Our services assist you and your family/caretaker in dealing with the emotional and psychological consequences of diabetes and helps in the prevention of complications.
Educational Outreach

Presentations (oral/video) - on general medical information on Living with Diabetes, Caring for Diabetes & Preventing Diabetes.

Nutrition Courses – assist participants in developing dietary charts/measures in order to eat healthier.

Exercise Courses – assist overweight participants in developing moderate exercise regimens under the guidance of a LDA staff to help them achieve a healthy weight.

Diabetic Exams - glucose tests to identify diabetes and help set goals for better control of blood glucose levels, as well as blood pressure and cholesterol levels

Public Servers Announcements to increase the awareness and support Living with Diabetes, Caring for Diabetes and Preventing Diabetes.

 

Peer SupportGroups

These intensive sessions, lead by a trained (Para-professional) facilitator, providing needed socialization skills to modify inappropriate or destructive behavior, enhancing self-esteem, and reinforcing positive behaviors to motivate participants to make the necessary life changes to cope with diabetes. Group dialogues with other participants who are experiencing similar situations and hardships addressing some of the fundamental negative attitudes and behaviors that prevent individuals from leading productive lives.

Diabetics Groups Through their involvement in peer support group, participants learn alternative methods in dealing with anger, frustration, and other negative feelings and attitudes while developing and re-enforcing positive self-esteem.

Families/Caretakers Groups Group dialogues with other caretakers who are experiencing similar situations and hardships helps to validate their feelings and become the method to improve the quality of care to victims with diabetes.

The curriculum consists of twenty four (24), two day one hour sessions (diabetics and caretakers) dealing with a host of topics relevant to issue or difficulties frequently experienced by diabetes/caretakers. This comprehensive curriculum provides a structured approach incorporating discussions of life experiences designed to provide participants with several methods of learning and integrating what they learned into their daily lives.

PLEASE NOTE: Peer Support depends on availability of participants and funding.