Thursday, 8 November 2012
The
DESMOND Program (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and
Newly Diagnosed) is an education tool designed to support people living
with type 2 diabetes. It is delivered by DESMOND Educators who are
specially trained by Diabetes WA, to assist your self-management, increasing your knowledge and understanding of what diabetes can mean for you.
DESMOND may help people with diabetes achieve:
- Lower HbA1c
- Improves health outcomes
- Supported weight reduction
- Improve levels of physical activity
- Effective smoking cessation intervention
- Improved understanding of diabetes
- Reduced depression
Tell me more about a DESMOND Session:
- You will experience six hours of education delivered in one day
- Each program is delivered by two specially trained DESMOND Educators
- Groups can take up to 10 participants living
with diabetes. Each participant with diabetes is able to bring a
partner or friend with them for support
8th November 2012 from 9am-4pm
Module: Newly Diagnosed
Location: Belmont
Bookings are essential for all DESMOND Programs and can be made through calling Diabetes WA on
1300 136 588 or emailing DESMOND@diabeteswa.com.au
DESMOND United Kingdom in collaboration with Diabetes WA
