Individual Lifeskills Materials

Lifeskills Instructor Manual:
 The Lifeskills Instructor Manual is available separately. We keep your manual current with annual additions, revisions and updates. The price includes the first year's annual update fee of $50. The Instructor Manual covers the following:

INTRODUCTION
   The Art of Teaching
   General Program Information
   Third Party Reimbursement
   National Recognition
   Physician Referral Form
   Diabetes Assessment Form
   Patient History Form
   Nutrition Assessment Form
   Follow-up Letters
   Advisory Committee
   Program Approval

        PROGRAM CONTENT
          Lesson 1: Diabetes Overview
          Lesson 2: Medications
          Lesson 3: Dietary Management
          Lesson 4: Exercise and Diabetes
          Lesson 5: Daily Diabetic Monitoring
          Lesson 6: Acute Complications
          Lesson 7: Sick Day Management
          Lesson 8: Long-RangeComplications
          References
          Appendix A: Pregestational Diabetes
          Appendix B: Gestational Diabetes

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Lifeskills II Patient Manuals:
This 132 page patient book is coordinated with the Instructor Manual. Covers are imprinted with your facility’s logo. With payment of the annual Lifeskills license fee, they are available in minimum lots of 15.

Due to licensing fees this item cannot be ordered via the web. Please contact the Diabetes Education Society at 800/659-5808, for information on how to order this product.
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Lifeskills Slide Show:
237 four color slides that can be used in coordination with the Lifeskills program or separately. Purchase the complete set or individual segments. Available on CD-ROM as a PowerPoint program.
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Beginning Lifeskills:
These are two 11"x 17" (fold to 5 1/2"x 8 1/2") survival skills posters. One covers what to eat, medicine, exercise, blood sugar testing, low and high blood sugar. The other covers insulin: one type and mixing two types. Available in Spanish.
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Basic Lifeskills:
This colorful 28 page book covers basic information on diet, medication, exercise, sick days and complications. Available in Spanish
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Lifeskills Flipchart
Designed for one-on-one, or bedside teaching, the gorgeous, four color Lifeskills Flipchart covers the basic information patients need. Its 26, 8"x 10" pages are spiral bound within hard covers and supported by a pop-up stand. The topics covered by the Lifeskills Flipchart are:

  • Types of Diabetes
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  • Diabetes (pathology)
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  • Normal Insulin Release
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  • Problems in Type 2 Diabetes
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  • Types of Insulin
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  • Insulin Resistance
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  • Insulin Therapies (combination dosages: R, NPH, Long Acting and Rapid Acting)
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  • Insulin Therapies (split, pre-mixed, and BIDS)
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  • Food and Blood Sugar
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  • Main Diet Points
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  • A Food Group Exchange
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  • Carbo Counting - Meal Planning
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  • Plate Method - Meal Planning
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  • Use of Alcohol
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  • Exercise Program
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  • Exercise—Important Points
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  • Exercise (how carbs and fats are burned over time)
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  • When To Test
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  • Blood Sugar Goals

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  • HbA1c-How to Compare to Blood Sugar
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  • Hyperglycemia—Symptoms

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  • Hypoglycemia—Treatment
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  • Hypoglycemia—Symptoms

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  • Sick Day Rules
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  • Foot Care Do's & Don'ts

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