OUR GOAL
To provide education to people with diabetes empowering them to live a healthy life. We offer a variety of programs to meet your needs.

Learning to Manage Diabetes
Three 2.5 hour classes that include:

• Understanding diabetes
• Healthy eating including weight loss and heart health.
• Carbohydrate counting
• Diabetes pills and insulin
• Blood sugar testing
• Managing high and low blood sugar
• Preventing long-term complications, including heart disease
• Managing stress
• Goal setting

Additional Classes
Offered through Cardiac Rehab:

• Benefits of Exercise
• Stress Management
• Relaxation Techniques
• Heart Healthy Eating
  

Individual Assessment
Consultations with the diabetes nurse educator and dietitian are offered to design a personal diabetes management plan.

Follow-Up
Individual follow-up appointments are offered as needed.

Annual Follow-Up
A group session to update and review diabetes management is offered on an annual basis.

Gestational Diabetes
Assessment and follow-up visits are provided to assist the expectant mother with diabetes.

Insulin Starts
At the request of the family physician or specialist, persons with diabetes are started on insulin.

Diabetes Prevention
A 1.5 hour class is offered to persons with impaired glucose tolerance or history of gestational diabetes to provide information needed to prevent or delay diabetes.

Evening appointments and classes are available.

Community Programs

Diabetes Community Drop-In
Held monthly, everyone welcome!

Type 1 Diabetes Contact Group
Offered two times a year (evenings). A unique opportunity to meet with others with type 1 diabetes. Guest speakers invited.

Shop Smart Tour for People with Diabetes
Offered monthly at Save On Foods, a registered dietitian will guide you in reading labels and making food choices to help you manage your diabetes.

We encourage you to bring a family member or friend with you to any of these appointments or classes.