Living Well with Diabetes will help participants with pre-diabetes manage their health. Topics include techniques to deal with the symptoms of diabetes, fatigue, pain, hyper/hypoglycemia, stress, depression, anger, fear and frustration; appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength and endurance; healthy eating, use of medication; and working with healthcare providers. Juniper also offers Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes, a Spanish-language culturally appropriate version of Living Well with Diabetes.
Audience: Adults with pre-diabetes.
Class Requirements
In-Person Class
Duration
- 2.5-hour sessions
- 6 sessions, 1 class per week for 6 weeks
Leaders
- 2 leaders
- 1 leader should have diabetes
- Requires a 4-day in-person training or previous certification in a Chronic Disease Self Management Program, plus a 1-day Diabetes Self Management Program cross-training
- Leaders must teach 1 class per year to maintain program certification
Materials
- 2020 Living a Healthy Life book or 2012 Living a Healthy Life book (English book)
- Tomando Control de su Salud book (Spanish book)
- 2 flip-charts
- 2 easels
- Sharpies
- Name tents for participants
- Leader manual
Participants
- Recommended 8-16 participants in class
- Juniper’s average number of participants enrolled in class: 7
- Juniper’s average completion rate: 73%
- Completer: 4 out of 6 classes
Online Via Zoom
Duration
- 2.5-hour sessions
- 6 sessions, 1 class per week for 6 weeks
Leaders
- 2 leaders
- 1 leader should have diabetes
- Requires a 4-day in-person training or previous certification in a Chronic Disease Self Management Program, plus a 1-day Diabetes Self Management Program cross-training
- Leaders must teach 1 class per year to maintain program certification
Materials
- 2020 Living a Healthy Life book or 2012 Living a Healthy Life book (English book)
- Tomando Control de su Salud book (Spanish book)
- PowerPoints
- Leader manual
Participants
- Recommended 8-12 participants per class
- Completer: 4 out of 6 classes
Special Requirements
- Participants need to have audio and visual capability
- Need to use HIPAA-compliant platform, Zoom
Phone Class
Duration
- 1-hour sessions
- 6 sessions, 1 class per week for 6 weeks
Leaders
- 1 leader
- Requires a 4-day in-person training or previous certification in a Chronic Disease Self Management Program, plus a 1-day Diabetes Self Management Program cross-training
- Leaders must teach 1 class per year to maintain program certification
Materials
- Living Well with Diabetes Toolkit (English complete toolkit)
- Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes Toolkit (Spanish complete toolkit)
- Leader scripts
Participants
- Recommended 4-6 participants per class
- Completer: 4 out of 6 classes
Special Requirements
- Need HIPPA-compliant platform
Course Materials