January 13
Need to know more about diabetes? Sparrow Clinton Hospital can help.
Sparrow Clinton now offers Sparrow Regional Diabetes Center Education classes on a regular basis. Classes are held every other month. The next session is held Friday, Jan. 13.
Providing a nationally recognized diabetes program, Sparrow Diabetes Center’s educators are certified diabetes educators. In addition, many of the educators have diabetes, giving them the unique ability to answer questions on professional and personal levels.
Diabetes classes include eight hours of group instruction plus a one-hour individual follow-up session with a registered dietitian.
Topics covered include:
· Basics of diabetes
· Hyper and hypoglycemia
· Emotional aspects of living with diabetes
· Medications: action, side effects, benefits
· Nutrition: meal planning, eating out, artificial sweeteners, alcohol
· Complications
· Staying healthy with diabetes
· Home glucose monitoring
All classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Sparrow Clinton Hospital. The future classes are scheduled on June 8 and September 7. A class fee is charged and physician referral is required.
To learn more, call the Sparrow Regional Diabetes Center at 517.364.5989.