First Steps

This 90-minute class is the foundation for the other classes in the series and is facilitated by a nurse educator. It is highly recommended that this class be taken first as it provides an introduction to all the other classes. You will complete a self-assessment questionnaire that will be used to develop a personal self-care education plan. Topics covered include:

• What diabetes is and how it affects the body
• How to care for diabetes
• Diabetes medications
• Prevention and treatment of complications
• How to handle high and low blood glucose
• Target goals for blood glucose
• What to do on a sick day