Self-Managing Your Diabetes
Living with a chronic condition can be challenging physically and emotionally. At The University of Vermont Medical Center, diabetes care goes well beyond the diagnosis. Our team of diabetes specialists and the Community Health Team offer several classes and workshops that give participants the tools they need to manage their diabetes.
'Healthier Living with Diabetes' Workshop
The UVM Medical Center's free Healthier Living Workshops empower people living with chronic illness to take control of their health. At the “Healthier Living with Diabetes” workshop, small groups of 10 to 15 participants meet weekly with two trained leaders for six weeks at locations throughout Chittenden County. Family members and friends who support participants are also invited to attend the workshops.
The workshop includes:
- Glucose monitoring
- Preventing or delaying complications
- Preventing low blood sugar
- Skin and foot care
- Healthy eating
- Weight management
- Stress management
- Communicating with family and health professionals
- Problem-solving and goal setting
- Getting a good night's sleep
- Medication use
‘Living Well with Diabetes' Class
“Living Well with Diabetes” is a comprehensive six-hour class covering self-management topics for people with diabetes. This class, offered several times a year, is taught by certified diabetes educators and is part of a diabetes education program recognized by the American Diabetes Association. There is a charge for the class, which may be covered by insurance. The class is located at The UVM Medical Center Endocrinology and Diabetes, 62 Tilley Drive, in South Burlington, Vermont.
Contact the Community Health Improvement team at 802-847-2278 for a class schedule and information on the referral and registration process, and for more information on this class or any of the self-management workshops offered by The UVM Medical Center.