Diabetes Self-Management Program
The Florida Hospital Waterman Diabetes Self-Management Program has been awarded recognition from the American Diabetes Association for high-quality education services to the patients it serves. The ADA Education Recognition effort is a voluntary process which assures that approved education programs have met the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education programs. The ADA Education Recognition program has grown to become the leading quality assurance mechanism for diabetes self-management education programs across the country.
Participants are taught self-care skills as needed to promote better management of their diabetes treatment regimen. The goal of the program is to prevent some of the acute and chronic complications of diabetes through appropriate self-management by the patient.
The program consists of a 1-hour individual appointment followed by 9 hours of classroom time divided into 3 classes for a total of 10 hours. After the initial training, self-management support is offered in various forms to continue throughout your lifetime. Program topics include:
| Class 1 |
What is diabetes
Risk factors and myths
Exercise
Oral medications and insulin
Hypoglycemia
Sick days
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| Class 2 |
Basic nutrition for people with diabetes
Label reading
Carbohydrate counting
Portion size
Effects of caffeine
Effects of alcohol
Eating out
Cholesterol, fat and fiber
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| Class 3 |
Pattern management
Individual meal plans
Travel tips
Microvascular complications
Macrovascular complications
Stress and depression
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A physician's referral is required to enroll for most classes.
To pre-register, please call 352.253.3700.
For additional information, please call 352.253.3003.
Also available: Gestational Diabetes Management, Pre-Diabetes Classes, Insulin Pump Starts, Insulin Training, Meter Training, and B12 Home Injection Training.