Diabetes
Class details
The following two classes are for you if you are:
- A patient at Garrison Creek site
- Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
1. What is Diabetes?
- How diabetes changes the way your body works
- Risk factors
- How diabetes is diagnosed
- Signs and symptoms of high blood sugar
- Overview of potential complications
- Overview of common diabetes medications (e.g. oral pills vs. insulin)
- Weight management and physical activity
- Intro to healthy eating and plate model
2. Nutrition and Diabetes
- Diabetes Food Guide
- Macronutrients' impact on blood sugar
- Carb vs. non carb foods
- Plate model, serving sizes and meal timing
- Fibre (Soluble and insoluble)
- Glycemic index
- Facts on fats, proteins, and sodium
- Meal preparation methods
- Label reading
- Goal setting
The following class is for you if you are:
- A patient at Garrison Creek site
- Diagnosed with prediabetes
3. What is Prediabetes?
- Risk factors
- How diabetes and prediabetes are diagnosed
- Macronutrients’ impact on blood sugar
- Carb vs non carb foods
- Intro to healthy eating and plate model
- Weight management and physical activity
- Goal setting
Online registration - sorry, nothing available at this time
