Diabetes Classes & Events

This is a fun, interactive and informative series of classes focused on self- management tips and tools for either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Class participants will learn how to include the food and activities they enjoy and still achieve and maintain good blood sugar control. Classes include information on healthy eating, including carbohydrate awareness, portion sizes, healthy snacking, medications and physical activity. Physician order and health assessment forms are required for the programs.

This is a free informational meeting led by diabetes educators and features a guest speaker on a variety of topics of interest to individuals with diabetes. This group meets every other month (February, April, June, August, October and December) on the first Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.

A two week program for people whose blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetes. This class focuses on how to prevent type-2 diabetes through healthy eating, physical activity, and modest weight loss when appropriate.

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An open forum discussion for those with diabetes who wear an insulin pump or are considering a pump. Group meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

Offers individual appointments as a diabetes refresher for those who have previously attended a comprehensive diabetes self-management class in the past. The class includes an overview of diabetes, medications review, diabetes and healthy eating and monitoring and using blood sugar results.

The Prevent T2 lifestyle change program is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This proven program can help you make modest lifestyle changes and cut your risk of type 2 diabetes by more than half. 

Prevent T2 is a program that provides a trained lifestyle coach to help participants along the journey to making long term changes with lasting results.  Through weekly sessions participants join a support group of people that they can relate to which provides a comfortable safe place to share ideas, celebrate successes all while having fun.

Lifestyle coaches teach weekly classes for 16 weeks followed by three months of bi-weekly classes on a variety of health and nutrition subjects.

To Register:  visit dignityhealth.org/azce for additional information or to register today.

Offers family-focused services and education for children with type 1, type 2 or pre-diabetes, such as meetings with certified diabetes educator, instruction on initiating insulin or regulating insulin, insulin pump management, carbohydrate counting and nutrition education including meal-planning for home and school and fitness and activity education. A doctor’s referral is required. Center for Diabetes Management collaborates with the JDRF for best practices.

During pregnancy, usually between 24 and 28 weeks or later many women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes. A diagnosis of gestational diabetes does not mean that you had diabetes before you conceived, or that you will have diabetes after giving birth. But it’s important to follow your doctor’s advice regarding blood glucose (blood sugar) levels while you’re pregnant, so you and your baby both remain healthy. Weekly classes are open to pregnant patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and are covered by most insurance plans.

• Insulin pump training
• Continuous glucose monitoring
• Intensive insulin management