Take Control of this Disease, Or it Will Take Control of You...
THE DIABETES PROGRAM
Take Control of Your Health with Core Health Partners’ Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program!
Are you living with diabetes and looking for effective ways to manage your condition? Core Health Partners, in collaboration with the YMCA and the Diabetes Alliance Network, offers an award-winning Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) program designed specifically for you!
Why Choose Our DSME Program?
- Expert Guidance: Benefit from the knowledge of experienced professionals who specialize in diabetes management.
- Personalized Education: Our program is tailored to meet your unique needs, empowering you with practical skills for daily life.
- Community Support: Join a welcoming environment at the YMCA, connecting with others who share similar experiences.
- Accessible in Spanish: We provide resources in both English and Spanish to ensure inclusivity for all participants.
- Multiple Locations: Our program is available across Collier County, including Naples, Marco Island, and Immokalee, making it convenient for you to participate.
- Insurance Coverage: Most Medicare and private insurance plans cover our program, making it accessible to you.
- Recognized Excellence: Named one of the top 100 companies in the USA for health equity in 2023, our commitment to supporting your health journey is unparalleled.
HOW TO GET STARTED
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Talk to Your Doctor
Ask your healthcare provider for a referral to our DSME program.
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Referral Options
Referrals can be faxed to 949-404-8793 or emailed to chpvirtualoffice@hpiinc.com.
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Contact Us
For more information, call 239-571-9015. Our team is ready to help you take the next step!
Don’t wait—empower yourself with the knowledge and skills to manage your diabetes effectively. Together, we can make a positive change in your health and well-being. Your journey to better health starts here!
CLASSES AND TIMINGS
The Diabetes Alliance Network has established guidelines for persons diagnosed with diabetes. This course will help you understand how to navigate your way through the lifestyle and diet changes needed to make and gain a better understanding of your disease. CHP will help educate you on how to best manage life with diabetes, including how to find the right support you need. Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Monitoring Blood Glucose, Taking Medication, Stress Reduction. This is an introductory session to help prepare you for more in-depth sessions in CHP’s follow up DSME sessions.
“What can I eat?” is the #1 question asked by people with diabetes when they are diagnosed. Many people mistakenly believe that having diabetes means they can no longer eat any carbohydrates. No fruit, pasta, rice, bread, and more. But that’s far from the truth… Because carbohydrates break down into glucose, they have the greatest impact on your blood glucose level. To help control your blood sugar, you may need to learn to calculate the amount of carbohydrates you are eating so that you can adjust the dose of insulin accordingly. It’s important to keep track of the amount of carbohydrates in each meal or snack.
Controlling your diabetes is a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly challenge, but the effort is worth it. Our bodies respond better to lifestyle changes early in the disease process, rather than allowing uncontrolled diabetes to go on for a few years before getting serious about taking care of the condition. Managing diabetes is like a three-way balancing act: The medicines you take (insulin or pills), the food you eat, and the amount of exercise you get all need to be in sync. You’ll live better longer with less risk of problems from diabetes like heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, even blindness. This session will provide strategies and techniques that are proven to be best practices to taking control of the disease.
This session is designed to discuss best practice activities that and are within your budget and concepts and techniques that are focused to help you stick with it. Select a few things that keep you moving (aerobic exercise like walking or swimming) and a few that help you build muscles (like using weight machines or walking with light weights). You will be introduced to some of the best in industry to help you manage a long-term strategy to stay on track and take control.
For those living with Type 1, or Type 2 diabetes insurance pays for DSME and MNT
Contact today to see if your insurance covers; up to 10 hours of wellness training
The American Diabetes Association recognizes the education services of Core Health Partners as meeting the National standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education* and Support.
Medicare typically covers Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for persons diagnosed with diabetes.
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Core Health Partners is a National Affiliate Member of the Diabetes Alliance Network (DAN), an organization of National experts who collaboratively serve the complex needs of those living, or caring for, persons living with diabetes (Type I & Type 2).
Core Health Partners and Help a Diabetic Child Foundation (HADC) were the original partners charged to design and implement a strategy for a diabetes self-management and education (DSME) program in the YMCAs. Their work has earned recognition status by the American Diabetes Association and also has earned Core Health Partners the distinction of Preferred Provider by the National Wellness Institute (NWI), the worldwide voice of the wellness community movement (since 1977).
