Services

Diabetes Alive! Wellness Center (DAWC) helps diabetic and pre-diabetic clients with the training and tools they need to manage their condition.  Without a solid understanding of the disease and how your body interacts with glucose, diabetes can result in the need for drugs and lead to long term complications including heart, vision and circulatory problems.

  Our service is based on a multi-week discipline:  

1. Intake Assessment - an in-person, medical examination including vital statistics, height, weight and medical history
2. Introduction to Managing Diabetes - overview of the interaction between your body and the glucose in the foods you eat
3. Diagnosis, Goals, Management  - Understanding the current state of your health, how to set targets for glucose measurements, and an overview of an ongoing management plan
4. Healthy Food Choices - how to select foods and portions when eating at home or dining out
5. Physical Activity and Glucose Monitoring - developing safe and effective activity habits, as well as more detail about glucose monitoring and tracking
6. Medications and Short-Term Complications - understanding options for medications and learning about the short-term complications of diabetes
7. Sick-Day Management and Long-Term Complications - how to prepare for, and manage  sick days resulting from diabetes; understanding the longer-term developments associated with a diabetic condition
8. Diabetes and Emotions - dealing with the stress and long-term implications of the condition

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