Power to Prevent - National Diabetes Education Program - National ...

Conducting the Session
Welcome
Welcome participants and introduce your guest speaker.
Session Overview
Say: “At the end of this session, you will be able to:
List the ABCs of diabetes control (A1C, blood pressure, and cholesterol)
Discuss why controlling the ABCs is important
List steps to achieving healthier ABC levels
NOTE: If you are conducting Session 6 in a single 90-minute meeting, skip ahead NOW to Part 2 Discussion
Points List page when fnal formatting is completed). If the session is being held in three 60-minute meetings,
proceed through this lesson plan as written.
Review of the Previous Session
Say: “In the last session, we learned a lot of facts about diabetes. Let’s see how everyone did with their
pledges. Before we get started with today’s session, let’s see how everyone did last week.”
Check-In: Weekly Pledge and GAME PLAN Food and Activity
Tracker; Barrier Busters
Facilitate a discussion about how group members did with keeping their pledges and
using their trackers. Also ask about the barriers they have faced since the last session. Ask for
suggestions from group members on how to “bust” these barriers.
After the discussion, say: “Let’s fll out our Individual Progress Charts. This is the time to award
stickers for achieving goals, making progress, and needing a helping hand.
Give each participant a new Weekly Pledge form and a new GAME PLAN Food and Activity
Tracker.
Part 2 Discussion Points
Say: “If you have diabetes, take control of your health by knowing your ABCs. What do we mean by
knowing your ABCs? We mean knowing your A1C level, your blood pressure level, and your
cholesterol count. Maintaining normal levels of your A1C, blood pressure, and cholesterol is essential
for remaining healthy if you have diabetes. If you don’t yourself have diabetes but know someone who
does, share with them what we’ll be learning today.”
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