Diabetes Education

Diabetes classes provide a complete overview for the person newly diagnosed with diabetes or who needs a review of current information. The classes include two sessions of three hours each. Instructors are: Sondra Boecker, RN CDE, Linda Barhorst, RN CDE, and Dolores Droesch RDLD CDE.

2009 Diabetes Education Class Information

Class A

On The Road to Better Managing Your Diabetes – Covers the basic concepts needed to understand and manage diabetes.

Diabetes and Healthy Eating – The connection between food and diabetes and the importance of healthy eating as it relates to managing diabetes are discussed.

Class B

Monitoring Your Blood Glucose – Includes the importance of monitoring blood glucose, managing high and low blood glucose, and how to use the results from monitoring to better manage diabetes.

Continuing Your Journey with Diabetes – Covers more complex concepts related to diabetes including the natural course of diabetes, the many medicine options that exist for people with diabetes today, what insulin is and how it works, long-term complications associated with diabetes, and the ABCs (A1C, Blood Pressure, and Cholesterol). 

2009 Diabetes Class Schedule

Class A will be taught on the first monthly class date and Class B on the second monthly class date. If you miss a class, due to illness or scheduling conflicts, you may reschedule to a later date.

HOW TO ENROLL

To schedule for classes, call (937) 497-5656.  If you need to speak to someone for questions, please call Diabetes Education at (937) 498-5409.  The classes are held in the Wilson Medical Building (Door  #4). Signs will be posted.

Please note: Minimum of 3 participants are needed to have class.  Class will be cancelled one week prior to the first date of the class.

FOLLOW-UP AND OTHER ISSUES

Information and instruction on specific skills such as special diets, insulin use, monitoring with a glucose meter, and insulin pump therapy may need a one-on-one approach and can be scheduled in addition to class.