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Healthy Living and Diabetes

Overall goals

• Promotion of an understanding of the history and treatment of diabetes
• Development of an understanding of the health risks associated with diabetes
• Development of an understanding of the differences between type 1 & type 2 diabetes
• Development of an understanding of what it is like to live with diabetes
• Development of an appreciation for the importance of healthy eating & regular physical fitness in the prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes
• Prevention of or delay of type 2 diabetes

PROGRAM OUTLINE

• Pre-visit Activities
• Classroom Visit
  • Introduction (brief PowerPoint presentation)
  • Activity Stations
    1. Differences between Type I and Type II Diabetes
    2. Preventive Measures for Type II Diabetes: Diet
    3. Preventive Measures for Type II Diabetes: Exercise
    4. History of Diabetes and its Treatment
    5. Living with Diabetes: glucose meters & insulin pens
  • Wrap-up Activity
• Post-visit Activities

TEACHER'S KIT

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Curriculum Connection
• Pre-visit Activities and Worksheets
• Post-visit Activities, including some Worksheets and Assessment Charts
• Assessment Strategies
• Resource List