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.