BECOME AN EXPERT AT MANAGING YOUR HEALTH

JOIN US FOR A DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

GET THE SUPPORT YOU NEED

If you or someone you care for has diabetes, this health education Workshop can enhance medical treatment with successful self-management strategies.Join a small group of adults in

community settings for 2½ hours, once a week for six weeks.

The Diabetes Self-management Work- shops are led by trained community health educators.

Get peer support. Learn self-management and problem-solving strategies, chose your own goals and make personalized step-by-step plans to live a healthy life with diabetes.

Gain skills and confidence needed to achieve lifestyle improvements and become an expert dealing with your chronic health condition.

Embrace your future

DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT

For registration information contact:

Request more information from your local Aging and Disability

Resource Center.

Do you have diabetes? Diabetes Self-management, a six-week self-management education workshop, can teach you how to take charge of your ongoing health condition.

You will learn skills like goal-setting, problem-solving and overcoming barriers to help you manage and cope with symptoms from diabetes.

Active involvement in self-manage-ment can help you improve your overall quality of life.

The Diabetes Self-Management Program was created by the Stanford Patient Education Research Center at the Stanford University School of Medicine. It is designed to help people gain self- confidence in their ability to control their symptoms, better manage their diabetes and lead fuller lives.

At the workshops you will learn about:• Healthy eating• Techniques to deal with the symptoms

of diabetes• Appropriate exercise for maintaining

and improving strength and endurance• Appropriate use

of medication• Working more

effectively with health care providers

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH

Participants who completed the workshop have demonstrated significant improvements in:• Dealing with the symptoms of diabetes,

fatigue, pain, hyper/hypoglycemia, stress, and emotional problems such as depression, anger, fear and frustration

• Patient activation and communication with health care providers

• Confidence in their ability to manage their health

• Well-being

The Diabetes Self-Management Workshop: A Stanford University Self-Management Program (SSMPTM). ©2012 The Board of Trustees, Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.

TAKE CONTROL. FEEL BETTER. DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO.

Here’s what participants have said about their experience:“I feel like so much of the stress I had in my life is gone now that I learned ways to manage my life with diabetes. What a relief all thanks to the workshops.” – 55-year-old female with diabetes

“Developing strategies to help break the endless cycle of feeling tired, anxious and in pain has been a lifesaver.”

– 62-year-old male with diabetes