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We offer...
- Certified Diabetes Educators - Nurses and Nutritionists
- Each session includes:
4 two hour classes
1 one hour follow-up class
- Spouses, parents and significant others included at no additional charge
- The cost is $55 for each two hour class/$25 for the follow up class. You must attend all of the classes in the session. Make up classes will be offered. A discount will be offered if payment is made in full at the beginning of the session.
This program is fee for service. We will provide a receipt of payment for personal submission to insurance carriers for out of network benefit coverage and reimbursement.
Topics covered include:
- Diabetes disease process
- Nutritional management
- Physical activity
- Medications
- Monitoring
- Prevention, detection, and treatment of acute and chronic complications
- Goal setting and problem solving
- Psychosocial adjustment to Diabetes
Class 1
Pathology of disease
Types of Diabetes
Adjusting to self management-family/social support
Identification of nutrients on blood glucose
Building a meal plan - breakfast |
Class 2
Medications for the treatments of Diabetes
Tracking blood sugars
Hypoglycemia - Low blood sugars
Hyperglycemia - High blood sugars
Building a meal plan - lunch
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Class 3
Sick day guidelines
Tracking blood sugars
Making healthy food choices
Prevention/Treatment chronic complications
Foot care
Coping with long term illness
Building a meal plan - dinner |
Class 4
Tracking blood sugars/hemoglobin A1c
Dining out
Benefits of exercise - effects on blood sugars
Overall health plan
Building a meal plan - snacks
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Follow Up
Review of Goals
Recapping pre- and post-meal sugars
Healthy choices |
For information regarding pediatric classes please call 973-322-7337.
Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m.
For information regarding adult classes please call 973-322-7007.
Classes will be held on Mondays from 10 am to 12 noon.
Classes are held at Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center,
200 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039
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The Center for
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(973) 322-7444
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