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JoslinCare-Education Programs At a Glance

The education goals of the Joslin Clinic are to provide participants with diabetes self-management skills and knowledge to achieve and maintain blood glucose control, to

initiate life style changes, and to promote the continuation of wellness.

Diabetes Today Program

Diabetes Today is a basic education program that is a sequenced series of five classes and three individual follow-up appointments. The program covers the

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importance of medication, meal planning, exercise and blood glucose monitoring. Recommended to be taken sequentially over 2-4 wks. Can be scheduled all

in one day for convenience, though not recommended. Individual appointments scheduled with educators (RN, RD, EP) for follow up on treatment goals,

AFTER classes have been completed.

First Steps

This 90-minute class is the foundation for the other classes in the Diabetes Today Program .It includes an assessment of an individual’s diabetes knowledge

and stresses the relationship between blood glucose, medication, meal planning and activity

What Can I Eat?

This 90-minute class provides the foundation information for meal planning in a group setting. Participants develop their own Starter Meal Plan with specific

attention to carbohydrates, portion sizes and label reading that is used during the one to two weeks before the Foods That Fit class.

Foods That Fit

This 90-minute class builds on the information and reinforces the skills that were developed in What Can I Eat? The class will help individualize the Starter

Meal Plan. Thus, What Can I Eat? Must be taken prior to Foods That Fit.

Exercise Basics

This 60-minute class defines physical fitness and highlights the health impact of increased physical activity for people with diabetes. Participants will

participate in stretching exercises using stretch bands. It is helpful if the participant has taken the other three to four classes in the series, as these concepts

are important when starting a fitness plan.

Monitoring Matters

This 60-minute class teaches beginners how to use a blood glucose meter, a glucose log and reinforces target blood glucose goals. It can be taken before or

after What Can I Eat?

DOIT

Diabetes Outpatient Intensive Treatment

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Medical management combined with intensive self-management training and exercise. (3.5 days)

Nutrition Tune Up

Patients with type 2 diabetes can refresh their skills and knowledge while learning about the latest in nutrition and exercise to help lose weight and better

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manage their diabetes.

Matching Insulin to Carbohydrate

How to match carbohydrate intake with rapid acting insulin

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Individual will calculate insulin bolus doses using Sensitivity Factor and Carb to Insulin ratios (C:I) (1 hour)

Keeping Your Kidneys Healthy

How to monitor and reduce risks for renal disease (1 hour)

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Pump Programs

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Pump Info

Advantages and challenges of using an insulin pump

Pump Assessment

Is pt ready for a pump? Identification of additional education needs. Must be followed by a Joslin/BIDMC endo. (30 min)

Pump Foundations

Review of pump therapy. Practical issues of pump operation and troubleshooting; Hands-on experience with pump programming (4 hours)

Pump Start Series

Getting started on an insulin pump. Patients practice at home with saline, 1-2 weeks, prior to the start of insulin. Must be followed by a Joslin/BIDMC endo

(six visits)

Pump Logic

Advanced blood glucose management of patients on a pump, utilizing a continuous glucose sensor (2 ½ days)

Lifestyle Programs

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Weight Achievement & Intensive Treatment

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A weight reduction and diabetes management program featuring an individualized nutrition, physical activity, behavioral support and diabetes care.

Blood Glucose Awareness Training

One-day workshop covering skills and techniques to anticipate and prevent hypoglycemia.

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Women’s Diabetes Support Group