Dining With Diabetes

Registered Dietitians or Certified Diabetes Educators will lead discussions addressing:

• Important numbers you need to know
• Planning healthy meals
• Healthy food preparation
• Physical activity

Classes are offered weekly for five weeks, with a three-month, followup class. Each class offers food demonstrations and tasting, physical activity and ideas to take home, and discussions regarding important information to help you manage your diabetes. Lab tests will be offered to measure HbA1c.

In addition to class handouts and test results, participants also receive the following resources:

• exercise DVD
  
• resistance band for exercising
  
• Joslin Diabetes Center educational materials
  
• complete collection of Dining with Diabetes recipes
  
• Plate Method placemat

Class Dates and Location

Introductory Session

February 24, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Spring Session

Classes will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  The class dates are:

• March 8, 2012
• March 15, 2012
  
• March 22, 2012
• March 29, 2012
• May 31, 2012 (Follow-up)

Summer Session

Classes will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  The class dates are:

• June 1, 2012
• June 8, 2012
  
• June 15, 2012
• June 29, 2012
• August 31, 2012 (Follow-up)

Location

Westmoreland County Cooperative Extension
214 Donohoe Road, Suite E
Greensburg PA 15601