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What is Living Well with Diabetes?

This researched and proven workshop is designed to help Type 2 diabetics or

pre-diabetics learn skills and increase their knowledge for managing diabetes.

Type 1 or adults living with someone who has diabetes are encouraged to attend!

These small group workshops are led by two trained facilitators and meet for

2½ hours once a week for six weeks. The workshop does not replace existing

treatments, but serves to complement a participant’s medical treatment plan.

Topics Include:

What’s in it for me? People who have taken the workshop show:

• Better health and increased confidence in managing their diabetes

• Improvements in blood sugar levels and A1C

• Decrease in health distress and hypo- and hyperglycemia

• Minimize the adverse effects of diabetes

• Fewer doctor and emergency room visits and fewer hospitalizations

Did you know?

• In Minnesota 10.5% of

the adult population has

diabetes, that is almost

470,000 people.

• Diabetes is the leading

cause of blindness,

heart disease, stroke,

kidney disease, and

amputation of lower

extremities.

• Diabetes is a very

expensive disease to

treat: The cost in

Minnesota alone is $4.4

billion.

Statistics are from the

American Diabetes Association

Living Well with Diabetes

Upcoming workshop: Space is limited! Call to register today!

• What is Diabetes?

• Sharing/Problem-Solving

• Setting short-term goals

• Healthy Eating: Meal planning

and reading nutrition labels

• Tips for exercising

• Stress & depression management

• Monitoring blood sugars

• Preventing low blood sugar

• Managing difficult emotions

• Preventing or Delaying Complications

• Working with and communicating

more effectively with family, friends,

and medical providers.

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Check out our other living well programs by visiting:

www.mnraaa.org