care.

Graduation:

This program includes a graduation certificate that you can pass along to attendees. There’s even space to include your contact information.

Specs:

• Loaded 1gig USB Flash Drive shipped to you with...
• PDF file of the 12 lessons book on CD. It includes 176 pages of colorful handouts as well as leader and activity guides.
• 12 PowerPoint shows (an average of 38 slides each) that feature key lessons from each chapter. You’ll get over 450 slides of valuable information!

• Bonus digital download with PDF and PPT shows sent after paid checkout. Start previewing and working on your files now!

This Program Will:

• Help your clients learn how to manage diabetes quickly and successfully, putting them on the path to feeling “normal” again while getting their health under control.
• Make you look great as an educator. It’s chock-full of up-to-date scientific research and proven teaching tools, presented in a simple and aesthetically pleasing way.
• Save you valuable time.
• Bring you, new potential clients, through a pharmacy or patient outreach program, allowing you to cross-sell more services.
• Improve client outreach and retention. When people are offered the tools they need, they will keep coming back and might even tell all their friends about you.
• Make your job much easier - why reinvent the wheel? With this program, you can get home on time!

Plus, your happiness and satisfaction are 100% guaranteed, and this program offers free digital updates for LIFE! You receive a copy via email every time we update the program!

It would cost hundreds of hours of your time plus hundreds of dollars in graphic design and digital photos to replicate this program. We have done all the work for you.

This product was made as a customer request from Kristy Heisner, RD. Kristy wished that our very successful 12 Lessons Programs were customized for patients with diabetes. We thought that was a brilliant idea. It took months to write this program and now you can have it in just a few minutes!