Diabetes: Self Management Program

Diabetes: Self Management Program

This program enables individuals with diabetes to learn self care skills that will promote better management of their diabetes treatment regimen.  A certified diabetes nurse educator, along with a registered dietitian, offer individual or group instruction to those persons newly diagnosed with diabetes or those who would like a review.

This comprehensive program covers:

• Diabetes overview
• Monitoring blood glucose
• Nutritional management
• Preventing, detecting and treating acute complications
• Preventing, detecting and treating chronic complications
• Incorporating physical activity
• Integrating psychosocial adjustment to daily life
• Goal setting to promote health and problem solving
• Promoting preconception care, pregnancy and gestational diabetes, if applicable.

Putnam Hospital Center's Diabetes:  Self Management Program has been recognized by the American Diabetes Association. For information, call 845-279-5711, Ext. 2779.