Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP) is a six-week class for people living with type 2 diabetes. DSMP teaches techniques to deal with the symptoms of diabetes, such as fatigue, pain, stress, and emotional challenges such as depression, anger, fear and frustration.
Class topics include:
- Healthy eating
- Exercise at your level
- How to use glucose monitoring to make day-to-day decisions
- How to manage sick days
- Appropriate use of medication
- Reducing risk for other health conditions
- Coping with the unique challenges of living with diabetes