Diabetes 101-Understanding the Basics

Description:

Join our Registered Dietitian and Nurse Practitioner for this 2-hour session for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. You will learn:

  • What pre diabetes/diabetes means
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Complications of the disease
  • What your lab results for blood sugar control mean
  • How meal timing affects your blood sugar
  • Which foods affect your blood sugar and which ones don’t
  • How to meal plan for diabetes and prediabetes
  • What other factors affect blood sugar

By taking part in this program, participants will gain:

  • The opportunity to have your diet questions answered by a Registered Dietitian
  • A resource package to help you make sustainable changes
  • Self-management skill building

 

Recommended websites

Diabetes Canada

UnlockFood

 

RESOURCES for past/present program participants. Password required.

 

Prerequisites:

  • Physician Referral: No
  • Patient of STAR Family Health Team: No
  • Must have a confirmed diagnosis of prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes

Registration:

This program is open to the community. Please select an upcoming class below and follow the prompts to register.

Once you have completed the questions and selected “Register”, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link and a Password to access the above “Resources”.

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