Living Healthy with Diabetes is a new self-management program designed specifically for individuals with diabetes. This exciting program is offered in six weekly sessions sponsored by Care Connection for Aging Services and the Butler Senior Center. Developed at Stanford University, the Workshop helps participants understand they are not alone and that they “have diabetes, it doesn’t have them”. It helps participants with diabetes to:
• Manage symptoms including fatigue and depression;
• Use relaxation techniques;
• Eat healthy;
• Improve communication skills;
• Use medication effectively;
• Monitor blood sugars;
• Solve problems and set goals;
• Increase self-confidence; and
• Feel better and take charge!
Taught by specially trained volunteer leaders, some who have diabetes themselves, the program covers a new topic each week and provides opportunities for interaction and group problem solving. “We are really more like coaches,” says Vickie Whitsitt, a leader at Care Connection for Aging Services and a person with diabetes herself. “The answer to someone’s question is usually in the room.”
The next Live Healthy with Diabetes Workshop begins Wednesday, October 17th, and will take place every Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for six weeks at the Butler Senior Center, 611 W. Mill, Butler, MO. The workshop is open to anyone with diabetes who wants to take charge of their health! Space is limited in the workshop.
For more information or to enroll in the Live Healthy with Diabetes workshop, contact Irene Holt at 660-679-5830 or Vickie Whitsitt at Care Connection for Aging Services at 800-748-7826, extension 228.
Care Connection for Aging Services, your area agency on aging, assures that older Missourians residing in the area we serve live with maximum independence and dignity. Care Connection is a not-for-profit agency that provides resources and services to individuals 60 and older.
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