Diabetes Education

Our group and individual sessions cover topics on:

Helping You Find Your Way to Better Health

Diabetes education and counselling is available for adults with diabetes or at risk for developing diabetes.  Our Diabetes Educator is a Registered Nurse who is certified in diabetes education through the Certification Board of Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE).  Our Registered Nurse provides one to one counselling and will also hold group sessions in various community locations.  All MBCHCH services are free.

  • What is diabetes?
  • Healthy eating and exercise
  • Medications
  • Blood sugar testing
  • Weight management
  • Insulin adjustment
  • Carbohydrate counting
  • Label reading
  • Financial and community resources
  • Benefits of Diabetes Education:
    – empower clients to take control of their own health
    – stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible
  • learn about healthy eating and how to become more active
  • set realistic goals
  • monitor progress
  • obtain referrals
  • adjust your goals and refresh your learning as your life changes
  • meet others with diabetes and share information