A diabetes self-management program will be held Monday evenings from June 22 through July 27 in the Health Sciences Complex.

June 22-July 27: Diabetes self-management

Diabetes education program to be held Monday evenings at STAR Campus

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10:14 a.m., June 11, 2015--A diabetes self-management program will be held Monday evenings from June 22 through July 27 in the Health Sciences Complex of the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus.

The free program, which is sponsored by the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps (DMRC) and the Delaware Division of Public Health, will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays in Atrium Room 111 of the Health Sciences Complex at 540 S. College Ave.

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Designed for people with type 2 diabetes, the program will help participants prevent and/or delay health complications, improve hemaglobin A1C (average blood sugar reading), make better food choices and lose weight, better control glucose levels through exercise and stress management and communicate better with health care providers.

Participants make weekly action plans, share experiences, and help each other solve problems they encounter in creating and carrying out their self-management program. Physicians and other health professionals at Stanford University and in Delaware have reviewed all materials in the course.

Each participant in the workshop receives a copy of the companion book, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, and a relaxation CD.

“The program is effective because of the way it is taught,” says Don Post, administrator of the Delaware Diabetes and Heart Disease Prevention and Control Program. “Classes are highly participative, where mutual support and success build the participants’ confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling lives.”

To register, contact Kirsten Morris of the DMRC at 302-831-6136.

For additional information, see the Division of Public Health website.

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