Learning about Diabetes

🎯 Program Overview

This interactive and informative session is designed to give participants a clear, well-rounded understanding of diabetes—what it is, how it affects the body, and what people can do to prevent or manage it effectively.

✅ Who Should Attend

Individuals newly diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes

Family members, caregivers, or community supporters

Anyone interested in learning about diabetes, its impact, and ways to maintain health

🎯 Program Objectives

By attending this session, participants will:

Understand what diabetes is, including blood sugar mechanisms, insulin’s role, and the distinctions between type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes

Recognize warning signs, risk factors, and the prevalence of diabetes in the U.S.

Explore complications associated with diabetes—especially its link to heart disease, stroke, kidney issues, and nerve damage

Learn self-care strategies: healthy eating, consistent physical activity, stress management, blood sugar monitoring, and medication adherence

Foster emotional well-being through discussion and peer support.