The Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program

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The Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program


Welcome to the Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program!

Thank you for taking your test online.


What is the Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program ?

YOU help someone you care about live a healthier life by becoming a diabetes coach.

A doctor comes to your classroom once a week for 8 weeks.

The doctor tells YOU how to coach someone to become healthier.

You coach your diabetic partner once a week.


Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program: Class Rules

Doctors leave the hospital to come to your classroom. Arrive on time.Do not miss class.Listen carefully to the

doctors.Complete your

coaching assignment.Ask Questions – It’s

your chance get answers from doctors!


Role Play: 2 student volunteers neededStudent: “Hi Grandma. I am taking this

diabetes class at school, and I am supposed to talk with someone every week who has diabetes. Would it be ok if I talked to you?”

Grandma: “Sure, baby, but you don’t know anything about diabetes.”

Student: “Well, doctors are going to come and teach us a lot of stuff that I can tell you about.”


Count off1. All Students Stand Up and Count Off By

Fours

2. Number 1’s Keep Standing – Everyone else can sit down.


almost one out of every four teens in the US has diabetes or pre-diabetes

23% of teens in the US have diabetes or pre-diabetes26 million people in the United States have diabetes


Role Play: 2 student volunteers to the front of the classroom

Student: “Uncle, I am supposed to talk to you about diabetes for my class at school. Do you have time?”

Uncle: “I don’t know why you are so worried about my diabetes. I don’t think it’s a big deal.”

Student: “Well, diabetes can cause a lot of bad problems with your health. I care about you, so I don’t want that to happen to you.”

Uncle: “What kind of bad problems?”


Take One Minute1. Get a partner.2. Think of one bad problem that can

happen because of diabetes.3. Share your ideas with the class.


Problems from Diabetes:

Heart diseaseBlindnessKidney diseaseAmputationsMany Others...


The Good News About Diabetes

By keeping blood sugars in a normal range,

people with diabetes can:

prevent the bad complications of diabeteslead a normal, productive life

live a long life

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Role Play: 2 student volunteers to the front of the classroom

Student 1: “Who are you going to coach for diabetes class?”

Student 2: “Well, my mom has diabetes, so I think I will coach her if she will let me. How about you?”

Student 1: “I don’t know anyone with diabetes.”

Student 2: “It can be anyone who wants to be healthier. They don’t have to have diabetes.”

Student 1: “I guess I’ll coach my grandpa because he has been trying to lose weight.”


Who Will You Coach?Family Member or Friend Who:

has diabetesOR

would like to know more about being healthy


Before the first class next week:

Find a person to coach!


See you in class next week!

The Stanford Youth Diabetes Coaches Program

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