Diabetes Basics

The Diabetes Basics class series covers everything you need to know about living with diabetes and keeping it under control.

Class series topics

Session 1

• Diabetes disease process
• Monitoring
• Medications
• Nutrition basics and introduction to carbohydrate counting

Session 2

• Setting goals to make changes
• Physical Activity
• High and low blood sugars
• Carbohydrate countring
• Foot care, dental care, sexual health

Session 3

• Heart disease risk reduction through nutrition, lifestyle changes and treatment
• Stress management
• Depression and diabetes
• Care and monitoring to prevent complications
• Assessing progress

Class series schedule

Diabetes Basics takes place at these Allina Medical Clinic locations. Contact the clinic to register or for more information.

• Buffalo: Tuesdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
• Champlin: Thursdays, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
• Coon Rapids: Tuesdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, 9 to 11:30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 1:30 to 4 p.m.; Thursdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Eagan: Mondays, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
• Edina: Thursdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Faribault: Mondays, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
• Forest Lake: Mondays, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
• Hastings: Mondays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Litchfield: Thursdays, 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• Northfield: Thursdays, 9 to 11:30 a.m.
• Ramsey: Mondays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Shoreview: Tuesdays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• West St. Paul: Thursdays, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
• Woodbury: Mondays, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Woodlake: Thursdays, 1:30 to 4 p.m.