Skip Diabetes
SKIP DIABETES is a mobile diabetes workshop programme that educates people on the risk factors of T2D and cardiovascular diseases.
The programme runs for three months with an initial two-hour workshop delivery, which is delivered by qualified and experienced Diabetes Educators. In each delivery, the groups’ language preference and culture, choice of venue and familiar resources are considered.
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The programme aims to help people understand diabetes risk factors, future effects and simple ways of reducing the risks; which promote overall health and lessen the danger of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
The Skip Diabetes programme has been developed by qualified and experienced Diabetes Educators, who have worked within groups and communities that are highly affected by diabetes. Through experiences, they have discovered areas for improvement in approach and implementation of diabetes prevention strategies.
Thus far, the programme is helping to fill the gaps that are apparent within the current measures in delivering diabetes prevention programmes. By filling the gaps, skip diabetes consider groups’ familiar settings and resources, culture, religion and language preference in all programme delivery.
Work activities include:
- Interactive campaigns
- Distribution of diabetes booklets and flyers containing basic information on the development, treatment and prevention of diabetes
- Publication of articles on diabetes in local newspapers
- Visits to local communities to address people about Diabetes
- Screening of members of selected communities for risk factors of obesity and diabetes
The Workshop Activities
- Introduction / Housekeeping
- Participant’s views and experiences
- Body MOT (Know your biometrics)
- Blood sugar/glucose (how glucose accumulates in the blood)
- Risk Factors of Diabetes
- Future effects of diabetes (consequences)
- Physical activity levels and benefits
- Food choices and control
- We are happy to answer questions in between the discussions.
- Clinical and non-clinical measurements (optional)
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