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Diabetes Self-Management Education Services & Medical Nutrition Therapy

1. EMPOWERED

Comprehensive Pre-/Type 2 Diabetes Education Course
*OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAM*

  • Group or Individual sessions

  • In-person or telehealth

  • Typically covered by insurance

  • Content includes, but is not limited to:

    • Overview of diabetes disease process

    • Blood glucose monitoring, including free blood glucose monitor and tutorial

    • Urine ketone testing

    • Blood glucose monitoring, use of results, and problem solving

    • Medication management

    • Preventing, detecting, and treating acute complications

    • Preventing (through risk factor reduction behavior), detecting, and treating chronic complications

    • Nutrition management

    • Meal planning

    • Label reading

    • Alcohol

    • Sweeteners

    • Lifestyle modifications

    • Macronutrient explanation

    • Carbohydrate counting

    • Physical activity and its role in insulin resistance

    • Psychosocial adjustment to diabetes

    • Setting behavior change goals to promote health

    • Developing a diabetes self-management support plan

2. ADVANCED NUTRITION

Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)

  • Group or Individual Session

  • Typically covered by insurance

  • Pre-requisite to this course is EMPOWERED

  • Content includes, but is not limited to:

    • Heart-health

    • Whole food nutrition

    • Physical activity

    • Food labels

    • Macronutrients

    • Benefits of fiber

    • Take-out & dining out

    • Snacks/Beverages

3. MONTHLY ZOOM SUPPORT SESSIONS 

  • FREE, monthly 60-minute Zoom session

  • Group sessions for support & maintenance

  • Focal topic varies monthly 

  • RD/CDCES led group session

  • Registration required- sign up for our Newsletter
    to receive session the link & session details 

4. INDIVIDUAL MAINTENANCE

  • 30-minute initial planning meeting/call/zoom

  • Macronutrient calculations & nutrition planning

  • Weekly check-ins

  • Unlimited texts

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EMPOWERED
ADVANCED NUTRITION
GROUP MAINTENANCE
INDIIDUAL MAINTENANCE
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Additional Individual Services

 5. INDIVIDUAL DIABETES  SELF-MANAGEMENT

  • 1:1 Telehealth sessions

  • Typically covered by insurance

  • Alternative to group sessions

  • Review of labs, nutrition, & medications

  • Customized to meet your individual needs

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 6. INDIVIDUAL NUTRITION COUNSELING

  • Must have diagnosis of pre-, type 2, or gestational diabetes

  • 1:1 Telehealth sessions

  • Typically covered by insurance

  • Alternative to group sessions

  • Review of labs, nutrition, & medications

  • Customized to meet your individual needs

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