Diabetes Self-Management Classes are available for:
Newly diagnosed diabetes patients
Type I or Type II diabetics who have not
participated in classes
Patients who want current diabetes information
The classes provide comprehensive diabetes education including nutrition management, training on glucose monitoring, incorporating physical activity into your lifestyle, self-care to prevent problems associated with diabetes and much more.
A Registered Dietitian and a Registered Nurse, both Certified Diabetes Educators, provide training.
A diabetes support group also meets on the second Thursday of each month (except July and September) at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. in TLC's second floor classrooms at 725 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville. The classes are free and open to the public. For more information, please call (770) 533-6551.
Diabetes 101
In order to educate and improve awareness of diabetes-related health problems, The Longstreet Clinic sponsors Diabetes 101, an annual educational day-long program in Gainesville.This year's event is scheduled for September 10, 2011.