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Dining with DiabetesLiving Well with Diabetes
Extension Educator
Title or County
Program Sessions
• Session #1 – Living Well with Diabetes
• Session #2 – Carbohydrate and
Sweeteners
• Session #3 – Fats and Sodium
• Session #4 – Putting It All Together
• 3-Month Follow - up (optional)
Program Goals
• Learn about diabetes and the relationship to nutrition and physical activity
• Discuss diabetes self management
• Taste test diabetes-friendly recipes
• Learn healthy cooking techniques
• Gain confidence in diabetes self management
• Interact with others in class
Today’s Class
Session #1 – Living Well with Diabetes
• Diabetes basics
• Types of diabetes
• Emotional impact
• Smoke alarms for diabetes complications
• Goal setting
• Tasting diabetes-friendly recipes
Diabetes has become a public health crisis
Over 30 million!
Diabetes Can be Confusing
Do you have Diabetes?
Pre-diabetes?
Sugar’s a
little high?
A touch of
sugar?
Feelings about Diabetes?
• No big deal
• Worried
• Scared
• Overwhelmed
• Empowered
• Angry
• Doomed
• Relieved
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Glucose and Insulin
• Glucose: fuel for the cells
• Blood sugar
• Carbohydrates convert to glucose most easily
• Insulin: hormone made by the pancreas
• Enables glucose to leave the blood and enter the cells and organs of the body.
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Insulin is the Key to Open the Door
Type 1 Type 2
• Body does not make
insulin
• Body weight can be
normal or underweight
• Diet & exercise help
control
• Must take insulin
• Body does not use
insulin correctly
• Body weight usually
overweight or obese
• Diet & exercise help
control
• May need pills or insulin
Types of Diabetes
Complications of Uncontrolled Diabetes
• Nerve pain
• Blindness
• Heart disease and
stroke
• Kidney failure
• Sexual dysfunction
• Loss of limbs
Complications do not have to happen!
Physical Activity – The Magic Bullet
Managing Your Diabetes
• A1c
• Blood pressure
• Cholesterol
• Estimated Glomerular Filtration
Rate (eGFR) or microalbumin
• Dilated eye examination
• Dental examination
• Feet checked
Hemoglobin A1c Test
• Laboratory test
• Measures sugar
attached to red
blood cells
• Should be 7% or less
• Checked every 3-4
months
If Your A1c is too High
• Follow meal plan
• Take medications
• Test blood sugar
• Increase activity
Monitor Your Blood Sugar
• Follow doctor’s recommendations
• Review number before meals
• Review number 2 hours after
the start of a meal
• Numbers will vary, dependent on
meal content and other factors
Blood Pressure
American Diabetes
Association Goal
(2015)
140/90
Individual goals may
be lower
If Your BP is too High
• Increase activity
• Stop smoking
• Lose weight
• Take medications
• Eat foods with less salt
Kidney Function
• eGlomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) or
• Microalbumin (urine test)
• Should be tested once a year
• Early sign of kidney failure
Cholesterol
• A type of fatty
substance
measured in blood
• LDL is the bad kind
of cholesterol
• LDL should be at
100 mg/dL or less
If Your Cholesterol is too High
• Stop smoking
• Reduce weight
• Increase activity
• Eat less solid fat and sugar
• Take medications if prescribed
• Follow up with doctor
Eye and Foot Exams
• Dilated eye exam for retinopathy
• Daily home foot exam
• Yearly foot exam by a healthcare professional
If There are Problems with Your Eye
Examination
• The earlier they are found the better the results
• Control your blood pressure
• Control your blood sugar
• Stop smoking
Dental Care
• See your dentist at least twice a year
• People who have diabetes are twice as likely to
have gum disease
You + Doctor = Team
• Keep your appointments
• Take your medications
• Follow a diet plan – talk to a dietitian or diabetes educator
• Include exercise in your day
• Ask questions, report problems
• Address smoke alarms so they do not develop into diabetes complications
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SMART Steps
What’s one SMART
step you can make
towards better
management of
your diabetes?
Next Session
Carbohydrates and sweeteners
Acknowledgements
This curriculum was developed through the collaborative efforts of the
National Extension Dining with Diabetes Working Group.
Special thanks to several individuals for their leadership and contributions:
• Shari Gallup, Ohio State University Extension and Fran Alloway, Penn
State University Extension, curriculum adapters
• Barb Hennard, Ohio State University Extension, recipe compilation
• Stephanie Faroh, Purdue University Extension, evaluation coordinator
Appreciation for permission to adapt the content of the original Dining With Diabetes program is expressed to
West Virginia University Extension Service
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