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Introductory Lesson
WelcomeAs you arrive, please add your name to the Sign-In Sheet
and fill out the Participant Survey
Collect InformationAt this time, we will:
1. Sign in
2. Fill out the Participant Survey
3. Work one-on-one to complete the Stages of Change Staging Tool
IntroductionsIcebreaker – Let’s meet each other!
What Will the Program Be Like?There are 12 sessions in this program
We will cover four main topics about diabetes:Understanding DiabetesThe ABCs of DiabetesNutrition for DiabetesGetting Routine Care
How Will the Program Help You?• Make important daily changes
• Manage your diabetes for six months or more
How Will the Program Help You?
Recognize that you are in control of your diabetes
Provide information about diabetes
Provide opportunities for you to make decisions that are in your best interest
The Stages of Change• Explains how people change their behavior
• There are five stages of behavior change:1. Pre-contemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
The Stages of Change1. Pre-contemplation: You are not interested in making
changes to manage your diabetes
2. Contemplation: You are thinking about making changes to manage your diabetes but not soon
3. Preparation: You have decided to make changes and you are making plans to manage your diabetes
The Stages of Change4. Action: You are making many lifestyle changes to
manage your diabetes
5. Maintenance: You have been maintaining behavior to manage your diabetes for six months or longer
What Should Be Your Goal?• As you attend these classes, you should move from:
– Preparation: making plans to manage your diabetes
– Action: taking steps to manage your diabetes
– Maintenance: managing your diabetes for six months or longer
Let’s Look at the Staging ToolWhere are you in terms of your readiness to make
changes to manage your diabetes?
The goal is to move to the Action stage and then to the Maintenance stage
How Will the Program Help You?
You will learn to manage your diabetes by doing the following:
• Make healthy food choices
• Follow a diabetes meal plan
• Take part in physical activity
• Monitor blood glucose
How will the program help you?
You will learn to manage your diabetes by doing the following:
• Stay in contact with your doctor or health care team
• Follow your doctor’s recommendations
• Solve problems related to diabetes
• Set goals for yourself and work toward accomplishing these goals
How Will the Program Help You?
You will learn to manage your diabetes by doing the following:
• Make healthy food choices
• Follow a diabetes meal plan
• Take part in physical activity
• Monitor blood glucose
Goal Setting• Set and accomplish goals that relate to managing
diabetes
• Goals should be SMART:• S-pecific
• M-easurable
• A-ction Oriented
• R-ealistic
• T-ime Framed
S-pecific• No: I will exercise more each day
• Yes: On three days of the week, I will walk for 15 minutes in the morning before work and 15 minutes in the evening after work
• TIP: Think about what you are ready, willing, and able to change and what will work for you
M-easurable
• I will exercise for 30 minutes on three days each week
• I will eat whole wheat bread instead of white bread
• I will check my blood sugar once a day
A-ction Oriented
• Think about what you need to do to achieve your goal
• If your goal is to exercise for 30 minutes on three daysof the week, you may want to take the following actions:
• Get clearance from your doctor
• Find someone who is willing to walk with you
• Buy a comfortable pair of shoes
• Decide where you will walk
• Walk for 15 minutes in the morningand 15 minutes in the evening
R-ealisticChoose a goal where you will be successful
Can you live with this goal?
Choose a goal that you know you can achieve
Can you live with big goals or small goals?
Use what works for you
T-ime FramedUse a reasonable time frame:
In the next week I will buy comfortable walking shoes
In the next month I want to walk for 30 minuteson five days of the week
Support
How Are Classes Organized?• L-esson
• E-mpowerment
• A-ction or setting a small goal
• R-eal-life problem solving
• N-utrition or food preparation
Diabetes Volunteer Peer Mentor (DVPM)
Questions?
See you next week!
Date:
References:
Margaret E. Cook-Newell, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., CDE Irene Hong-McAtee, MD, MCR
Hazel Forsythe, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., CFCS Laura Hieronymus, MSEd, APRN, BC-ADM, CDE Cheryl Case, M.S., Harrison County Ann Hollon, M.A., Wolfe County
Adrienne Glodt, B.S., Graduate Student
Stephen D. Perry, M.S., R.D., L.D. Lynn Blankenship, M.S., Metcalfe County Theresa Scott, M.A., Floyd County Tamara Thomas, M.S., Franklin County
Jennifer Allen, M.S., Graphic Artist
Author: Ingrid Adams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor , Nutrition and Food Science, University of Kentucky
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