Diabetes Self Management Program
Diabetes, one of the most common chronic conditions in the world, occurs when your body fails to process sugar properly causing blood sugar levels to become too high. It is a lifelong condition, but you can control it and take charge of your life.
Take Back Your Life
The Diabetes Self-Management Education Program at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints in Racine has been awarded Recognition by the American Diabetes Association in accordance with the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Program.
Interdisciplinary Approach Through this program, we will teach you how to control your disease and lead an active life. We use an interdisciplinary team approach including one-on-one counseling and support groups to educate anyone who has diabetes, including children and their parents, pregnant women and adults.
What Will I Need to Learn?
- Blood sugar monitoring
- Complications of diabetes
- Community resources
- How your family or others can help you
- Meal planning
- Types of medications
- Signs of high and low blood sugar
- Stress management
- The different types of diabetes
- Weight control and physical activity
- What to do when you’re sick
Appointment Scheduling
Your doctor or program staff may schedule an appointment or you may schedule one yourself. Be sure to have the following on hand for your first appointment:
- All medications, including vitamins and herbal supplements
- A two-day record of all food eaten
- If you’re on insulin, bring your insulin and syringes
- Your blood sugar meter and blood sugar record, if you test, along with other diabetes supplies
Program Cost
The cost of the program varies. It may be covered by health insurance or Medicare/Medicaid.
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints
3807 Spring Street,
Racine, WI 53405
(262) 687-6345
For more information, please contact Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints Diabetes Self-Management Education Program at (262) 687-6345.