Diabetes Program - Patient and Caregiver Education

Alberta Health Services - Edmonton Zone

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Diabetes workshops for people with diabetes and their caregivers.

Diabetes management education classes offered include:

Prediabetes

  • learn how to lower your risk for Type 2 Diabetes through healthy eating, exercise and weight management

Taking Charge: Daily Management of Type 2 Diabetes

  • learn about type 2 diabetes and what affects your blood sugar
  • explore the key strategies you can use to control your blood sugar levels
  • recommendation: attend Taking Charge: Daily Management of Type 2 Diabetes before attending Taking Charge: Long Term Management of Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes: Healthy Eating

  • learn tips to manage your blood sugars through: meal timing, balanced meals, carbohydrate choices and reading food labels
  • recommendation: attend Diabetes: Healthy Eating before attending Diabetes: Meal Planning and Diabetes - Carbohydrate Counting

Taking Charge: Long Term Management of Type 2 Diabetes

  • building on the information provided in the Taking Charge: Daily Managment of Type 2 Diabetes class, this class focuses on specific topics of concern and how to plan for them
  • learn more about Diabetes medications, travel, sick day management, driving, and potential long tem complications.
  • recommendation: attend Taking Charge: Long Term Management of Type 2 Diabetes after attending Taking Charge: Daily Management of Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes: Meal Planning

  • using the tools from the class Diabetes: Healthy Eating, learn how to plan meals using Plan, Purchase, Prepare and Pack
  • practice meal planning in class
  • learn tips to make recipes healthier and how to make better choices when eating out
  • recommendation: attend Diabetes: Healthy Eating before attending Diabetes: Meal Planning

Foot Care

  • learn how to care for your feet using the INSPECT, PROTECT, PREVENT, and CONSULT method
  • learn to identify and deal with foot problems that are associated with Diabetes

Diabetes: Carb Counting

  • key skills in know how to count carbohydrates for ideal diabetes management
  • recommendation: attend Diabetes: Healthy Eating before attending Diabetes: Carb Counting

Key Provider: dietitians, psychologists, registered nurses (RNs)
Eligibility
Yes, Eligibility includes:
  • must be 17 years of age or older
  • registration is required
Application Process
Service Access: See below, For a calendar of upcoming sessions visit: AHS Primary Care & Chronic Disease Management Patient Calendar to view class information. Any questions? Call the Diabetes Hotline.
Referral Process: No


Waiting Period: No,
Telephone
825-404-7460 , press 1 for diabetes
Web Site
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/Page13149.aspx
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services - Interpreters are used as needed.
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: No


Membership Fee: N/A
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A -
Agency Information
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Last Verified On
November 21, 2024
Location
Edmonton
Hours of Operation
Mon
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Tue
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Wed
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Thu
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Fri
09:00 AM to 04:00 PM

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